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1.long
①adj. 长的
It was the world's longest bridge.
那座桥当时是世界上最长的。
②v. 渴望
Lucy had always longed for a brother.
露西一直渴望有个弟弟。
2.look up
①看望,拜访;好转,改善
he looked up some friends of bygone years.她去看望了一些过去的老朋友。
②向上
She just grunted, not deigning to look up from the page.
她只咕哝了一声，继续看书，不屑抬起头来看一眼。
③拜访
If you look someone up, you visit them after not having seen them for a long time.I'll try to look him up, ask him a few questions...我会设法登门拜访，问他几个问题。
look
①n. 表情,外貌, 美貌
Try making a joke about how YOUNG they look.
试着对他们看起来显得年轻的相貌开玩笑.
②v. 看
He looks as though he's at death's door.
他看起来好像已到了垂死之际
③n. 容貌
One of the proprietors had suggested that the chorus was a little weak on looks.
有一个东家曾经提到过,群舞队员的相貌差了一些.
4.be lost in
①消在…中
Many details may be lost in sample acquisition mode.
很多细节会在取样模式中丢失.
②聚精会神于=lose oneself in
The old man was lost in thought and did not hear us come in.
这个老人凝神沉思,没有听见我们进来。
5.marry
①v. 结婚，嫁，娶
I guess I'm not the marrying kind (= the kind of person who wants to get married) .
我觉得我不是那种想结婚的人。
②v. 使结合在一起
The music business marries art and commerce.
音乐行当将艺术和商业结合在一起。
6.major
①n.主修课，主修…的学生, v.主修
My major is textile printing.
我主修的是纺织印染.
②adj. 重大的，主要的
Newcastle was once a major industrial centre particularly for coal and shipping.
纽卡斯尔曾经是一个重要的工业中心,主要工业是煤矿业和船舶业.
③v. 主修，专攻 n.主修科目，专业
She majored in History at Stanford.
她在斯坦福主修历史。
7.make
①v. 制造
made in France (= on a label)
法国制造
②v. 成为
All this makes for an parlour game.
所有这一切使成为一个有趣的游戏.
③v. 行进
And as we walk, we must make the pledge that shall always march ahead.
当我们行走时, 我们必须保证我们始终是向前行进的.
8.make it
①v. 达到预定目标
She's absolutely certain she's going to make it in the world.
她坚信自己会出人头地。
②v. 及时抵达
We could still make it, but we won't get there till three.
我们仍然可以赶去，只不过要到3点钟才能到。
make of
①对……有看法
I just wonder what you make of all that.
我只是纳闷儿你是怎么看待这一切的。
②用……制造
Wondering what kind of a spectacle he was about to make of himself, he exclaimed.
他一面想着,不知道会出什么洋相, 一面嚷道.
③了解
Jui - chueh didn't know what to make of it.
瑞珏 听见淑英的话,又看见这个情形,不由得不起了一点疑心.
10. make out
①填写，开具（支票、票据等）
All cheques should be made out to 'EF International Language Schools'...
所有支票的收款人都应是“英孚国际语言学校”。
②理解
The poem is so complicated that I cannot make out its meaning.
这首诗太复杂,我理解不了它的意思.
③假装
Let's make out that we are wrecked on a desert island.
让我们假装在荒岛上遇难.
11.make up
①组成
How many countries make up the Common Market
(欧洲)共同市场由多少国家组成
②和解
They never made up the quarrel...
他们再也没能和解。
③补足
They'll have to make up time lost during the strike.
他们不得不加班弥补罢工耽误的时间。④构成
mass
①(复数) 群众
They show deep concern for the welfare of the masses.
他们非常关心群众的福利.
②n. 大量，许多
I began sifting through the mass of evidence.
我开始认真筛选大量的证据。
③n. 群众，平民百姓
The Party's policies reflect the hopes and interests of the popular masses.
党的政策反映了人民群众的愿望和利益.
match
①n.和……相比的人,对手
I was no match for him at tennis.
打网球我根本不是他的对手。
②vt. 匹配,是……的对手
In terms of his professional abilities, he's just no match for you.
论工作能力, 他根本不是你的对手.
③n. 比赛；火柴
They are playing an important match against Liverpool on Saturday.
星期六他们和利物浦队有一场重要比赛。
④n. 相配的人（或物）v.比得上，敌得过
The curtains and carpet are a good match .
窗帘和地毯非常相配。
mean
①有……意图,打算
I didn't mean you to read the letter.
我没打算让你看那封信。
②v. 意味着
What she means is that there's no point in waiting here.
她的意思是说在这儿等下去没什么意义。
③v. 打算，意欲
I never meant (that) you should come alone.
我从来没打算让你一个人来。
④adj. 不善良的，刻薄的
He was also petty, unreasonably querulous, and mean.
他还是个气量狭窄, 无事生非, 平庸刻薄的人.
measure
①n.措施(可数)
We must take preventive measures to reduce crime in the area.
我们必须采取预防措施来减少这个地区的犯罪。
② v. 测量
A ship's speed is measured in knots.
船速以节测量。
③n. 措施，办法
The government warned that police would take tougher measures to contain the trouble...
政府警告说，警方将采取更为强硬的措施来遏制动乱。
16. meet
①v. （与……）见面，碰头碰头,迎接
The hotel bus meets all incoming flights.
酒店有车在机场迎接各航班的旅客。
②v. 支付，偿付
The government said it will help meet some of the cost of the damage...
政府说将帮助支付损害造成的部分费用。
17. message
① n. 口信，消息
There were no messages for me at the hotel.
