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5500-Unit 8
1、resident ☆☆☆
adj.(在某地)居住的;定居的 n.居民;居住者
形近词
resistant
adj.有抵抗力的;抵抗的;抵制的;反抗的
【拓展】 resist the temptation from/of ··· be resistant to
resistance
n.抵抗;阻力;抵抗力;电阻
2、intention ☆☆☆
n.意图;意向;目的
【拓展】 intend to tend to incline to inclination 倾向;取向
【n.意图】 Time, rather than intention, has given them legitimacy. 赋予它们(诺贝尔奖)合理性的是时间,而非意图。
形近词
intentionally
adv.有意地,故意地
同义词
purpose
n.意图;目的
You are now not wanted; you are now excluded from the work environment that offers purpose and structure in your life.
intent
n.意图;目的
【拓展】 be intent with 在某方面有目的 content 内容;满足 discontent be content with
3、typical ☆☆☆
adj.典型的;有代表性的;特有的;独特的
【adj.典型的】 The discovery of the Higgs boson is a typical case which involves ___. [A] controversies over the recipients' status [B] the joint effort of modern researchers [C] legitimate concerns over the new prizes [D] the demonstration of research findings 希格斯玻色子的发现是典型的事件,该事件涉及___。 [A]对获奖人地位的争议 [B]现代研究人员的共同努力 [C]对新奖项合情合理的顾虑 [D]对研究成果的示范
形近词
typically
adv.有代表性地;典型地;通常;一般地
【adv.通常;一般地】 Though typically about two inches taller now than 140 years ago, today's people—especially those born to families who have lived in the U.S.for many generations—apparently reached their limit in the early 1960s. 尽管与140年前比,人们的平均身高普遍高了2英寸,但如今的美国人——尤其是那些出生于已在美国生活了几代的家庭的人——显然在20世纪60年代初期就已经达到了他们的身高极限。
近义词
sample
n.(用于化验的)取样,样本;样品;货样 adj.作为代表或范例的
【n.样品】 Critics also argue that commercial genetic testing is only as good as the reference collections to which a sample is compared. 批评家们还辩称,商业性基因检测的效果与样本进行比对的参照数据库一致。
4、practically ☆☆☆
adv.实际上;实事求是地;几乎;简直
【adv.几乎】 Practically every week features at least one celebrity mom, or mom-to-be, smiling on the newsstands. 几乎每周都至少有一位明星妈妈或准妈妈的特别报道,她们在报摊杂志上笑迎读者。
形近词
practicality
n.可行性; 实际性;实用性;实际情况
词组
practical experience
实践经验
同义词
realistic
adj.现实的;务实的;实事求是的
5、compete ☆☆☆
v.比赛;竞争
【v.竞争】 For the time, attention, and money of the art-loving public, classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera houses, dance troupes, theater companies, and museums, but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century. 为了赢得艺术爱好者的时间、关注和金钱,古典乐器演奏家不仅必须与歌剧院、舞蹈团、剧团和博物馆竞争,还必须与那些收录了20世纪伟大古典音乐家表演的录音竞争。
形近词
competitive
adj 竞争的;角逐的; 好竞争的;好胜的; (商品或服务)具有竞争力的
【adj.竞争的】 Johnson & Johnson, for example, has created BabyCenter, a stand-alone media property that promotes complementary and even competitive products. 例如,强生公司创立了“宝宝中心”网站,一个推销互补产品甚至竞争性产品的独立媒体。
形近词
competent
adj.能干的;胜任的;称职的;合格的
【adj.胜任的】 In fact, it is difficult to see how journalists who do not have a clear grasp of the basic features of the Canadian Constitution can do a competent job on political stories. 事实上,难以理解的是,那些对加拿大宪法的基本特征缺乏清晰了解的新闻记者是如何能胜任政治新闻报道工作的。
【拓展】 有资格做···/能胜任 :be qualified for = be competent in = be eligible for
competently
adv.胜任地;称职地;恰当地
incompetently
adv.不称职地;无能力地
词组
compete against/with
与……竟争
近义词
rival
n.对手竞争者 v.能与……媲美;比得上 adj.竞争的
【拓展】 你拥有的太少是因为你吃的太多。不信你看看,你的情敌又瘦了。 You own too little in that you eat too much. Please take a look at your love rivals who have already become much more slender.
