【字源大挪移—读书笔记】 第二部分：字根

[2.9] 本小节示例及练习
Sulfur is a major component in TNT. {sulfur：[音：‘s?lf?]；n：硫(磺)；v：用硫磺处理；TNT：n：三硝基甲苯，烈性黄色炸药(trinitrotoluene)；trinitrotoluene：[音：tra??na?tro?‘t?lj?i?n]；n：强烈炸药；}
The exponential growth in the number of users of the Internet is the most amazing phenomenon in mass communication in recent years. {翻译：互联网用户的指数级增长是大众传播近年来最惊人的现象。phenomennon：[音：f?‘nɑ?m?n?n]；n：现象，奇人，奇事；mass：adj：群众的，大规模的；n：大量，块，众多，弥撒曲，弥撒；v：集中；communication：n：通讯，通信，传达，沟通，交流；}
The horizontal posture of sleep allows the musculature to relax completely. {musculature：[音：‘m?skj?l?t??r]；n：肌肉系统，肌肉组织；}
The fuselage of the space shuttle is made of a composite material. {fuselage：[音：‘fju?s?lɑ??]；n：机身；shuttle：[音：‘??tl]；n：航天飞机，梭子，穿梭，往返移动之物；v：往返运送，穿梭移动；}
To open an account at this bank, you have to make an initial deposit of $100. {initial：n：(词)首字母；adj：开始的，最初的，字首的；vt：签名字的首字母于；}
Disposable tableware is convenient but adds greatly to the amount of garbage. {翻译：随用随丢的餐具很方便，开始会大大增加垃圾量。tableware：n：餐具；add to：v：增加；}
An entire geological history is exposed on the walls of the Grand Canyon. {entire：adj：全部的，完整的，全面的；geological：[音：?d?i??‘lɑ?d??kl]；adj：地质的，地质学的；geographical：[音：?d?i??‘ɡræf?kl]，=geographic；adj：地理的，地理学的；Grand Canyon：n：(美国)大峡谷；}
Some scholars believe that the EPA should impose an anti-noise tax on factories that cause noise pollution. {scholar：n：学者，获奖学金的学生；impose on：v：施加，利用，把……强加于；}
This bank deposit has grown to several times its original value, thanks to compound interest. {interest：n：利息，股份，嗜好，兴趣；v：使……感兴趣；compound interest：n：复利；thanks to：conj：由于，归功于，多亏了；}
In the debate that follows, each candidate will be free to expound on his own views about tax reduction. {翻译：在接下来的辩论中，各位候选人可以自由阐述哥让你对减税的看法。debate：[音：d?‘be?t]；n：辩论，讨论；vt：争论，思考；vi：辩论；}
American President Dwight Eisenhower propounded the domino theory in 1954, which became the basis for the policy of containment against World Communism. {Dwight Eisenhower：n：德怀特·艾森豪威尔(美国将军)；domino：[音：‘dɑ?m?no?]；basisn：基础，根基，基底；containment：[音：k?n‘te?nm?nt]；n：控制，抑制政策，容积；Communism：[音：‘kɑ?mjun?z?m]；n：共产主义；}

There are three political factions in the ruling party vying for power. {翻译：执政党内有三个政治派系在竞逐权利。ruling：adj：统治的，支配的，流行的；vying：[音：‘va???]；ajd：竞争的；}
An important factor in their divorce is that they have no children.
As a factotum for the manager, I basically do whatever he wants me to.
The manager demanded a factual report on the accident. {accident：n：意外事故；}
The artifacts unearthed include pottery, arrowheads, and stone statues. {unearth：[音：?n‘??rθ]；v：发掘，掘出，发现并披露；pttery：[音：‘pɑ?t?ri]；n：陶器；arrowhead：n：箭头，慈姑；statue：[音：‘stæt?u?]；n：雕像，塑像；}
Most of our products are now manufactured in mainland China.
The money we raised will greatly facilitate our research. {raise：[音：re?z]；vt：筹集，募集，升起，举起，饲养，提出，引起；n：上升，增高，高地；}
The Academia Sinica is the highest research facility in Taiwan. {academia：[音：?æk?‘di?mi?]；n：学术界，学术生活；The Academia Sinica：n：中央研究院(台湾)；}
This Sunflowers is just a facsimile, not a real Van Gogh. {Van Gogh：n：梵高(荷兰画家)；}
You shouldn‘t smoke, or it will affect your health eventually. {eventually：adv：最后，终于；}
Our QC Department makes sure that no defective product leaves the factory. {QC：质量控制，品质管理(Quality Control)；make sure：v：设法确保，弄明白；}
Swallow this painkiller; it will take effect in about half an hour. {swallow：[音：‘swɑ?lo?]；v：吞下，人手，咽下，轻信，不流露感情，收回；n：燕子，吞咽，一次吞咽的量；painkiller：n：止痛药；}
The Japanese government is looking for effective measures to boost the economy. {look for：v：寻找，寻求，期待；measure：n：措施，量度，尺寸，程度，办法；v：测量，比较，给予，权衡；boost：[音：bu?st]；v：振兴，提高，增加，鼓励，举起，为……做宣传；n：增加，推进，鼓励；economy：n：经济，节约；adj：经济的，廉价的；}
This cheap camera can only take imperfect pictures.
Traditional medication has proven ineffectual; now is the time to try the new drug. {medication：n：药物治疗，药物，医药；}
It‘s a tough job working under our manager, who is a perfectionist. {tough：[音：t?f]；adj：艰苦的，棘手的，难办的，严厉的，牢固的，强壮的，坚强的，坚韧的，强硬的；adv：以强硬的态度，强硬地，顽强地；n：暴徒，恶棍；}
This documentary is part history and part fiction. {翻译：这部纪录片一部分是史实，一部分是虚构。documentary：[音?dɑ?kju‘mentri]；n：纪录片；adj：j纪实的，文件形式的；}
The new biography on J.F.K. has reached the top of the nonfiction bestseller chart. {biography：[音：ba?‘ɑ?ɡr?fi]；n：传记；J.F.K.：约翰·菲茨杰拉德·肯尼迪(John Fitzgerald Kennedy，美国第35任总统)；}
Sherlock Holmes in a fictitious character, not a real person. {Sherlock Holmes：n：福尔摩斯；}
Small restaurants often use artificial flowers instead of real flowers to save on costs. {cost：n：费用，成本；}
Dr. David Ho‘s cocktail treatment is most efficacious if administered early. {翻译：何大一博士的鸡尾酒疗法如果及早施用最有效。cocktail：n：鸡尾酒，混合物，开胃品，截短尾巴的马；adj：鸡尾酒的；treatment：n：治疗，对待，处理；administer：vt：用(药)，管理，执行，给予；vi：执行管理人员职责，给予帮助；}
That expert on time management claims that he can bring the highest level of efficiency to the factory. {claim：[音：kle?m]；vt：要求，请求，主张，声称，断言；n：要求，要求权，主张，断言，声称，要求物；bring to：把……带到，使恢复知觉；}
You‘ve not been making very efficient use of your time if you haven‘t finished the project yet. {翻译：如果你还没有完成这项计划，表示你没有经时间做很有效的运用。}
This job requires proficiency in computer programming.
In our country, the fact that both sides are willing is  sufficient grounds for a divorce. {fact：n：事实，真相，实际；ground：n：理由，根据，主题，立场，地面，地方，北京；vt：使停飞，困在家中，放在地上，使……搁浅，打基础；}
Strawberries do not grow well in northern Taiwan because there is insufficient sunshine.
The free-housing project means well, but I‘m afraid it‘s simply not feasible. {翻译：免费住屋计划的立意很好，但恐怕不可行。mean：v：立意，打算，意味，导致，意思是；adj：低劣的，刻薄的，卑鄙的，出色的，吝啬的，平均的，中等的；n：平均值，平均数，中间，中庸；simply：adv：简单地，仅仅，简直；}
While still in his twenties, Charles Lindberg accomplished the feat of flying solo across the Atlantic. {翻译：林白在还是21岁的时候，就完成了单人飞跃大西洋的壮举。Charles Lindberg：n：查理·林德伯格；accomplish：vt：完成，实现；solo：adv：单独地；adj：单独的；v：单独表演，[空]放单飞行(飞行员一个人开飞机，无教练陪同)；n：独奏，独唱；Atlantic：n：大西洋；adj：大西洋的；}
He committed forgery by counterfeiting his boss‘s signature. {翻译：他因为伪造老板的签名而触犯伪造文书罪。commit：v：犯罪，承诺，委托，托付；forgery：[音：‘f??rd??ri]；n：伪造，伪造罪，伪造物；}
A surfeit of mangoes on market drove prices down. {mango：[音：‘mæ?ɡo?]；n：芒果；drive down：v：压低(价格等)；}

China was a signatory to the founding charter of the U.N. {founding：n：建立，成立；charter：[音：t?ɑ?rt?r]；n：宪章，特许，(船、机、车等的)租赁；vt：包租，特许，发给……执照；adj：特许的；founding charter：n：创始宪章；}
Put your signature on this line, and the deal with be complete. 
The nobleman pressed the signet on his ring into the sealing wax and sealed the envelope. {nobleman：[音：‘no?blm?n]；n：贵族；press into：v：使压成，逼……致使，把……塞入；wax：n：蜡，蜂蜡；vt：(用蜡)涂；vi：变圆；sealing wax：n：封蜡，火漆；envolope：[音：‘ɑnv??lo?p]；n：信封，壳层，封袋；envelp：[音：?n‘vel?p]；vt：包封，遮盖，包围；}
Dark clouds signify rain.
If you really can‘t do the job, I‘ll assign it to somebody else.
The manager is on an assignment to Kaohsiung and won‘t be back for another week. {翻译：经理被派去高兴出差，一个星期后才会回来。Kaohsiung：n：高雄；}
The new recruits have been consigned to the care of the sergeant. {recruit：[音：r?‘kru?t]；n：新成员，新兵；v：吸收(新成员)，征兵，招聘；sergeant：[音：‘sɑ?rd??nt]；n：中士，巡佐，军士，警官，(法庭或议会等地的)警卫官；}
She majored in fashion design in college. {major：v：主修；adj：较多的，主要的，严重的，(音乐)大调的；n：成年人，主修(科目)，陆军少校，举足轻重者；}
The ambassador-designate will assume duty next month. {ambassador：[音：æm‘bæs?d?r]；n：大使，代表；assume：[音：?‘su?m]；vt：承担，设想，假定，(想当然的)认为，假装；duty：[音：‘du?ti]；n：义务，职责，责任，税，关税；}
The insignia for our unit is two rifles at cross-angles. {unit：n：单位，单元，部件，组件；rifle：[音：‘ra?fl]；n：步枪；v：洗劫，抢劫；riffle：[音：‘r?fl]；n：急流，涟漪，洗牌，浅滩，褿沟；v：洗牌，翻查，使湍急；cross-angles：adj：交叉的；}
There was insignificant rainfall during the tree-month-long drought. {drought：[音：dra?t]；n：干旱；}
Instead of taking the wage cut, I am handing in my resignation tomorrow. {wage：[音：we?d?]；n：工资，报酬；v：开展，从事，进行(战争，运动)；cut：n：切口，切，样式，剪辑；hand in：v：交上，递交；}
The cancer patient is now resigned to his fate. {fate：n：命运，宿命；}

His prison record has left a permanent stigma on his reputation. {record：n：前科，唱片，记录，经历，记载；reputation：[音：?repju‘te??n]；n：好名声，声誉，名声，名气；}
He wears glasses because his right eye is seriously astigmatic. {wear：v：穿戴，磨损，使疲劳；n：磨损，穿着，耐久性；}
Alcohol stimulates blood circulation. {circulation：[音：?s??rkj?‘le??n]；n：循环，流通，发行量，消息传播；}
There are over 400 distinct dialects spoken in China. {dialect：[音：‘da??lekt]；n：方言，地方话；}
On the exam, the students were asked to make a distinction between Petrarchan sonnets and Shakespearean sonnets. {Petrarch：[音：?p?t?rɑrk]；n：彼特拉克；Petrarchan：[音：?p?t?rɑrk?n]；adj：(十四行诗)彼得拉克文体的；sonnet：[音：‘sɑ?n?t]；n：十四行诗；Shakespearean：[音：?eik?spi?ri?n]；adj：(英国作家)莎士比亚的，莎士比亚似的，莎士比亚作品(风格)的；}
Zebras are easily recognizable because of their distinctive stripes. {Zebra：[音：‘z?br?z]；n：斑马，斑马线；stripe：[音：stra?p]；n：条纹，条纹布，种类，军士军阶，鞭打，抽打；vt：使……带有条纹；}
The dodo, an extinct bird, stood much higher than a man. {dodo：[音：‘do?do?]；n：渡渡鸟，愚蠢之人，落伍的人；}
Pigeons have long been used as couriers because of their homing instinct. {Pigeon：[音：‘p?d??n]；n：鸽子；courier：[音：‘k?ri?r]；n：送快信的，急差，旅行服务员；homing：adj：归巢的，回家的；n：归巢，回家；}
At dusk, I couldn‘t make out the indistinct shapes in the distance. {翻译：黄昏时刻，我没有办法看出远处这几个模糊的影子是什么。dusk：[音：d?sk]；n：黄昏，薄暮，幽暗；make out：vt：辨别，理解，起草，说明，结论；vt：进展，清热；shape：影子，形状，形式，身材，定形；vt：塑造，定形，使……成形；distance：n：距离，路程，远方；vt：与……保持距离，把(对手)甩在后面；}
In most cases, even a child can distinguish between right and wrong. {case：n：情况，例子，案例，(辩论或诉讼)论据，箱；v：装箱，踩点，仔细检查；}
Dr. David Ho is a distinguished AIDS researcher. {AIDS：[音：e?dz]；abbr：艾滋病(获得性免疫功能丧失综合征，Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)；acquired：adj：已取得的，已获得的，已成习惯的；acquire：[音：?‘kwa??r]；vt：获得，学到，取得；immune：[音：?‘mju?n]；adj：免疫的，免除的；deficiency：n：缺陷，缺乏，不足，缺点；syndrome：[音：‘s?ndro?m]；n：症候群，综合症；}
Chemical foams can extinguish gasoline fires more effectively than water. {foam：[音：fo?m]；n：泡沫，汗；v：起泡沫，吐口沫，愤怒，沸腾；gasoline：[音：‘ɡæs?li?n]；n：<美>汽油，=gasolene；}

The trans-Atlantic cable made it possible to send cablegrams between New York and Paris. {trans-Atlantic：adj：横跨大西洋；}
The engineer drew a simple diagram to help explain his design.
"Life is short and art is long" is one of the many epigrams by Oscar Wilde. {翻译："生命短暂，艺术长久"是王尔德留下的许多警句之一。Oscar Wilde：n：奥斯卡·王尔德(英国作家)；}
This must be Richard Clark‘s watch: look at the monogram R.C. on the back.
Computer programming is a skill very much in demand in today‘s job market. {demand：[音：d?‘mænd]；n：要求，需求；v：要求，查问，需要；}
In the age of e-mail, telegrams are less and less frequently used. {in the age of……：在……的时代；frequently：adv：频繁地，经常地；}
There are a lot of graphs and charts hanging on the walls of the conference room. {chart：n：图表，规划图，排行榜；v：制成图表，绘制地图，规划；hang：[hæ?]；v：悬挂，悬浮(在空中)，绞死；n：悬挂方式，悬挂，绞刑；hang on（非本句词组）：v：抓紧，坚持，不挂断；conference：n：会议，讨论会，协商会，会谈；}
The graphic descriptions of the bubonic plague at the beginning of Boccaccio‘s Decameron show that Boccaccio was a first-hand witness of the plague. {翻译：薄伽丘《十日谈》一开头就对黑死病栩栩如生的描述，显示薄伽丘亲眼目睹过黑死病。bubonic：[音：bju?‘b?n?k]；adj：腹股沟腺炎的；plague：[音：ple?ɡ]；n：瘟疫，麻烦，灾祸；vt：折磨，烦扰，造成麻烦；bubonic plague：n：黑死病；Boccaccio：[音：‘b?k?t?i???]；n：薄伽丘(意大利诗人)；Decameron：[音：di?kæm?r?n]；n：《迪卡麦伦十日谈》；witness：n：目击人，证人；vt：目击，经历，见证，出席，观察；vi：证明，为(宗教信仰)做见证；}
The computer is equipped with a new graphics interface that substantially speeds up imaging. {equip：vt：装备，具备，准备，穿；abbr：=equipment；graphics interface：n：显卡；substantially：[音：s?b‘stæn??li]；adv：大幅度地，非常，大体上，实质上；speed up：v：加快速度；imaging：[音：‘?m?d???]；n：成像；}
Pencils are made of graphite wrapped in wood. {翻译：铅笔是用石墨包在木头里面形成的。wrap：[音：w??rp]；vt：包裹，使翘起，弄歪，歪曲；vi：变歪，扭曲；n：弯曲，歪曲，经纱，绞船索；}
The traveler goes around the world collecting graffiti from men‘s rooms. {翻译：这位旅行者环游世界，到处收集男厕所的涂鸦文字。go around：v：四处走动，流转；}
Many fans showed up at the airport to get the rock star‘s autograph. {show up：v：露面，出现，揭露，使难堪；}
Son of Taiwan is Chen Shui-bien‘s autobiography.
You should include a bibliography at the end of your research paper. {research：n：研究，调查；v：研究，调查；}
The two new biographies of John F. Kennedy tell such different stories that you would think they were talking about two different men.
Elizabeth Duncan was a famous choreographer, sometimes known as the founder of American modern dance. {Elizabeth Duncan：n：伊丽莎白·邓肯；founder：n：创立者；v：摔倒，失败，沉默，弄破；modern：adj：现代的，时髦的；n：现代人，时尚人士；}
The demographic trend in Taiwan is one toward more senior citizens and fewer children. {翻译：台湾的人口趋势是老人渐多，小孩渐少。trend：[音：trend]；n：趋势，倾向，方位；vi：倾向，转向；senior：adj：年长的，高级的，地位较高的，资深的；n：上司，年长者，长辈，大四学生；备注：本句可能倒装。}
Wait here while I get a closer look at epigraph on that statue. {statue：[音：‘stæt?u?]；n：雕像，塑像；}
History and geography are two basic courses all high school students must take.
The professor had a monograph on gene splicing published in Nature. {gene：[音：d?i?n]；n：基因；splice：[音：spla?s]；v：接合，拼接，衔接；n：接合，衔接；Nature：n：《自然》杂志;}
Oceanography is just like geography, except that it deals with the oceans.
When a new ideal is introduced, you should start a new paragraph. {introduce：vt：介绍，引进，采用，提出，提倡，放入；}
Edison‘s phonograph is the distant ancestor of today‘s CD player. {爱迪生的留声机是今日CD唱片的老祖宗。distant：[音：‘d?st?nt]；adj：遥远的，疏远的，远房的，陌生的，远行的；ancestor：[音：‘ænsest?r]；n：祖宗，祖先；原种；}
Written Chinese is not an alphabetical language; it is composed largely of pictographs. {written：adj：书面的，写成文字的；alphabetical：[音：?ælf?‘bet?kl]；adj：拼音文字的，按字母表顺序的；compose：v：编排，形成，创作，作曲，使镇静；}
The defendant claims that he is willing to take a polygraph test to prove his innocence. {defendant：n：被告；claim：vt：要求，请求，主张，声称，断言；n：要求，要求权，主张，断言，声称，要求物；innocence：[音：‘?n?sns]；n：清白，无罪，无知，天真无邪；}

