pulse
n. 脉搏, 脉冲
repulsive
a. 1. 排斥的, 拒绝的2. 令人反感[厌恶]的(to)
compulsive
a. 1. 强迫的, 强制的2. 难以抑制的,吸引的
expulsive
a. 逐出的, 开除的
impulsive
a. 冲动的
propulsive
a. 推进的, 有推进力的
As a result, the support for ambition as a healthy impulse, a quality to be admired and fixed in the mind of the young, is probably lower than it has ever been in the United States.(NETEM 2000 Passage 5, paragraph 3)
因此,在美国,作为一种健康的冲动,一种应该令人称羡并扎根于青年人心灵的品质的雄心,它所得到的支持也许比以往任何时期都低。
disgust
n. 厌恶
v. 令人厌恶,使作呕
digest
n. 文摘,摘要
vt. 消化
digestive
a. 消化的;助消化的
digestion
n. 消化;消化功能
digital
a. 数字的
dignity
n. 1. 尊贵,高贵 2. 尊严,庄严
dignify
v. 使有威严,使高贵
indignant
a. 愤怒的,愤慨的
indignation
n. 愤慨
indignity
n. 侮辱
1. Indeed, if people lived, consumed and produced things in the same way as they did in 1900 (or 1950, or indeed 1980), the world by now would be a pretty disgusting place: smelly, dirty, toxic and dangerous. (CET-6, 2002.1, Passage 2, paragraph 2)
的确,如果人们的生活、消费和生产方式像1990年(或者1950年。甚至像1980年)——那样,现在世界会是一个相当令人厌恶的地方:恶臭、肮脏、有毒和危险。
2. Chemists discovered olestra in the late 1960s, when they were searching for a fat that could be digested by infants more easily. (CET-6, 2000.1, Passage 4, paragraph 3)
在20世纪60年代后期,化学家们就发现了"olestra",那时他们正在寻找一种能更容易被婴儿消化的油脂。
3. Much of the food value is lost in the animal's process of digestion and cell replacement. (CET-6,1998.1, Passage 2, paragraph 2)
许多蛋白质在动物的消化和细胞替换的过程中丢失了。
4. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem-too much fat and a lack of fiber-than a weight problem. (CET-6, 2002.6, Passage 2, paragraph 5)
消化系统癌症的相关危险可能更多的是饮食问题——脂肪太多、纤维缺乏——而不是体重问题。
5. Feelings of righteous indignation, it seems, are not the preserve of people alone, Refusing a lesser reward completely makes these feelings abundantly clear to other members of the group. (NETEM 2005 Passage 1, paragraph 5)
看来义愤不是人类所特有的。 拒绝接受较少的酬劳可以让这些情绪准确无误地传达给其它成员。
sequence
n. 1. 顺序 2. 连续
consequence
n. 1. 结果,后果,影响 2. 重要性
consequent
a. 作为结果的, 随之发生的
consequently
ad. 所以,因此
subsequent
a. 随后的,后来的
persecute
vt. 迫害
1. But science does provide us with the best available guide to the future, and it is critical that out nation and the world base important policies on the best judgments that science can provide concerning the future consequences of present actions." (NETEM 2005 Passage 2, paragraph 2)
但是科学确实为我们的未来提供了最好的指导,关键是我们的国家和整个的世界在做重要决策时,应该以科学能够提供的关于人类现在的行为对未来影响最好的判断作为依据。
2. Consequently, our feelings, thoughts and emotions have undergone a corresponding change. (NETEM 2000 Passage 3, paragraph 2)
因此,我们的感情、思想和情绪都经历了相应的变化。
3. The growth of specialisation in the nineteenth century, with its consequent requirement of a longer, more complex training, implied greater problems for amateur participation in science. (NETEM 2001 Passage 1, paragraph 2)
19世纪的专业化的发展,以及随之而来的对训练的长期性和复杂性的要求,对业余人员进入科学界造成了更大的困难。
4. That experiences influence subsequent behaviour is evidence of an obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity called remembering. (NETEM 1995 Passage 5, paragraph 1)
过去的经历会影响日后的行为,这就表明存在着一种明显但却非凡的脑力活动——记忆。
execute
vt. 1. (for) 将......处死 2. 实施,实行
executive
a. 执行的,实施的
n. 总经理,董事
executant
n. 1. 演奏者 2. 执行者,实行者
execution
