acute a.严重的,激烈的; 敏锐的;(疾病)急性的; 尖的,锐的
One of the most acute problems in the Yellow River Valley ;黄河流域最紧要的问题 之一
is an inadequate water supply. ;是缺水.
The acute renal failurs,or the sudden loss or cessation of kidney function ;急性肾功能失灵,或者叫 做肾功能丧失,
is a common clinical syndrome that can often be life-threatening. ;是一种常见的临床综合病 症,可能危及生命.

appliance ;n.器具,器械,装置
Household electric appliances made in China are becoming more popular. ;中国国产家用电器越来越 受欢迎.

companion n.同伴,伴侣,志趣相投 的人
George Bush's brother is not much of a companion for him. ;乔治.布什的兄弟与他情 趣不甚相投.

confine vt.限制,使局限; 使不外出,禁闭 n.[p界限,范围
With cars,many people are now able to enjoy their leisure time ;有了小车,许多人可以享 受闲暇时光
by making a trip to the countryside or seaside on weekends ;周末时可以到乡下或者海 边尽情享受
instead of being confined to their immediate neighborhoods. ;而不必局限于在家附近 活动.
The cure of liver cancer is still outside the confines of human knowledge. ;肝癌的治愈方法仍超出了 人类知识范畴.

consist vi.(~of)组成,构成; (~in)在于,存在于
The beauty of the artist's style consists of its simplicity. ;这位艺术家的风格上的美 在于它的简朴.
The American Congress consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate. ;美国国会有参议院和众议 院组成.

deceive vt./vi.欺骗,蒙蔽
If you smoke and you still don't believe that ;如果你抽烟,并且仍然不 相信
there's a definite link between smoking and lung cancer, ;抽烟和肺癌之间有必然 联系,
then you are certainly deceiving yourself. ;那你肯定是在欺骗自己.
Sincerity is the base of friendship.Good friends shouldn't deceive each other. ;真诚是友谊的基础.好朋 友之间不应互相欺骗.

discard vt.丢弃,抛弃
Today,one out of five discarded plastic soda bottles is recycled in the United States. ;在今天的美国,5个被丢 弃的塑料汽水瓶中有一个 得到回收利用.
Outdated theory should be discarded. ;过时的理论应当抛弃.

drift vi.漂流,漂;漂泊,流荡 n.漂流物,漂流; 趋势,转移;大意,要旨
Most of the world's volcanoes are found at the boundaries of the great drifting plates ;世界上绝大多数火山都位 于巨大漂流板块的交接 地带
that make up the earth's surface. ;构成地球表面的.
The Arctic is an ocean covered with drifting packed ice ;北极是一片海洋,为漂流 的冰块所覆盖,
and hemmed in by the land masses of Europe, Asia,and North America. ;四周被欧洲,亚洲和北美 洲所包围.

encourage vt.鼓励,激励,怂恿; 赞助,促进,助长
Nowadays the Chinese government has designed quite a lot of policies ;现在,中国政府已拟订了 许多政策
to encourage private investment. ;为鼓励私人投资
Some psychologists believe ;有些心理学家认为,
that those who are encouraged to be independent in childhood ;那些在童年时期被鼓励 要独立的孩子
are more likely than others to become motivated to achieve. ;与其他孩子比较起来可能 被激发做一番成就.

exclaim v.呼喊,呼叫;大声说
When the result came out that Beijing won its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, ;当北京申奥胜出的结果出 现时,
all the Chinese people exclaimed with excitement. ;所有的中国人都激动地 欢呼起来.

finance n.财政,金融; [常p 财源,资金, 财务状况
The government will finance the building of the new roads with the taxes it collects. ;政府利用它所征得的税收 为修建新路提供资金.

finance vt.为…提供资金, 为……筹措资金
Finance for the National Health Service comes from taxpayers. ;国家卫生局的资金来自纳 税人的税款. Are new taxes needed to increase the nation's finances? ;需要征新税以增加国家的 税人吗?

gross a.总的,毛的; 严重的,显著的; 粗俗的,粗野的;臃肿的 vt.获得总收入(或毛利)
GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product. ;GDP 是国内生产总值的 缩写.
Her manners and language are too gross for a lady. ;她的举止和语言对于女士 来说太粗俗了.