He couldn‘t wait, so he scribbled a note for her and left.
The name of the winning team was inscribed on the championship cup. {championship：[音：‘t?æmpi?n??p]；n：竞标赛，冠军，拥护；}
I subscribe to one newspaper and two magazines.
The piano piece was transcribed into a symphony. {翻译：这首钢琴曲被改写为交响乐。piece：[音：pi?s]；n：作品，件，篇，片，块，碎片；v：修补，拼合，凑合；symphony：n：交响乐；}
The comedian often improvises, using the script only as a reference. {comedian：[音：k?‘mi?di?n]；n：喜剧演员；improvise：[音：‘?mpr?va?z}；v：即兴创作，即兴表演，临时准备；
When he needs divine guidance, he turns to a random page of the Bible and follows the scripture. {divine：[音：d?‘va?n]；adj：神的，神圣的；n：牧师，神学家；vt：推断；vi：预言，理解；guidance：n：指导，引导，导航；}
Bill Gates paid several million dollars for a collection of Da Vinci‘s manuscripts.
She‘s a conservative girl who always wears nondescript clothes. {conservative：[音：k?n‘s??rv?t?v]；adj：保守的，守旧的；n：保守派(党)，保守的人；}
I often add a postscript or two to my letters. {翻译：我写信常常加一两则后记。}
The doctor‘s prescription is simple: drink lots of water and get plenty of rest.
When applying to a graduate school, you need to provide a copy of your college transcript. {graduate：n：毕业生；adj：毕业的，获得学位的；vt：毕业，标以刻度，顶等级；vi：毕业，获得位，逐渐变得；graduate school：n：研究所；}

The altimeter in the cockpit tells the pilot his exact altitude. {cockpit：[音：‘kɑ?kp?t]；n：(飞行员等的)座舱，(赛车)驾驶座，<旧>斗鸡场，战场；pilot：[音：‘pa?l?t]；n：飞行员，领航员，试播节目，<美>排障器，[机]导向器；v：驾驶，领航，向导，试点；adj：试验的，引导的；altitude：[音：‘ælt?tu?d]；n：高度，海拔，高地；}
The fiddler crab has an asymmetric build: one pincer is much larger than the other. {翻译：招潮蟹的构造不对称：一只螯特别大。fiddler：n：拉小提琴的人，游手好闲的人；crab：[音：kræb]；n：蟹，阴虱，爱争吵的人，[植]山楂子；v：捕蟹，使横行，批评，抱怨；pincer：[音：‘p?ns?r]；n：螯，钳子，镊子；}
Geometry is so named because it developed in the often-flooded Nile valley as a science to measure land areas. {翻译：在经常泛滥的尼罗河谷中发展出一种测量土地面积的技术，而几何学的名称由此而来。Nile：[音：na?l]；n：尼罗河(非洲)；valley：[音：‘væli]；n：山谷，溪谷，流域；science：n：专门技巧，科学，学科，理科，自然科学；}
If you can‘t find a thermometer, use your hand to feel it someone has a fever.

The platinum necklace is just what I need for my diamond pendant. {翻译：这条白金项链正好可以搭配我的钻石坠子。platinum：[音：‘plæt?n?m]；n：白金，铂；adj：白金的；}
The term "patent pending" means that the product has entered the patent application process but has not yet been awarded a patent. {term：[音：t??rm]；n：名词，术语，学期，条件，条款，期限；vt：把……称为；patent：n：专利，特许；vt：给予专利权；adj：专利的，显著的；patent pending：n：专利申请中；award：[音：?‘w??rd]；v：授予，给予，判给；n：奖品，奖；}
The progress of history has been described as the swing of the pendulum. {翻译：历史的演进被形容为钟摆的摆动。progress：[音：‘prɑ?ɡres]；n：进步，发展，前进；v：进步，发展，缓速前进，促进；}
The book has a good appendix attached that supplies some useful background information. {attach：v：附上，系上，贴上，使依附，使附属，使附着；}
The scholar is preparing a compendium for the complete plays of Shakespeare. {翻译：这位学者正在着手整理莎士比亚戏剧全集的摘要。scholar：n：学者，获奖学金的学生；complete：adj：完整的，完成的，彻底的；vt：完成，使完美，使圆满，填(表格等)；}
Large companies expend a great deal of money and resources on research and development. {a great deal：adj：许多，大量；research and development：n：研发；}
That woman was doomed to a life in poverty ever since she married that spendthrift of a husband. {doom：vt：注定，判定；n：毁灭，厄运，判决，死亡；poverty：[音：‘pɑ?v?rti]；n：贫困，贫乏，劣质；ever since：adv：从那时起，自那时以来；}
His driver‘s license was suspended after he caused an accident by drunk driving.
A famous sculpture by Rodin depicts a man sitting in a pensive mood. {sculpture：n：雕塑，雕刻；v：雕刻，雕塑，刻蚀，当雕刻师；Rodin：[音：r?d?n]；n：罗丹(法国雕塑家)；depict：[音：d?‘p?kt]；vt：描述，描绘，画；mood：n：情绪，心情，气氛；}
No amount of money can be enough compensation for what you‘ve been through. {翻译：再多的钱也不足以补偿你所受的苦。amount of money：n：金额；through：adj：直达的，直通的，贯穿的，完成的，结束的；adv：经历的，通过，径直，自始至终，(电话)接通，完全；}
For minor injuries, students can go to the dispensary at the school for treatment. {minor：[音：‘ma?n?r]；adj：轻微的，较小的，次要的；n：未成年的，辅修课目，[音]小调；v：辅修；treatment：n：治疗，对待，处理；}
We can dispense with his help and get on with it ourselves. {翻译：我们不用他帮忙，自己做就好了。get on with：v：取得进展，与……友好相处，继续做；}
Living expenses in Taipei are getting higher by the day.
Green vegetables are indispensable to good nutrition. {nutrition：[音：nu‘tr??n]；n：营养；}
The child has a natural propensity for numbers. {natural：[音：‘næt?r?l]；adj：自然的，天然的，私生的；}
Murder mysteries depend heavily on suspense for their effects. {mystery：n：推理小说(戏剧)，迷，神秘，奥秘，秘密，神秘的人或事物；depend：vi：依赖，依靠，取决于；effect：n：效果，效应，结果，影响，印象，要旨；v：使产生，引起；}
Many a fresh graduate this summer is now pondering his future. {a fresh graduate：n：应届毕业生；}
The president‘s two-hour-long inauguration speech is too ponderous to be memorable. {inauguration：[音：??n??ɡj?‘re??n]；n：就职典礼，落成典礼，开幕仪式；memorable：adj：值得纪念的，难忘的；}
For the people in Taiwan, the preponderant concern during the president‘s visit to China was the "Taiwan Issue". {concern：n：关心，关心的事，忧虑，担心；vt：涉及，影响，关心，(使)担心；n：公司，企业；Taiwan Issue：n：台湾问题；}
TV programs need high ratings primarily to attract commercial sponsors. {翻译：电视节目必须要有高收视率，主要是为了吸引广告厂商。rating：n：收视率，评定，等级，额定值；primarily：[音：pra?‘mer?li]；adv：主要地，起初地；commercial：adj：商业的，商业广告的；n：商业广告；}

He is classified as an ambulatory patient because he can move about freely after the surgery. {classfy：[音：‘klæs?fa?]；vt：分类，归类；freely：adv：自由地，免费地，直率地，大量地；surgery：n：外科手术，外科，诊所，手术室；}
She can‘t sleep well because she‘s married to a somnambulant husband.
Many American students can recite the Preamble to the Constitution. {recite：[音：r?‘sa?t]；vt：背诵，朗诵，叙述，列举；vi：背诵，回答问题；Constitution：n：宪法，组织，体质，构成，组成，构造；}

The euro may replace the currencies of the various nations in the European Union. {euro：[音：‘j?ro?]；n：欧元(符号€)；adj：[大写]欧洲的，欧盟的；various：[音：‘veri?s]；adj：各种各样的；nation：n：国家，民族；}
When the temperature nears absolute zero, electric currents meet with little or no resistance. {resistatnce：[音：r?‘z?st?ns]；n：[电]阻抗，阻力，抵抗，抵触，反对；}
To click on an icon, you must first move the cursor on top of it. {on top of：在……之上，停留在……之上，加之，控制住，对……了如指掌；on top of that：除此之外，更严重的是；}
Most doctors today are too busy to have anything more than a cursory chat with outpatients. {翻译：现在的医生都太忙了，顶多只能跟门诊病人匆忙地聊聊。outpatient：n：门诊病人；}
Experts at the World Economic Conference concur that technology will continue to be the driving force behind economic growth. {the World Economic Conference：n：世界经济大会；driving：adj：推进的，强劲的，精力旺盛的；n：驾驶，驱动； force：n：力，武力，暴力，影响力，权力，军队，武装力量；economic：[音：?i?k?‘nɑ?m?k]；adj：经济的，经济学的，有利可图的；economy：[音：?‘kɑ?n?mi]；n：经济，节约；adj：经济的，廉价的；}
Montaigne‘s essays were written in a discursive style. {翻译：蒙田的散文风格是漫谈式的。Montaigne：[音：man‘t?n]；n：蒙田(男子名)；essay：[音：‘ese?]；n：散文，论文，短评，视图；vt：尝试；}
Buses wait at hotel gates to take people on gambling excursions to Atlantic City. {翻译：巴士在旅馆门口等，要带客到大西洋城出游赌博。gambling：[音：‘ɡæmbl??]；赌博，投机；}
Should the president decide to run for reelection, he might incur the wrath of the people. {翻译：总统若决定竞选连任，可能会招致民众的愤怒。reelection：[音：ri?‘lek?n]；n：重选，改选；wrath：[音：ræθ]；n：愤怒，激怒；}
Full eclipses of the sun do not occur very often. {翻译：日全食并不常常发生。eclipse：n：日或月食，丧失，没落；vt：形成日或月食，使……黯然失色；}
Some political leaders regard European monetary union as a precursor to political union. {翻译：有些政治领袖认为欧洲货币统一是政治统一的先导。regard：v：视为，尊敬，注视，留意，和……有关；n：关心，尊敬，注意，致意，考虑；monetary：[音：‘m?n?teri]；adj：货币的，金融的；}
Having fought in Vietnam, the veteran is afflicted with recurring nightmares. {fougth：[音：f??t]；v：打仗，争论，争取，抗争，fight的过去式；Vietnam：[音：?vjet‘næm]；n：越南；veteran：[音：‘vet?r?n]；n：老兵，老手；adj：老练的；afflict：[音：?‘fl?kt]；vt：使苦恼，折磨；nightmare：n：恶梦，梦魇，使人机器痛苦的事情或经历；}
Nowadays diplomatic couriers serve more symbolic functions than carrying messages. {翻译：如今外交信差的功能是象征性的，并不是主要在传信。nowadays：adv：现今，现在，如今；diplomatic：[音：?d?pl?‘mæt?k]；adj：外交的，古字体的，老练的；serve：v：服侍，服务，伺候，担任，可作……用，度过，对待；n：发球；symbolic：[音：s?m‘b?l?k]；adj：象征的，符号的；n：代号；}
With the flight delayed for 24 hours, many frustrated passengers are planning to camp out in the airport concourse. {frustrate：[音：‘fr?stre?t]；vt：挫败，击败，使沮丧，使灰心；adj：无益的，挫败的，挫折的；frustrated：[音：‘fr?stre?t?d]；adj：失意的的，沮丧的，失败的；camp out：adv：到野外露营；}
A recluse lives without any social intercourse. {recluse：[音：‘reklu?s]；n：隐士；}
One recourse for financially strapped museums is to sell off part of their collections. {翻译：财务拮据的博物馆有条出路是卖掉些馆藏。financially：adv：财政上(金融上)；strap：[音：stræp]；n：皮带，带子；vt：(用带子)捆扎，(用带子)抽打；strapped：adj：身无分文的，用皮绳捆住的，用皮带装饰的；museums：[音：m‘ju?zi?mz]；n：博物馆，展览馆；sell off：v：廉价出售(存货)；}
Rooms line either side of the long corridor. {翻译：长廊的两边都是房间。line：v：排列，排队，花线，加衬里；either：[音：‘ið?r]；adj：任一的，两方的；adv：也(否定句中)；conj：或者(常用于either……or……的结构中)；}

Aquatic life in the pond is nourished by the small stream flowing into it. {翻译：池塘里的水生生物因为这条小溪流入而获得滋养。aquatic：[音：?‘kwæt?k]；adj：水生的，水中的，水上的；n：水生动物，水草；pond：[音：pɑ?nd]；n：池塘；stream：n：(小)河，水流，(人、车、气)流，组；v：流动，流出，飘动，将(学生)按能力分组；}
New-born infants at the hospital are taken care of in the nursery. {infant：[音：‘?nf?nt]；n：婴儿，幼儿；adj：婴儿的，初期的，幼稚的；}
What makes a genius - nature or nurture - is a perennially debated question. {翻译：天才是怎么产生——是天生的还是后天培养的——这个问题永远辩论不休。perennial：[音：p?‘reni?l]；adj：永久的，反复出现的，多年生的；n：多年生植物；perennially：[音：p?‘reni?li]；adv：永久地；debate：[音：d?‘be?t]；vt：争论，思考；vi：辩论；n：辩论，讨论；}
Vitamin E is an important nutrient.
Migratory birds move south in the winter in pursuit of warmth and nutriments. {migratory：[音：‘ma?ɡr?t??ri]；adj：迁移的，流浪的；pursuit：[音：p?r‘su?t]；n：追求，追赶，工作；in pursuit of：v：追求，寻求；}
Many believe that organically cultivated food is more nutritious than ordinary food. {organically：[音：??‘ɡæn?kli]；adv：有机地，器官上地，有组织地；cultivate：[音：‘k?lt?ve?t]；vt：栽培，耕作，培养，陶冶，结交(朋友)；ordinary：adj：普通的，平凡的，平淡的；}
Malnutrition and disease are two of the worst problems many Third-World countries face.