6、remote ☆☆☆
adj.远的;长久的;偏僻的;关系疏远的;渺茫的;微乎其微的
【adj.渺茫的】 Is there any chance that Cardus's criticism will enjoy a revival? The prospect seems remote. 卡达斯的评论还有望再度盛行吗?可能性似乎很渺茫。
同义词
distant
adj.遥远的;久远的;疏远的
faraway
adj.遥远的;远方的
近义词
farther
adv.更远地;较远地 adj.更远的
【adv.更远地】 We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War Ⅱ, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. 我们离20世纪初至第二次世界大战前夕英国报纸上那些主题自由的评论就更远了。当时新闻用纸价格低廉,而格调优雅的艺术评论被认为是对其所在出版物的一种装饰。
7、extent ☆☆☆
n.广度;宽度;长度;程度;限度;范围
【n.程度】 Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts. 如今,它们(银行)认为市场价格夸大亏损,因为市场价格主要反映市场暂时流动性不足,不反映坏账可能达到的程度。
形近词
extension
n.延长;延期;扩大,扩展;伸展
【n.延期】 In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extension of the plant's license be subject to Vermont legislature's approval. 2006年,州政府更进一步,要求该核电厂许可证的任何延期申请都需要得到佛蒙特州立法机关的批准。
extend
v.延伸;延长;扩大;推广;伸出;给予
【v.延伸】 ☛ The legal issues in the case are obscure: whereas the Supreme Court has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority over nuclear power, legal scholars say that Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend. 该案件中的法律问题晦涩难懂:虽然最高法院裁定各州对核能确实有一定的管理权,但法律学者称佛蒙特案将为检验这些权力能够延伸至什么程度提供一个先例。 【unprecedented 史无前例的 ☛ His memory, too, he described as extensive, but hazy. 【hazy 霾 fog and haze 雾霾
extended
adj.延伸的;扩展的;延长的;广大的
extensive
adj.广泛的;大量的;广阔的
词组
to some extend
在一定程度上;在某种程度上
to what extent
在多大程度上
Eg: If gender discriminations exist through Darwinian natural selection, to what extent can we ever get rid of them? 【get rid of / dispose of 处理;处置掉 cope with 应对;处理(重过程)
8、overlap ☆☆☆
n.重合,重叠 v.部分复叠,交叠;相互重叠,有共同之处
形近词
overseas
adv.在海外;在国外 adj.(在)海外的;(在)国外的; (学生、游客等)来自海外的,来自外国的
【adj.(在)海外的】 For this company to offer a $5. 95 knit miniskirt in all its 2,300-plus stores around the world, it must rely on low-wage overseas labor, order in volumes that strain natural resources, and use massive amounts of harmful chemicals. 对于这家公司来说,它若想为全球2300多家门店提供价格为5.95美元的针织超短裙,就必须依靠海外低薪劳动力以及造成自然资源过度使用的大量订单,并且大量使用有害化学物质。
形近词
overwhelm
v.(情感、事件等)使不知所措,使难以承受;征服;制服
【拓展】 an overwhelming number of 大量的
9、property ☆☆☆
n.财产;资产;所有物;性质;特性
【n.财产;资产】 Thus, in his view, diverse aspects of culture, such as the structure of families, forms of marriage, categories of kinship, ownership of property, forms of government, technology, and systems of food production, all changed as societies evolved. 所以,在他看来,文化的各个方面——诸如家庭结构、婚姻形式、亲属类别、财产所有权、政府组成形式、技术和食品生产体系都会随社会演变而发生变化。
形近词
asset
n.有用的物(或人);财富;资产;财产
【n.资产】 These rules say they must value some assets at the price a third party would pay, not the price managers and regulators would like them to fetch. 这些规则规定,他们必须按照第三方愿意支付的价格,而非管理者和监管者期望他们收取的价格,来评估部分资产的价值。
10、quest ☆☆☆
v.(长期艰难的)搜寻;探求
形近词
request
v.要求;请求 n.要求;请求
【n.请求】 In February the FTC and Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) agreed that the industry would get cracking on responding to DNT requests. 2月,联邦贸易委员会(FTC)和数字广告联盟(DAA)达成了共识,即该行业将开始应对“禁止追踪”的请求。
【拓展】 require v. 要求 requirement n.
question
n.问题,疑问;怀疑,困惑 v.询问;质疑;审问
unquestioned
adj.无可争议的;不容置疑的;公认的
形近词
query
n./v.疑问
enquiry
n.询问,询价
enquire
v.询问
11、imagine ☆☆☆
v.想象;设想;料想
【v.想象】 It's hard to imagine that many people are dumb enough to want children just because Reese and Angelina make it look so glamorous: most adults understand that a baby is not a haircut. 很难想象,仅仅因为瑞茜和安吉莉娜让生养孩子这种行为看上去如此令人向往就让很多人傻到想要孩子:大多数成年人都知道,养孩子可不像做个发型那么简单。
形近词
image
n.形象;化身
【n.形象】 ☛ That's a far different image from the cherry-tree-chopping George most people remember from their history books. 这一形象与大多数人记得的历史书中那个砍樱桃树的乔治大有不同。 ☛ The magazine cover showing an attractive mother holding a cute baby is hardly the only Madonna-and-child image on newsstands this week. 在杂志的封面上,一位漂亮的妈妈抱着一个可爱的婴儿这并不是本周唯一一个出现在报刊亭里的圣母与圣婴的形象。 ☛ Of course, the image of parenthood that celebrity magazines like US Weekly and People present is hugely unrealistic, especially when the parents are single mothers like Bullock. 《美国周刊》、《人物》等名人杂志中呈现出来的为人父母形象当然非常不现实,尤其当母亲是布洛克这样的单亲妈妈时更是如此。 ☛ But it's interesting to wonder if the images we see every week of stress-free, happiness-enhancing parenthood aren't in some small, subconscious way contributing to our own dissatisfactions with the actual experience, in the same way that a small part of us hoped getting "the Rachel" might make us look just a little bit like Jennifer Aniston. 但想起来让人觉得很有趣:我们每周(在杂志封面上)看到的那些无忧无虑、越来越幸福的为人父母形象,难道不是正在无形中轻微地加剧我们对现实生活的不满吗?这种方式就好像我们当中一小部分人曾经希望剪个和瑞秋(《老友记》中的单亲妈妈)一样的发型,好让自己看上去有点像詹妮弗·安妮斯顿(瑞秋的扮演者)。
【拓展】 My son, that you should not be afraid to tell the truth is more to me than thousand trees! Yes - though they were blossomed with silver and had leaves of the purest gold!" ☛ 身处异国他乡时,你就是中国。 When in foreign country, you are the image of China.
