【正文】 能衰竭speak out 暢所欲言，大膽的說(shuō)electricallypowered cars 電力發(fā)動(dòng)的汽車power car 發(fā)電車，動(dòng)力車out of the way 偏僻的；不同尋常的；不擋道，不礙事be in the position to do sth. 有能力/有資格做……pay one’s way 負(fù)擔(dān)有關(guān)費(fèi)用block out 遮擋,封閉catch fire 著火hand brake 手剎車Shouldn’t sb. be doing sth.? 某人難道不是應(yīng)該做某事嗎？Gulf War 海灣戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)spur on 鼓舞 step down 下臺(tái)caretaker 照顧者caregiver 提供照顧者afterclass activity 課外活動(dòng)cut a class 曠課graduate student/postgraduate student 研究生undergraduate student 本科生cultural insight 文化視角,文化洞察力literature and art 文藝，文學(xué)與藝術(shù)twoedge sword/weapon 雙刃劍as fit as a fiddle 身體非常好give a prescription 開(kāi)藥方slimming drug 減肥藥urban renewal 城市更新 reside in 住在，存在……traditional farming practice 傳統(tǒng)的耕種方法as they are practiced today 照目前這樣做cuttingedge technology 尖端技術(shù)scale up 擴(kuò)大規(guī)模horizontal farming 傳統(tǒng)的耕作in shock 休克，處于極度震驚狀態(tài)hold down 抑制，壓制，保有coral system 珊瑚系統(tǒng)Worldwide Fund for Nature 世界自然保護(hù)基金會(huì) fort zone 舒適帶Under the worstcase scenario[s?39。θ?:r?u] difference 將有很大的改觀 jet airplane 噴氣式飛機(jī)give rise to 引起，導(dǎo)致periodic call 不定期電話nonsalaried job 非固定薪酬制的工作collectivebargaining rights 勞資談判權(quán)利multiple clients 眾多的委托人fulltime salaried workers 全職薪酬雇員sb. is/are generalist(s)[39。send]（下降；下去；下來(lái)；遺傳） from sb. 從某人處繼承（財(cái)產(chǎn)，氣質(zhì)，權(quán)利等）defense spending 國(guó)防開(kāi)支have a long face 生氣或情緒低落hit the ceiling 勃然大怒idle around the all day 整天閑逛possess a natural talent for 有……的天賦put one’s finger on sth. 精確找出某事或指出某事的原因stage fright 怯場(chǎng) household expenses 家務(wù)開(kāi)支keep down the cost 降低開(kāi)支registered letter 掛號(hào)信vacuum[39。presid?ntid] numbers 以空前的數(shù)量media group/pany 傳媒集團(tuán)/公司political viewpoints 政治觀念 innovative ideas 創(chuàng)新思想a slowmotion disaster 一種潛移默化的災(zāi)難silver lining 一線希望plus side 有利的一面reach a sustainable level 達(dá)到了一個(gè)可持續(xù)的水平generational war over resources 隔代之間的資源爭(zhēng)奪戰(zhàn) mobile device 移動(dòng)設(shè)備 game theory [數(shù)]博弈論evolutionary psychology 進(jìn)化心理學(xué)nent?l] breakfast 歐陸式早餐It could be argue that… 有理由這樣說(shuō)……shield away from 躲避opening premier[39。bi??n] center 會(huì)展中心claimcheck 存放證nursing home 護(hù)理室renewable energy 可再生能源 sign up 報(bào)名corrupt official 貪官apartment office 公寓大樓apartment plex 公寓綜合樓crossword puzzle 猜字謎 not as bad as it looks 不像看上去那么糟sales manager 銷售經(jīng)理shed extra pounds 減肥work wonders 創(chuàng)造奇跡conduct business 做生意driving force 驅(qū)動(dòng)力terminal lung cancer 肺癌晚期mug shot 面部照片a checkout person 收營(yíng)員checkin counter 柜臺(tái)conductor of electricity 導(dǎo)體hospital ward [w?:d] 病房 hitchhiker 乘車者telephone exchange/booth/directory/operator 電話交換機(jī)/亭/薄/接線員 shed tears 落淚a bilingual[bai39。