The young man has a voracious appetite for science fiction. {翻译：这个年轻人对科幻小说的胃口极大。appetite：[音：‘æp?ta?t]；n：嗜好，欲望，食欲；fiction：n：小说，虚构，杜撰；}
Carnivorous animals often have well-developed canine teeth. {canine：[音：‘ke?na?n]；adj：犬的，似犬的，犬科的；n：犬，犬齿，犬科动物；}
Herbivores, except for those that live in trees, usually do not have much stereoscopic vision. {草食动物除了在树上生活的之外，通常立体视觉不佳。stereoscopic：[音：?steri?‘skɑ?p?k]；adj：有立体感的，实体镜的；vision：n：视觉，视力，幻觉，眼光，洞察力，想象力；v：幻想，设想；}
Man is an omnivorous animal, a fact that might have given him an evolutionary advantage. {fact：n：事实，真相，实际；evolutionary：[音：?e?v?‘lu???neri]；adj：进化的，发展的，演变的；advantage：n：优势，有利条件；vt：有利于；}

As a gesture of good faith, the terrorists released some women and children. {翻译：恐怖分子释放了几名妇孺作为诚信的表态。faith：[音：fe?θ]；n：信仰，信念，信任；release：vt：释放，让与，准予发表，发射；n：释放，让渡，发行；}
The Satellite Positioning System installed in automobiles contributes to a smooth drive by warning of traffic congestion that may lie ahead. {翻译：车用卫星定位系统能在前方塞车时预警，有助于行车顺畅。automobile：[音：‘??t?m?bi?l]；n：汽车；adj：汽车的；contribute：[音：k?n‘tr?bju?t]；vi：贡献，投稿，是原因之一；vt：捐助，投稿；lie：v：位于；}
Herbivorous dinosaurs are believed to have swallowed round pebbles to help digestion. {herbivorous：[音：h??‘b?v?r?s]；adj：食草的；herbivore：[音：‘h??rb?v??r]；n：草食动物；pebble：[音：‘pebl]；n：鹅卵石，水晶，水晶透镜；v：用鹅卵石铺，用鹅卵石投掷，使有卵石纹；}
Vitamin C cannot actually cure your cold, no matter how much you ingest. {cure：v：治愈，治疗，纠正；n：治疗，治愈，治疗，对策；}

The Duke of Windsor gave up the throne of Great Britain for the right to marry the woman he loved. {Windsor：n：温莎；give up：v：放弃，抛弃，戒除，交出；throne：[音：θro?n]；n：王位，君主；Britain：[音：‘br?tn]；n：英国，不列颠；right to：……之权；}
Students in coeducational high schools can learn about getting along with members of the opposite sex. {get along with：v：友好相处，进展；opposite：adj：相反的，对面的，对立的；prep：在……对面，演对手戏；adv：在对面地，处于相反位置地；n：对立物，对立者，对手；}
In China, the Confucian heritage has created an atmosphere that is not very conducive to change. {翻译：儒教传统在中国造成了不太有利于变化的气氛。Confucian：[音：k?n‘fju???n]；adj：儒家的，孔子的；n：儒家，孔子的学生；heritage：[音：‘her?t?d?]；n：传统，遗产，继承物；atmosphere：bn：气氛，大气，空气，气压；}
Sherlock Holmes can deduce biographical details of a perfect stranger from a few observations. {翻译：福尔摩斯能够根据几项观察就推论出陌生人的身世细节。biographical：[音：?ba??‘ɡræf?kl]；adj：传记的；perfect：adj：完全的，完满的，十足的，理想的，完美的；vt：使完美，使完全；observation：[音：?ɑ?bz?r‘ve??n]；n：观察，观察力，注意，评论；}
The Central Bank has raised interest rates to induce foreign capital to flow into the market. {central：adj：中央的，中心的，主要的，起支配作用的，有控制力的，[语]中央元音的；n：中心枢纽，中央办公室，电话交换机；interest：n：利息；rate：比率，速度，价格，费用，等级；v：认为，顾家，定等级，值得，怒斥，责骂；capital：n：资本，大写字母，首都，[建]柱顶；adj：资本的，大写的，一流的，首要的，极其严重的，涉及死亡的；flow into：vt：流入(汇合)；}
The producer of a movie is the person who raises money for the filming. {raise：vt：募集，筹集，升起，举起，饲养，提出，引起；n：上升，增高，高地；filming：n：摄影，拍摄；}
Many prosperous families were reduced to poverty during the Great Depression. {翻译：许多富足的家庭在经济大萧条时期被贬入贫穷。prosperous：[音：‘prɑ?sp?r?s]；adj：繁荣的，兴旺的；poverty：n：贫困，贫乏，劣质；depression：[音：d?‘pre?n]；n：沮丧，萧条；}
Some germs reproduce by splitting in two. {翻译：有些细菌以分裂为二来繁殖。germ：[音：d???rm]；n：细菌，微生物，胚芽；}
The tear duct provides a constant supply of tears to keep the eyes moist. {constant：[音：‘kɑ?nst?nt]；adj：源源不绝的，经常的，不变的；n：常数，恒量；supply：n：供应，补给，贮备；vt：供应，提供，补充；moist：[音：m??st]；adj：潮湿的，湿润的，[医]湿性的；}
Copper, a highly ductile metal, can easily by made into wires. {copper：[音：‘kɑ?p?r]；铜，铜币，警察，紫铜色；vt：镀铜；made into：v：做成，使……转变为；}
The rebels abducted several U.N. workers at gunpoint, planning to use them as pawns in negotiations. {rebel：[音：‘rebl]；n：反叛者，造反者，叛逆者；v：造反，反抗，反感；gunpoint：n：枪口；pawn：[音：p??n]；n：人质，典当，抵押物，(国际象棋中)卒；vt：典当，以……为担保；negotiation：n：谈判，协商；}
An aqueduct leads from Mono Lake to Los Angeles, supplying drinking water for the metropolis. {翻译：蒙诺湖有条干管通往洛杉矶，为这大都会供应饮水。lead：带领，引导，领先，过……(的生活)；n：领头位置，主角，榜样，引言，铅；metropolis：[音：m?‘trɑ?p?l?s]；n：大都市，重要中心，首府；}
Copper is an efficient conductor of electricity. {electricity：n：电，电学，电流，热情；}
Housing mortgages are tax-deductible. {翻译：房屋贷款可以抵税。mortgage：[音：‘m??rɡ?d?]；n：抵押贷款，按揭，抵押；vt：抵押；}
Sir Francis Bacon‘s scientific methods - induction and deduction - laid the foundation for modern science. {Francis Bacon：n：弗朗西斯·培根(十六世纪英国政治家，哲学家，作家)；scientific：adj：科学的；induction and deduction：n：《归纳与演绎》；lay：放置，躺下，打赌，设计，击倒，产卵，使平静，压平；n：地形，位置，叙事短诗，交媾；adj：外行的，世俗的；foundation：n：根基，基础，根据，创建，基金(会)；}
That movie is a romance of love, seduction, and loss. {翻译：那部电影是文艺片，主题是爱、诱惑与失落。romance：n：文艺片，浪漫史，爱情故事，冒险故事，传奇文学，虚构；vt：<口>向……求爱；vi：讲虚构故事；}
A viaduct spans the valley, connecting the two tunnels. {span：[音：spæn]；vt：横跨，延续，贯穿，遍及，弥补，spin的过去式；n：时期，跨度，间距；spin：[音：sp?n]；v：(使)旋转，疾驰，纺织，结网，眩晕；n：纺织，旋转，眩晕，疾驰；valley：n：山谷，溪谷，流域；tunnel：n：隧道，地道，洞穴；v：挖地道，挖隧道；}
The Silk Road was conduit for the flow of merchandise between East and West. {The Silk Road：n：丝绸之路；flow：n：流，流动，涨潮，流量；vt：淹没；vi：流动，涌出，飘动，流畅；merchandise：[音：‘m??rt??nda?s]；n：货物，商品；v：推销，销售，经营；}

Moonies are followers of the Unification Church, a powerful religious sect. {翻译：统一教是个强大的教派，教徒被称为”文派“。Moonie：[音：‘mu?ni]；n：<宗>(韩国的)文鲜明统一教成员；moony：[音：‘mu?n?]；adj：月亮似的，恍惚的，发呆的；unification：n：统一，一致；church：n：礼拜仪式，教堂，基督教徒；adj：教堂的；v：把……带到教堂接受某种宗教仪式；Unification Church：n：统一教团；religious：[音：r?‘l?d??s]；adj：宗教的，虔诚的，严谨的，信奉宗教的；}
He is in his second consecutive term as president. {term：n：学期，术语，条件，条款，期限，名词；vt：把……称为；}
Some vigilante groups that hunt down criminals have taken on the tripe role of judge, jury and executioner. {翻译：有些追捕坏人的民兵团体自封了法官、陪审团和刽子手的三重角色。vigilante：[音：?v?d??‘lænti]；n：治安团体的成员，义警警员；vigilante group：n：民兵团；hunt down：v：追捕……直至捕获，搜寻……直至发现；criminal：n：罪犯；adj：犯罪的，刑事的，违法的；take on：v：承担，呈现，接受，从事，较量，开始雇佣；role：n：角色；judge：n：法官，裁判；v：判定，判断，审判；jury：n：陪审团，评委会；adj：临时用的；vt：挑选；}
Bill Gates is the Chief Executive Officer, or CEO, of Microsoft.
Political dissidents are persecuted in totalitarian countries. {dissident：[音：‘d?s?d?nt]；n：意见不同的人，持不同政见者；adj：有异议的，不同意的；totalitarian：[音：to??tæl?‘teri?n]；adj：极权主义者的；n：极权主义者；}
Independent Prosecutor Kenneth Starr has been called the most unpopular man in the U.S. {independent：adj：独立的，自主的，独自的，无偏见的；n：无党派者，独立派人士；Kenneth Starr：n：肯尼思·斯塔尔；}
Fans of the Die Hard series can hardly wait to see the new sequel. {series：[音：‘s?ri?z]；n：(单复同)系列，丛书，连续；Die Hard：n：《终极警探》；}
The dancer established the tone of the whole work in the opening sequence. {翻译：舞者在出场的那一段中就誉造了整部作品的气氛。establish：v：确立，建立，创办，安顿；tone：[音：to?n]；n：调子，风气，音调，语气，色调；v：使更健壮，定调，调色，装腔作势的说；}
Sequential instructions - dividing the actions into Steps 1, 2 and 3 - fill the greater part of this self-help book. {序列的说明——把动作分为第一、第二、第三步——是这本自助式书籍内容的大宗。instruction：[音：?n‘str?k?n]；n：指令，教学，教诲，说明；divide：[音：d?‘va?d]；vt：划分，隔开，分隔，[数]除；vi：分裂，分开；n：分水岭，分歧，分；greater：adj：更大的，包括市区及郊区的；self-help：adj：自助的，自立的；n：自助，自立；}
I am an auditor, not a regular student; consequently I need not do the assignment. {auditor：[音：‘??d?t?r]；n：旁听者，听者，稽核员；regular：adj：正式的，正规的，有规律的，定期的，经常的，整齐的，规则的；assignment：n：被指定的(课外)作业，(分派的)任务，分配，任务，功课，委派；}
Compared with the loss of life, all other losses seem inconsequential.
In The Idiot, one of the characters is portrayed as an obsequious fool who follows the rich and famous. {The Idiot：n：《白痴》；portray：[音：p??r‘tre?]；vt：描写，描绘；}
The first polls favor the incumbent; subsequent developments, however, might still change the picture completely. {翻译：最初的民调有利于现任者，但是后续的发展仍可能使局势完全改变。poll：[音：po?l]；n：民调，民意测验，投票，票数；v：做民意测验，获得……票；favor：v：利于，长得像，偏爱，给予，支持，关心；n：偏爱，好意，特权，赞成；incumbent：[音：?n‘k?mb?nt]；n：在职者，领圣职的俸禄的牧师；adj：负有义务的，凭依的；however：然而，无论如何，不管多么；conj：不管怎样；picture：局势，图画，景象，照片，影片；vt：想象，画，拍照；}
The government dare not crack down on the demonstration because an all-out revolution might ensue. {翻译：政府不敢镇压示威游行，因为全面的革命可能会接着发生。crack down：v：镇压，对……采取严厉措施；demonstration：n：示威游行，示范，表达，实证；all-out：adj：完全的；revolution：n：革命，变革，重大改变，旋转；}
The pilgrims embarked on the Mayflower in pursuit of religious freedom. {翻译：清教徒搭乘”五月花号“出发，追求宗教自由。pilgrim：[音：‘p?lɡr?m]；n：朝圣者，(1620年移居美洲的)英国清教徒；embark：[音：[?m‘bɑ?rk]；v：乘船，装在，着手，从事；embark on：上(船、飞机等)，从事，着手；Mayflower：n：《五月开的花》；in pursuit of：v：追求，寻求；religious：adj：宗教的，虔诚的，严谨的，信封宗教的；}

The sun rose and dispelled the mist. {mist：[音：m?st]；n：雾，迷蒙，朦胧不清；vt：使……模糊，蒙上雾；vi：使模糊，下雾；}
The boy was expelled from school because he cheated on exams.
NASA is working on new ways to propel spaceships through the void of outer space. {翻译：美国航太总署正在研究新方法来推动太空船穿越外太空的虚空。NASA：美国国家航空和航天管理局(National Aeronautics and SpaceAdministration)；aeronautics：[音：?er?‘n??t?ks]；n：航空学；void：n：真空，空白，空虚；adj：空的，无效的，缺乏的；vt：使无效，排泄，使空出；vi：排泄；outer：adj：外部的，外面的；}
Jet planes are much faster than propeller planes.
Two magnets may repel or attract each other. {magnet：[音：‘mæɡn?t]；n：磁体，磁铁，有吸引力的人(物)；}
You should spray on some insect repellent before heading into the forest. {spray：v：喷射，扫射，喷雾；n：喷雾，喷雾器，水沫；insect：n：昆虫，虫子，卑微的人；head into：v：[美]开始，着手；}
A distant, pulsating star is often interpreted as a binary star. {翻译：一颗遥远的脉冲星常备解释为双子星。distant：[音：‘d?st?nt]；adj：疏远的，遥远的，远房的，陌生的，远行的；interpret：[音：?n‘t??rpr?t]；v：口译，解释，翻译，诠释；binary：adj：双子的，二进位的，二元的；n：二进制，二元；}
Diagnosis in traditional Chinese medication relies heavily on feeling the patient‘s pulse. {传中中医诊断很重视把脉。diagnosis：[音：?da??ɡ‘no?s?s]；n：诊断，调查分析；medication：n：医药，药物，药物治疗；rely：[音：r?‘la?]}；vi：依靠，信任；rely on：v：依靠，信赖；}
A kleptomaniac is a compulsive thief who steals because he or she cannot help it. {kleptomaniac：[音：?klept?‘me?niæk]；n：有盗窃癖的人；can not help it：v：情不自禁；}
All able-bodied male citizens must serve out a two-year compulsory military service. {able-bodied：[音：‘e?bl ‘bɑ?d?d]]；adj：体格健全的，强壮的；serve out：v：做(或学)到期满，分发(事物、饮料等)；}
The soldier felt an impulse to run for his life, but fought hard to control it. {翻译：这个士兵感到一股逃命的冲动，但是努力克制住它。felt：[音：felt]；vt：feel的过去式，使粘结，制毡；vi：毡合；n：毛毡，毡制品；fought：v：抗争，打仗，争论，争取，fight的过去式；fight to：v：战成；}
The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a research division under NASA. {翻译：喷漆推进实验室是美国航太总署的一个研究单位。propulsion：[音：pr?‘p?l?n]；n：推进，推进力； laboratory：[音：‘læbr?t??ri]；n：实验室；division：n：部分，划分，除法，分开，师(军队)；}
Many women find pornography repulsive.  {pornography：[音：p??r‘nɑ?ɡr?fi]；n：色情作品，色情描写；}

This tire is so worn that it has no traction left; you‘d better have it replaced. {tire：n：轮胎，金属圈；v：使疲倦，厌烦，劳累；worn：[音：w??rn]；adj：用旧的，穿坏的，精疲力尽的，憔悴的，wear的过去分词；}
The tractor can pull a lot of different machines to work the fields.
Metal contracts when cooled.
The figure skater‘s stumbled did not detract from the artistry of her performance. {翻译：这名花式溜冰血手摔了一跤，但无损于她演出的艺术性。figure：[音：‘f?ɡj?r]；n：体型，外形，图形，数字，人物，塑像，图标，(冰上表演的)花样；vt：是重要部分，认为，演算，领会到；skater：n：滑冰者，滑雪的人；stumble：[音：‘st?mbl]；v：绊倒，错误；v：绊倒，蹒跚，犯错误，无意中发现；detract from：v：减损，削弱，贬低；artistry：[音：‘ɑ?rt?stri]；n：艺术性，艺术才能；}
Detractors of the candidate claim that he is involved in an extramarital affair. {claim：vt：声称，主张，断言，要求，请求；n：要求，要求权，主张，断言，声称，要求物；extramarital：[音：?ekstr?‘mær?tl]；adj：婚外的，私通的；affair：[音：?‘fer]；n：事情，事件，事务，私通；}
I can‘t study at home because there are too many distractions.
The passage is extracted from Hemingway‘s The Sun Also Rises. {passage：n：(文章等的)段落，(时间的)消逝，通过，通道，走廊；Hemingway：n：海明威(姓氏，美国小说家)；The Sun Also Rises：n：《恰似朝阳又照君》或《日出》；}
The economy is bogged down by too many intractable problems. {bog：[音：bɑ?ɡ]；v：使……陷入泥沼；陷入困境；n：沼泽；bogged：[音：b?gd]；adj：陷入泥沼的，陷入困境的；bog down：v：陷入泥淖(nao)，陷入困境；}
Protracted civil wars devastated the small country. {civil：adj：国内的，公民的，文明的，民用的，民事的，[建]土木的；devastate：[音：‘dev?ste?t]；vt：毁坏，使荒芜，使震惊；}
Failing to produce any evidence, the candidate retracted his accusation that the incumbent had taken bribes. {produce：v：提出，生产，引起，制片，分娩；n：产品，农产品；accusation：[音：?ækju‘ze??n]；n：控告，指控，非难；incumbent：[音：?n‘k?mb?nt]；n：在职者，领圣职俸禄的牧师；adj：负有义务的，凭依的的；bribe：n：贿赂，贿赂物；v：贿赂；}
Scientists say that at five months, infants can already add and subtract. {infant：n：婴儿，幼儿；adj：婴儿的，初期的，幼稚的；}