imaging
n.成像
形近词
imaginary
adj.虚构的;想象中的
unimaginable
adj.难以想象的
imaginative
adj.创造性的;富于想象的
近义词
dream
v.梦想;想到;梦到
picture
v.想象;描写
12、exaggerate ☆☆☆
v.夸大,夸张
形近词
exaggerated
adj.夸大的;夸张的;言过其实的
aggravate
v.加重;使恶化;加剧
【v.使恶化】 The guild-like ownership structure is considered "restrictive" partly because it ___. [A] bans outsiders' involvement in the profession [B] keeps lawyers from holding law-firm shares [C] aggravates the ethical situation in the trade [D] prevents lawyers from gaining due profits “行会式”所有权结构被认为是“限制性的”,部分原因在于它___。 [A]禁止业外人士涉足这一行业 [B]不让律师持有律师事务所的股份 [C]恶化了该行业的道德状况 [D]使律师无法获得应有的收益
同义词
boast
v.自夸;自吹自擂
magnify
v.放大;夸大;加剧
【拓展】 magnifier (size) amplifier (volumn)
13、oppose ☆☆☆
v.反对;反抗
形近词
opponent
n.对手,敌手;反对者 adj.对立的;敌对的
【n.反对者】 There is pressure for change from within the profession, but opponents of change among the regulators insist that keeping outsiders out of a law firm isolates lawyers from the pressure to make money rather than serve clients ethically. 行业内部迫切需要改革,但监管者中反对改革的人坚持认为,将业外人士排除在律师事务所之外能够使律师不用为挣钱发愁,而按照职业道德为客户服务。
词组
be opposed to
反对……;与……背道而驰
同义词
repel
v.排斥;击退
【拓展】 repulsion 讨厌;反感 repulsive a.排斥的 compel 压迫,强迫 compulsion n. compulsive a.有强迫性的 compulsive bargain hunters 购便宜货上瘾的人 compulsory a.义务的 compulsory education 义务教育
近义词
deny
v.否认;否认与……有关系;不承认;抛弃
【v.否认】 Glenn Mulcaire may deny phone hacking as a crime. 格伦·穆凯尔可能会否认电话窃听有罪。
counter
v.反击;反驳
【拓展】 encounter 遭遇;偶遇,邂逅
14、procedure ☆☆☆
n.程序;手续;步骤;常规
【n.常规】 But don't bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the brain, they're there to stay. 但是不必费力试图消除旧习惯,一旦那些常规做法的“辙痕”被印入大脑,它们就会一直存在。
词组
working procedure
进行程序
starting procedure
启动程序
loading procedure
加载程序
15、supply ☆☆☆
v.供给;供应;满足(需要);补足;向……提供 n.供应;供应量;补给品
【v.向……提供】 Furthermore, the legal system and the events which occur within it are primary subjects for journalists. While the quality of legal journalism varies greatly, there is an undue reliance amongst many journalists on interpretations supplied to them by lawyers. 此外,法律制度及法律制度内所发生的事件是新闻记者的主要报道对象。虽然法律新闻报道的质量参差不齐,但是许多新闻记者都过度依赖律师提供给他们的解释。
形近词
supplier
n.供应商;供应者
【n.供应商】 The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on a longstanding commitment to abide by the state's strict nuclear regulations. 这家公司是新英格兰地区一家主要的能源供应商。当它上周宣布将违背“严格遵守核能法规”这一长期承诺时,在佛蒙特激起了无可厚非的震怒。
supplement
n.补充;补遗;补贴;附录;增刊;副刊
【n.增刊;副刊】 For the past several years, the Sunday newspaper supplement Parade has featured a column called "Ask Marilyn". People are invited to query Marilyn vos Savant, who at age 10 had tested at a mental level of someone about 23 years old; that gave her an IQ of 228-the highest score ever recorded. 在过去的几年中,周日报纸副刊Parade开设了一个名为“询问玛丽琳”的专栏。人们受邀向玛丽琳·沃斯·萨万特提问。她在10岁时测试的智力水平达到了别人23岁时的水平,她的智商达到了228,这是有记录以来的最高分。
【n.补充】 According to the first paragraph, peer pressure often emerges as ___. [A] a supplement to the social cure [B] a stimulus to group dynamics [C] an obstacle to school progress [D] a cause of undesirable behaviors 根据第一段,“同辈压力”通常呈现为___。 [A]社会治疗的补充 [B]群体活力的激励 [C]学校进步的障碍 [D]不良行为的诱因
16、shift ☆☆☆
v.替换;转移;移动 n.转移;转换;转变;轮班
【n.转换;转变】 Transitions should connect one paragraph to the next so that there are no abrupt or confusing shifts. 过渡段应该把上一段和下一段连接起来,此次避免段落之间出现唐突或者莫名其妙的转换。 【Apart from the above mentioned aspect
形近词
downshift
v.把排挡换至低速挡;放慢生活节奏 n.换低速挡
【拓展】 downshifting(给生活做减法)—— simplified upshifting —— inspired rural idyll 田园生活 / a life of arcadian simplicity tower of ivory 象牙塔
同义词
transfer
v.使转移;使调动
alter
v.改变;更改
transform
v.改变;变换
【v.改变;变换】 But it takes collective scrutiny and acceptance to transform a discovery claim into a mature discovery. 但是,将一个发现声明转变为一个成熟的发现需要经过集体的审视和接受。 【scrutiny 仔细审查 scrutinize v. scrupulous a.仔细的,认真的 screw (up) 【protpscience 前科学 science
17、unemployment ☆☆☆
n.失业;失业人数
【n.失业】 ☛ This "added-worker effect" could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times. 这种“额外的劳动者效应”能够支持由失业保险或伤残保险所提供的安全保障,从而帮助那些家庭渡过艰难时期。 ☛ The principle of British welfare is no longer that you can insure yourself against the risk of unemployment and receive unconditional payments if the disaster happens. 英国福利制度的原则已经不再是为防失业风险给自己投保,并在灾难发生时领取无条件的救济金了。
形近词
employ
v.雇用;使从事于;使用
【v.雇用】 In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and to employ professional managers to focus on improving firms' efficiency. 事实上,允许非执业律师持有律师事务所的股份,可以鼓励律师事务所运用高科技,并聘请职业经理人来着力提高公司效率,从而降低成本并改善客户服务。
employer
n.老板
employee
n.雇员;员工
employment
n.雇用;工作;职业
【拓展】 recruit v.招募 n.新人 recruitment n.招募 crew
词组
unemployment rate
失业率
18、occupy ☆☆☆
v.占;占用;占据;占领;使忙碌;使从事
形近词
occupation
n.职业;占用;占有;占领;占据
【拓展】 career 职业 vocation 天职 innovative undertaking
preoccupation
n. 全神贯注;入神; 使人全神贯注的事物; 使人入神的事物
【n.使人全神贯注的事物;使人入神的事物】 According to many books and articles, New England's leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life. 根据很多书籍和文章记载,新英格兰的领导者确立了美国学术界中清教传统的基本主题和关注重点,该传统逐步发展并成为主流。
词组
be occupied with
专心于;被……所占据;忙于
【拓展】 (主被动关系颠倒的一组)be preoccipied with be predominant in
近义词
capture
v.(尤指在战争中)俘虏擒获;占领; 夺取;表现,体现(感情、气氛)
【v.表现,体现(感情、气氛)】 Other standardized tests, such as the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE), capture the main aspects of IQ tests. 其他一些标准化测试,例如学术能力评估测试(SAT)和研究生入学考试(GRE),都体现了智力测试的主要方面。
19、win ☆☆
v.获胜;赢得;达到;赶上 n.赢;胜利
【拓展】 triumph fiasco 惨败
形近词
wine
n.葡萄酒;酒
形近词
windscreen
n.挡风玻璃
形近词
wind
v.上发条;蜿蜒;缠绕
形近词
swing
v.撼动;摇摆;影响 n.摇摆;波动
形近词
windfall
n.被风吹落的果子;横财
20、accompany ☆☆
v.陪同;伴随;为……伴奏;和……一起发生(或同时存在)