旅馆里没有给我的留言。
②n.（书籍、演讲等的）要旨，启示
The purport of the message seemed to be this: work harder or find another job.
此信的要旨似乎是: 要麽更努力工作,要麽另谋高就.
18.might
①v. 可能，可以（may 的过去式）
He might get there in time, but I can't be sure.
他有可能准时到达，但我不敢肯定。
②n. 强大力量，威力
The might of the army could prove a decisive factor.
军事力量可能会成为决定性的因素。
mind
①v. 当心,注意
Mind your language! (= don't speak in a rude or offensive way)
说话注意点！
②n. 头脑，大脑
Studying stretched my mind and got me thinking about things.
学习拓展了我的思路，启发我去思考问题。
20. minute
①n. 分钟
Boil the rice for 20 minutes.
将米煮20分钟。
②adj. 详细的，细致入微的
minute amounts of chemicals in the water
水中含量极小的化学成分
③n. 会议记录
Who is going to take the minutes (= write them)
谁来做会议记录？
21. mix
①vt. （使）混合
If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.
蓝色和黄色相混合就是绿色。
②v. （尤指与不相熟的人）交往，相处
They don't mix much with the neighbours.
他们不怎么与邻居交往。
monitor
n. 监督员，监察员
Each student's progress is closely monitored.
每一位同学的学习情况都受到密切的关注。
②v. 监视；监听
The police are continuously monitoring criminals.
警方一直在监听罪犯.
23. move
①v.（使）移动
You can move the camera both vertically and horizontally...
你可以上下左右移动摄像机。
②v. 使感动，打动
Everyone thought I was mad to go back, but I wouldn't be moved.
大家都认为我回去是很不明智的，但我不会动摇。
③v. 提议
I move that a vote be taken on this.
我提议就此进行投票。
24.multiply
① v. 乘，乘以
The children are already learning to multiply and divide.
孩子们已经开始学习乘法和除法了。
②v. 倍增
Our problems have multiplied since last year.
自去年以来，我们的问题成倍增加
25. nobody
①pron. 没有人
She rose from being a nobody to become a superstar.
她从无名小辈一跃成为超级明星。
② n. 小人物
A man in my position has nothing to fear from a nobody like you.
处在我这样位置的人，一点都不害怕像你这种小人物。
26. note
①n. 笔记
M: You make notes, I presume .
男：我猜你会记笔记？。
②n. 台词；日记
'He has had his tonsils out and has been ill, too,' she noted in her diary...
“他切除了扁桃体，一直病着，”她在日记里写道。
③v. 注意到
Note the fine early Baroque altar inside the chapel.
注意小教堂里精致的早期巴罗克风格的祭坛。
27. novel.
①n. 小说
The various elements of the novel fail to cohere.
这部小说的各部分之间缺乏连贯性。
②adj. 新颖的
The very idea of a sixth form college was novel in 1962.
第六学级学院在1962年还是新提法。
28.object
①n. 物体，实物
He squinted his eyes as though he were studying an object on the horizon.
他眯起眼睛，就好像在端详地平线上的某一物体。
②v. 反对
Many local people object to the building of the new airport.
许多当地的居民反对兴建新机场。
29. occur
①v.（尤指意外地）发生
Something unexpected occurred.
发生了一件出乎意料的事。
②v.（想法）产生
The idea occurred to him in a dream.
这个主意是他在梦中想到的。
30.at once
①马上，立刻
He took off at once and headed back to the motel.
他立刻离开，回到汽车旅馆。
②同时
You can't be doing two things at once.
不能一心二用。
③既，又
From childhood, he was evidently at once rebellious and precocious.
从儿时起，他就明显地既叛逆又早熟。
31. open
①v. 开，打开
The church doors would open and the crowd would surge out.
教堂的门会打开，人群会蜂拥而出。
②adj. (问题，议事等）未解决的
The capsules are fiddly to open.
这些胶囊得小心翼翼地打开。
32. operate
①v. 操纵，操作（机器或设备）
What skills are needed to operate this machinery
操作这种机器需要什么技能？
②v. 起作用，发生影响
Solar panels can only operate in sunlight.
太阳能电池板只能在日光下起作用。
33. order
①v.&n. 命令，指示
Dogs can be trained to obey orders .
狗可以训练得听从命令。
②v. 点（菜），点（饮料）；订购
British Rail are going to place an order for a hundred and eighty-eight trains.
英国铁路公司将订购188列火车。
34. otherwise
①adv. 否则，不然
My parents lent me the money. Otherwise, I couldn't have afforded the trip.
我父母借钱给我了。否则，我可付不起这次旅费。
②adv. 除此以外，在其他方面
There was some music playing upstairs. Otherwise the house was silent.
楼上有些音乐声。除此以外，房子里静悄悄的。
35.outgoing
①adj. 爱交际的，外向的
an outgoing personality
外向的性格
②adj. 即将离职的
The outgoing president, Dwight Eisenhower, was seventy years old.
即将离职的艾森豪威尔总统70岁了.
36. outstanding
①adj. 优秀的，杰出的
Derartu is an outstanding athlete and deserved to win.
德拉尔图是位优秀的运动员，赢得比赛也是理所当然。
②adj. 未解决的，未完成的
A lot of work is still outstanding.
许多工作尚未完成。
37.own
①vt. 拥有
The rich own the robots, so they will be fine.
富人拥有机器人，所以他们会更好
②vt. 为（某事）承担全责，承认为（某事）负全责
He owned to a feeling of guilt.