When it is difficult to assemble a sufficiently objective jury, the judge may decide on a change of venue. {翻译：如果不易组成够客观的陪审团，法官可以决定更改出庭地点。assemble：[音：?‘sembl]；v：集合，手机，装配；sufficiently：adv：充分地，足够地；objective：adj：客观的，真实的，宾语的；n：目标，目的，[物]物镜，[语]宾语；jury：[音：‘d??ri]；n：陪审团，评委会；adj：临时用的；vt：挑选；decide on：v：决定，选定；jewelry：[音：‘d?u??lr?]；n：珠宝，珠宝类；}
Fifth Avenue is one of the  busiest streets in New York.
The CEO convened a special meeting to discuss labor‘s demands. {labor：[音：‘le?b?r]；n：劳工，工人，工作，分娩，劳力；v：苦干，劳动，致力于，过分详尽阐述；adj：劳工的，劳动的；}
Many convenience stores are open 24 hours a day.
Some economists criticize the government as being too dependent on the stock market as a source of tax revenue. {翻译：有些经济学家批评政府太依赖股市为税收来源。dependent：adj：依靠的，依赖的，从属的；be dependent on：v：依赖……，取决于；}
If you go to see the Great Wall of China, you can buy a T-shirt as a souvenir.
Mainland China has been actively seeking foreign capital for joint business ventures. {翻译：中国大陆一直积极寻求外资来做合资企业。actively：adv：积极地，活跃地，勤奋地；capital：n：资本，首都，大写字母，[建]柱顶；joint：[音：d???nt]；adj：合资的，联合的，共同的，连带的；n：关节，接头，接合处，接缝，夜总会；v：贴合，连接；joint business venture：n：合资企业；}
With the advent of the information age, all aspects of life are being transformed. {age：n：时代；aspect：[音：‘æspekt]；n：方面，方位，外观，外貌；transform：vt：改变，转换；vi：改变，变形，变态；}
The Indiana Jones series describe the exploits of an adventurous archaeologist. {The Indiana Jones：n：《夺宝奇兵》；n：series：n：(单复同)系列，丛书，连续；exploit：[音：ek‘spl??t]；n：事迹，英勇行为，功绩；vt：剥削，利用，开发，开拓；archaeologist：[音：?ɑ?rki‘ɑ?l?d??st]；n：考古学家；}
You can‘t disobey the law, but you can try to circumvent it. {disobey：[音：?d?s?‘be?]；v：违反，不服从；}
Nuns in the convent work and pray all day. {nun：[音：n?n]；n：尼姑，修女；}
The Republican National Convention in 1996 nominated Bob Dole to challenge Bill Clinton for the presidency. {The Republican National Convention：n：共和党大会；nominate：[音：‘nɑ?m?ne?t]；vt：提名，指派，登记赛马参加比赛；Bob Dole：n：鲍勃·多尔；challenge：v：向……挑战，盘问，质疑；n：挑战，邀请比赛，盘问，质疑；presidency：[音：‘prez?d?nsi]；n：总统(总裁、主席等)的职位(或任期)；}
Weapons of mass destruction have not made conventional weapons obsolete. {mass：adj：大规模的，群众的；n：大量，块，众多，弥撒曲，弥撒；v：集中；destruction：[音：d?‘str?k?n]；n：破坏，毁坏；obsolete：[音：?ɑ?bs?‘li?t]；adj：已废弃的，过时的；}
The annual Golden Horse International Film Festival is an important event in Taiwan‘s film industry. {annual：adj：一年一度的，每年的，年度的，一年生的；n：年刊，一年生植物；festival：n：节日，欢宴，庆祝及祭祀；adj：节日的，喜庆的；Golden Horse Internation Festival：n：金马国际电影节(展）；industry：n：工业，产业，行业，勤勉，勤劳；}
Some experts believe that international trade will eventually make national boundaries obsolete. {national：adj：国家的，民族的，全国性的，国立的，国有的；n：国民；boundary：[音：‘ba?ndri]；n：边界，分界线；}
U.S. intervention in the Persian Gulf has ensured a steady supply of cheap oil in the global market. {persian：[音：‘p??r?n]；adj：波斯的，波斯人的；n：波斯，波斯人；gulf：[音：ɡ?lf]；n：海湾，鸿沟；vt：吞没；golf：[音：ɡɑ?lf]；n：高尔夫球；vi：打高尔夫球；Persian Gulf：n：波斯湾；ensure：vt：担保，保证，使安全，确保；ensue：v：跟着发生，继起，因而产生；steady：[音：‘stedi]；adj：稳定的，稳固的，坚定的；v：使稳固，使稳定，(变的)稳固，使坚定；adv：稳定地，稳固地；n：关系固定的情侣，固定支架；}
The store is closed today because it is taking the year-end inventory. {year-end：adj：年终的；n：年终；}
When it comes to crime, preventive measures are often more effective than punishment. {翻译：谈到犯罪，防范措施往往比惩罚有效。crime：n：犯罪，恶行；measure：n：措施，方法，办法，量度，尺寸，程度；v：测量，比较，给予，权衡；come to：v：谈及，涉及，总计，苏醒，继承，达成，来到(某地)；}

There was a strong demand for itinerant preachers in colonial America. {翻译：殖民时期的美洲很需要巡回传教士。preacher：[音：‘pri?t??r]；n：传道者，讲道者，牧师；colonial：[音：k?‘lo?ni?l]；adj：殖民地的；n：殖民地居民；}
The visiting premier cut short his itinerary and flew straight home on hearing about the coup in his government. {翻译：正在进行访问的总理一听到政府发生政变就马上缩短行程，直接飞回国。premier：[音：pr?‘m?r]；n：总理，首相；adj：首位的，第一的，最初的；cut short：v：中断，缩短，简化；straight：[音：stre?t]；adj：直的，坦率的，正直的，准的，连续的，异性恋的；adv：笔直地，直接，坦率地，连续不断地；n：直的东西，传统的人，异性恋者；hear about：v：听说；coup：[音：ku?]；n：政变，意外而成功的行动；}
Brutus turned against Caesar when he found Caesar too ambitious. {Brutus：[音：br‘ju?t?s]；n：罗马政治家；turn against：v：背叛；Caesar：[音：‘s?θ?r]；n：凯撒(罗马的将军、政治家，暴君，独裁者)；}
The government hired an accounting firm to audit the books of the bank, which was suspected of money laundering. {hire：[因音：‘ha??r]；v：雇佣，出租；n：租金，雇佣，租用；accounting：n：会计；firm：n：公司，商行；adj：坚定的，结实的，坚固的，严格的；adv：稳固地，坚定地；v：(使)变得坚实，确定；books：n：账目，书；be suspected of：v：被怀疑(做)……，被怀疑患有……；launder：v：洗涤，清洗，洗黑钱；n：流水槽；}
The budding singer sent her tapes around, trying to get an audition with a record company. {翻译：这位新出道的歌手到处寄卡带，希望能得到唱片公司的试镜机会。bud：[音：b?d]；vt：使发芽；vi：发芽，萌芽；n：芽，花蕾；budding：adj：新进的，萌芽的；n：发芽，萌芽；send …… around：v：分发，发送；}
He took a circuitous route home because he had to go to the supermarket first. {route：n：路线，(固定)线路，途径；vt：为……安排路线，(按路线)发送；}
On the market, initial responses to the book were rather favorable. {response：n：反响，响应，反应，回答，答复；favorable：adj：良好的，赞同的，有利的，顺利的；}
No one expected the conservative CEO would initiate much change in the company. {翻译：没有人期待这位保守的执行官会在公司发动太多改革。expect：v：期待，预期，期望，盼望；conservative：[音：k?n‘s??rv?t?v]；adj：保守的，守旧的；n：保守派(党)，保守的人；}
Taipei‘s Mass Rapid Transit system makes getting around Taipei fast and easy. {翻译：台北的大众捷运系统使台北的交通迅速便捷。Taipei‘s Mas Rapid Transit：n：台北的大众捷运系统；get around：vt：规避，说服；}
Taiwan has successfully completed the transition from a labor-intensive economy to a high-tech, information-oriented economy. {labor：[音：‘le?b?r]；n：劳力，劳工，工作，工人，分娩；v：苦干，劳动，致力于，过分详尽阐述；adj：劳工的，劳动的；intensive：[音：?n‘tens?v]；adj：密集的，彻底的，精细的，强调的；n：[语]强调成份；high-tech：orient：[音：‘??ri?nt]；vt
：使适应，事……朝向，定……的方位；adj：东方的；n：东方，亚洲；oriented：adj：以……为方向的，以……为目的的；}
Power is transitory; only truth is permanent. {翻译：权利是短暂的，真理才是永恒的。}
The black-faced spoonbill is a transient to southern Taiwan. {翻译：黑面篦鹭是南台湾的过境鸟类。black-faced：adj：黑面的；spoonbill：[音：‘spu?nb?l]；n：篦鹭(bi lu)；}
If you set a canary free, it will only perish.  {set free：v：释放；canary：[音：k?‘neri]；金丝雀，加那利舞，加那利白葡萄酒，<俚>告密者；}

By bowing to the merger bid, the business tycoon ceded control of his company to his former rival. {翻译：这位商界大亨向并购案低头，拱手让出公司的控制权给从先的对手；bow：[音：ba?]；v：鞠躬，致敬，压弯；n：弓，鞠躬礼，蝴蝶结，船头；bow to：v：向……鞠躬，服从；bowing：n：鞠躬；merger：[音：‘m??rd??r]；n：(企业等的)合并；v：(两个或以上公司的)合并；bid：[音：b?d]；n：出价，努力，叫牌；v：(买方)出价，投标，吩咐，叫牌；tycoon：[音：ta?‘ku?n]；n：企业的大亨，(日本幕府的)将军；former：adj：以前的，前任的，前者的；n：创造者，<英>学校某一年级的学生；rival：[音：‘ra?vl]；n：对手，竞争者，同伴；adj：竞争的；v：竞争，与……相匹配；}
A pronoun must refer to one and only one antecedent to avoid vagueness or ambiguity. {翻译：代名词必须由一个，也只能有一个先行词，以避免造成模糊或者模棱两可。pronoun：[音：‘pr??na?n]；n：代词；refer：vt：把……提交，把……归因，归类；vi：参考，谈及，咨询；refer to：vt：指的是，涉及，提及，参考，适用于；avoid：vt：避免，逃避，[律]使无效，撤销；vague：[音：ve?ɡ]；adj：不明确的，模糊的，茫然的，犹豫不决的；vagueness：[音：ve?ɡn?s]；n：模糊，含糊；ambiguity：[音：?æmb?‘ɡju??ti]；n：模棱两可的，含糊不清的；}
"This impeachment business has gone too far," concedes a Republican Senator. {翻译：一位共和党参议员承认：”这件弹劾案闹得太过火了“。impeachment：[音：?m‘pi?t?m?nt]；n：弹劾，控告；business：n：事务，生意，商业；senator：[音：‘sen?t?r]；n：参议员；}
Mark Twain was about to embark on a career as a steamboat pilot when the Civil War interceded. {翻译：马克吐温正要展开汽轮驾驶员的生活，结果内战从中作梗。Mark Twain：n：n：马克·吐温(美国小说家)；be about to：v：刚要，即将；embark：[音：?m‘bɑ?rk]；v：从事，着手，乘船，装载；embark on：v：从事，着手，上(船、飞机等)；career：n：生涯，职业，事业；vi：猛冲，飞跑；steamboat：n：汽轮，轮船；pilot：[音：‘pa?l?t]；n：领航员，飞行员，试播节目，<美>排障器，[机]导向器；adj：试验性的，引导的；v：驾驶，领航，向导，试点；}
The Leo meteor shower was preceded and followed by scattered shooting stars. {翻译f：在狮子座流星雨之前与之后都有零星的流星。Leo：[音：‘li?o?]；n：狮子座，狮子宫，利奥(男子名)；meteor：[音：‘mi?ti?r]；n：流星，大气现象；attr：气象学(=meteorology)；meteor shower：n：流星雨；scatter：[音：‘skæt?r]；vt：散播，撒，驱散；vi：分散，消散；n：散布，零星少量；scattered：adj：分散的，稀疏的；}
Flood waters receded, and the rooftops emerged. {rooftop：[音：‘ru?ftɑ?p]；n：屋顶；emerge：[音：i‘m??rd?]；vi：浮现，(由某种状态)脱出，(事实)显现出来；}
The South seceded from the Union upon Lincoln‘s election to the presidency. {翻译：南方在林肯当选总统时脱离联邦而独立。Union：n：联盟，结合，工会，和睦，连接轴，[数]并，并集；adj：联邦政府的，工会的；presidency：n：总统(总裁、主席等)的职位或任期；}
Under a booming economy, the Dow Jones industrial index is heading for unprecedented highs. {翻译：在繁荣的经济下，道琼工业指数正走向史无前例额的新高。boom：[音：bu?m]；vt：使兴旺，促进；vi：急速增长，发出低沉声；n：繁荣，兴旺，激增，低沉声，帆杠，吊杆，支臂，尾桁(heng)，水栅；Dow Jones：n：道琼斯经济通讯社；industrial：adj：工业的，产业的；n：工业公司； index：n：指数，索引，(刻度盘上的)指针；v：指出，编索引；}
Prices fall when supply exceeds demand. {翻译：供过于求就会跌价。}
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When the queen dies or steps down, the prince will succeed her as monarch of the kingdom. {step down：v：辞职，逐渐缩小，降低；prince：n：王子，亲王，诸侯；monarch：[音：‘mɑ?n?rk]；n：君王，君主，帝王，统治者，君王斑点蝶；}
An extensive network of clinics and hospitals provides patients with sufficient access to medical care. {翻译：广大的医疗网让病人有足够的管道就医。extensive：[音：?k‘stens?v]；adj：广泛的，广阔的，广大的，大量的；clinic：[音：‘kl?n?k]；n：诊所，门诊部，科室；sufficient：adj；充分的，足够的；}
The Gap is a chain store famous for its low-end clothing and accessories. {gap：[音：ɡæp]；n：缺口，裂缝，差距，空白；Gap：n：盖普；chain：n：连锁店(常用复数)，链条，链，束缚，(一}连串；vt：束缚，用铁链锁柱；famous：adj：著名的，有名的；low-end：adj：低档的，生产低档产品的，廉价的；}
Humans and monkeys are probably descended from a common ancestor. {descend：[音：d?‘send]；v：遗传，传下来，下降，降临，突然袭击，突然拜访；common：adj：共同的，常见的，普通的，平常的，平凡的，粗俗的；n：公地，平民，普通，公园；}
To buy international good will, North Korea made the big concession of suspending nuclear power development. {will：n：愿望，医院，遗嘱，决心，意志；suspend：v：暂停，中止，悬浮，勒令停职；}
The national defense budget is well in excess of the amount spent on education, science and culture. {翻译：国防预算远超过教育、科学与文化上的花费。national defense：n：国防；defense：[音：d?‘fens]；n：防卫，防卫物，辩护；vt：防守；budget：[音：‘b?d??t]；n：预算；vt：编预算，为……做预算；vi：节省开支；adj：廉价的，不贵的；}
His health is deteriorating after years of excessive drinking. {deteriorate：[音：d?‘t?ri?re?t]；v：恶化，变质，衰退；}
The information you  require is classified and therefore inaccessible to the general public. {therefore：adv：因此，所以；}
Some believe that it was our predecessors who laid the foundations for the prosperity we enjoy today. {翻译：有人认为是因为前人打下的基础我们才得以享受今天的繁荣。prosperity：[音：prɑ?‘sper?ti]；n：繁荣，兴旺；}
Urban sewage is first channeled to this processing plant before being discharged into the river. {urban：[音：‘??rb?n]；adj：城市的，都市的；sewage：[音：‘su??d?]；n：污水，污物；channel：vt：引导，形成河道，集中(精力)；n：频道，海峡，方法，通道，(消息)渠道；plant：[音：plænt]；n：工厂，设备，设施，植物；v：种植，设立，建立，安插，栽赃；discharge：v：排出，释放，解雇，放电，解除，清偿债务；n：卸货，释放，发射，放电，准许离开，排出物；}
Congress is in recess for the holiday season. {Congress：n：(美)国会，代表大会，议会，立法机关；holiday season：休假(旅游)的旺季；}
The stock market suffered huge losses on two successive days. {suffer：[音：‘s?f?r]；vt：遭受，忍受，容忍，宽恕，听任，允许，准许；vi：受苦，病患，受损失，变差，变糟，处于不利地位；}

