28 Secrets

（电影《魔法师的学徒》主题曲）

专辑：Waking Up

歌手：One Republic

流派：Rock

发行时间：2009-11-17

1 boring[ˈbɔrɪŋ] adj．无聊的★

He found doing the routine work very boring. (C8 T3 S3)

他觉得做日常工作很无聊。

2 confess[kənˈfɛs] v．承认；坦白★

I must confess that I decided to book a Lebanese one. (C12 T6 S2)

我必须承认我决定预订一个黎巴嫩的。

3 sleeve[sliv] n．套管；袖子

4 swear[swɛr] v/n．发誓；咒骂；宣誓★

5 wink[wɪŋk] v/n．眨眼；使眼色；闪烁

6 brink[brɪŋk] n. （峭壁的）边缘★

Other parapsychologists believe the field is on the brink of collapse. (C8 T1 P3)

其他超心理学家认为，该领域正处于崩溃的边缘。

7 insincere[ˌɪnsɪnˈsɪr] adj．不诚实的；虚假的

8 secret[ˈsikrɪt] n．秘密；秘诀★

A big part of the secret is an extensive and expensive network of sporting academies underpinned by science and medicine. (C6 T1 P1)

这个秘密的很大一部分是一个以科学和医学为基础的广泛而昂贵的体育学院网络。

9 critic[ˈkrɪtɪk] n．批评家；评论家；爱挑剔的人★

They work in an industry highly criticized for its sales and marketing practices. (C7 T4 P1)

他们所处的行业因其销售和营销实践而备受批评。

10 situation[ˌsɪtʃʊˈeʃən] n．情况；形势；处境★

What managers should be targeting is those employees who can take the lead in a situation. (C7 T1 S3)

管理者的目标应该是那些能够在某种情况下发挥领导作用的员工。

11 flow[flo] v/n．流动；涌流★

Today, it is finished manufactured products that dominate the flow of trade. (C6 T1 P2)

今天，主导贸易流动的是制成品。