【正文】 24) Spell 熟義： v. 拼寫(xiě) 僻義： n. 一段時(shí)間 (0202) Despite a spell of initial optimism in the 1960s and 1970s when it appeared that transistor circuits and microprocessors might be able to copy the action of the human brain by the year 2020, researchers lately have begun to extend that forecast by decades if not centuries. 雖然一開(kāi)始在 20 世紀(jì) 60 年代和 70 年代有過(guò)一段樂(lè)觀的時(shí)期——那時(shí)候仿佛晶體管電路和微處理器的發(fā)展將使他們?cè)?2020 年能夠模仿人類大腦的活動(dòng) ——但是最近研究人員已經(jīng)開(kāi)始將這個(gè)預(yù)測(cè)延后數(shù)十年，甚至數(shù)百年。 19) Ground 熟義： n. 地面， 僻義： n. 根據(jù)，依據(jù) (on the ground that…) (0303) Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone39。這正是 Straitford 公司賺得生計(jì)的地方。 (0402) It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories. 人們?cè)缫阎涝诳蛻舴嗠娫挷緯r(shí)，名叫 AAAA 的出租汽車公司要比 Zodiac 出租汽車公司有很大的優(yōu)越性。 10) Note n. ① 筆記 ② 注解 , 注釋 ③ 票據(jù) ④ 紙幣 ⑤ 音符 ⑥ 涵義，暗示 v. ① 注意到，指出 ② 記錄 (0702) Sternberg notes that traditional test best assess analytical and verbal skills but fail to measure creativity and practical knowledge, ponents also critical to problem solving and life success. （動(dòng)）注意到，指出 Sternberg 指出，傳統(tǒng)的測(cè)試最恰當(dāng)?shù)卦u(píng)估了分析能力和語(yǔ)言表達(dá)能力，但沒(méi)有測(cè)量創(chuàng)造性和實(shí)際知識(shí)，這些也是解決問(wèn)題和在生活中取得成功的關(guān)鍵因素。 (0603) Dr. Worm acknowledges that these figures are conservative. （名）數(shù)字 大家學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng) Worm博士承認(rèn)這些數(shù)字還只是保守?cái)?shù)字 (0504) American no longer expect public figures, whether in speech or in writing, to mand the English language with skill and gift. （名）人物 美國(guó)人已不再期待公眾人物在演講或?qū)懽髦心苓\(yùn)用技巧和文采來(lái)駕馭英語(yǔ)。 6) Fair adj. ① (膚色 )白皙的 ② (頭發(fā) )金黃的 ③ 干凈的 ④ 公平的 ⑤ (天氣 )晴朗的 n. 展覽會(huì) , 市集 (0703) During the past generation, the American middleclass family that once could count on hard work and fair play to keep itself financially secure had been transformed by economic risk and new realties. （形容詞）公平的 在過(guò)去的十幾年里，美國(guó)那些曾經(jīng)可以依靠辛勤勞動(dòng)和公平競(jìng)爭(zhēng)以維持其收入穩(wěn)定的中產(chǎn)階層家庭被經(jīng)濟(jì)風(fēng)險(xiǎn)和新現(xiàn)實(shí)改變了。 (0105) A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming I wanted to spend more time with my family.（動(dòng)）主張 一次平調(diào)傷了我的自尊心，并阻斷了我的事業(yè)發(fā)展，這促使我放棄自己地位較高的職業(yè)，當(dāng)然，就 像面子掃盡的政府部長(zhǎng)那樣，我也掩飾性地聲稱 “我只想與家人更多的呆在一起 ”。s Surface Transportation Board for rate relief, but the process is expensive, time consuming, 大家學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng) and will work only in truly extreme cases. （動(dòng)）上訴 如果客戶感到他們被多收費(fèi)，他們有權(quán)上訴到聯(lián)邦政府的“陸路運(yùn)輸局 ”以爭(zhēng)取價(jià)格下調(diào)。s no use crying over spilt milk. 覆水難收 (作無(wú)益的后悔是沒(méi)有用的 ) 2： More haste, less speed. 欲速則不達(dá) 3： Look before you leap. 三思而后行 4： He who laughs last laughs best. 笑到最后才是最美 5： Faith will move mountains. 愚公移山 6： One reaps what one sows. / As you saw, so shall you reap. 種瓜得瓜，種豆得豆 7： Practice makes perfect. 熟能生巧 8： Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子 9： It never rains but it pours. 禍不單行 10： One swallow doesn’t make a summer. 一燕不成夏（可以用來(lái)勸告別人，不要對(duì)某事過(guò)于樂(lè)觀；不要因?yàn)槌霈F(xiàn)一些良好的現(xiàn)象就十分興奮，要保持謹(jǐn)慎；也不要因?yàn)殚_(kāi)始的現(xiàn)象好，就以為一定會(huì)有一個(gè)成功的 結(jié)局。 (0601) this turned shopping into a public and democratic act. （名）行為 這使得購(gòu)物成為一種大眾的、民主的行為 (9602) The mercial TV channels — ITV and Channel 4 — were required by the Thatcher Government39。 (9702) As is true of any developed society, in America a plex set of cultural signals, assumptions, and conventions underlies all social interrelationships. （名）信念，假定 同任何發(fā)達(dá)國(guó)家一樣，一系列復(fù)雜的文化特征，信念和習(xí)俗構(gòu)成了美國(guó) 所有社會(huì)交往的基礎(chǔ)。 5) Discipline 大家學(xué)習(xí)網(wǎng) n.① 紀(jì)律 ② 學(xué)科 n/ (9603) The cruel discipline of the strike and lockout taught the two parties to respect each other39。s an interactive feature that lets visitors key in job criteria such as location, title, and salary, then Emails them when a matching position is posted in the database. （名）特點(diǎn)，特征 它的特點(diǎn)是互動(dòng)，允許訪問(wèn)者自定求職要求諸如工作地點(diǎn)、職位和薪水，當(dāng)資料庫(kù)里出現(xiàn)與個(gè)人要求相匹配的工作崗位時(shí)它就會(huì)通過(guò)電子郵件通知求職者。 ” (0601) Are there divisive issues and pockets of seething anger in America? Indeed.