2013 Flashcards

0
Q

These lands were granted to our family in perpetuity.

A

这些土地依法归我们家族所有。

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grant an ability

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赋予某种能力

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2
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submit

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提交给上级

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4
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transmit

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一个传给另一个

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5
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submit plans to the council for approval

A

向委员会提交计划呈请批准

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6
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deliver

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给指定的人或目的地

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8
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vision

A

头脑中所想象的景象

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9
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big vision

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远见,宏大的视野

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10
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be soft on sth/ with sb

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对…同情的,心肠软的

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11
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exceptional

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异常的,罕见的

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12
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defensible

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可辩解的,合乎情理的

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13
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She was appointed to conduct the advertising campaign.

A

她被委派[主持]宣传活动。

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14
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gloomy statistics which inspired panic in the stock market

A

在证券市场中[引起恐慌]的令人沮丧的统计数字

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15
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transmit knowledge from one generation to another

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把知识由一代人传给另一代人

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16
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We’ll need to secure a bank loan.

A

我们需[获]银行贷款。

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17
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It’s raining harder than ever.

A

雨下得更大了。

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18
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float

A

(使)(货币的)汇率浮动

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19
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fluctuate

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(价格、数量、比率等)涨落,波动

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20
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undo

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使无效,取消,废除

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21
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disregard

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不理会,不重视(警告、反对意见等)

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22
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Priestly explains how the deep blue color of the assistant’s sweater descended over the years from fashion shows to department stores and to bargin bin in which the poor girl doubtless found her garment.

A

普瑞斯特利解释了助手身上毛衫的深蓝色多年来是如何从时装展屈尊至百货店,再沦落到打折区的,而这个可怜女孩身上的衣服无疑淘自最后一站。

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23
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bargin bin/ bargin basement/ clearance bin

A

打折区

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24
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in the last decade or so

A

最近大约十年

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25
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at odds with

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与…相矛盾

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26
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style-conscious consumers

A

有时尚意识的消费者

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27
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at dirt-cheap price

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以极低的价格

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28
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Laziness and negligence lost him his job.

A

懒惰和粗心使他丢掉了工作。

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29
Q

Every day sees the company’s flourish.

A

这家公司在日益繁荣。

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30
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order in volumes

A

大量下订单

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31
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massive amount of

A

大量的

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32
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<> is the fashion word’s answer to consumer-activist bestsellers like Michael Pollan’s <>.

A

<>是与像迈克尔•普兰所著的<>一样的消费者活跃分子(所著的)在时尚界的[同类]畅销书。

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33
Q

answer

A

对等物,不相上下的事物

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34
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give away

A

捐赠

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35
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knock off

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迅速而轻松地完成

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36
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collection line

A

某一时装系列

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37
Q

effect lasting change

A

生成持久的变化

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38
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obsession with

A

痴迷于

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39
Q

synonym

A

同义词

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40
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antonym

A

反义词

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41
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fine-grained information

A

精准信息

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42
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due to do

A

意欲做某事

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43
Q

get cracking on sth

A

立即着手做某事

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44
Q

set off the row

A

挑起争议

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45
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stay off

A

呆在离…较远的地方,跟…保持距离
避开,回避
继续不到(某地),不参加
保持关闭状态

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46
Q

human nature being what it is

A

人性使然

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47
Q

stick with

A

坚持

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48
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chief executive

A

最高层管理者

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49
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worse off

A

恶化,情况更坏

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50
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better off

A

情况好转

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51
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press on

A

坚定地继续

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52
Q

compare favourably with

A

将…与…进行了有利对比

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53
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on that count

A

在那一方面

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54
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by no means

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绝不

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55
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glowingly positive

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极为乐观

56
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cure ills

A

治疗疾病,解决问题

57
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gain an appreciation of

A

获得对…的认识

58
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be tempted to

A

禁不住

59
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have an excellent chance

A

大有希望

60
Q

Perhaps willfully, it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future.

A

或许有悖常理,(但确实)思考如此长远的时间跨度比思考近期未来更为容易。

61
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willfully

A

任性的,固执的

62
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social consequence

A

社会影响

63
Q

launch a publication

A

发行一本刊物

64
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But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable asurance.

A

但是,如果采用一个更为长远的视角,我们便能对极为大量的事情做出相当确定的预测。

65
Q

As so often, the past holds the key to the future: we have now identified enough of the long-term patterns shaping the history of the planet, and our species, to make evident-based forecasts about the situations in which our descendants will find themselves.

A

正如许多时候,过去掌握着通向未来的钥匙:目前,我们已经识别出了足够多的塑造地球和人类历史的长期模式,使我们能够有根据地预测子孙后代的生存环境。

66
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But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans, and to improve the lot of those to come.