The student works hard and always earns excellent grades on exams. {excellent：adj：杰出的，优秀的，极好的；}
The cyclists pedaled on, unfazed by the daunting gradient of the ascent. {翻译：单车选手继续踩，无视于可怕的上坡坡度。cyclist：[音标：‘sa?kl?st]；n：骑自行车的人；pedal：[音：‘pedl]；v：用脚踏动，踩踏板；n：踏板，乐器的脚踏键；unfazed：[音：?n‘fe?zd]；adj：无畏的，无顾虑的；daunt：[音：d??nt]；vt：使……胆怯，恐吓；daunting：[音：d??nt??]；adj：令人畏惧的；ascent：[音：?‘sent]；n：上升，上坡路，晋升，提升；}
A college graduate can choose to pursue graduate studies in Taiwan or abroad. {翻译：大学毕业生可以选择在台湾或出国读研究所。pursue：[音：p?r‘su?]；v：继续执行，从事，追求，追捕；purse：[音：p??rs]；vt：皱起，放进钱包；n：钱包，小钱袋，(获奖)奖金；}
Some people find it a degrading experience to wait in line for one unemployment check. {翻译：有人觉得排队领失业救济金是贬低人格的经验。unemployment：n：失业，失业人数；check：n：支票，账单，检查，阻碍，方格图案，(国际象棋)将军；v：检查，阻止，核对，买单；}
Each upgrade of the Internet Explorer browser adds new features and functions. {feature：n：特征，特色，容貌，特写，故事片；vt：以……为特色；vi：起重要作用；}
The Admissions Office of that MBA program looks for signs of aggressive character in prospective students. {翻译：那个企业管理研究所的入学审查处寻找的是有积极性格特征的申请人。admission：[音：?d‘m??n]；n：承认，入会费，许可；Admissions Office：n：招生处，入院审查处，入学审查处；look for：v：寻找，寻求，期待；character：n：性格，个性，任务，品质，字符，名誉，地位；ajd：[剧](角色)代表某一特性的；prospective：[音：pr?‘spekt?v]；adj：预期的，未来的；}
There are two parts to the U.S. Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives. {Senate：[音：‘sen?t]；n：参议院，大学理事会；Representative：[音：?repr?‘zent?t?v]；n：众议员，代表，典型；adj：代表的，典型的，代表制4等的；Representatives：n：众议院议员，代表；House of Representatives：n：众议院；}
For fear that the audience might be bored by the dull subject, the speaker punctuated his speech with a amusing digressions. {for fear that： v：以免，唯恐；audience：n：听众，观众，读者，倾听，拥护者，正式会见；dull：[音：d?l]；adj：无趣的，暗的，呆滞的，钝的，迟钝的；v：变钝，迟钝；punctuate：[音：‘p??kt?ue?t]；v：不时打断，加标点于，强调；amuse：v：娱乐，消遣，使……发笑；amusing：[音：?‘mju?z??]；adj：有趣的，引人发笑的；}
Republicans are on the whole suspicious of progressive social policies. {翻译：共和党对进步的社会政策一般来说较不信任。suspicious：[音：s?‘sp???s]；adj：可疑的，多疑的；}
Hypnosis can induce a regression to infantile behavior. {翻译：催眠可以诱导人退化到婴儿的行为。hypnosis：[音：h?p‘no?s?s]；n：催眠状态；induce：vt：诱导，引诱，引起，促使，劝服；infantile：[音：‘?nf?nta?l]；adj：婴儿的，幼稚的，孩子气的；}
The American people do not want the president impeached because they think he is only guilty of minor transgressions. {impeach：[音：?m‘pi?t?]；v：弹劾，控告，归咎，怀疑；be guilty of：v：犯过失，有罪；minor：[音：‘ma?n?r]；adj：轻微的，较小的，次要的；n：未成年人，辅修课目，[音]小调；v：辅修；}

The newspaper reporter writes in a concise and fluent style. {翻译：这位报社记者的文笔简明流畅。}
His doctor decided to excise the malignant tumor from his lung. {malignant：[音：m?‘l?ɡn?nt]；adj：有恶意的，恶性的，有害的；tumor：[音：‘tju?m?]；<美>肿瘤，肿块，=tumour(英)；lung：[音：l??]；n：肺，呼吸器官；}
There is an incisive editorial on the issue of Taiwan independence in today‘s China Times. {editorial：[音：?ed?‘t??ri?l]；n：社论；adj：编辑的；China Times：《中国时报》；}
His long upper incisors make him look like Bugs Bunny. {upper：adj：上面的，上部的，较高的；n：鞋帮，商铺，兴奋剂，令人兴奋的经历；look like：v：看起来像；bugs：adj：<俚>发疯的，疯狂的；n：虫子，缺陷；bunny：[音：‘b?ni]；n：小兔子；Bugs Bunny：n：兔八哥；}
Smart missiles demonstrate a level of precision that is absolutely amazing. {翻译：智慧型导弹展现出惊人的准确度。missile：[音：‘m?sl]；n：导弹，投射物；demonstrate：vt：展现，示范，演示，证明；vi：示威；}
You need a pair of scissors for the Chinese art of paper-cutting.
I want a table in the non-smoking section.
The greatest impact of Taiwan‘s joining the WTO will be felt in the agricultural sector of the economy. {翻译：台湾加入世界贸易组织，最大的冲击会是在农业部门。impact：n：冲击力，影响，撞击；vt：挤入，压紧，撞击，对……发生影响；vi：冲击，撞击，产生影响；felt：vt：feel的过去式和过去分词，制毡，使粘结；vi：毡合；n：毛毡，毡制品；be fall in：v：生病；}
The students are going to dissect a frog in biology class. {frog：n：蛙，嗓音沙哑，马的蹄叉，刀剑的挂环；biology：n：生物学，(一个地区的全部)生物，生物群落；}
There was a serious accident this afternoon at the intersection of Broadway and 52nd Street. {serious：adj：严肃的，严重的，认真的，危急的，庄重的；broadway：[音：‘br??dwe?]；n：百老汇(美国纽约的一街道名)；}
Animal-rights activists campaign against all forms of vivisection. {翻译：动物权利运动人士宣导反对各式活体解剖。activist：[音：‘ækt?v?st]；活动分子，积极分子，激进分子；campaign：v：从事运动，参加竞选；n：运动，战役，活动，竞选活动；campaign against：v：参加/发动反……活动；}
Virtual-reality games occupy a brand-new market segment that never existed before. {Virtual-reality：[音：‘v??t?u?lr?‘æl?t?]；n：虚拟现实；reality：n：真实，现实，实际；occupy：[音：‘ɑ?kjupa?]；vt：占用，占领，从事，使忙碌，专心；brand-new：[音：‘brænd‘nu?]；adj：崭新的；}

The Gulf War of 1991 left hundreds of oil wells burning, resulting in the most serious ecocide in the Middle East. {gulf：[音：ɡ?lf]；n：海湾，鸿沟；vt：吞没；well：n：井，源泉，楼梯井；}
The Civil War was a form of fratricide, with Americans killing Americans. {form：n：形式，形状，表格，良好的健康状态，表现状态，常规；}
The term genocide refers to the systematic extermination of an entire race. {term：n：名词，术语，学期，条件，条款，期限；vt：把……称为；refer：vt：把……提交，把……归因，归类；vi：参考，谈及，咨询；refer to：v：指的是，涉及，提及，谈及，参考，适用于；systematic：[音：?s?st?‘mæt?k]；adj：体系的，有系统的，分类的，有条理的；extermination：n：根绝，灭绝；entire：adj：全部的，完整的，全面的；race：n：种族，血统，人种，赛跑，竞争；v：赛跑，竞赛；}
The police still cannot decide whether the death was the result of suicide or homicide.
Hua Ting-kuo was convicted of matricide and executed. {Hua Ting-kuo：n：华定国；convict：[音：k?n‘v?kt]；vt：宣判有罪，使……知罪；n：囚犯，犯罪；adj：被定罪的；}
The psychopath committed patricide and didn‘t feel any remorse. {psychopath：[音：‘sa?k?pæθ]；n：精神病患者；commit：v：犯罪，承诺，委托，托付；remorse：[音：r?‘m??rs]；n：懊悔，悔恨；}
Rachel Carson‘s The Silent Spring describes the catastrophic consequences of pesticide abuse. {翻译：瑞丘·卡森的《死寂之春》描述滥用农药酿成的后果。Rachel Carson：n：蕾切尔·卡森；The Silent Spring：n：《死寂之春》；catastrophic：[音：?kæt?‘str?f?k]；adj：灾难的，灾难性的；consequence：[音：‘kɑ?ns?kwens]；n：结果，后果，重要性，影响；abuse：[音：?‘bju?s]；n：滥用，恶习；vt：滥用，辱骂，虐待；}
French mobs committed regicide when they put Louis XVI to the guillotine in 1793. {mob：[音：mɑ?b]；n：暴民，一伙，[贬]民众；vt：大举包围，蜂拥而入；commit：vt：犯罪，承诺，委托，托付；guillotine：[音：‘ɡ?l?ti?n]；n：断头台，切纸机，<英>截止辩论对的时限；v：斩决，<英>停止对……的辩论而进行表决；}

Chunghsiao Fuhsing Station is the junction of two MRT lines. {翻译：忠孝复兴站是两条捷运线的连接处。Chunghsiao Fuhsing Station：n：忠孝复兴站；MRT：n：大众捷运系统；}
Taiwan has moved past the important juncture between one-party rule and multiparty democracy. {move past：v：越过；one-party rule：n：一党专政；multiparty democracy：n：多党民主；democracy：n：民主国家，民主，民主制；}
The woman obtained a court injunction that kept her ex-husband away from her house. {obtain：[音：?b‘te?n]；vt：获得，得到；vi：流行，通用，存在；court：n：法院，庭院，宫廷，球场，奉承；v：献殷勤，追求，招致，设法获得；keep away：[音:ki?p ?‘we?]；v：不接近，避开，戒；}
Rheumatism usually attacks the joints in one‘s body. {Rheumatism：[音：‘ru?m?t?z?m]；n：风湿症，类风湿性关节炎；}
An aviation museum adjoins the airport. {aviation：[音：?e?vi‘e??n]；n：航空，飞机制造业；}
At the end of the movement, all the instruments conjoin with the chorus to play the grand finale. {翻译：在这个乐章的结尾，所有的乐器与合唱团结合在一期，凑出终曲。movement：[音：‘mu?vm?nt]；[音]乐章，活动，运动，动作；instrument：n：乐器，仪器，工具，器械；v：用器械(或仪器)装备，向……提交文书；chorus：[音：‘k??r?s]；n：合唱队，歌舞队，齐声说道，副歌部分；vi：合唱；grand：[音：ɡrænd]；adj：宏伟的，重大的，豪华的，壮丽的；n：大钢琴，一千美元；finale：[音：f?‘næli]；n：终曲，结局；}
Electronic media are enjoined from airing cigarette commercials. {enjoin from：v：禁止air：v：广播，晾干，使通风；n：空气，天空，空中，感觉，神态，曲调，装腔作势；airing：[音：‘er??]；n：公开发表，兜风；commercial：n：商业广告；adj：商业的；}

The WWF is an organization dedicated to wildlife conservation. {WWF：abbr：世界野生动物基金(=World Wildlife Fund)，世界摔跤联合会(=World Wrestling federation)；federation：[音：?fed?‘re??n]；联邦，联合，联盟；dedicate：[音：‘ded?ke?t]；vt：致力于，献出，提献辞；}
The Republican Party is a party for political conservatives. {political：adj：政治的，政治上的，政党的，人事的，争权夺利的；}
There is an excellent conservatory for cactus plants at Kenting. {cactus：[音：‘kækt?s]；n：仙人掌；plants：n：植物花卉，工厂(plant的复数)；v：种植，设立，建立，安插，栽赃；Kenting：n：垦丁；}
Many think the psychopath deserves death for the serial killings, but the law says he belongs in a mental institution. {翻译：许多人认为这个三星病诳的连续杀人犯该死，但按法律上规定他应该进精神病院。psychopath：[音：‘sa?k?pæθ]；n：精神病患者；belong in：v：应归入(类别、范畴等)；mental：[音：‘mentl]；精神的，思想的，心里的，脑力的；n：精神病患者；institution：n：机构，制度，制定，名流；}
The Ice Lady discovered in the Andes was well preserved by the sub-zero temperatures. {Andes：n：安第斯山脉(南美洲西部山系)；sub-zero：adj：零度以下；sub：n：潜艇，替代品；vt：转包合同；vi：替代；}
I recommend this candidate without reservation. {recommend：vt：推荐，建议，劝告，使受欢迎，使可取；}
The Three Gorges Dam, when completed, will create a reservoir stretching for dozens of kilometers. {gorge：[音：ɡ??rd?]；n：峡谷，咽喉，大量食物，饱食，阻碍物，厌恶；vt：暴食，贪婪地吞咽；vi：狼吞虎咽；Dam：[音：dæm]；n：水坝，堤，障碍物；v：筑坝，抑制(情感等)；The Three Gorges Dam：n：三峡大坝；stretch：[音：stret?]；v：伸展，延伸，张开，夸大；n：伸展，张开，弹性，一段时间，<俚>刑期；adj：可伸缩的；dozens of：n：几十；}

He once had a drinking problem and now abstains from alcohol altogether. {abstain from：v：戒，避免，弃权；altogether：adv：完全，总共，总的来说；}
Papua New Guinea attained independence in 1975. {Papua New Guinea：n：巴布亚新几内亚(太平洋西南部的一个岛国)；independence：n：独立，自立；}
The trouble-making students were detained after school for two hours.
The hostess played a nocturne on the piano to entertain her guests. {翻译：这位女主人弹了一首钢琴小夜曲来娱乐宾客。hostess：[音：‘ho?st?s]；n：女主人，空姐，女主持；nocturne：[音：‘nɑ?kt??rn]]；n：夜曲，夜景画；}
There is some indication that torture was used to obtain information from the suspect. {indication：[音：??nd?‘ke??n]；n：指示，表示，迹象；torture：[音：‘t??rt??r]；n：拷问，痛苦；vt：拷问，使痛苦，曲解；suspect：n：嫌疑犯；v：怀疑，猜想；adj：可疑的，不可信的；}
The new mayor retained most of the staff of his predecessor. {staff：[音：stæf]；n：员工，全体人员，全体职员，拐杖，杆，棒，五线谱；vt：配备员工；predecessor：[音：‘pred?ses?r]；n：前任，祖先，原有事物；}
The listed company sustained heavy losses in the latest stock-market crash. {翻译：这家上市公司在最近的一次股市崩盘中蒙受巨大损失。listed：[音：‘l?st?d]；adj：(股票)登记上市的；列出的；}
The wife of the missing man clung tenaciously to her hopes, refusing to admit that he was probably dead. {翻译：这名失踪男子的太太顽强地抱着希望，拒绝承认他可能已经死了。cling：[音：kl??]；vi：坚持，紧贴，附着，依恋，clung(cling的过去分词)；n：紧抓，紧贴；admit： vt：承认，允许进入，给……进入的权利，容纳；vi：承认，允许进入，允许；}
He is an ideal tenant, one who pays his rent in advance and doesn‘t bother anybody. {ideal：[音：a?‘di??l]；adj：理想的，完美的，空想的，观念的；n：理想，典范，目标；rent：n：租金；v：租用，出租；advance：n：预付金，前进，进展；v：前进，预付，增长，推进；adj：预先的，提前的；in advance：adv：提前，预先；rend：[音：rend]；v：撕破，分裂，劈开，强夺；}
The tenets of his religion forbid him to touch meat. {religion：n：宗教，宗教信仰；frobid sb. to do：v：禁止某人做某事；}
Justices on the Supreme Court enjoy life tenure. {翻译：最高法院的大法官享有终身任期。justice：n：法官，公平，公正，正义，司法，法律制裁；supreme：[音：su?‘pri?m]；adj：最高的，至上的，极度的；court：n：法院，庭院，宫廷，球场，奉承；v：献殷勤，追求，招致，设法获得；}
You can get a rough idea about a book by looking at the table of contents. {rough：[音：r?f]；adj：大概的，粗糙的，粗略的，粗暴的，艰难的，讨厌的，不适的，汹涌的；adv：粗糙地，粗暴地；n：粗制品，暴徒，高低不平的路面；vt：使粗糙，殴打，草拟；look at：(仔细地)看，看眼，考虑；}
You should take your car to the garage for maintenance regularly. {garage：n：汽车修理厂，车库；vt：把……放入车库；regularly：[音：‘reɡj?l?rli]；adv：有规律的，定期的；}
Any form of utopia is an untenable illusion. {utopia：[音：ju?‘to?pi?]；n：理想国，乌托邦；illusion：[音：?‘lu??n]；n：错觉，幻觉，错误的信仰(或观念)；}
Antarctica, once believed to an ocean, was found to be a continent. {翻译：南极洲以前被认为是海洋，后来发现它是不折不扣的大陆。Antarctica：[音：æn‘tɑ?rkt?k?]；n：南极洲；}
The retina is so called because it "retains" visual images. {翻译：视网膜的英文retina来自于他能保留retain视觉影像。}
The visiting king and his retinue took up a whole floor at the Regent. {take up：v：占去，拿起，开始，从事，吸收，接纳，继续做，做某事消遣；regent：[音：‘ri?d??nt]；n：摄政者，(大学等的)评议员；adj：摄政的；Regent：n：丽晶酒店；}