他承认有歉疚感。
38.pack
①n. 包，包裹，捆
Packing the immediate consequence that concerns nevertheless is the heavy loss of economic interest.
包装不过关的直接后果是经济利益的惨重损失.
②v.（把……）打包，收拾（行李）
They offered me a job packing goods in a warehouse...
他们给了我一份在货栈打包的工作。
39. paragraph
①n. 段落
an opening/introductory paragraph
开头的 / 导引的一段
②n.（文章的）段，段落
Write a paragraph on each of the topics given below.
就下面所列主题各写一个段落。
40.park
①n. 公园
We went for a walk in the park.
我们去公园散了散步。
② v. &n. 停车；停车场
You can't park the car here.
此处禁止停车。1.part
①n.部分；某物的部分（局部）零件
Respect is a very important part of any relationship.
尊重是任何关系中都非常重要的部分。
②v. 分别
I hate being parted from the children.
我不愿与孩子们分开。
③v. 放弃
What some other clubs do is unfortunate, but we want no part of it.
其他一些俱乐部的所作所为令人遗憾，但是我们不愿介入。
2. party
①n. 聚会，派对；政党，党派
When they arrived at the party, the partners walked arm in arm to meet the hosts.
他们来参加聚会的时候, 同伴们手拉着手去会见主人.
②n.（契约或争论的）当事人
In addition, the arbitration net will bring more economic benefit to party.
此外, 网上仲裁将会给当事人带来更多的经济实惠.
3.pass
①v. 传递，传送；传球
You can pass the ball like this.
你可以象这样的传球.
②n. 出入证，通行证
There is no admittance without a security pass.
无保安通行证不得入内。
③vi. 发生
I think in secret and it comes to pass, environment is but my looking glass.
我暗中所想的发生了, 环境其实是我的镜子.
4.passage
①n. 文章
Read the following passage and answer the questions below.
阅读下面这段文章并回答后面的问题。
②n. 通道
He cleared a passage for himself through the crammed streets...
他在拥挤的街道上挤出了一条通路。
5.patient
①n. 病人
He's one of Dr Shaw's patients.
他是肖医生的病人之一。
②adj. 有耐心的
She is a tolerant and patient teacher.
她是一个有忍性又有耐性的老师.
6.pay
①v. 支付，付付款
The goods are paid for by online transactions, and then downloaded onto the buyer’s computer
这些产品以在线交易的方式付款，随后便可以下载到用户的电脑中。
②v.划算
It pays to invest in protective clothing...
在防护服上投资是值得的。
7. peach
①n. 桃子；桃树
Frank was there and he is a perfect peach.
弗兰克在那儿，他是个非常可爱的人。
②v. 告密，告发
Peach blossoms signal the coming of spring.
桃花为这里带来春天的信息.
8.perform
①v. 演出；表演
They perform opera on the stage everyday.
他们每天在舞台上表演歌剧.
②v. 起…...作用，有…...功能
She performs an important role in our organization.
她在我们的组织中发挥着重要的作用。
③v. 执行，履行（尤指复杂的任务或行动）
They are designed to perform very predictable activities.
它们是被设计来执行那些可预测行为的。
9.physical
①adj. 物理的，物理学的
a degree in physics
物理学学位
②adj. 身体的，肉体的
The ordeal has affected both her mental and physical health.
痛苦的经历损害了她的身心健康。
10.picture
①n. 图片
The team is pictured setting off on their European tour.
图片显示，这个队正开始欧洲之行。
②v. 描绘
The writer paints a gloomy picture of the economy.
作者把经济状况描绘得一片惨淡。
11.bid
n.努力争取
They generally lack the resources to put together a bid to beat their bigger competitions.
它们普遍缺乏资源，难以整合为强大的力量去击败更强大的竞争对手。
12.bag
v.成功获得
A sought-after award bagged by Glasgow in 1990 and Liverpool in 2008.
格拉斯哥和利物浦分别于1990年和2008年获得了这一备受青睐的奖项。
13.wash
v.（向着某一方向）流动；冲向
A badly run "year of culture” washes in and washes out of a place like the tide.
运作不佳的“文化年”就像潮水那样在一个地方涌进涌出。
14.light
n.角度；状态
They nudge the self-image of the city into a bolder and more optimistic light.
它们将城市的自我形象渐渐推向更自信、更乐观的一面。
15.secure
v.获得，取得，实现
the content of papers secured for free 免费获得的论文内容
16.operation
n.（工商业）活动，业务
profit margins approaching 40% on their operations 他们的业务利润率接近40%
17.body
n.团体；社团；群体
The move towards open access publishing has been driven by funding bodies.
向开放获取的出版模式的迈进是由资助机构推动的。
18.bill
n.（提交议会讨论的）议案，法案
a pair of bills sponsored by Jason Lewis 由贾森 刘易斯提出的两项法案
19.mirror
v.反映
Female participation on corporate boards may not currently mirror the percentage of women in the general population.
女性在公司董事会中的参与度当前或许不能反映女性在总人口中的比例。
20.pool
n.备用人员
the pool of qualified women to serve on board 在董事会任职的的女性的后备力量
21.scoop
v.大量获得
scoop up multiple seats on variety of boards 在不同董事会中占据多个席位
22.cascade
n.大量涌现的东西；接踵而至的东西
a cascade of different taxes 一系列不同的税
23.model
v.树立模范
You are inadvertently modeling a lack of emotional control for your kids.
那就是在无意中为孩子树立了一个缺乏情绪控制力的榜样。
24.extend
v.涉及；适用于
to find out if this extends to non-living beings 为了弄清楚这种现象是否涉及非生物
25.up one’s game
做出更多努力，取得更好表现
CEOs really have upped their game relative to many other workers in the U. S. economy.