【v.和……一起发生(或同时存在)】 Little reward accompanies duplication and confirmation of what is already known and believed. 重复和确认早已为人所知和所信的东西是不会有什么收获的。
同义词
company
v.同行;陪伴
【拓展】 accompaniment 伴奏
21、explicit ☆☆
adj.清晰的;明确的;坦率的
【拓展】 luminous 清晰的,明亮的 illuminate v.阐明;阐述
形近词
explicitly
adv.明白地;明确地
【adv.明确地】 That's because Congress has always envisioned joint federal-state immigration enforcement and explicitly encourages state officers to share information and cooperate with federal colleagues. 那是因为国会一直设想联邦与各州联合执行移民法,并明确鼓励各州官员与联邦同僚共享信息,互相协作。
同义词
definite
adj.清楚的, 明确的; 确切的,确定的
【拓展】 explicable (inexplicable)清晰的,明白的(无法解释的)
【拓展】 "Madonna –Michael Jackson was a human being but he was a king. Long live the king." Michael Jackson was born in August 1958. So was I. Michael Jackson grew up in the suburbs of the Midwest. So did I. Michael Jackson had eight brothers and sisters. So do I. When Michael Jackson was six, he became a superstar, and was perhaps the world's most beloved child. When I was six, my mother died. I think he got the shorter end of the stick. I never had a mother, but he never had a childhood. And when you never get to have something, you become obsessed by it. I spent my childhood searching for my mother's figures. sometimes I was successful, but how do you recreate your childhood when you are under the magnifying glass of the world for your entire life. There is no question that Michael Jackson was one ot the greatest talents the world has ever known. That when he sang a song at the ripe old age of eight he could make you feel like an experienced adult was squeezing your heart with his words. That when he moved he had the elegance of Fred Astaire and packed the punch of Muhammad Ali. That his music had an extra layer of inexplicable magic that didn't just make you want to dance but actually made you believe you could fly, dare to dream, be anything that you wanted to be. Because that is what heroes do and Michael Jackson was a hero. He performed in soccer stadiums around the world, and sold hundreds of millions of records and dined with prime ministers and presidents. Girls fell in love with him, boys fell in love with him, everyone wanted to dance like him. He seemed otherworldly — but he was a human being. Like most performers he was shy and plagued with insecurities. I can't say we were great friends, but in 1991 I decided I wanted to try to get to know him better. I asked him out to dinner, I said “My treat, I'll drive — just you and me." He agreed and showed up to my house without any bodyguards. We drove to the restaurant in my car. It was dark out, but he was still wearing sunglasses. I said, "Michael, I feel like l'm talking to a limousine. Do you think you can take off your glasses so I can see your eyes?" He paused for a moment then he tossed the glasses out the window, looked at me with a wink and a smile and said, "Can you see me now? Is that better? 【limousine 豪华轿车 In that moment, I could see both his vulnerability and his charm. The rest of the dinner, I was hellbent on getting him to eat French fries, drink wine, have dessert and say bad words. Things he never seemed to allow himself to do. Later we went back to my house to watch a movie and sat on the couch like two kids, and somewhere in the middle of the movie, his hand snuck over and held mine. It felt like he was looking for a friend more than a romance, and I was happy to oblige. In that moment, he didn't feel like a superstar. He felt like a human being. We went out a few more times together, and then for one reason or another we fell out of touch. Then the witch hunt began, and it seemed like one negative story after another was coming out about Michael. I felt his pain, I know what it's like to walk down the street and feel like the whole world is turned against you. I know what it's like to feel helpless and unable to defend yourself because the roar of the lynch mob is so loud you feel like your voice can never be heard. But I had a childhood, and I was allowed to make mistakes and find my own way in the world without the glare of the spotlight. When I first heard that Michael had died, I was in London, days away from the start of my tour. Michael was going to perform in the same venue as me a week later. All I could think about in this moment was, "I had abandoned him." That we had abandoned him. That we had allowed this magnificent creature who had once set the world on fire to somehow slip through the cracks. While he was trying to build a family and rebuild his career, we were all passing judgment. Most of us had turned our backs on him. In a desperate attempt to hold on to his memory, I went on the Internet to watch old clips of him dancing and singing on TV and on stage and I thought, "my God, he was so unique, so original, so rare, and there will never be anyone like him again. He was a king." But he was also a human being, and alas we are all human beings and sometimes we have to lose things before we can appreciate them. 【alas 哎,呜呼 I want to end this on a positive note and say that my sons, age nine and four, are obsessed with Michael Jackson. There's a whole lot of crotch grabbing and moon walking going on in my house. And, it seems like a whole new generation of kids have discovered his genius and are bringing him to life again. I hope that wherever Michael is right now he is smiling about this. Yes, Michael Jackson was a human being but he was a king. Long live the king.
