【正文】 15?！颿ontend with sth.: have to deal with sth. difficult or unpleasant 必須處理。 斷言。爭奪Their firm is too small to contend with large multinational corporations.他們的公司太小,難以和大的跨國公司競爭。同時發(fā)生的The ceasefire must be simultaneous with the withdrawal of forces.?；鹋c撤軍必須同步進行。需要馬上處理的If they would take a few seconds to understand the problem at hand, they would most likely find an easy answer and without needing a calculation.如果他們花上一點時間去弄懂手頭的題目,則極有可能不需要計算器就能找到一個簡單的答案。 optimum reading distance is between 15 to 22 inches from your eyes. 你應該把書放到離眼睛適當遠的距離——最佳閱讀距離是15到22英寸?！飋ptimum: a. (only before noun)the best or most suitable for a particular purpose or in a particular situation最優(yōu)的。 金融的Monetary policies play an important role in attracting foreign investment and developing a strong economy.貨幣政策在吸引外來投資、發(fā)展強勁的經(jīng)濟方面起著重要的作用?？喔葾fter slaving away at the puter keyboard, you then still have to write notation sign by hand, the oldfashioned way.辛辛苦苦用電腦鍵盤輸入后,你還得按老辦法手工寫上注釋符號。專注于做某事Playing the part of Queen Victoria is the kind of role that is made for you, the kind of role you can sink your teeth into.維多利亞女王這個角色就是為你而設,是一個你能傾情投入的角色。 恰當?shù)腤hich is the most apt description depends on the point or purpose of asking the question.哪種描述最適合取決于提出問題的出發(fā)點或目的。 滿足要求One example should suffice to illustrate my point.一個例子足以闡明我的觀點。例如：The public donates money to our cause and for the victims of disasters, be it natural, such as earthquakes, or manmade, such as oil spills. 公眾為我們的事業(yè)捐款為災難受害者捐款, 無論是地震之類的自然災難, 還是石油泄漏之類的人為災難。23 They hurl their passion into their work, be it physically like the work of a smith, or more mental like that of a scientist or an artist. ()Meaning: They put their passion into their work, whether it is physically like the work of a smith, or more mental like that of a scientist or an artist.★hurl: vt. throw sth. using a lot of force猛投；用力擲He was knocked out by a stone hurled at him from the other side of the road.他被一塊從馬路另一邊擲來的石頭擊倒了?！?to name only/but a few: used after a short list of things or people to say that there are many more you could mention 略舉幾例The international munity is also offering assistance, including the United States, France and China, to name only a few.國際社會也在提供援助，略舉幾例，如美國、法國和中國?！?division: n. [C, U]1) an enjoyable activity that you do to stop yourself from being bored 消遣；娛樂We insist on requesting challenging activities even in our divisions, because without challenges, there can be no game.我們堅持認為，即使是娛樂活動也要有挑戰(zhàn)性，因為沒有挑戰(zhàn)，就無所謂游戲。 大堆。由有毒物質引起的The newly released variant of the existing cancer drug, scientists have found, is directly toxic to nerve cell.科學家已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn),新發(fā)布的現(xiàn)有抗癌藥物的新品種對神經(jīng)細胞有直接的毒害?！飁xtravagant: a. spending or costing a lot of money, esp. more than is necessary or more than you can afford 奢侈的。 閑言碎語。2) if a substance, esp. a drug is addictive, your body starts to need it regularly and you are unable to stop taking it使人成癮的Doctors say that relying on these electronic devices can have the same addictive effects on users as drugs and alcohol.醫(yī)生說依賴這些電子設備會跟毒品和酒精一樣讓使用者上癮?！颽ddictive a.1) an activity that is addictive is so enjoyable that you do not want to stop 使人入迷的。 抑制。中古時期的I have seen medieval manuscripts in which one word is spelled four different ways on a single page.我看過中世紀的手稿,同一頁上一個單詞竟然有四種拼寫方法。 即將發(fā)生的I feel very confident about the uping debate because I believe that I can defeat my opponent’s argument easily.我對即將到來的辯論充滿信心,因為我相信我能輕松駁倒對方的觀點?！颽utomated: a. using puters and machines to do a job, rather than people自動化的One proposed solution to the growing problem of accidents caused by tired truck, may perhaps be an automated highway system.車司機疲勞駕駛引起的事故越來越多,一個提議的解決方案可能就是自動化高速公路系統(tǒng)。新方法Those wellmeaning people who have tried to introduce innovations in schools have e up with against considerable resistance from teachers, students and parents alike.那些善意的人們盡力將一些新觀念引入學校, 但在老師、學生和家長中都遇到了相當大的阻力。創(chuàng)新The duty of every teacher is to encourage creativity and innovation in the classroom.每個老師在課堂上的職責都是鼓勵創(chuàng)新。不足為奇的Paid vacations of two weeks or longer are a monplace benefit in many panies.兩周或更長的帶薪假期在很多公司都是常見的福利。14 Unfortunately, laborers are all too monplace, and only a small percentage of the population is in the lucky position of being workers. ()Meaning: Unfortunately, laborers are so mon that they can be seen almost everywhere, and only a small percentage of the population is lucky to be workers.★Commonplace: a. happening or existing in many places, and therefore not special or unusual平常的。 計量器。13 Instead of valuing all hours of their day as enjoyable and productive hours, they gauge only the time spent in leisure and play as meaning. ()Meaning: Instead of regarding all 24 hours of their day as enjoyable and productive hours, they believe that only the time that they spend in leisure and play is meaningful.★gauge: vt. make a judgment or guess about a situation, action, or person based on the information that you have (根據(jù)所掌握的信息)估計,判斷If you want to gauge public opinion about the war, look at the local media coverage concerning the deaths of the soldiers.如果你想判斷輿論對這場戰(zhàn)爭的看法,看看當?shù)孛襟w有關士兵犧牲的報道吧。鼓勵My girlfriend’s interest in my jo