historical a.历史(上)的,史学的
The British constitu- tion is to a large extent a product of the historical events. ;英国宪法在很大程度上是 历史事件的产物.
The sequence of historical plays by Shakespeare is still the masterpiece ;莎士比亚写的一系列历史 剧仍然是名著
in today's literature. ;在当今文坛

indispensable a.(-to,-for)必不可 少的,必需的
Air and water are indispensable to life. ;空气和水是生命所必需的 东西.
It is well known ;众所周知,
that knowledge is the indispensable condition for expansion of the mind. ;知识是发展智力的必备 条件.

instinct n.本能,直觉;生性,天性
Struggling for survival is a human instinct. ;求生是人类的本能.

interest n.兴趣,关注,爱好; 利息,利率;[常p 利益,好处,利害关系 vt.使感兴趣,引起…关注
The interests of the individual ;个人利益
must be subordinated to the interests of the collective. ;必须服从集体利益.

monitor n.(学校的)班长;监视器 监听器,(计算机)显示器 vt.监听,监视;监制
Stock-market analysts monitor a great variety of financial indicators. ;股票市场分析家们监视各 种各样的金融指数.

obey v.服从,听从
The school regulations should be obeyed at all costs. ;无论如何也要遵守学校的 规章制度.

particular a.特定的,特别的,特殊的 挑剔的,讲究,详尽的 n.[p详情,细目
I'm not particular about my clothes.I don't mind what I wear. ;我不怎么讲究我的衣着, 不在乎穿什么.

perform v.做,履行,完成; 演出,表演
After they have been elected, ;在当选之后
many senators can not actually perform what they promised in the election. ;许多参议员实际上不能 履行他们在竞选时许下 诺言.
Don't perform before me!I want to know the truth. ;别在我面前演戏了.我要 知道事情的真相.

preliminary a.预备的,初步的 n.[常p初步做法, 起始行为
For a possible major overhaul, ;因为可能要做大规模的 检查,
the tutor expects a preliminary draft of each paper ;导师要求交一份论文初 步草稿
two weeks before the final due date. ;在距最后期限前两星期前
They were very excited because they had passed the preliminary interview with IBM. ;他们很兴奋,因为他们通 过了IBM公司的第一轮 面试.

protest n.抗议,反对 v.抗议,反对
Loud protests were heard when the decision was announced ;这决定一宣布,抗议之声 不绝于耳.
Guests can protest about the bad service of the restaurant to the owner. ;顾客可以向老板投诉饭店 内的低劣服务.

readily ad.乐意的,欣然地; 容易地;很快地,立即
A successful businessman should able to readily accommodate ;一个成功的商人应该能很 快地适应
to the changing economic conditions. ;变化的经济情况.

relevant a.有关的,切题的
It's said that a person's fate is relevant to his character. ;据说人的命运与性格 有关.
About 3 million people die ;每年有300万人死于
because of the relevant diseases derived from smoking every year. ;抽烟有关的疾病.

resistance n.反抗,抵制;抵抗力, 抵抗性;阻力,电阻
Researchers discovered that plants infected with a virus give off a gas ;研究人员发现,感染病毒 的植物能够发出一种气体
that activates disease resistance in neighboring plants. ;这种气体能在临近植物中 激发疾病抗体.
The environmentalists put up lots of resistance to fur- clothing companies. ;环保认识多次对皮衣公司 提出了抗议.

rough ad.简陋地;粗暴地 vt.(~out)草拟 (~up)用暴力对待,殴打
rough a.粗糙的,粗暴的;喧闹 的;未加工的;汹涌的
The English gentlemen always keep themselves away from the rough quarter of the town. ;英国的绅士们总是不肯接 近城市粗人居住的地区.
Many people consider boxing a rough sport. ;许多人认为拳击是一项粗 野的运动.

satisfy vt.满足,使...满意; 符合,达到(要求, 标准等)
A recent survey suggests ;在最近的一次调查中人们 发现,
that only 24.5% of the Japanese students are fully satisfied with school life, ;只有24.5%的日本学生完 全满意校园生活
while in the are 67.2%. ;而在美国却达67.2%.

smash vt.粉碎,打烂;猛击; 使破灭,使失败
smash vi.粉碎;猛撞,猛冲 n.破碎(声);猛击; 轰动的演出
If you smash an egg on a stone,the egg will definitely smash. ;用鸡蛋去撞石头,鸡蛋肯 定会撞个粉碎.

strengthen vt.加强,巩固, 勉励,激励
The cooperation among countries should be strengthened ;国家与国家之间必须加强 合作
to protect the environment. ;以保护环境.

subsequent a.随后的,后来的
Most countries in Europe were in a mess during the ;大部分欧洲国家陷入了 窘境
period subsequent to World War Two. ;二战后的一段时期中,

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