n. 1. 实行, 执行 2. 处决,处死
executable
a. 实行的, 执行的
Almost immediately word flashed on the Internet and was picked up, half a world away, by John Hofsess, executive director of the Right to Die Society of Canada. (NETEM 1997 Passage 1, paragraph 1)
几乎同时,该消息就出现在互联网上,身处地球另一端的加拿大死亡权利执行主席约翰·霍夫塞斯在收到该消息后便通过协会的在线服务"死亡之网"发了公告。
acute
a. 1. 尖的 2. 敏锐的,尖锐的3. 剧烈的,厉害的4. 急性的
cute
a. 1. 可爱漂亮的 2. 机灵的, 精明的
Acute foreign observers related American adaptiveness and inventiveness to this educational advantage. (NETEM 1996, Passage 4, Paragraph 4)
目光敏锐的外国观察家把美国人的适应能力和创新能力与这种教育优势联系起来。
sue
vt. 控告,对......提出诉讼
vi. (for)起诉
tissue
n. 1. (机体中的)组织 2. 织物3.薄纸
issue
n. 1. 问题,争端 2. 发行(物),(报刊)期号
vt. 1. 发行,发表 2. 流出,发出
pursue
vt. 1. 追赶 2. 追求,从事
pursuit
n. 1. 追赶,追逐 2. 工作,消遣
1. One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card. (NETEM 1994 Passage 2, paragraph 1)
1.3亿美国人的手中至少持有一家银行发行的信用卡。
2. But this was not always the case; before it was legally required for all children to attend school until a certain age, it was widely accepted that some were just not equipped by nature to pursue this kind of education.(NETEM 1999 Passage 3, paragraph 2)
但是情况并不总是如此;在法律要求所有儿童必须上学至一定年龄之前,人们普遍认为有些儿童天生就不适合接受这种教育。
3. Yet there are limits to what a society can spend in this pursuit.(NETEM 2003 passage 4, paragraph 4)
然而在这样的追求中,一个社会能够承担的费用是有限的。
organ
vt. 1. 器官 2. 风琴3. 机构,报刊
organic
a. 器官的,有机的
organism
n. 有机体,生物体
organize
vt. 组织
disorganized
a. 紊乱的, 无组织的
organizational
a. 组织的
1. Darwin had a phrase to describe those ignorant of evolution: they "look at an organic being as a savage looks at a ship, as at something wholly beyond his comprehension." (NETEM 2000 Passage 2, paragraph 3)
达尔文有一句话描述那些对进化一无所知的人,他们"看有机的生命如同野人看船,好像看某种完全不能理解的东西".
2. If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses. (NETEM 2002 passage 1, paragraph 1)
如果你在和一群经理谈话,你就可以评论他们秘书的工作方法紊乱;相反,如果你在和一群秘书谈话,你就可以评论她们老板的工作方法紊乱。
3. Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need for talents that liberal-arts majors are assumed to have: writing and communication skills, organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability to analyze and solve problems.(CET——4, 2003.9, Passage 2, paragraph 5)
劳动力市场分析人士一次又一次强调对如下特长的需求:写作和交流能力、组织能力、开放性思维和适应性,以及分析和解决问题的能力。而人们一般认为这些能力是文科专业毕业所具备的。
fossil
n. 化石
toss
v. 1.抛,扔 2.(使)颠簸,摇摆 3.辗转反侧
toss的相关近义词及衍生:
cast
vt. 1.投,掷,抛 2.铸造
n. 1.演员表 2.铸件,模子
throw
vt. 投,扔
fling
n. 1.扔,抛,掷 2.一时的行乐
v. 扔,抛,掷
And if one received a grape without having to provide her token in exchange at all, the other either tossed her own token at the researcher or out of the chamber, or refused to accept the slice of cucumber .(NETEM 2005, Text 1,Paragraph 4)
如果一只猴子根本无需用代币就能够得到一颗葡萄的话,那么另外一只就会将代币掷向研究人员或者扔出房间外,或者拒绝接受那片黄瓜。
inhale
vt. 吸入
例: Inhale fresh air 吸入新鲜空气
vi. 吸气
n. 吸气
inhibit
v. 抑制, 约束, [化] [医]抑制
例: an inhibited person 抑制情感的人
inhabit
vt. 居住于,栖息于
inhabitant
n. 居民
habit
n. 习惯,习性
habitat
n. (动植物的)产地栖息地, 聚集处
habitual
a. 习惯性的,惯常的
custom
n. 1.风俗,习惯 2. (pl.)海关
customary
a. 惯例的
accustom
vt. (to)使习惯
accustomed
a. 通常的, 习惯的
custom的相关近义词及衍生:
tradition
n. 传统,惯例
orthodox
a. 1.传统的,符合社会风俗的 2.正统的
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