A

不过,我们已经掌握了足够的知识,有能力降低曾经威胁前人生存的危险,并改善后人的命运。

67
Q

to be sure, of course, certainly, admittedly等词

A

让步的同时暗示后文会出现转折,且转折之后方为作者重在展现的内容。

68
Q

a passing fad

A

一时的风尚

69
Q

improve the lot of

A

改善…命运

70
Q

effort

A

企图做某事,尤其该事需要付出诸多努力或决心

71
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upset

A

打乱,搅乱(计划、形势等)

72
Q

knock out

A

破坏,使无效

73
Q

In Arizona v. United States, the majority overturned three of the four contested provisions of Arizona’s controversial plan to have state and local police enforce federal immigration law.

A

在这起亚利桑那州政府与联邦政府对簿公堂的案件中,颇具争议的亚利桑那州移民方案允许州一级及地方警察执行联邦移民法,该方案中四项条款受到质疑,其中三项被最高法院多数票裁决为无效。

74
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Washington alone

A

只有华盛顿

75
Q

contest

A

质疑,提出异议

76
Q

fashion

A

使成形

77
Q

fly too close to the sun

A

得意忘形,挑战权威

78
Q

don’t fly too close to the sun

A

当冒风险做某事时,纵使生态看似顺利,也要切忌得意忘形,置警告于不顾

79
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law enforcement

A

执法

80
Q

turn on

A

以…为中心,取决于

81
Q

to the letter

A

丝毫不差,不折不扣

82
Q

disciplinary problem

A

学科问题

83
Q

Some people are up in arms over a proposal.

A

一些人正[竭力反对]一项提案。

84
Q

The number has swollen by about 11%.

A

swell->swollen

85
Q

stem

A

阻止

86
Q

artificial

A

人工的

87
Q

It strikes one that …

A

你就会意识到…

88
Q

strike

A

突然想到,猛地意识到(想法或念头)

89
Q

speak of sth

A

表明,说明

90
Q

introduce

A

to bring a type of things somewhere for the first time

首次引入(某物)

91
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discernible

discern

A

理解,识别,当成…看待

92
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give in to

A

让步于,屈服,投降

陷入

93
Q

demoralization

demoralize

A

使意志消沉,使情绪低落

94
Q

a demoralization of spirit

A

精神颓丧,萎靡状态

95
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justify

A

证明…正当,有理

使/让…有充分的根据

96
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liberated

A

毫无拘泥的,无拘束的

97
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reference

A

参考,参照

98
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inarticulate environment

A

沉默无言的环境

99
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abiding claim

A

长久诉求

100
Q

petal

A

花瓣

101
Q

yearn

A

渴望

102
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uncanny

A

神秘莫测的,离奇的,可怕的

103
Q

at the auditorium

A

在礼堂

104
Q

compete for awards

A

角逐奖项

105
Q

We will feel greatly honored to have you there and appreciate it if you could reply to our invitation at your earliest convenience.

A

We will feel greatly honored to have you there and appreciate it if you could reply to our invitation at your earliest convenience.

106
Q

On behalf of …, I am extending to you our formal invitation to … .

A

我谨代表…正式地邀请您参加…

107
Q

Your presence will be a great honor for us.

A

您若能来我们深感荣幸。

108
Q

All the attendants would be delighted if you could come.

A

如果您能来,所有的参与者都将非常高兴。

109
Q

Should you be interested, please let us know at your earliest convenience.

A

如果您感兴趣,请在方便的时候尽早告诉我们。

110
Q

fork

A

分岔的路

111
Q

seek employment

A

求职

112
Q

take the postgraduate entrance exam

A

考研

113
Q

start a business

A

创业

114
Q

university graduate

A

大学毕业生

115
Q

namely

A


The directions symbolize four life choices after graduation, namely seeking employment, taking the postgraduate entrance exam, going abroad for further study and starting a business.

116
Q

All desired life goals can be achieved through diligence, persistence and willingness to learn continuously.

A

All desired life goals can be achieved through diligence, persistence and willingness to learn continuously.

117
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a flock of

A

一群

118
Q

be hesitant to

A

迟迟不能

119
Q

obscure the fact

A

掩盖事实

120
Q

with little social restraint

A

几乎不受社会禁锢

121
Q

expand knowledge

A

扩展知识

122
Q

broaden personal experience

A

丰富自己的人生经验

123
Q

be full of promise

A

充满希望

124
Q

learn continuously

A

持续学习

125
Q

advance bravely

A

勇往直前

126
Q

life path

A

人生道路

128
Q

not so much A as B

A

不是A,而是B

129
Q

However, this picture does not imply so much the dilemma in which graduates are caught as the encouragingly unprecedented life possibilities.

A

但是,这幅图体现的不是毕业生陷入的困境,而是体现了史无前例的人生可能性这个令人鼓舞的事实。

130
Q

choice/ option/ selection

A

选择

131
Q

Life doesn’t provide warranties and graduates.

A

人生不会提供担保和保证。

132
Q

Start realizing all your life’s dreams and desires through effective and proven smart goal setting.

A

通过有效的、被证实巧妙的目标设定去开始实现你所有的人生梦想和愿望吧。

133
Q

secure

A

保护

(尤指经过努力)得到

134
Q

deliver (oneself of) an opinion

A

发表意见

142
Q

encouragingly unprecedented life possibilities

A

史无前例的人生可能性这个令人鼓舞的事实