dri?ri] grind 沉悶乏味的苦差事so often 多數(shù)情況government pension 政府的養(yǎng)老金 motionpicture career 影藝生涯 elaborate border 精致的花邊 a suspenseful silence 令人心懸的沉默 a shot story 短篇小說(shuō) a film of script 劇本 …so on and so forth 等等 handle a case 辦案 arbitrary circumstance 武斷的情況a wide range of circumstance 廣泛的情形 a temporary job 臨時(shí)工 conduct my own business 自我辯護(hù) the upper/middleclass parents 高產(chǎn)/中產(chǎn)階級(jí)父母 conduct a big business 經(jīng)營(yíng)一個(gè)大企業(yè) political storm 政治風(fēng)暴 make an excursion [ik39。fizikli] mature 生理上成熟 give birth to 生育search for搜尋meet one’s needs. 滿足需求bank accounts銀行帳戶deposit fat儲(chǔ)存脂肪 abundant food supply充足的食物供給internal physiological response內(nèi)在生理反應(yīng) lower metabolism. 減緩新陳代謝 hibernation冬眠 pull sb. through度過(guò)難關(guān) fundamental rule of life生命的基本規(guī)律slow down慢下來(lái)a widespread belief廣為傳播的信念 swallow the theory全盤(pán)接受這一理論twentiethcentury mentality. 二十世紀(jì)的思維方式be worth following up值得進(jìn)一步探討ocular proof觀察得來(lái)的證明 theoretical knowledge. 理論知識(shí)it doesn’t follow that …這并不意味著 / 不能因此而推斷take sth. blindly 盲目接受minor exchanges幾個(gè)小小的回合 / 交鋒 foretell eclipses預(yù)報(bào)（月）蝕be justified in doing sth有充分理由（做）……accept one’s sayso about …接受……關(guān)于……的論斷test the pronouncements檢驗(yàn)……結(jié)論 How can it be otherwise? 不這樣又有什么辦法呢？range of knowledge. 知識(shí)的范圍would not bother to do sth不愿……suicide [39。ɡ230。p?ls?ri] education義務(wù)教育pulsory subject必修課academic acplishment 學(xué)術(shù)成就cooperate work experience 合作經(jīng)驗(yàn) opinion poll民意調(diào)查 Central Bank中央銀行practical joke 惡作劇 the institution of slavery 奴隸制 a fulltime writer 全職作家publishing business 出版界School Council 學(xué)生會(huì) cognitive phycology 認(rèn)知心理學(xué)a citywide campaign全市運(yùn)動(dòng) drop charge against sb. 放棄起訴Secondary school 學(xué)校教育the scene of the incident 事故現(xiàn)場(chǎng) overcrowded slum 貧民窟trouser pocket 褲兜 Child welfare [39。saib?] word 網(wǎng)絡(luò)世界departure time 啟程時(shí)間heart stroke 中暑porter’s lodge 門(mén)房urban planning 城市規(guī)劃 the urban poor 都市貧民 the academic calendar 校歷 an administrative position 行政職務(wù)earn one’s living 謀生huge failure 徹底失敗 thoughtprovoking[pr?u39。sais] memo 清晰簡(jiǎn)潔的備忘錄 deputy[39。vaibr?nt] cities 充滿活力的城市decaying cities 蕭條衰退的城市brokerage[39。etiket] 社交禮儀not least due to 尤其是因?yàn)椤璪lind side 弱點(diǎn)mass media 大眾傳播媒體 mercial channels [貿(mào)易]商業(yè)渠道custom duty 關(guān)銳night shift 夜班draw up a budget 做出預(yù)算file a lawsuit 提起訴訟paid vacation 帶薪休假（如事假、病假、休假等）personnel [,p?:s?39。heil?u] effect 光環(huán)效應(yīng)get away with 逃脫處罰law enforcement officials 執(zhí)法