The next ferry leaves in ten minutes. 
Soils in the forest are fertile, but there‘s little sun shine. {soil：n：土地，土壤，污物，粪便；v：弄污；}
Chemical fertilizers tend to increase acidity in the soil. {翻译：化学肥料通产会增加土壤的酸性。tend：v：趋向，易于，朝向，照料，照管；tend to：vt：导致，倾向，易于，有助于；acidity：[音：?‘s?d?ti]；n：酸性，酸度；}
All the senior staff members are in the conference room. {senior：[音：si?ni?r]；adj：高级的，资深的，年长的，地位较高的；n：上司，年长者，长辈，大四学生；staff：[音：stæf]；n：员工，全体人员，全体职工，拐杖，杆，棒，五线谱；vt：配备员工；}
Because of unforeseen circumstances, I hope to defer my admission for one year. {unforeseen：[音：??nf??r‘si?n]；adj：无法预料的；admission：[音：?d‘m??n]；n：入学，入会费，承认，许可；}
The boy always talks to his teachers in a deferential manner.
Pity differs from love. {pity：[音：‘p?ti]；n：怜悯，同情，遗憾，可惜；v：同情，怜悯；}
Based on visual impressions alone, Sherlock Holmes could infer a wealth of information about a perfect stranger. {visual：adj：视觉的，视力的，看的见的，形象的；n：画面，图像；impression：n：印象，感觉，模仿，印迹，印刷；wealth：n：财富，财产，丰富，大量；a wealth of：adj：很多的，大量的；}
The clinic specializes in curing infertility. {clinic：n：诊所，门诊部，科室；specialize：[音：‘spe??la?z]；v：专治，专攻；}
I‘ll make you an offer you can‘t refuse. {翻译：我有一项你无法拒绝的提议。}
The US gives preferential treatment to nations accorded MFN status. {翻译：美国给予贸易最惠国特惠的待遇。treatment：n：对待，处理，治疗；nation：n：国家；MFN：最惠国(Most Favored Nation)；status：n：身份，地位，情形，状况，状态；}
The clinic referred the patient to a general hospital. {general：adj：综合的，普遍的，全面的，一般性的，大致的，笼统的，常规的，总的，首席的；n：将军，一般；}
After seeing the replay, the referees decided to nullify the goal. {replay：n：重播，重演，重赛；v：重新比赛，重放；nullify：[音：‘n?l??fa?]；v：使无效，废除，取消；}
You can get that information at the reference room at the library. {library：n：图书馆，藏书，书房；}
Many Somali children suffer from malnutrition. {Somali：[音：s?‘ma?li]；n：索马里人；adj：索马里的；malnutrition：[音：?mælnu?‘tr??n]；n：营养不良；}
Five-year junior college graduates may apply to a university as transfer students. {junior：adj：下级的，资历较浅的，年少的；n：晚辈，三年级生，年少者，地位较低者；junior college：n：专科学校；apply to：申请进入，适用于，运用于；}

Keelung is the major port in northern Taiwan. {Keelung：n：基隆(中国台湾北部一港市)；}
The walkman is portable cassette player. {cassette：[音：k?‘set]；n：盒式磁带，暗盒；}
The natives portage their canoes past rapids and waterfalls to reach the sea. {翻译：原住居民扛着独木舟穿越急流和瀑布i，来到海边。canoe：[音：[k?‘nu?]；n：独木舟；v：乘独木舟，用独木舟运；rapid：n：急流，湍摊；adj：急速的，短时间发生的，迅速的，快的，险峻的；waterfall：n：瀑布；}
”Portal“ means a doorway, but now it also refers to a website that serves as an entrance to the internet. {doorway：[音：‘d??rwe?]；n：门口；refer to：v：指的是；涉及，提及，参考，适用于；serve：v：服务，伺候，担任，可作……用，度过，对待；n：发球；entrance：n：入口，进入，登场，进入权；vt：使入迷，使狂喜；}
The hotel guest rang up room service to send up a porter to help with the luggage. {ring：v：打电话，回响，鸣响，按铃，听上去，包围，环绕，形成圈；n：铃声，钟声，电话，口气，戒指，环，圈，拳击场，马戏场，帮派；ring up：v：打电话，用收音机记录(收入的钱)；send up：v：提出，发射，时上升，判……入狱，取消某人；lugage：n：行李；}
The art student sent in a portfolio of his works along with his application documents. {翻译：这位学艺术的学生在寄出的申请文件里附上一份他的作品集。send in：v：递送，呈报，提出；along with：conj：与……在一起，在……以外，沿着，随着，(除……之外)又……，加之；applicationn：申请，应用，应用程序，专心；}
In her will, the woman left a large portion of her money to her cats. {will：n：遗嘱；}
Undesirable aliens are sometimes deported to their home country. {undesirable：[音：??nd?‘za??r?bl]；adj：不受欢迎的，不良的，不合意的，讨厌的；n：不受欢迎的人，不良分子；alien：[音：‘e?li?n]；n：外侨，外国人，外星人；adj：外国的，陌生的，相异的；}
Taiwan has export-oriented economy. {orient：vt：使适应，使……朝向，定……的方位；adj：东方的，n：东方，亚洲；}
Taiwan imports most of the crude oil it needs. {crude：[音：kru?d]；adj：天然的，未加工的，粗鲁的，粗造的，简陋的；n：原油，天然的物质；}
The sculptor‘s figures demonstrate graceful proportion. {翻译：这位雕刻家的人像展现出优美的比例。sculptor：[音：‘sk?lpt?r]；n：雕刻家；figure：[音：‘f?ɡj?r]；n：人物，塑像，任务，图标，体型，外形，图形，数字，形状，(冰上表演的动作的)花样；v：是重要部分，认为，演算，领会到；graceful：adj：优雅的，得体的；}
You are to report to the manager at once. {be to do sth.：v：应当做某事；}
The company will provide transport for your business trip to Kaohsiung. {Kaohsiung：n：高雄(台湾东南部城市)；}
In Taiwan, tourism is under the charge of the Transportation Ministry. {tourism：[音：‘t?r?z?m]；n：旅游业，观光；under the charge of：v：在……的掌管下；Ministry：n：(政府的)部，内阁，(全体)牧师；}

Conjectures of an impending stock-market crash, if widely circulated, might really lead to such a crash.  {翻译：股市即将崩盘的猜测如果广泛流传，可能真的会引起崩盘。impend：[音：?m‘pend]；vi：迫近，逼迫，即将发生；impending：adj：即将发生的，迫在眉睫的；crash：v；撞击，坠毁，发出巨响，崩溃，破产，<俚>宿夜；n：轰隆声，猛撞，崩溃，暴跌，垮台，粗布；adj：速成的；circulate：[音：‘s??rkj?le?t]；vi：传播，流通，循环；vt：使流通，使环流；lead to：v：导致，引起，通向，把&带到；}
The candidate was so dejected from having lost the election that he swore that he would never seek public office again. {seek：vt：寻求，追求，试图；vi：寻找；office：n：职务，办公室，事务，(政府部门的)部、局、厅；有特定用途的房间或建筑物；}
The tenant was ejected after he inadvertently set fire to his room. {tenant：[音：‘ten?nt]；n：房客，佃户，承租人，<律>占用着；vt：租赁，租借；inadvertently：[音：??n?d‘v??rt?ntli]；adv：不注意地，疏忽地，非故意地；set fire to：v：使燃烧，点燃，纵火；advertent：[音：?d‘v??t?nt]；adj：注意的，留意的；}
The president‘s speech in the middle of the crisis injected hope and courage into the hearts of his countrymen. {翻译：总统在危机时所作的演说给国人心中注入希望和勇气。crisis：[音：‘kra?s?s]；n：危机，危急关头；inject into：把……注入到；countrymen：n：国民；}
The president was saying yet again that he would not seek reelection, when a reporter interjected: "Why should we trust you this time? " {seek：vt：寻求，追求，试图；vi：寻找；reelection：n：重选，改选；}
The mighty cannon can send a projectile flying to a target over a hundred miles away. {mighty：[音：‘ma?ti]；adj：强大的，巨大的；adv：很，极其；cannon：[音：‘kæn?n]；n：大炮，机关炮；v：开炮，相撞；send over：v：播送，发射；}
The student applied for admission to five graduate schools and was rejected by four. {admission：n：入学审查，入会费，许可；graduate school：n：研究所，研究生院；}
A Frisbee follows a different trajectory from that of a ball. {翻译：飞盘的轨迹和球的轨迹不同。frisbee：[音：‘fr?zbi]；n：飞盘(塑料玩具)；}
Jet planes are faster than propeller planes, but not necessarily safer. {propeller：螺旋桨，推进器，=propellor；necessarily：[音：?nes?‘ser?li]；adv：必然地，必定地，必须地；}

The PRC shot missiles into the waters off Taiwan in 1996, causing no damage besides a stock-market crash. {PRC：abbr：中华人民共和国(People‘s Republic of China)，预应力钢筋混凝土(Prestressed Reinforced Concrete)；prestress：[音：pr?‘stres]；vt：预加应力于；n：预拉伸；reinforce：vt：加固，加强，增强，事更具说服力；vi：得到加强；waters：n：水域；off：prep：在……之外，离开；}
Many Mormons go overseas as missionaries while they are still very young. {Mormon：[音：‘m??rm?n]；n：魔门教(徒)；adj：魔门教的；overseas：adj：海外的，在海外；still：adv：仍然，更，静止的；adj：静止的，不动的，寂静的；v：使……平静下来；n：蒸馏器，寂静，定格照；}
There is an intermission coming on in a few minutes, and you can wash your hands then. {come on：v：降临，开始，突然产生，要求，进步，赶快，上演，上台，成长，发展，<口>加油，别胡扯；}
The suspect broke down during interrogation and confessed that he had committed murder. {break down：v：奔溃，毁掉，发生故障，分解，将……分类，衰弱，体力不支，制服，镇压；interrogation：[音：?n?ter?‘ɡe??n]；n：审问，问号；confess：[音：k?n‘fes]；v：承认，供认，告解，听取忏悔；}
Intermittent light attracts attention more effectively than does continuous light. {effectively：adv：有效地，事实上；continuous：adj：连续的，继续的，连绵不断的；}
If you‘re a foreigner, you‘ll need a work permit to work in Taiwan.
Please remit the funds for the purchase to our account by the end of this month. {fund：n：基金；vt：资助，转为(长期贷款)；funds：n：现金，资金；purchase：[音：‘p??rt??s]；n：购买的物品，购买；vt：购买；}
The detective submitted his report to the superintendent. {superintendent：[音：?su?p?r?n‘tend?nt]；n：探长，所长，监督人，管理人；}
The infected areas are quarantined to keep foot-and-mouth disease from being transmitted to other animals. {infect：vt：传染，感染；quarantine：[音：‘kw??r?nti?n]；vi：隔离，检疫；vt：检疫，停止交涉；n：隔离，检疫期间，封锁交通，四十天；foot-and-mouth：n：口蹄疫；keep from：v；阻止，妨碍；}

The constituents opted for change, sending the opposition candidate to Congress. {constituent：[音：k?n‘st?u?nt]；n：选民，成分，构成物；adj：构成的，组织的，立宪的；opposition：n：反对党，在野党，反对，敌对；}
Turning back is no longer an option, now that  we‘ve come this far. {turn back：v：返回，折回；now that：conj：既然，由于，因为；}
The word "optional" in the parentheses under the blank space means that you can choose to sign or not to sign your name. {parenthesis：[音：p?‘renθ?s?s]；n：圆括号，插入语；parentheses：[音：p?‘renθ?si?z]；n：圆括号(parenthesis的复数)；}

The priest turned a page in the thick Bible on the lectern before him. {priest：[音：pri?st]；n：教士，神父，牧师，僧侣，泰斗；}
The professor is preparing drafts for an important lecture tonight. {draft：[音：dræft]；n：草稿，草图，汇票，征兵；vt：起草，征兵，选秀；adj：酝酿中的；}
The jade collection of the National Palace Museum enjoys worldwide renown. {翻译：故宫博物院的玉器收藏举世闻名。jade：[音：d?e?d]；n：玉石，翡翠，翡翠色；palace：[音：‘pæl?s]；n：宫殿，豪华住宅，王室，大的公共建筑(如旅馆、影院等)；National Palace Musem：n：故宫博物院；renown：[音：r?‘na?n]；n：名望，声誉；vt：使有名望；}
More than 400 dialects are spoken in China.
Hegelian dialectics is a philosophy that stresses conflict and change. {hegelian：[音：hei?ɡi:lj?n]；adj：黑格尔的；n：黑格尔派哲学家；philosophy：[音：f?‘lɑ?s?fi]；n：哲学，哲理；stress：[音：stres]；vt：强调，重读；n：压力，强调，重音；conflict：[音：‘kɑ?nfl?kt]；n：冲突，战斗，矛盾，斗争；vi：冲突，抵触，争执；change：n：变化；}
Who are you going to vote for in the presidential election next year? {presidential：adj：总统的，总裁的；}
This gourmet restaurant has a most eclectic group of patrons, including Moslems, Hindus and Catholics. {翻译：这家美食餐厅的顾客群五花八门，包括回教徒、印度教徒和天主教徒。gourmet：[音：‘ɡ?rme?]；n：美食家；eclectic：[音：?‘klekt?k]；n：adj：兼收并蓄的，折衷的，选择的；n：折衷主义者，折衷派的人；patron：[音：‘pe?tr?n]；n：老主顾，赞助人，守护神；Moslem：[音：‘mɑ?zl?m]；n：回教徒，穆罕默德信徒；adj：回教徒的，回教的；Hindu：[音：‘h?ndu?]；n：印度教信徒，印度人；adj：印度的，与印度有关的；Catholic：[音：‘kæθl?k]；n：天主教徒；adj：天主教的，普遍的，广泛的；}
A sound educational policy should place the development of the intellect over and above the imparting of knowledge. {翻译：健全的教育政策应该注重开发智能于传授知识。sound：adj：全面的，健康的，有效的，合理的，可靠的，完好的，酣睡的，严厉的；adv：酣畅地；n：声音，嘈杂声，音乐风格，曲调，印象，感觉，海峡，鱼鳔，探针；v：听起来，感觉起来，发出声音，发音，探测深度，探询；place：v：将(某物)放置，安排，订货，寄托，辨认，获得名次；n：地方，地位，职位，获奖的名词；palce above：v：使置于之上；impart：[音：?m‘pɑ?rt]；vt：传授，赋予，告知；}
Copyright pirates violate intellectual property rights for their own profit. {pirate：[音：‘pa?r?t]；n：盗版者，海盗；v：盗版，抢劫，剽窃；violate：[音：‘va??le?t]；v：侵犯，违反，扰乱，亵渎，强奸；property：[音：‘prɑ?p?rti]；n：财产，所有物，地产，房地产，性质，道具；profit：[音：‘prɑ?f?t]；n：利益，收益，利润；vi：得益，获利；vt：有益于；}
If you neglect your health, sooner or later you will pay for it. {翻译：如果你忽略自己的健康，早晚都要付出代价。}
He loves music of all kinds, with a predilection for classical composers. {classical：adj：古典的，权威的，传统的，正统的；composer：n：创作者(尤指乐曲的)；}
Try as I might, I cannot recollect how the accident happened. {我怎么也想不起来以外是怎样发生的。}
The note was written in such a hurry that it is almost illegible. {such……that：conj：如此……以至于……；}
Dozens of lexicographers worked for years to bring out the second edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. {dozens of：n：几十；bring out：v：推出，拿出，使明显；Oxford：[音：‘ɑ?ksf?rd]；n：牛津城，牛津大学，牛津布，牛津鞋；}
In the lexicon of classical art, "chiaroscuro" refers to the technique of using light and shade in painting. {chiaroscuro：[音：ki?ɑ?r?‘sk?ro?]；n：明暗对照法(绘画和总明暗部分的处理法)，(文学、音乐等中使用的)对比法；refer to：v：指的是，提及，涉及；shade：[音：?e?d]；n：阴影，遮蔽，遮光物，(色彩的)浓淡；vt：遮蔽，使阴暗，使渐变，略减(价格)；vi：渐变；}
Dyslexia is learning disorder that impairs the sufferer‘s ability to recognize the written word. {disorder：n：疾病，障碍，混乱，杂乱，不适，失调；vt：扰乱；impair：vt：损害，削弱；suferer：[音：‘s?f?r?r]；患者，受害者，受难者；}
Spy satellites have kept a diligent watch over Iraq.
Any citizen above 20 years of age is eligible to vote. {citizen：n：公民，市民；}
After careful investigations, the State Department concludes that Mainland China has stolen nuclear warfare intelligence from the US government. {State Department：n：(美国)国务院；conclude：[音：k?n‘klu?d]；vt：做结论：推断出，缔结，使结束；vi：结束，总结，作决定，作协议；warfare：[音：‘w??rfer]；n：战争，冲突；nuclear warfare：n：核战争；}
Young urban professionals are society‘s elite. {urban：[音：‘??rb?n]；adj：城市的，都市的；professional：n：专业人员；adj：职业的，专业的，专门的；}