22、manipulate ☆☆
v.操纵;控制;操作,使用;巧妙地处理
【拓展】 push and pull (n.)折腾 fluctuate back and forth (v.) wax and wane (v.)潮起潮落;月圆月缺
形近词
manipulation
n. 操纵,控制;操作,使用
词组
take charge of = be in charge of
负责,掌管
23、hook ☆☆
v.钩;钩住 n.钩;吊钩;(拳击的)钩拳
24、horizon ☆☆
n.地平线;范围;眼界;视野
【n.视野】 What would be the best title for the text? [A] Newspapers of the Good Old Days [B] The Lost Horizon in Newspapers [C] Mournful Decline of Journalism [D] Prominent Critics in Memory 下列哪一项是本文的最佳标题? [A]报纸行业过去的美好时光 [B]报纸中消失的视野 [C]新闻业令人悲哀的衰落 [D]记忆中杰出的批评家
25、auto ☆☆
n.汽车
【拓展】 vehicle 交通工具
【n.汽车】 Steelworkers, airline employees, and now those in the auto industry are joining millions of families who must worry about interest rates, stock market fluctuation, and the harsh reality that they may outlive their retirement money. 和数百万家庭一样,炼钢工人、航空公司员工以及如今的汽车工业从业者都不得不开始担心利率、股市涨跌以及一个残酷的现实:他们的退休金可能不够养老。
形近词
autonomous
adj.自治的;独立自主的
【拓展】 autonomy n.自治 monotony n.单调 monotonous a.单调的 monopoly 垄断 monopolize
26、transaction ☆☆
n.交易; 业务
27、outcome ☆☆
n.结果;结局;成果
【n.结果】 Deliberate practice entails more than simply repeating a task. Rather, it involves setting specific goals, obtaining immediate feedback and concentrating as much on technique as on outcome. “刻意练习”需要的不仅仅是简单地重复一项任务。准确地说,它包括制定明确目标、获得即时反馈以及方法和结果并重。
【拓展】 entail: If one thing entails another, it causes it or involves it. ☛ Shrek 4 Ever After: Why does being your best friend entail me doing everything I don't want to do? ☛ Why does being the smartest creature in this blue planet entail us doing everything unfriendly to our environment?
形近词
income
n.收入;收益;所得
【n.收入】 ☛ During the same period, families have been asked to absorb much more risk in their retirement income. 与此同时,家庭被要求在退休收入方面承担更多风险。 ☛ Worse, the crucial income to feed yourself and your family and pay the bills has disappeared. 更糟糕的是,养活你自己和家人并用来支付账单的重要收入来源已经不复存在了。
28、panel ☆☆
n.控制板;仪表盘;专门小组;面;板
【n.专门小组】 The Federal circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court's judges, rather than a typical panel of three. 联邦巡回法院发布了一项不同寻常的指令,宣称此案将由该法院全体12名法官听审,而不是典型的三人组听审,并且宣称法院想要评估一个问题,即是否需要“重新审议”对道富银行案的裁决。
词组
panel discussion
小组讨论
29、cease ☆☆
v.停止;中止 n.停止;中止
【v.停止;中止】 There will eventually come a day when The New York Times ceases to publish stories on newsprint. 总会有一天,《纽约时报》会停止在纸质版刊登新闻报道。
同义词
halt
n.停止;中止
(走走停停)
suspend
v.暂停;延缓
【拓展】 suspension 终止学业(被动) dropout 辍学(主动) Stephen Curry: But still I don't think I will be suspended. And the only thing that I'm sure about is my pocket will be a little bit lighter.不会被禁赛,但会被罚款。
pause
n.暂时的停顿;犹豫
30、accuracy ☆☆
n.精确(性);准确(性);准确度
【拓展】 precise a.精确的 precision n.精确 accurately 精确地
形近词
inaccuracy
n.错误;不精确
31、trivial ☆☆
adj.琐碎的;无足轻重的
【adj.琐碎的】 According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be ___. [A] domestic and temporary [Bl irregular and violent [C] durable and frequent [D] trivial and random 根据第四段,女性面临的压力往往是 [A]家庭内部的、暂时的 [B]无规律的、强烈的 [C]长期的、频繁的 [D]琐碎的、偶然的
形近词
triviality
n. 琐事
32、encounter ☆☆
v.遇到;遭遇 n.邂逅;偶遇;对决;冲突
【n.对决;冲突】 After a bruising encounter with Congress, America's Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) rushed through rule changes. 与国会激烈交锋后,美国财务会计准则委员会(FASB)匆忙通过了对规则的修改。 【commute 通勤
形近词
counterpart
n.职能(或地位)相当的人;对应的事物
【n.对应的事物】 Yet the research revealed that the U.S. factories of Honda, Nissan, and Toyota achieved about 95 percent of the productivity of their Japanese counterparts—a result of the training that U.S. workers received on the job. 然而研究表明,美国的本田、尼桑和丰田汽车工厂的产能达到了这些品牌在日本工厂产能的95%左右,这是美国工人在工作中所受训练的结果。
33、reluctant ☆☆
adj.不情愿的:勉强的
形近词
reluctantly
adv.不情愿地;勉强地
词组
be reluctant to do sth.