相对于许多其他工人，CEO们确实在美国经济中做出了更大的贡献。
26.pick
n.选中的人（或物）
The highest CEO salaries are paid to outside candidates, not to the cozy insider picks. 最高的CEO薪酬是付给外部候选人而非安逸的内部人选。
27.ambitious
adj.（计划、想法）要求过高的；需要极大努力及才干的
it rolled out ambitious restrictions on the most polluting cars 它针对污染最严重的汽车推出了高要求的限制措施
28.lever
n.（用作施加压力等的）手段，方法
Local officials are using the levers that are available to them to safeguard residents’ health in the face of a serious threat. 在面临严重威胁时，地方官员正在使用他们可以使用的手段来保护居民的健康。
29.stroke
n.中风
The stroke left him partly paralyzed. 他因中风身体局部瘫痪了。
30.Introduce
v.推行；实施；采用
Wales has introduced special low speed limits to minimize pollution. 威尔士已经引入了特殊的低速限制，以尽量减少污染。
31.balance
n.余款；结余
College loan balances in the U. S. now stand at a record $1.5 trillion. 目前美国大学的贷款结欠款达到创历史记录的1.5万亿美元。
32.secure
adj.（工作等）稳定的
offer secure employment 提供稳定的就业
33.cause
n.事业；目标
a sense of being dedicated to a cause or to feel good about serving the greater good 献身于一项事业的成就感或为伟大事业奋斗的满足感
34.fine
n.罚金；罚款
the city’s decision to stop levying fines 该市决定停止征收罚款
35.land
v.得到；获得胜利；实现
Jokes that work on one person won't necessarily land with another. 对一个人奏效的玩笑不一定能应付的了其他人。
36.die
v.停止运转
Batteries can die faster than we realize. 电池耗尽的速度比我们所意识到的更快。
37.giant
n.伟人，卓越人物
a giant of classical economics 古典经济学巨匠
38.code
n.法典；法规
changes in the tax code 税法的变化
39.retake
v.重（考），重学（课程等）
Grade forgiveness allows students to retake course in which they received a low grade. “成绩宽恕”允许学生重修得分低的课程。
40.practice
n.通常的做法，惯例，常规
this little-known practice 这种鲜为人知的做法
41.tie
v.连接，联合，使紧密结合
State funds are sometimes tied partly to their success on metric such as graduation rates and student retention. 州政府拨款有时部分取决于其在毕业率、学生保留率等指标上的成功。
42.align
v.使一致
Students’ and colleges’ incentives seem to be aligned. 学生和大学的动机似乎是一致的。
43.work
n.著作，作品
a remarkable work 一部非凡的作品
44.raise
v.引起；引发
Many ethical questions to be raised by technologies yet to come. 未来技术将引发诸多伦理问题。
45.evade
v.难到；使困惑
continue to evade scientists 继续令科学家们感到困惑
46.pose
v.造成，引起
pose thorny ethical questions 造成了棘手的伦理问题
47.reasoned
a.理智的
from a verbal flight or tennis game to a reasoned exchange 从一场口舌之战或一场网球比赛转变为理性交流
48.nature
Noun.本质
we change the very nature of what it means to “win” an argument 我们改变“赢得”争论的本质内涵
49.leave
v.造成、使留下（某种后果）
Verbal fights can leave both sides bloodied. 言语冲突也会致使双方流血受伤。
50.position
n.立场，态度
None of these tricks will help you understand them, their positions or the the issues that divide you. 这些伎俩中没有任何一种会帮你理解他们、他们的立场、或使你们产生分歧的问题。
51.lay
a.外行的；非专业的
lay press 非专业媒体
52.metric
n.衡量标准
Boiling down an individual’s output to simple metrics 将个人产出压缩为简单的度量指标1.account
v.解释；说明
Weighing every other week allows me to observe and account for any significant weight changes. 每两周称重一次使我能够观察并解释任何明显的体重变化。
2.rap
n.（尤指人或事的不良）名声，声誉
In the popular imagination, of course, guilt still gets a bad rap. 当然，在大众的想象里，内疚感仍然饱受诟病。
3.alert
v.使意识到；使认识到
alert us to important inequalities 使我们意识到重大不平等情况的存在
4.effort
n.有组织的活动
the United Nations' peacekeeping effort 联合国的维和行动
5thin
v.使稀薄，使变淡
The plan aims to double efforts to thin out young trees and clear brush in parts of the forest.
该计划旨在加强在部分森林中疏伐幼树和清除灌木的力度。
6draw
v.吸入，吸（气）
draw a greater share of the available moisture 吸收更大一部分的可用水分
7.consume
v.烧毁；毁灭
Even in the event of a fire, fewer trees are consumed. 即使发生了火灾，烧毁的树木也更少。
8.proceeds
n.（售物或演出等的）收入，收益，进款
financed from the proceeds of the state's emissions-permit auctions 经费来自该州拍卖碳排放许可证获得的收益
9.run
v.运转，运行；操作
Our van runs on diesel. 我们的货车用的是柴油。
10.store
v.贮存；贮藏；保存
The vital part forests will have to play in storing carbon. 森林在碳储存方面将发挥的重要作用。
11.cure
n.措施，对策
One oft-debated cure for this labor shortage remains as implausible as it’s been all along. 针对劳动力短缺问题，有一个解决办法经常被讨论，但它一直难以实现。
12.cap
n.（对收费或花费等制定的）限额，限制
The H-2A visa has no numerical cap. 2A签证没有数量限制。
13.shape
v.决定……的形成；影响……的发展
We need progressive policies that shape collective action. 我们需要能影响集体行为的进步政策.