When a perfect stranger offers to give you money, you should query his motives. {offer to：v：愿意，试图，提议；motive：n：动机，目的，主题；adj：发动的，运动的，动机的；vt：促使；}
Mankind‘s quest for the moon was consummated when Armstrong stepped onto the moon‘s surface. {mankind：n：人类，男人；consummate：[音：kɑ?ns?me?t]；vt：完成，使达到极点，圆房；adj：圆满的，完美的，完全的；step onto：v：加入，踏上；}
Fifty questionnaires were sent out for the poll, of which thirty were returned. {send out：v：派遣，发送，长出，叫退场；poll：[音：po?l]；n：民意测验，投票，票数；v：做民意测验，获得……票；}
William the Conqueror became the English King in 1066. 
In the new computer game, you are a Roman Emperor bent on conquest of the world. {Roman：[音：‘ro?m?n]；adj：罗马的，罗马帝国的，罗马天主教的；n：罗马人，罗马天主教徒，罗马字体；Emperor：[音：‘emp?r?r]；n：皇帝；bent：v：弯曲，使弯曲，屈服，屈从，集中于；n：弯曲，弯道；}
The court is holding an inquest to decide the cause of the mysterious death of that navy colonel. {翻译：法庭正在进行调查以了解那位海军上校的神秘死因。mysterious：[音：m?‘st?ri?s]；adj：神秘的，不可思议的；colonel：[音：‘k??rnl]；n：上校；}
We‘re extending our anniversary sale till the end of the month by request. {extend：v：延伸，延长，伸展，扩展，提供，使竭尽全力；anniversary：n：周年纪念，周年纪念日；sale：n：促销；}
The teacher always begins her classes with a quick quiz.
The acronym AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. {acronym：[音：‘ækr?n?m]；n：首字母缩略词；stand for：v：代表，象征，容忍，支持，做……的候选人；AIDS：Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome(获得性免疫功能丧失综合症)；acquired：adj：已取得的，已获得的，已成习惯的；immune：[音：?‘mju?n]；adj：免疫的，免除的；deficiency：n：缺乏，不足，缺陷，缺点；syndrome：[音：‘s?ndro?m]；n：综合症，症候群；}
The global business scene of the Nineties has been dominated by billon-dollar mergers and acquisitions. {翻译：90年代的全球商业最主要的特色是动辄数十亿美元的合并与购入。scene：[音：si?n]；n：情景，场；景；dominate：[音：‘dɑ?m?ne?t]；v：支配，控制，统治，占优势，俯视，高耸于；merger：n：(企业等)的合并；v：(两个或以上那个公司的)合并；}
Christopher Columbus and the Spanish conquistadors brought death and ruin to many Indian tribes. {Christopher Columbus：n：克里斯托弗·哥伦比亚(意大利航海家)；ruin：vt：毁灭，毁坏，(使)破产，糟蹋，使(妇女)失去贞操；n：毁灭，废墟，崩溃；tribe：[音：tra?b]；n：部落，族，一伙人；}
That Persian carpet demonstrates exquisite patterns. {persian：[音：‘p??r?n]；adj：波斯的(波斯人的)；n：波斯(波斯人)；carpet：n：地毯，地毯状物；vt：铺盖，铺以地毯；}
Our client has sent us a letter of inquiry, asking whether we have any new children‘s wear products.
In medieval Inquisitions, the Vatican would send a bishop to hold trials over someone suspected of heresy or witchcraft. {翻译：在中世纪的宗教法庭上，梵蒂冈会派主教来主持审判有异教邪说或巫术嫌疑的人。medieval：[银音：?medi‘i?vl]；adj：中世纪的；Vatican：[音：‘væt?k?n]；n：梵蒂冈(罗马教廷所在地)，教皇政府；bishop：[音：‘b???p]；n：主教，(国际象棋中的)象；trial：[音：‘tra??l]；n：审讯，试验，试用，尝试，预赛或选拔赛，讨厌的事，惹麻烦的人；v：测试；hold over：v：延期(非本句意思)；heresy：[音：‘her?si]；n：异端，异教，反面观点；witchcraft：[音：‘w?t?kræft]；n：魔法或巫术；trail：[音：tre?l]；n：踪迹，小径，尾一系列；vt：追踪，拖拽，尾随；vi：拖，落后于；}
The child is very inquisitive, always asking "Why?"
A sufficient command of the English language is a prerequisite to graduate studies in the U.S. {翻译：要去每股读研究所，英文能力是先决条件。sufficient：adj：足够的，充分的；command：n：掌握，命令，指挥，[计]DOS命令，引用辅助命令处理器；v：掌握，博得，命令，指挥；}

The rock star captivated audiences wherever he went. {翻译：这位摇滚巨星所到之处都风靡全场。audience：n：观众，听众，读者，倾听，拥护者，正式会见；}
Animals held captive in cages sometimes demonstrate abnormal or self-injurious behavior. {cage：n：笼子，监狱，笼状结构；vt：关入笼子；abnornal：[音：æb‘n??rml]；adj：反常的，不正常的，变态的；n：不正常的人；injurious：[音：?n‘d??r?ri?s]；adj：有害的，中伤的；self-injurious：adj：自残的；}
The captive soldier refused to reveal any secrets to his captors. {captive：ajd：被监禁的，被俘虏的，被迷住的；n：俘虏，迷恋者；reveal：[音：r?‘vi?l]；vt：透露，揭示，展现，显示；n：(外墙与门或窗之间的)窗侧，门侧，(汽车的)窗框；}
The kidnapper was captured by the police and the hostage was returned to her family. {kidnapper：n：绑架者，拐骗者；hostage：[音：‘hɑ?st?d?]；n：人质；}
The murderer must be a psychopath; any saee human being would not be capable of such brutality. {psychopath：[音：‘sa?k?pæθ]；n：精神病患者；sane：[音：se?n]；adj：心智健全的，明智的；human being：n：人类；be capable of：v：有能力的，能够；brutality：[音：bru?‘tæl?ti]；n：暴行，残忍，野蛮；}
The capacity crowd at the concert is proof that the middle-aged singer is still in his prime. {翻译：演唱会爆满证明这位中年歌手还是宝刀未老。crowd：n：人群，群众，大群，朋友；v：拥挤，挤满，涌入，贴近，逼迫；prime：n：全盛时期，壮年，青春，[数]质数；adj：最好的，首要的，典型的；vt：事先指点，在(金属、木材等上)打底漆；vi：变得首要；}
The little girl refuses to take her medicine unless it is put in capsules. {put in：vt：放入，植入，插入，提交，任命，实行，花费(时间)，进入，申请，投入，投资；}
Reliable contraception was one of the factors that led to women‘s liberation. {翻译：可靠的避孕方法是导致妇女解放运动的因素之一。reliable：[音：r?‘la??bl]；adj：可靠的，可信的；lead to：v：导致，引起，通向，把……带到；liberation：[音：?l?b?‘re??n]；n：解放，解放运动(未获得平等权利和地位的行为)；libration：[音：la?‘bre???n]；n：天平动；}
Some of Picasso‘s paintings in his old age are deceptively simple. {Picasso：n：毕加索；}
With only 20 seconds to go, the only hope for the losing team is to intercept the ball from the other team.
In foreign policy, perception is sometimes more important than reality. {foreign policy：n：外交政策；reality：n：事实，实际，真实，现实；}
The receptionist is an important member of the staff because she is the first person our clients see when they come through the door. {staff：[音：stæf]；n：员工，全体人员，全体职工，拐杖，杆，棒，五线谱；vt：配备员工；come through：v：经过，经历，脱险，安然度过；}
The two warring factions seem receptive to the proposal of a cease-fire. {warring：[音：‘w??r??]；adj：交战的；faction：[音：‘fæk?n]；n：派系斗争，内杠，小集团；proposal：n：提议，建议，求婚；cease：[音：si?s]；v：终止，停止；n：停止；cease-fire：n：停火，停火命令；}
Many citizens, anticipating a rise in food prices, are buying in advance. {citizen：n：公民，市民；in advance：prep：提前，预先；}
The recipient of the award was overjoyed. {award：[音：?‘w??rd]；n：奖品，奖；v：授予，给予，判给；overjoyed：adj：欣喜若狂的，极度高兴的；vt：overjoy：vt：使大喜；}
There is no conceivable reason why he should have done so.
Some insects simulate the environment to deceive their predators. {simulate：vt：模拟，假装，模仿；predator：[音：‘pred?t?r]；n：(动物的)捕食性天敌，肉食动物，掠夺者；}
The phone is ringing; pick up the receiver. {pick up：v：捡起，学会，收集，接人，逮捕，得到，继续，偶然结识，站起，扶起，振作精神；}

Vitamin C is water-soluble, so you can take it in large quantities without worrying about an overdose. {quantity：n：量，数量，大量；overdo：[音：?o?v?r‘du?]；v：使用过多，煮得过久，做或表现得过分；}
After millions of years of erosion, only the insoluble minerals in the rocks remain. {erosion：[音：?‘r???n]；n：腐蚀，侵蚀，减少，流失；mineral：n：矿物(石)，矿物质；remain：v：剩余，逗留，留下，依然，保持；n：剩余物，遗迹，残骸；}
Some believe that the WTO is the best solution to cyclical recessions. {cyclical：[音：‘sa?kl?kl]；adj：周期的，循环的；recession：[音：r?‘se?n]；n：(经济)不景气，后退；}
He is an artist, so it is natural for him to lead a dissolute life. {natural：[音：‘næt?r?l]；adj：自然的，天然的，私生的；lead a …… life：v：过着……样的生活；}
The teacher remains resolute in her decision to fail the student. {fail：[音：fe?l]；vt：放弃，当掉，辜负，缺少，不及格；vi：失败，没做成某事，表现欠佳，用完，衰退；n：没做成，不及格；}
HDTV produces sharp, high-quality images because its resolution is higher than that of ordinary TV. {HDTV：高清晰度电视(high-definition TV)；produce：v：提出，产生，生产，引起，制片，分娩；n：产品，农产品；sharp：adj：清洗的，灵敏的，锋利的，明显的，辛辣的，[音]升音阶的；adv：准时地，突然地，偏高地；hi-quality：adj：高质量的，高级的；ordinary：adj：平凡的，普通的，平淡的；}
The company has managed to remain solvent through the financial crisis because it obtained a substantial loan from the bank. {翻译：这家公司能够维持财务健全度过金融危机，是因为它向银行借贷的大笔款项。manage to do：v：设法做成某事；manage：v：设法对付，经营，管理，做成，提供，有空；financial：adj：金融的，财政的，<非正式>有钱的；crisis：[音：‘kra?s?s]；n：危机，危急关头；obtain：vt：获得，得到；vi：流行，通用，存在；substantial：[音：s?b‘stæn?l]；adj：大量的，坚固的，实质的，可视的；n：本质，重要部分；loan：[音：lo?n]；n：贷款，借出；v：借，供应贷款；}
Sugar dissolves more slowly in cold water than in hot water.
In this wave of restructuring, all insolvent government-run factories will be shut down. {wave：n：波浪，波纹，波；v：挥动，飘动； of：restructure：[音：?ri?‘str?kt??r]；v：重建，重造，改组；government-run：adj：国营的，政府经营的；shut down：v：关闭，(使)停工；}
The conflict was successfully resolved when one party backed down. {conflict：[音：‘kɑ?nfl?kt]；n：冲突，战斗，矛盾，斗争；vi：冲突，抵触，争执；party：n：当事人，一伙人；back down：v：放弃，让步；}

Under failing light, I had to strain my eyes to make out the figures on the other side of the road. {翻译：光线愈来愈暗，我得用力看才能分辨出路对面的人影。fail：v：衰落，衰退；make out：vt：辨别，理解，起草，说明，结论；vi：进展，亲热；figure：[音：‘f?ɡj?r]；n：人影，形状，体型，图形，数字，人物，塑像，图表，(冰上表演动作的)花样；v：是重要部分，认为，演算，领会到；}
The company is in dire financial straits resulting from the stock market crash. {dire：[音：‘da??r]；adj：悲惨的，极其的，可怕的；result from：起因于；}
I would do anything to help him, but when he wanted me to lie, I felt constrained to refuse. {翻译：为了帮他我什么都愿意做，不过他要我说谎的时候，我觉得我不得不拒绝。feel constrained：v：觉得不自如，责无旁贷；}
She couldn‘t restrain her tears and started crying in the movie theater. {theater：n：剧场，电影院，戏院；adj：战区的；}
You should show restraint when criticizing others. {criticize：v：批评，挑剔，评论，非难，吹毛求疵；}
You may borrow the book, but let me stress that I do want it back.
A day trader works under extremely stressful conditions. {翻译：做股市当日冲销的人，工作压力很大。trader：[音：‘tre?d?r]；商人，商船；condition：n：条件，情况；v：以……为条件，训练，决定，护理(头发)；}
A working mother may suffer much distress from not being able to see her child often. {woking mother：n：职业妇女；suffer from：v：遭受，因……而蒙受损害；}
The Chinese believe that only strict teachers can produce outstanding students. {翻译：中国人相信严师出高徒。outstanding：adj：优秀的，突出的，未支付的，未完成的；}
You can‘t become a monk if you‘re unable to take the strictures of monastery life. {翻译：受不了修道院限制重重的生活，你就无法成为僧侣。monk：[音：m??k]；n：僧侣，修道士；monastery：[音：‘mɑ?n?steri]；n：修道院，寺院；}
Strokes are more common in winter because blood vessels constrict in cold weather. {stroke：[音：stro?k]；n：中风，击打，一笔(画)，意外的运气；v：击打，轻抚，奉承；vessel：[音：‘vesl]；n：血管，容器，器皿，传，舰，脉管；}
Owing to the energy shortage, 24-hour power supply is restricted to industrial zones. {翻译：由于能源短缺，全天候店里供应被限制于工业区。own to：v：由于，承认；shortage：[音：‘???rt?d?]；n：不足，缺少，短缺；be restricted to：v：局限于，限制在；}
All airports have stringent rules regarding air traffic safety {翻译：机场都有严格的飞航(路线的相关)规定。regard：v：和……有关，尊敬，视为，注视，留意；n：关心，尊敬，注意，致意，考虑；}.
An orchestra led by a conductor, consists of stringed, wood-wind, brass and percussion instruments. {翻译：一个由指挥者领导的交响乐团是由弦乐器、管乐器、铜管乐器和打击乐器所组成的。orchestra：[音：‘??rk?str?]；n：管弦乐队；conductor：n：指挥，导体，售票员；consist of：v：由……组成；stringed：adj：由弦乐器产生的，有弦的；wood-wind：adj：管乐器产生的，brass：[音：bræs]；adj：铜管乐器的，黄铜的；n：铜管(乐器)，厚脸皮，黄铜(制品)；percussion：[音：p?r‘k??n]；n：打击乐器，碰撞，[医]叩诊；instrument：n：仪器，乐器，工具，器械；v：用器械(或仪器)装备，向……提交文书；}
The coroner‘s report says that the victim was strangled to death before he was dumped into the river. {coroner：[音：‘k??r?n?r]；n：验尸官；dump：vt：抛弃，倾倒，倾销，抛售，倾卸，[计]转储；vi：倾倒，突然落下；n：垃圾场，军需供应站；dump into：v：倾销；}
House painting is strenuous work. {house painting：n：油漆房子，建筑笔画；}
While making the bed, you should stretch the sheet so that there are no wrinkles. {make bed：v：铺床叠被；wrinkle：[音：‘r??kl]；n：褶皱，方法；vt：使起褶皱，皱皮；vi：起绉；}

In a modern society, democratic tendencies cannot be long obstructed. {democratic：[音：?dem?‘kræt?k]；adj：民主的，民主党的，大众的；obstruct：[音：?b‘str?kt]；v：阻碍，妨碍，阻塞；}
Don‘t put the mutton in the hot pot for too long, if you wan to keep it tender. {mutton：n：羊肉；hot pot：n：火锅；pot：[音：pɑ?t]；n：罐，壶，一大笔(钱)，奖杯(尤指银杯)，<俚>大麻；v：把……装罐，涉猎，(台球)入袋；}
The track runner hurt his Achilles‘ tendon and had to withdraw from the race. {track：[音：træk]；n：跑道，轨道，跟踪，小路，乐曲；v：追踪，跟踪；Achilles：[音：??k?liz]；n：阿基里斯(荷马史诗)，<希神>阿喀琉斯；Achilles‘ tendon：n：<解>跟腱；withdraw：vi：撤退，退缩，走开；vt：撤退，撤回，取回，提款；}
Five of the bride‘s former boyfriends attended her wedding. {bride：n：新娘；former：adj：前者的，前任的，以前的；n：创造者，<英>学校某一年级的学生；brideroom：n：新郎；}
Hundreds of subcontractors are contending for a dozen public construction projects. {subcontractor：[音：s?b‘kɑ?ntrækt?r]；n：转包商，次承包商；a dozen：数十个，一打；construction：n：建设，建造，结构，建筑物，构造，解释；contruction：[音：k?nt‘r?k??n]；n：民主法制；}
His distended belly is a result of overeating. {belly：[音：‘beli]；n：腹部；v：膨胀；}
The students are trying to get their teacher to extend the deadline for the report. {deadline：n：最后期限，(鉴于边上的)警戒线，截止时间；}
It was a tense moment when the host opened the envelope. {envelope：[音：‘ɑnv??lo?p]；n：信封，壳层，封袋；}
Modern man lives and works under a great deal of tension and stress. {a great deal of：adj：许多的，大量的(后接不可数名词)；stress：[stres]；n：压力，强调，重音；vt：强调，重读；}
When you straighten your arm, you‘re exercising your tensor muscles. {straighten：[音：‘stre?tn]；v：弄直，使正确，整顿，挺直；}
My office phone number is 2707-4410, extension 333.
The professor knows practically everything because he has read very extensively. {practically：[音：‘prækt?kli]；adv：几乎，简直，实际上；}
Molten glass in the glassworks radiates intense heat. {molten：[音：‘mo?lt?n]；adj：熔化的，炽热的，铸造的；melt：[音：melt]；vt：使熔化，使融化，使消散；vi：融化，熔化，消散；n：融化物，融化，熔解；glassworks：n：剥离工厂；glasswork：n：玻璃制造业；radiate：[音：‘re?die?t]；v：放射，散发，辐射，流露；immense：[音：?‘mens]；adj：巨大的，广大的，<口>非常好的；}
The light intensifiers after the streetlight has been burning for a few minutes. {翻译：路灯点亮几分钟之后，光线变强了。}
In an intensive training program, it is possible to get an MBA degree within one year.
Sherlock Holmes was such a great detective because he was extremely attentive to detail.
The great extent of the damage, both in lives and property, came to light during the hours following the earthquake. {翻译：地震后的几个小时，人命与财产损失的幅度逐渐明朗化。lives：n：life的复数(区别于live的第三人称单数)；come to light：v：显露，出现，为众人所知；}
They are a "modern" couple: they live together, and have no intention of ever getting married.
It is rather pretentious of her to affect a British accent, when she can‘t even speak plain English fluently. {翻译：她连普通英文都说得不流利，要装英国腔，未免有点做作了。affect：[音：?‘fekt]；作用，影响，感动；accent：[音：‘æksent]；n：重音，口音，强调；vt：重读，强调；plain：[音：ple?n]；adj：平常的，朴素的，简单的，清楚的，坦白的，纯的；n：平原，广阔的区域；adv：完全地，纯粹的；}