不情愿做某事
34、speculate ☆☆
v.推测,猜测;投机
【v.推测;猜测】 But Dr. Uri Simonsohn speculated that an inability to consider the big picture was leading decision-makers to be biased by the daily samples of information they were working with. 但尤里·西蒙逊博士推测,未能考虑全局会导致决策者受他们经手的日常信息样本的影响而产生偏见。
35、enlighten ☆☆
v.启发;启蒙;开导
形近词
unenlightened
adj. 无知的;落后的;未经启蒙的
同义词
acquaint
v.使熟悉;使认识
【拓展】 be acquainted with 和···熟知;熟悉 acquaintance n.熟人
apprise
v.通知;告知
36、diffuse ☆☆
[dɪ'fju:z] v.(知识、消息等)传播;散布;宣泄,舒缓(尤指不良情绪) [dɪ'fju:s] adj.散布的,分散的;弥漫的;含糊不清的;难以理解的
【v.宣泄,舒缓(尤指不良情绪)】 Alvarez's experience demonstrates the importance of finding ways to diffuse stress before it threatens your health and your ability to function. 阿尔瓦雷兹的经历说明,在压力威胁到你的健康和身体机能之前找到缓解压力的途径是非常重要的。 【menace n./v.威胁 intimidate 威胁;恐吓 bully 威吓;胁迫 transfuse 输血
37、contend ☆☆
v.声称;主张;争辩;竞争;处理;对付
【v.声称,主张】 But in her new book Join the Club, Tina Rosenberg contends that peer pressure can also be a positive force through what she calls the social cure, in which organizations and officials use the power of group dynamics to help individuals improve their lives and possibly the world. 但是,在其新书《加入俱乐部》中,蒂娜·罗森伯格认为,通过她所谓的“社会治疗”,“同辈压力”也能成为一种积极的力量。在“社会治疗”中,机构和官员运用群体互动的力量来帮助个体改善他们的生活,甚至改变整个世界。
38、penalty ☆☆
n.处罚, 惩罚
【n.处罚,惩罚】 The current state of affairs may have been encouraged—though not justified—by the lack of legal penalty (in America, but not Europe) for data leakage. Until California recently passed a law, American firms did not have to tell anyone, even the victim, when data went astray. (在美国,而不是欧洲)缺乏对数据泄露的法律惩处,这种情况虽不至于证明当前事态合理,却可能会导致当前事态的加剧。加利福尼亚州最近通过了一项法律,在此之前,美国公司丢失数据时不必通知任何人,甚至是受害者。 【go astray 误入歧途,迷路 stray vi./a./n/ = lose one's bearing 失去方向;失去支撑 stray dog 流浪狗
同义词
punishment
n.刑罚;惩罚
39、item ☆☆
n.条目,条款;项目;一篇报道(或文章); (新闻等的)一条,一则;(系列物品或清单中的)一件
【n.(系列物品或清单中的)一件】 By offering on-trend items at dirtcheap prices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking an industry long accustomed to a seasonal pace. 克莱因认为,这些品牌通过提供廉价而入时的商品,已经控制了时尚流行的周期,撼动了这一长久以来习惯以季节为步调的行业。
词组
be an item
<口>恋爱;确立恋爱关系
【拓展】 I had made some courtship(谈恋爱了) during this time to Miss Read. I had a great respect and affection(爱慕) for her, and had some reason to believe she had the same for me; but, as I was about to take a long voyage, and we were both very young, only a little above eighteen(刚过18岁), it was thought most prudent(小心谨慎) by her mother to prevent our going too far at present(母亲不希望我们操之过急), as a marriage, if it was to take place, would be more convenient after my return, when I should be, as I expected, set up in my business. 立业成家,18岁太年轻;梦想 Line 24, P.48 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
40、disgrace ☆☆
n.丢脸;耻辱;不光彩
【拓展】 humiliate v.羞辱 humiliation n. humility n.谦虚,谦逊 humilize
【n.耻辱;不光彩】 Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. 很多招聘人员都表示:过去对高级职员而言的不光彩正在淡去。
41、poverty ☆☆
n.贫穷;贫困
【n.贫穷;贫困】 Thus poor countries might not be able to escape their poverty traps without political changes that may be possible only with broader formal education. 因此,没有政治变革,贫穷国家可能无法摆脱其贫穷的处境,而政治的变革只有在更广泛的正规教育下才有可能出现。
形近词
poor
adj.贫穷的;可怜的;贫乏的;差的
【拓展】 pathetic a.可怜的 sympathetic 表示可怜/同情 be sympathetic to
【adj.贫乏的;差的】 People are, on the whole, poor at considering background information when making individual decisions. 总体而言,人们在做单个决定时,不善于考虑背景信息。
poorly
adv.贫穷地;贫乏地;差劲地 adj.身体不舒服的
【adv.差劲地】 The U.S. workforce was derided as poorly educated and one of primary cause of the poor U.S. economic performance. 美国工人被嘲讽没有受过良好教育,也被认为是导致美国经济表现不佳的主要原因之一。 【despise 鄙视
42、foundation ☆☆
n.基础;根基;地基;基金会
【n.基金会】 A Knight Foundation focus-group survey of young people between ages 14 and 24 found they use "distributed trust" to verify stories. They cross-check sources and prefer news from different perspectives—especially those that are open about any bias. 骑士基金会焦点小组一项针对14岁至24岁的年轻人的调查发现,这个年龄段的年轻人使用“分布式信任”来验证消息。他们反复核查消息的来源,更偏爱源自多个角度的新闻,尤其是那些对任何偏见都持开放态度的新闻。
