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Lesson_36

abortionn.流產(chǎn),墮胎; 失敗,夭折
In some Catholic countries,abortion is still illegal. ;在一些天主教國家,墮胎 仍然是非法的.
His plan to study in the a abortion at last owing to his failure in TOEFL. ;由于他沒有通過托福 考試,所以赴美留學(xué)的計 劃最終流產(chǎn)了,

adverse a.不利的,有害的
The excess use of fertilizer is adverse to the environment. ;過度使用化肥對環(huán)境 有害.
Adverse economic circumstances ;生意不景氣
cause a sharp drop in the current prices of stocks in Taiwan. ;致使臺灣的股市急劇下跌

baffle vt.使困惑,難住
Some English idioms often baffle English learners. ;有些英語成語經(jīng)常使英語 學(xué)習(xí)感到困惑.

cater vi.迎合;承辦酒席
TV programs must cater to many different tastes. ;電視節(jié)目必須迎合各種人 的愛好.

bibliography n.參考書目;(有關(guān)某 一專題的)書目
An academic paper must include the bibliography in its end. ;學(xué)術(shù)論文最后必須注明 參考書目.

criterion n.標(biāo)準(zhǔn),準(zhǔn)則
It is unacceptable to say popularity is the only criterion of a good novel. ;把是否流行作為判斷一本 好小說的惟一標(biāo)準(zhǔn)是讓人 難以接受的.

defendant n.被告
In the trial,the defendant,Hu Changqing is accused of committing bribery. ;被告人胡長清在審判中被 指控犯有受賄罪.

donate v.捐贈,贈送
To help the suffering people weather the severe winter, ;為了幫助災(zāi)區(qū)人民度過 嚴(yán)冬,
citizens who were spared from the flood were called on to donate money, ;政府號召沒受洪災(zāi) 的人們捐贈錢,
food and clothes. ;食物和衣服.

epidemic n.流行,盛行 a.流行性的,流傳極廣的
There was an epidemic of cholera in Thailand in 1998. ;1998年泰國曾經(jīng)流行過 霍亂.

explicit a.明確的,明晰的; 毫不隱瞞的
The coach had to give very explicit instructions ;教練不得不給非常 明確的指導(dǎo).
to each player on the Chinese football team. ;中國足球隊每名隊員

fabulous a.極好的,巨大的, 寓言般的
During the two world wars,the monopoly capitalists amassed fabulous wealth. ;在兩次世界大戰(zhàn)期間, 壟斷資本家大發(fā)橫財.

forum n.論壇,討論會, 專題討論節(jié)目
The letters page of New York Time's is a forum for public argument. ;《紐約時報》的讀者來信 版面是公眾辯論的論壇.

groan vi./n.呻吟(聲)抱怨 (聲);(因承受重壓而發(fā) 出的)吱吱聲,響聲
I have no alternative but to groan when I have a terrible toothache. ;牙痛很厲害的時候,我 無可奈何,只能發(fā)出呻 吟聲.
The chair gave a groan when the heavy woman sat down. ;當(dāng)那個胖女人坐下時, 椅子發(fā)出吱吱聲.

harassment n.騷擾;煩惱
There have been quite a lot of cases of sexual harassment ;美國海軍中已發(fā)生過多 起
against women in the American navy. ;針對女性的性騷擾事件.

integral a.必不可少的,必需的
Practice is an integral part of language learning. ;練習(xí)是語言學(xué)習(xí)必不可 少的一部分.
Steel is an integral part of a modern skyscraper. ;鋼鐵是現(xiàn)代摩天大廈的 主干.

irrespective a.不考慮的,不顧及的
Irrespective of where you decide to turn to for help and support, ;不管你決定從哪里得到幫 助和支持,
it is important that you do not delay. ;重要的是你不能耽誤.

identification n.身份證明;鑒定,認(rèn)出
Do you have any identification? ;你有什么能證明你身份 的證件嗎?
The identification of the fingerprints was quickly done. ;指紋的鑒定很快就完 成了.

momentum n.動力,沖動,勢頭
A falling object gains momentum as it falls. ;下落的物體下落時動量 增加.

mortal a.致命的,終有一死的
It is an indisputable fact that man is mortal. ;人(早晚)都會死,這是 無可爭辯的事實.

narrative n.故事,記敘文;敘述
The astronaut gave a narrative of her strange experience in space. ;宇航員敘述了自己在太空 的奇妙經(jīng)驗.

overt a.公開的,不隱蔽的
Most British people ;大多數(shù)英國人
are disgusted with the overt love relationsh- ip between Prince Charles and Camilla. ;對查爾斯王子和卡米拉公 開 的情人關(guān)系感到反感.
We should learn to fight with the enemy in an overt and covert way. ;我們應(yīng)學(xué)會同敵人作公開 的和隱蔽的斗爭.

parameter n.參數(shù)
X+2Y=7 is an equation which has 2 parameters ;X+2Y=7 是一個含有2個 參數(shù)的方程式.

partition n.分隔物,隔墻;分隔
Now in most offices there are partitions between desks, ;現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)辦公室內(nèi)的辦 公桌均有隔離物隔開,
so people do have some privacy. ;這樣人們的確有點(diǎn)隱 秘感.

redundant a.多余的,過剩的
Many jobs and labor workers are made redundant by automation. ;自動化使許多工種和勞動 力變得多余.
The noble qualities and deeds of Kong Fansen often recur to me. ;孔繁森的崇高品質(zhì)和事跡 經(jīng)常在我腦海里再現(xiàn).
recur vi.再發(fā)生,重現(xiàn)

sacred a.神圣的,宗教的
Ingla Gandhi considered it a sacred duty to fulfill her dead father's wishes. ;英杰拉.甘地認(rèn)為完成她 已故父親的遺愿是她神圣 的職責(zé).

salute n.敬禮,致意 vt.向…敬禮,向…致敬; 贊揚(yáng),頌揚(yáng)
It is a universal custom for a solider to salute his officer in the army. ;士兵向軍官行軍禮,在 軍隊里這是一種普遍的 習(xí)慣.

tempo n.(音樂的)速度; 節(jié)奏,行進(jìn)的速度
The tempo of life in a modern city is very quick. ;許多都市生活的節(jié)奏 很快.
Quick tempo and big noise make me dislike rock music. ;由于節(jié)奏快、噪音大, 我不喜歡搖滾樂.

testimony n.證詞;見證,證明
The psychiatrist gave testimony that ;精神病醫(yī)生有證言說,
the young man who tried to assassinate President Regan was insane at that time. ;那個企圖暗殺里根總統(tǒng)的 年青人當(dāng)時精神失常.

vocational a.職業(yè)的,業(yè)務(wù)的
Does your company provide vocational training? ;你們公司提供培訓(xùn)嗎?

watertight a.防水的;無懈可擊的
The agent of the Buick Auto Company is extremely cautious in making the contract ;別克汽車公司的代理在 做合同時非常謹(jǐn)慎,
lest it is not watertight enough to prevent unnecessary loss. ;以免合同不夠嚴(yán)密, 遭受不必要的損失.