14.buck
v.反对；抵制；反抗
buck an older-generation proclivity 反对老一辈的倾向
15.contingent
a.依情况而定的
That decision should likely not to be made contingent on child’s opinion. 这一决定不应该取决于孩子们的意见。
16.crunch
n.短缺
The country is facing energy crunch 该国家面临能源短缺的问题
17.giant
n.大公司，大企业
the media giant 大传媒公司；传媒巨头
18.beef up
改善；加强；改进；提高
People may be starting to beef up their media literacy skills. 人们可能开始增强他们阅读媒体文字的技能。
19.dismiss
v.拒绝考虑，不接受
to dismiss that possibility 不考虑那种可能
20.nuts
adj.发疯的；狂热的
Destroying the machines that are coming for our jobs would be nuts. 摧毁意欲抢走我们工作的机器会是疯狂之举。
21.assume
v.承担（责任）
to assume a great deal of personal responsibility 承担很多个人责任
22.discipline
n.自制力；严重守纪律
to reveal a mental discipline 展现自制力
23.filter
v. （消息等）走漏，慢慢传开
to be filtered through other sources 由其他渠道传出
24.arrangement
n.商定；约定；协议
further arrangements 进一步协商
25.address
v.对付；处理；设法了解并解决
to address a long-standing complaint 化解长久以来的抱怨
26.red ink
n.赤字
to continue to bleed red ink 继续处于严重赤字状态
27.straight
adj.连续的；不间断的
the 10th straight year 连续第十年
28.squeeze
n. (可获得的钱、工作岗位等的）减少，削减；拮据；经济困难
a historic squeeze 历史性经济困境
29.measure
n. 议案，法案
This measure would still have to get through the Senate. 这一法案还必须在参议院获得通过。
30.bare
adj.最少的；最低限度的；勉强的
It amounts to the bare. 这意味着最低限度的（要求）。
31.twin
n.一对相像的事物之一；相似物，复制品
a twin of the Treasury Building 另一座财政部大楼
32.house
v.提供地方；容纳
to house all three departments 容纳所有三大部门
33wing
n. （建筑的）侧翼，耳房
the State Department's south wing 国务院（大楼）南翼
33emerge
v.立足成为
to emerge as an international power 立足成为世界强国
34.secretary
n. 部长；大臣
16 secretaries of the Navy 16位海军部长
35.cast
n.铸件；模子
cast iron 铸铁
36.monumental
adj.巨大的；高大的；威严的
monumental curving staircases 巨大的弧形楼梯
37.cap
v. 用……覆盖顶部
to be caped by four skylight domes 顶部覆盖着四个天窗弯顶
38.yet
adv. (表示将来可能发生，尽管现在似乎没有可能）早晚，总有一天
The drama might yet bring honor to England. 戏剧或将为英国带来荣耀。
pany
n.剧团；歌舞团
professional companies专业剧团1.twist
n.意外转折；重大转机
the twists and turns of his political career 他政治生涯的一波三折
2.drive
n. （人的）强烈欲望，本能需求
the drive to discover 探索的本能需求
3.determine
v.确定；查明
to determine whether it is worth the endeavor 确定这一尝试是否值得
4.name
v. 叫出……的名称；说出……的名字
to name the 13th president of the United States 叫出美国第13任总统的名字
5.bachelor
n.学士
bachelor's degree 学士学位
6.gift
n.天赋；天才；才能
diversity of gifts 天赋的多样性
7.principal
adj.首要的；最主要的；最重要的
a principal energy source 主要能源
8.underline
v.强调；凸显
to underline fossil fuels as the path to economic growth 强调化石燃料是经济发展的途径
9.quick
adj.机智的，敏锐的
a quick put-down for skeptics 对怀疑论者机智的奚落
10.picture
n.事态；情况；局面
to change the picture 改变这一局面
11.makeup
n.组成成分；构成方式
the makeup of the Whats App groups WhatsApp聊天群的成员构成
12.farm
v.种植；养殖
to farm the bugs called aphids 养殖一种名为蚜虫的昆虫
bat
v.防止；减轻
to combat the trap of putting a premium on being busy 以防落入“高度重视忙碌”的陷阱
14.retreat
n. 静修（期）
lengthy retreats dedicated to a specific task 专注于某一特定工作的长期静修
15.ritual
n.风俗；习惯
a daily ritual 一种日常惯例
16.craft
v.精心制作；周密制订
to craft our to-do lists 精心制订我们的任务清单
17.move
n. 步骤；措施
to make the first move 迈出第一步
18.stick
v.卡住
It feels like it is stuck somewhere. 感觉好像卡在了什么地方。
19.flow
v. （话语）流畅
I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow. 我真的相信，一旦你说出第一个字，你就会顺畅地说出其余内容。
20.institute
v.建立（体系等）；制定（规章等）；开始；开创
to institute a “no reading policy" at the dinner table 立下一条吃饭时“不许看书的规矩”
21.title
n. （书刊等的）一种，一本
nonfiction titles 非虛构作品
22.avenue
n. 方法；途径
to open up new avenues of knowledge开辟获取知识的新途径
23.drag
n.拖累；累赘；绊脚石
be a drag on American's economic and private lives 对美国人的经济生活和私人生活是一种拖累
24.check
v.托运（行李）
to avoid checked-baggage fees 避免行李托运费(checked在这里是过去分词作形容词)
25.crash
n. （飞机）坠毁
the crash of Egypt Air Flight 804 埃及航空804航班空难
26.public
n.志趣相投（或从事同一类活动，具有共同特征）的群体