43、profound ☆☆
adj.深刻的;意义深远的;知识渊博的;深奥的
【adj.深刻的;意义深远的】 The author suggests in the last paragraph that the effect of peer pressure is ___. [A] harmful [B] desirable [C]profound [D] questionable 作者在最后一段表明“同辈压力”的效果是___。 [A]有害的 [B]理想的 [C]意义深远的 [D]可疑的
形近词
profoundly
adv.深深地;深刻地
But the idea that the journalist must understand the law more profoundly than an ordinary citizen rests on an understanding of the established conventions and special responsibilities of the news media. 但是“记者必须比普通市民更深刻地理解法律”这种观点是基于对新闻媒体的既定惯例和特殊责任的理解之上的。
44、council ☆☆
n.市政委员会;委员会;(组织的)管理者
词组
the State Council
国务院
45、artificial ☆☆
adj.人工的;人造的;人为的;矫揉造作的
【adj.人工的;人造的】 Humanity has the necessary agro-technological tools to eradicate hunger, from genetically engineered crops to artificial fertilizers. 人类有必要的农业技术手段来消除饥饿,包括从操控农作物的基因到使用人造化肥。
形近词
artistic
adj.有艺术天赋的;有艺术鉴赏力的; 艺术的;艺术家的
【adj.艺术的】 These recordings are cheap, available everywhere, and very often much higher in artistic quality than today's live performances; moreover, they can be "consumed" at a time and place of the listener's choosing. 这些音乐唱片价格便宜,在哪里都能买到,而且通常会比如今那些现场音乐会的艺术质量高很多。进一步讲,听众能自由地选择“消费”这些录音的时间和地点。
【拓展】 artist artisan 工匠 artisanship (craftsmanship) ☛ Steve Jobs -- Good artists copy. Great artists steal. 能工摹形,巧匠窃意 ☛ Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life. (Steve Jobs)
词组
artificial intelligence
人工智能
同义词
false
adj.虚伪的;人造的
【拓展】 false teeth 假牙 fake flower 绢花;假花 counterfeit a.假的;伪造的(犯法) counterfeit currency 假币
46、lobby ☆☆
n.门廊;门厅;(会议)休息厅;游说团体 v.游说
lobbyist 说客 think tank 智囊团;智库
形近词
lobbying
n.游说活动
Unfortunately, banks' lobbying now seems to be working. 很遗憾,银行的游说现在似乎在起作用了。
47、prosperity ☆☆
n.繁荣;兴旺
"The Heart of the Matter," the just-released report by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), deserves praise for affirming the importance of the humanities and social sciences to the prosperity and security of liberal democracy in America. 美国人文与科学院(AAAS)刚刚发表了一篇题为《问题的核心》的报告,该报告值得称赞,因为它肯定了人文和社会科学对美国自由民主体制繁荣和安全的重要性。
形近词
prosperous
adj.繁荣的;兴旺的
48、bias ☆☆
n.偏见;偏心;偏袒
形近词
biased
adj.有偏见的
☛ What is the author's attitude towards IQ tests? [A] Supportive. [B] Skeptical. [C] Impartial. [D] Biased. 作者对智商测试持什么态度? [A]支持的。 [B]怀疑的。 [C]公正的。 [D]存有偏见的。 ☛ The author implies in Paragraph 5 that professors are ___. [A] supportive of free markets [B] cautious about intellectual investigation [C] conservative about public policy [D] biased against classical liberal ideas 作者在第五段暗示教授们___。 [A]支持自由市场 [B]对待学术研究很谨慎 [C]对待公共政策很保守 [D]对传统自由思想有偏见
同义词
prejudice
n.成见; 偏见
49、likewise ☆☆
adv.同样地;照样地;类似地
【adv.同样地;照样地】 European ministers instantly demanded that the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) do likewise. 欧洲各国部长立刻要求国际会计准则委员会(IASB)照做。
同义词
moreover
adv.此外;而且
【adv.而且】 Moreover, IQ tests do not necessarily predict so well once populations or situations change. 而且,一旦群体或情况发生变化,智力测试不一定能够做出准确预测。
furthermore
adv. 此外;而且;再者
50、audience ☆☆
n.听众;观众;读者,(与要人的)会见
【n.观众】 If Gilbert and the Philharmonic are to succeed, they must first change the relationship between America's oldest orchestra and the new audience it hopes to attract. 如果吉尔伯特和爱乐乐团要成功,就必须先改变美国历史最悠久的管弦乐(纽约爱乐乐团)与它想吸引的新观众之间的关系。
形近词
auditor
n.审计员;查账员
51、inflation ☆☆
n.通货膨胀
【拓展】 contraction 收缩
形近词
inflationary
adj.通货膨胀的;引起通货膨胀的
inflate
v.(使)充气,膨胀;(使)涨价;抬高;夸大
【v.抬高】 The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. 五分之三方案使南方各州在总统选举团中的票数增加,从而使杰斐逊在1800年的总统选举中险胜。 【winner-take-all 赢者通吃
反义词
deflation
n.通货紧缩
52、merit ☆☆
n.优点;价值;良好品质 v.值得;应受到
【拓展】 meritocracy 精英 elitism 精英主义
反义词
demerit
n.缺点
【拓展】 impeccable无瑕疵的 你有种美好的信念,我很尊重,但是要硬塞给我,我就不那么乐意。-王小波 I do respect your impeccable belief. But if you push it to me, it really makes me sick.