The EPA has demanded that the factory pay damages for the harm it has done to the environment. {EPA：n：环境保护局(Environmental Protection Agency)；}
The governor is adamant in his refusal to grant a special pardon to the convict. {governor：[音：‘ɡ?v?rn?r]；n：州长，统治者，管理者，理事，总督，调节器；refusal：n：拒绝，回绝；grant：v：授予，同意，承认，认为；n：授予物，补助金，同意，给予，财产转让，格兰特(男)；pardon：n：赦免状，赦免，原谅，宽恕，饶恕；vt：原谅，宽恕，饶恕，赦免，免于治罪；convict：[音：k?n‘v?kt]；n：囚犯，犯罪；vt：宣判……有罪，使……知罪；adj：被定罪的；}
Pacifists condemn violence of any kind. {pacifist：[音：‘pæs?f?st]；n：和平主义者，反战，反对武力；adj：非战主义的；}
The government usually indemnifies owners of land confiscated for public use.  {confiscate：[音：‘k?nf?s?ke?t]；v：没收，充公；}

The motorcyclist fractured his skull in the accident because he wasn‘t wearing a safety helmet. {helmet：[音：‘helm?t]；n：头盔，安全帽；}
If you pass light through a prism, it will be diffracted into many colors. {pass through：n：穿过，透过，流过，经历；prism：[音：‘pr?z?m]；n：棱镜，棱柱，折光体；}
The examiner warns against any infraction of the rules. {examiner：[音：ɡ‘zæm?n?r]；n：主考者，审查员；warn against：v：警告……不要；提醒……提防；}
The starlight you see in the night sky has been refracted by the atmosphere, which means that the stars you see are not actually where you think they are. {actually：[音：‘ækt?u?li]；adv：实际上，事实上，竟然(表示惊讶)；}
The symbol of a broke glass means "fragile, handle with care." {glass：n：玻璃杯；}
Archaeologists found fragments of an ancient manuscript in that Han Dynasty tomb. {archaeologist：n：考古学家；ancient：[音：‘e?n??nt]；adj：古老的，古代的；n：古人；manuscript：n：手稿，原稿；adj：手抄的；dynasty：n：朝代，王朝；tomb：[音：tu?m]；n：坟墓；vt：埋葬；}
After more than three years, the witness can only provide fragmentary recollections of what he saw. {witness：n：目击者，证人；vt：目击，经历，见证，出席，观察；vi：证明，为(宗教信仰)做见证；recollection：[音：?rek?‘lek?n]；n：回忆，记忆力，记忆，回忆起的事物；}
Her frail health is the result of a serious childhood illness.
Cups and plates are frangible objects and should be stored in safe places.
The 13 colonies separately borrowed money from foreign governments to help defray the cost of war. {翻译：十三个殖民地分别向外国政府贷款以支付战争费用。colony：[音：‘kɑ?l?ni]；n：殖民地，侨居者，侨民，聚居(地)，群体，菌落；}
You infringe upon the intellectual property rights of others if you copy a computer disk without permission. {infringe upon：v：侵犯，破坏；intellectual：[音：??nt?‘lekt?u?l]；adj：智力的，聪明的；n：凭理智做事者，知识分子；}
The singer asked the audience to sing along when he came to the refrain. {sing along：v：跟着唱；}

Disputes over the export of agricultural products may cause a rupture in US-EU relations. {dispute：[音：d?‘spju?t]；n：争端，争论，争吵；v：争论，辩驳，争议，质疑；dispute over：vt：争论(争议)；agricultural：[音：?æɡr?‘k?lt??r?l]；adj：农业的；}
An abrupt change in the weather forced us to cancel the trip. {force：v：迫使，强迫，强制，使发生，强装(欢笑)，人工催长；n：武力，暴力，力量，影响力，力量大的人或(事物)，权力，(为某目的组织起来的)一群人，军队，部队，武装力量，警察部门，力，风力；}
If you keep spending beyond your means, you‘re going to go bankrupt sooner or later. {翻译：如果你继续超出你的能力花钱，迟早会破产。means：n：收入，财产，方法，手段；v：意思是，意味；}
Widespread corruption and instability are the two most serious problems in that Latin American republic. {widespread：[音：wa?dspred]；adj：分布(或散步)广的，普遍的；instability：[音：??nst?‘b?l?ti]；n：不稳定，不安定；repblic：n：共和国，共和政体；}
Peace talks were disrupted once again when a new border skirmish broke out between the two countries. {peace talks：n：和谈，和平谈判；border：n：边界，边境，边缘；vt：与……接壤，加边于；vi：近似，毗邻；skirmish：[音：‘sk??rm??]；n：小冲突，小争斗，前哨站；v：参与小争斗；break out：(战争、火灾等)爆发，逃脱；}
The geologists are monitoring the live volcano, hoping to capture an eruption on film. {翻译：这些地质学家在监视这座活火山，希望能拍到喷发的镜头。geologist：[音：d?i‘ɑ?l?d??st]；n：地质学家；monitor：[音：‘mɑ?n?t?r]；v：监视，监督，监听；n：班长，监视器，监听员，[计]显示器；live：[音：lɑ?v]；adj：活的，直播的，现场的，带电的，燃烧着的，当前的；}
The president made him the new Justice Minister because he was known as an incorruptible judge. {Justice Minister：n：司法部长；be known as：以……著称，众所周知的……；}
The defeated troops were routed by the enemy. {troop：n：军队，大量，群，组；vi：群集，结队，成群前行；}

You must put on a safety helmet before you enter this construction site. {put on：vt：戴上，穿上，上演，演出，采取，装出，假装，夸大，抹，搽，擦，涂(化妆品等)，增加体重，发胖；site：n：现场，地点，位置；vt：使……位于；}
In the Cold War, the US and the USSR aimed for the goal of mutually assured destruction - or MAD. {翻译：在冷战时期，美国和苏联的目标是保证能够互相摧毁—简称MAD。USSR：abbr：苏联(Union of Soviet Socialist Republics)；soviet：[音：‘so?viet]；adj：苏维埃的，苏联的；n：苏维埃；aim for：v：瞄准，以……为目标；MAD：abbr：确保互相摧毁(Mutually Assured Destruction)；mutually：[音：‘mju?t?u?li]；adv：互相地，彼此地；assured：adj：确实的，保障的，有自信的；assure：vt：使确信，使放心，确保：mutual：adj：共同的，相互的；souvenir：[音：?su?v?‘n?r]；n：纪念品；}
Modern feminists have deconstructed language to overthrow the male-domination myth. {翻译：现代女权运动者解构了语言，以推翻男性主导的迷思。feminist：[音：‘fem?n?st]；n：女权主义者；adj：主张男女平等的，女权主义的；overthrow：[音：‘o?v?rθro?]；v：推翻，打到，颠覆，[体]高投；n：推翻，瓦解，颠覆，[体]高投；domination：[音：?d?m?‘ne??n]；n：支配，控制，管辖；[宗]大天使，主天使(复数)；myth：[音：m?θ]；n：神话，虚构的故事；}
Before installing the water heater, make sure to read the instructions.
While labor is cheap in Mainland China, the economic infrastructure is still very primitive. {labor：n：劳工，劳力，工人，工作，分娩；v：苦干，劳动，致力于，过分详尽阐述；adj：劳工的，劳动的；economic：[音：?ek?‘nɑ?m?k]；adj：经济的，经济学的，有利可图的；infrastructure：n：基础，基础设施；primitive：[音：‘pr?m?t?v]；adj：粗超的，原始的，简陋的；n：原始人，文艺复兴前的艺术家；}
The fire escape must be free of anything that may obstruct the escape route. {翻译：消防逃生梯绝对不能有会阻碍逃生线路的物品。escape：n：逃生，逃脱，逃跑，逃避，泄露，度假，[计]退出键；v：逃跑，逃脱，逃避，被忘掉，泄露，去度假；free：adj：通畅的，未使用的，空闲的，自由地，免费的，没有……的，随意的；route：[音：ru?t]；n：路线，(固定)路线，途径；vt：为……安排路线，(按路线)发送；}
The police detective is trying to reconstruct the scene of the murder. {scene：[音：si?n]；n：情景，场，景；}
This tape will self-destruct five seconds after it is over. {over：adv：结束，完全覆盖，穿过，落下；}
If the foundation is laid deep, the superstructure can rise very high. {翻译：如果地基打得深，地上结构就可以盖的很高。foundation：n：根基，基础，根据，创建，基金(会)；lay：v：设计，放置，当下，打赌，击倒，产卵，使平静，压平；n：地形，位置，叙事短诗，交媾；adj：外行的，世俗的；rise：上升，升起，增加，起床，反抗，复活；n：上升，增加，斜坡，小山；}
The principal found the teaching plan unstructured, and suggested that the teacher rewrite it. {principal：[音：‘pr?ns?pl]；n
：嚣张，主角，委托人，主犯，资本，本金；adj：主要的，首要的；suggest that sb. do sth.：v：建议某人做某事；principle：[音：‘pr?ns?pl]；n：原理，原则，主义，信念；}
Many professional singers can play a musical instrument or two. {singer：[音：‘s???r]；n：歌手，鸣禽，烧毛工，烧毛机，辛格(姓氏)；，musical：[音：‘mju?z?kl]；adj：音乐的，喜欢音乐的，悦耳的；n：音乐片；}
Your timely help has been instrumental to my success in this business. {翻译：你及时的援助，对我在这一行的成功非常关键。timely：adj：及时的，适时的；adv：及时地；business：n：商业，实物，生意；}
Please read this letter carefully; I don‘t want you to misconstrue my intentions. {intention：n：目的，意图，意向，打算；}

Many modern women are still victims of male chauvinism. {chauvinism：[音：‘?o?v?n?z?m]；n：沙文主义，盲目的爱国心；}
Many investors were victimized in that pyramid scheme. {investor：[音：?n‘vest?r]；n：投资者；pyramid：[音：‘p?r?m?d]；n：金字塔，棱锥体，[证券]金字塔式交易法；v：急速增加，以金字塔的模型构建；shceme：n：阴谋，计划，方案；v：图谋，设计，策划，<非正式>认为；pyramid scheme：n：金字塔式骗术，老鼠会；}
In a civil war, there can be no real victors. {can：表示可能性；}
The defendant was convicted of murder and sent to prison. {defendant：n：被告；}
It is my conviction that the government should stay out of the economy. {stay out：v：不回家，避开；stay out of：vt：保持不受……影响，避开，不介入，不干涉；economy：[音：?‘kɑ?n?mi]；n：经济，节约；adj：经济的，廉价的；}
The landlord had him evicted when he failed to pay his rent for the 12th month. {landlord：n：地主，房东；fail to：v：未能；rent：[音：rent]；n：租金；v：租用，出租；}
The look in her eyes convinced me that she was telling the truth.
Heavyweight Champion Mike Tyson had been invincible until he was beaten by his own reckless behavior. {Heavyweight：[音：‘heviwe?t]；n：重量级选手，(拳击)重量级，超过平均重量的人或物，要人；champion：[音：‘t?æmpi?n]；n：冠军，优胜者，拥护者，勇士；vt：拥护，保卫，为……而斗争；Mike Tyson：n：迈克·泰森；beat：v：打，打败，跳动，敲打，战胜；n：拍子，敲打，心跳声；adj：精疲力尽的；beaten：adj：被击败的，锤成的，踩出来的，筋疲力尽高的；reckless：[音：‘rekl?s]；adj：鲁莽的，不计后果的，大意的；reck：[音：rek]；v：介意，顾虑，与……有关系；}
The Roman Empire set forth from Rome and conquered many lands, making them into provinces. {Roman Empire：n：罗马帝国；forth：adv：向前，向外，露出；set forth：vt：出发，陈述，阐明；conquer：vt：征服，克服，战胜；vi：得胜；make into：v：使……转变为，做成；}
If you can‘t provide any evidence, your accusations will sound unconvincing. {accusation：[音：?ækju‘ze??n]；n：控告，指控，非难；}
If we stand firm and united, we can vanquish the enemy. {stand firm：v：站稳立场，坚定；united：adj：团结的，一致的，共同形成的，联合的；}

The lion is called the king of animals primarily because of its regal appearance. {primarily：[音：pra?‘mer?li]；adv：主要地，起初的；primary：[音：‘pra?meri]；adj：首要的，主要的，初级的，初等教育的，根本的，初期的；n：第一位，初选，最主要者，要素，原色，初级线圈；appearance：[音：?‘p?r?ns]；n：出现，露面，外貌，外表，出场；}
The regent of a university in England is the counterpart of a university president in the US. {counterpart：[音：‘ka?nt?rpɑ?rt]；n：职务相当的人，对应物，相似之物，副本；}
The French mob practiced regicide by sending Louis XVI to the guillotine. {mob：[音：mɑ?b]；n：暴民，一伙，[贬]民众；vt：大举包围，蜂拥而入；practice：v：执行，执业，开业，实践，练习；n：练习，实行，习惯，业务；guillotine：[音：‘ɡ?l?ti?n]；n：断头台，切纸机，<英>截止辩论的时限；v：斩决，<英>停止对……辩论而进行表决；}
The U.S. government tried to topple Saddam Hussein‘s regime, but to no avail. {翻译：美国政府设法推翻萨达姆·侯赛因的证券但未成功。topple：[音：‘tɑ?pl]；vt：推翻，使倒塌；vi：倒塌；Saddam Hussein：n：萨达姆·侯赛因；avail：[音：?‘ve?l]；v：有利，有助于；n：益处；}
Regional economic blocs, such as NAFTA, APEC and the EU, will soon merge into the all-encompassing WTO. {economic：[音：?e?k?‘nɑ?m?k]；adj：经济学的，经济的，有利可图的；bloc：[音：blɑ?k]；n：集团；sucn as：conj：例如，诸如；NAFTA：abbr：北美自由贸易协定(North American Free Trade Agreement)；APEC：abbr：亚洲太平洋经济合作组织(Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)；EU：abbr：欧盟(European Union)；merge into：v：化为，溶入，熔成，消散于；all-encompassing：[音：‘?:l en‘k?mp?si?]；adj：涵盖一切的，包含所有的；encompass：[音：?n‘k?mp?s]；vt：包围，包括，完成，围绕；}
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Free-market capitalists do not believe that the government should regulate trade. {capitalist：n：资本主义者，资本家；adj：资本主义的，有资本的；trade：[音：tre?d]；n：贸易，交易，行业，同行，顾客，营业额，交易量；v：做生意，从事贸易，购物，营业，(在证券交易所)交易，交换；}
The amoeba is a low life form with an irregular shape. {amoeba：[音：?‘mi?b?]；n：阿米巴，变形虫，(美)=ameba；low life form：n：低等生命形式；}
You shouldn‘t trust him with the bottle: he‘s incorrigible drunkard. {翻译：你不该让他喝的，他是个无可救药的酒鬼。drunkard：[音：‘dr??k?rd]；n：酒鬼；}
The long reign of the Qianlong Emperor was one of general prosperity in China. {翻译：乾隆皇帝长期的统治是中国普遍繁荣的一段时期。emperor：[音：‘emp?r?r]；n：皇帝；general：adj：普遍的，全面的，一般性的，大致的，笼统的，常规的，总的，首席的；n：将军，一般；prosperity：[音：prɑ?‘sper?ti]；n：繁荣，兴旺；}
The sovereignty of Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.
The royal family of Britain has been described as a dysfunctional family. {dysfunctional：[音：d?s‘f??k??nl]；adj：问题的，机能失调的，功能障碍的；}
The author earns a 10 percent royalty for every copy sold. {翻译：每卖出一本，作者就可以赚百分之十的版税。}