most of the traveling public 大多数旅客
27.steep
adj. （增加或减少）急剧的，大幅度的
a steep increase激增，陡增
28.calling
n.使命感；(尤指想帮助他人的）强烈愿望，责任感
a primal calling 原始的召唤
29.dawn
n.开端；起始阶段
the dawn of civilization 文明的开端
30.promise
v.有可能；有希望
to promise to revolutionize humanity's view of the cosmos 可能彻底改变人类的宇宙观
31.vocal
adj.大声说出的；直言不讳的；激烈表达意见的
a small but vocal group 人数虽少却敢于直言的群体
32.engagement
n.（与……的）密切关系；参与
civil society engagement公民社会
33.record
adj.创纪录的
record low unemployment 失业率新低
34rounded
adj.完善的，全面的
a more rounded assessment 更全面的评估
35.sharp
adj.急剧的，骤然的，大幅度的，强烈的
a sharp hit 重创
36.translate
v. (使)转变为；(使)转化为
to be translated into meaningful improvements for its citizens 转化为有意义的民生改善
37.campaign
n.竞选运动
a campaign donation 竞选捐助
38.connection
n. [-s]关系；人脉
Connections can be bought. 关系是可以买通的。
39.fan
v. （故意）煽动，激发（恐惧、仇恨、热情等）
to fan public perceptions 激发公众认知
40.pressure
v. 向……施压；强迫；迫使
to pressure those officials 对那些官员施压
40.capture
v. （用图画、文章、电影等准确地）表达，刻
to capture the panorama of English society 精准地描绘了英国社会的全貌
41.earn
v.赢得，博得（赞扬等）
to earn him a modest reputation 为他赢得些许声誉
42.figure
n.知名人士；重要人物
a national figure 国家重要人物
43.hero
n.（书、戏剧、电影或故事中品行端正的）男主角，男主人公
the spectacled hero 戴眼镜的男主
44.letter
n. [-s]写作生涯，作家职业
a nationally and internationally celebrated man of letters 一位全国乃至全球著名的作家
45.obscure
adj.无名的；鲜为人知的；默默无闻的
obscure magazines 不太知名的杂志
46.respectable
adj.体面的
a respectable position 一份体面的工作
47.runaway
adj.迅速的；无法控制的；失控的；极其成功的
the runaway success 巨大的成功
48.sketch
n.文学上的速写；概述；作品；故事
the first published sketch 首次出版的（文学）作品
49.meet
v.对付；应对；克服
to meet the possibilities 应对这些可能
50.present
v.引起；导致；带来；提供
to present clear and major challenges 带来明确的巨大挑战1.capital
n.资本；资金
to own all the capital 拥有所有资本
2.mass
n. （民众中的）大部分，大多数
the masses 大众
3.hold
v.持有，怀有（观点、信念等）
A different and not mutually exclusive prediction holds that the future will be a wasteland of a different sort. 另外一种与其不同但并不相互排斥的预测认为，未来会是另一种荒芜之地。
4.follow
v. 因……所致; 是……的结果
it doesn't necessarily follow from findings like these that ... 从此类调查发现未必会得出……的结果
5.absence
n. 缺乏；不存在
in the absence of work 在没有工作的情况下
6.end
n.目的；意图
with other ends in mind 怀揣着其他目的
7.potential
n.潜力；潜质
human potential 人的潜能
8.throw
v.投入；投身（于）
to throw himself into a hobby or a passion project 让自己投入到某个兴趣或爱好当中
9.event
n. （社交聚会、体育比赛等有计划、有组织的）活动
Events are free. 活动是免费的。
10.staff
v. 由……担任工作人员；由……供职
Events are free, staffed by thousands of volunteers. 活动是免费的，工作人员由数千名志愿者担任。
11.lever
v.撬动；撬起；用力移动
to lever a nation of sport lovers away from their couches 将全国的体育爱好者撬离沙发
12.fit
adj.健康的；强健的
The population would be fitter. 国民将会更健康。
13.image
n. （个人、团队或组织的）形象，声誉
to improve the city's image 改善城市形象
14.stress
n.强调；重要性
the stress on success 对成功的强调
15.squeeze
v.紧缩；削减（资金）
to squeeze money from local authorities 压缩地方政府资金
16.engagement
n. 参与度
to promote maximal engagement 促进最大参与度
17.tablet
n.掌上电脑，平板电脑
the use of mobile phones and tablets 手机和平板电脑的使用
18.verbal
adj.口头的
verbal interactions with their children与孩子的口头沟通
19.separate
adj.不同的；不相关的
during a separate observation 在另外一次观察中
20.tension
n. 紧张关系；紧张局势
a source of tension in the family 家庭紧张关系的根源
21.bid
n. 努力；尝试；企图
to make excited bids for their attention 紧张不安地企图获得他们的注意
22.blank
adj.茫然的；漠然的；毫无表情的
a blank expression 面无表情
23.still
adj. 静止的；不动的
the “still face experiment” “面无表情”实验
24.class
n.社会等级；阶级；阶层
very white, very upper-middle-class ideology 非常符合白人和中上阶层价值观念的意识形态
25.ease
v. （使程度、速度、强度等）减少；（使）降低
to ease freshmen’s financial burdens 减轻一年级新生的经济负担
26.major
n. （美国大学中的）主修课程，专业
to decide on the right major 选定合适的专业
27.credit
n.学分
to make up credits 补上学分
28.game
n.行当；行业；职业
in the game 在这一行里
29.department
n.（大学的）系，所