53、crime ☆☆
n.犯罪活动;罪行;严重错误
【n.罪行】 For example, he theorized that a judge fearful of appearing too soft on crime might be more likely to send someone to prison if he had already sentenced five or six other defendants only to forced community service on that day. 例如,他推论说:一位害怕对犯罪表现得过于宽容的法官更有可能在一天内已经对五六名其他被告宣判了强制性社区服务的处罚后将某人送入监狱。
形近词
criminal
adj.犯罪的;罪过的
discrimination
n.歧视
54、length ☆☆
n.长;长度;一段,一节;花费的时长;篇幅
形近词
lengthen
v.使变长
【拓展】 The best of all ways to lengthen our days is to steal a few hours from the night. --Thomas More, a British poet
lengthy
adj.冗长的;漫长的
【拓展】 litany n.冗长而枯燥的陈述 stereotype/commonplace 老生常谈 stereotypical a.过时的,老生常谈的
【adj.漫长的】 Perhaps willfully, it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future. 或许我们总是觉得,思考如此长的时间跨度(指遥远的未来)比思考近期未来可能更为容易。
词组
at length
最后;终于;充分地;详尽地
【详尽地】 In those far-off days, it was taken for granted that the critics of major papers would write in detail and at length about the events they covered. 在那些遥远的日子里,人们理所当然地认为主流报纸的评论家们会详尽地记述他们所报道的事件。
同义词
stretch
n.一片;一段;一段时间 v.伸展;舒服
55、enthusiastic ☆☆
adj.热情的;热心的;非常感兴趣的;热衷的
【adj.热衷的】 Consumers may create "earned" media when they are ___. [A] obsessed with online shopping at certain Web sites [B] inspired by product-promoting e-mails sent to them [C] eager to help their friends promote quality products [D] enthusiastic about recommending their favorite products 当消费者___时,他们可能会创建“嬴得”媒体。 [A]沉迷于在某些网站进行网购 [B]受到发给他们的产品促销邮件的启发 [C]渴望帮助朋友宣传高质量的产品 [D]热衷于推荐他们最喜欢的产品
形近词
enthusiasm
n.热爱;热情,热忱; 感兴趣的活动;热衷的学科
【n.热爱】 No disciplines have seized on professionalism with as much enthusiasm as the humanities. 没有哪门学科像人文学科这样热切地专注于专业水准。
【n.热情,热忱】 The AAAS displays great enthusiasm for liberal education. 美国人文与科学院(AAAS)对人文教育表现出了极大的热情。
enthusiastically
adv.热心地;热情地
56、dispute ☆☆
v.争论;争执;辩论 n.争论;辩论;质疑(事实、声明或理论)
【n.争论】 What can be learned about Cardus according to the last two paragraphs? [A] His music criticism may not appeal to readers today. [B] His reputation as a music critic has long been in dispute. [C] His style caters largely to modern specialists. [D] His writings fail to follow the amateur tradition. 从最后两段,我们可获知关于卡达斯的什么信息? [A]他的音乐评论对当今的读者可能没有吸引力。 [B]他作为音乐评论家的声誉一直饱受争议。 [C]他的风格大多迎合现代专家的需求。 [D]他的作品跟不上业余传统风格。
形近词
disputable
adj.可争辩的;有争议的
57、curiosity ☆☆
n.好奇心;求知欲;奇物;珍品
【拓展】 be curious of 对···好奇 raise one's curiosity 激起某人的好奇
【n.好奇心,求知欲】 Dawna Markova most probably agree that ___. [A] ideas are born of a relaxing mind [B] innovativeness could be taught [C] decisiveness derives from fantastic ideas [D] curiosity activates creative minds 道娜·马尔科娃最有可能赞同的观点是___。 [A]思想产生于放松的大脑 [B]创新能力是可以传授的 [C]果断源自奇妙的想法 [D]好奇心激发创造性思维
词组
be curious about/to
对……好奇
58、fragment ☆☆
v.(使)成碎片;(使)分裂;(使)分化 n.碎片;小部分;片段
形近词
fragmented
adj.成碎片的;分裂的;不完整的
【adj.分裂的】 Changes in the competitive dynamics of this fragmented industry are at last making it feasible for wholesalers to consolidate. 这种零散型行业竞争态势的变化最终使批发商的整合成为可能。
词组
a fraction of
一小部分
【拓展】 affection 感情 affectionate 充满爱意的 affected 做作的
59、fade ☆☆
v.(使)褪色;逐渐衰弱;逐渐模糊直至消失
【拓展】 elapse 慢慢消逝 wither 枯萎;凋零
【v.逐渐模糊直至消失】 Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one. 很多招聘人员都表示:过去对高级职员而言的不光彩正在淡去。金融危机已经使得暂时赋闲在家或辞去糟糕的工作变得更容易被人们接受。 【recruit 新人
近义词
dissolve
v.使溶解;使消失
sink
v.下沉;沉没;下降
【拓展】 oblivion 湮灭 drown (过程)淹没于
vanish
v.消失;突然不见;(物种)灭绝
60、sweep ☆☆
v./n.扫,打扫;席卷;横扫;迅速传播
【拓展】 1.n. With a single sweep of his sword, he cut through the rope. 2. v. I was swept along by the crowd. ☛ brush v./n. = a slight and fleeting touch He made the lightest brush of his lips against her cheek.
61、render ☆☆
v.使得;致使
Which of the following best summarizes the text? [A] The Internet is posing a threat to publishers. [B] A new mode of publication is emerging. [C] Authors welcome the new channel for publication. [D] Publication is rendered easier by online service. 下列哪项最恰当地概括了本文? [A]互联网正对出版者造成威胁。 [B]一种新的出版方式正在兴起。 [C]作者对新的出版渠道持欢迎态度。 [D]在线服务使出版更加简单 【pose an opinion to 提出意见
【拓展】 render = cause/trigger/contribute to = give rise to = entail
形近词
surrender
v.使投降;放弃;交出;屈服 n.投降;放弃;屈服;交出
词组
give up
放弃
同义词
yield
v.屈服;放弃 n.产量
【拓展】 yield to
62、explosion ☆☆
n.爆炸;爆发;激增
【n.激増】 That ruling produced an explosion in business-method patent filings, initially by emerging Internet companies trying to stake out exclusive rights to specific types of online transactions. 那项裁决导致了商业方法专利申请卷宗的激增,起初是新兴互联网公司试图宣称其对特定类型在线交易的专有权。
同义词
blast
n.爆炸;严厉的批评 v.炸毁,爆破;严厉批评
bursting
n.爆炸;爆裂
【拓展】 explode 爆炸 blow up 炸飞