from another department 从其他院系
30put
v.表述；表达
as Moritz puts it 正如莫里茨所言
31.free
adj. 无……的；摆脱了……的
wildfire-free parts of the landscape 该景观中的林火免疫区
32.inclusive
adj.包容广阔的；范围广泛的
Conversations about wildfires need to be more inclusive. 关于森林大火的谈话应该包含更广泛的内容。
33.key
adj.最重要的；关键的
a key element 一个关键要素
34expense
n.代价
at the expense of ... 以牺牲……为代价
35.equation
n. （需加以综合考虑的）影响因素，综合体
at the expense of the rest of the equation 以牺牲其他影响因素作为代价
36.settle
v. （使）平静，（使）安定
Public debates have not settled yet. 公众议论尚来平息。
37.practice
n.通常做法；常规；惯例
practices that make it as safe as possible 使它尽可能安全的做法
38.line
n. （产品的）种，类
a clothing line 服装品牌
39.stiff
adj.艰难的；严厉的；激烈的
stiff competition 激烈竞争
40.pluck
v.抢夺
They've been plucked by other industries. 他们已经被其他行业抢走了。
41.plant
n.工厂；发电厂
the transformer plant 变压器厂房
42.avoid
v.躲开（人、事物）
to avoid the factory 远离工厂
43.trade
n.生意，（某一）行业
high skilled trades 高技术行业
44.take
v.需要，要求（某种素质或某物）
jobs that take no skills 无需技能的工作1.fine
n.罚金；罚款
to result in a $85,000 fine 导致8.5万美元的罚款
2mass
n. [物理]质量
body mass 体重
3.alongside
prep. 与……相比；与......一起
alongside the royal family 和王室一起
4.identify
v.找到，发现
to identify enough sites 找到足够的地方
5.pressure
n.催促；要求；呼吁
Hill's pressure later led to the creation of national parks and green belts. 希尔的呼吁随后促成了国家公园和绿化带的建立。
6.sentiment
n.意见，观点，感想
to endorse this sentiment 赞同这种观点
7.consideration
n.体贴；体谅；为人着想
to earn it greater consideration 为其赢得更多体谅
8.aggressive
adj.有闯劲的；积极进取的
better to be more aggressive than less aggressive 越积极越好
9.aside
adv.（谈话中）撇开……不谈
nostalgia for ink on paper and the rustle of pages aside 撇开对纸上油墨香和纸页沙沙声的怀旧之情
10.dwarf
v.使显得矮小；使相形见绌
Print ad sales still dwarf their online and mobile counterparts. 印刷广告销售额仍远超其网络版和移动端对手。
11.overhead
n. [常用复数]经费；运营费用；日常开支
Overhead may be high. 日常开支或许很高。
12.physical
adj.物质的；有形的；实物的
to make a physical newspaper 制作实体报纸
13upset
v.使心烦意乱；使生气；使心情不好
to have your most loyal customers really upset with you 使你最忠实的顾客极其失望
14enlist
v. 谋求（帮助）
to enlist the support of professionals 寻求专业人士的支持
15navigate
v. 驾驭，成功应付（困难处境）
How do we navigate this 我们如何应对这种情况
16point
n.意义；目的；作用
the point of a style upgrade 形象提升的意义
17setting
n.环境；背景；地点
in some settings 在一些场合
18stuck
adj.停滞不前的；无所变化的；被难住了的
to feel stuck 感觉停滞不前
19mend
v. （使）康复；（使）痊愈；(使)愈合
to mend a broken bone 修复断骨
20perspective
n. （对事物的）正确认识；客观判断力
perspective on our lives 对生活的正确认识
21echo
v.发出回声；产生回响
The whole house echoed. 整个房子充满回声。
22spoil
v.弄糟；损坏；破坏
Our camping trip was spoilt by bad weather. 天气不好，破坏了我们的露营旅行。
23hold
v. （法规等）适用， 有效
The link between happiness and investment generally held. 幸福感和投资之间的关联普遍适用。
24assistant
adj. （用于头衔或职务前，表示级别略低）助理的，副的
the assistant dean （学院）副院长
25pack
v.挤满；塞满
be packed to the brim 排得满满当当
26gear
v. 使适合于
to gear lessons toward things they're interested in 使课程符合他们的兴趣
27turnover
n. 新陈代谢
to have a quick turnover 迅速推陈出新
28.industry
n.行业
the information technology industry 信息技术行业
29.lend
v.平添；增添；赋予
to lend red to the often grey landscape of the mid-western and southwestern United States为美国中西部和西南部常年灰暗的风景增添了一抹红色
30crash
n.暴跌；倒闭；破产；失败
The crash was a major reason. 这种急剧下降是一个重要原因。
31designate
v.指定，认定
to designate the bird as“endangered" 将该鸟类认定为“濒危物种”
32desperate
adj.迫切的；急需的
a desperate appeal from some biologists 一些生物学家的迫切呼吁
33job
n.职责；责任；作用
the job of monitoring progress 监督进程的职责
34raise
v.筹集，筹措（资金）
to promise to raise funds for USFWS operations 承诺为USFWS的运作筹集资金
35block
v.阻挠；阻止；妨碍
to block the plan 阻挠该计划
36advance
v.促进，推动（事业、利益或主张）；使加速
to advance progress toward some goal 向着某一既定目标推进
37.fuel
v.刺激；使变得更糟；使加剧
to fuel the efficiency mind-set 加剧“效率至上”的思维倾向
38.physical
adj.物质的；有形的；实物的
physical books 纸质书
39.purpose
n.用途
single-purpose e-readers 单用途电子阅读器
40.dip
v.浏览；翻看
providing you dip in often enough如果你能够翻看得足够频繁
41.converge
v. （不同的思想、社会等）趋同，趋于一致，融合
to converge on one key point 在一个关键点上达成共识
42.climb
n.提高地位达到更高标准；晋升
Pete Schneider considers the climb tougher today. 彼得 施耐德认为如今晋升更加艰难。
43.establish
v.使立足；使被认可；确立（地位）
to get established 立足
44dictate
v.决定；支配；影响
to dictate our behaviors 支配我们的行为
45suppress
v.抑制，控制，克制（感情或反应）
to suppress emotions 压抑情绪
46.brush
v.拭；拂；擦
to brush dirt under a carpet 将灰尘扫到地毯下
47.diary
n.日程簿
to control our own diaries 把控自己的工作日程
48.carry
v.销售；出售
to carry some 44,000 different items售卖约4.4万种各式货品
49.sheer
adj. （某物）之重/之大等[用于强调]
the sheer volume of available choice 可供选择的数量之大1.see
v.确保；保证
See that all the doors are locked before you leave. 一定要确保所有的门都锁好了再走。
2.extraction
n.血统；家世
European extraction欧裔
3.subject
n.研究对象；实验对象
unique subjects 独特的实验对象
4.indefensible
adj. 站不住脚的；无可辩解的；无法防守的
indefensible privileges不合理的特权
5.novel
adj.新的；新奇的，新颖的
novel applications 新颖的应用
6.swallow
v.完全相信；信以为真
to swallow California's argument whole 全盘接受加州的观点
7.upset
v.打乱；搅乱
to upset the old assumption推翻以前的假设
8.drive
n.传动力；驱动力
overall drive整体动力
9.literate
adj.熟练的；通晓的
statistically literate 精通统计的
10.panel
n. （进行公开讨论或做决策的）专门小组；讨论小组
an advisory panel 顾问组
11.screen
v.筛选，甄别；检查，审查
to screen statistics in papers 论文统计数据审查
12betray
v.流露出；暴露出
to betray common humanity 彰显共同的人性
13.circulation
n. （报纸、杂志的）发行量，销售量
in the quest for circulation and impact 追求发行量和影响力
14.wound
v.伤害，使受伤
This same absence of moral purpose was wounding companies. 这种道德目的缺失正在使公司受到损害。
15.agenda
n. （未言明的潜在）动机
an implicit agenda 潜在的动机
16.assimilation
n.吸收；接受；学习
passive assimilation 被动接受
17.construct
n.复杂的构想（或思想）；观念
constructs created by the author 作者的构思
18.inform
v.对……有影响
to inform each other 相互影响
19.mouthpiece
n.发言人；代言人；喉舌
mouthpiece for the author's own thoughts 作者自身想法的代言人
20.reading
n.理解方法；解读方法
overlapping readings 重叠的解读
21.reconstruct
v.使（过去的事件）重现，使再现
to reconstruct the likely meanings 重现可能的含义
22.league
n. 里格（长度单位，约等于四千米）
at twelve leagues' distance 十二里格外
23.projection
n.投射；放映
a projection of Europe 欧洲的投影
24.sheer
adj. [用于强调]纯粹的，完全的，十足的
sheer difficulty 巨大的困难
25coach
n. （尤指辅导备考的）私人教师，辅导教师
executive mental coach 高级心理培训师
26advance
n. （表示愿意友好的）主动姿态
In the highway construction, urbanized construction machinery definitely is advance.
在公路建设, 城市化建设机械肯定是先行的.
27.judge
v.评价；鉴定； （尤指）批评，指责
We fear we'll be judged. 我们害怕自己会被评头论足。
28.ride
n. （骑马、骑自行车或乘车的）旅行，旅程；车程
Their ride would be more pleasant. 他们的旅途会更愉悦。
29.wisdom
n. 一般观点；普遍看法
conventional wisdom 传统的看法
30draw
v. (从……）获得，取得
to draw an income 获得收入
31.bargain
n. 交易；协议
The bargain is very pure. 这种交易很纯粹。
32division
n.分配；分派
the division of labor劳动的分配
33clinically
adv. （思想、行为）非常符合逻辑地，不带感情地
The division of labor is so clinically laid out. 劳动的分配是如此不偏不倚。
34close
v. （使）缩小
to close an achievement gap 缩小成就差距
35modest
adj. （数量、比率或改进程度）不太高的，适度的，适中的
a relatively modest intervention 相对适度的干预
36navigate
v.驾驭，成功应付（困难处境）
to navigate the middle-class culture of higher education应对高等教育中的中产阶级文化
37.buy
v.相信
to buy into it 相信它
38.decent
adj.像样的；相当不错的；尚好的
at a decent pace 以相当不错的速度
39.condition
n.疾病；健康问题
family members with serious health conditions 有严重健康问题的
40cover
v. 给……上保险
to cover themselves and their families 给他们自己及其家人投保
41last
v.持续，延续，维持（一段时间）
They won't last forever. 它们不会永远持续。
42press
v.竭力推行；继续
to press forward 继续前行
43weigh
v.使烦恼；使忧虑
be weighed down by the past 为过去所烦恼
44poison
v.危害；败坏
to poison the present with the things and circumstances you cannot change用你无法改变的事物和情况对现在造成破坏
45appreciate
v.珍视
to appreciate the things you have 珍视你所拥有的东西

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