2013 Flashcards
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These lands were granted to our family in perpetuity.
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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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submit
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提交给上级
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transmit
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一个传给另一个
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submit plans to the council for approval
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向委员会提交计划呈请批准
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deliver
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给指定的人或目的地
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vision
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头脑中所想象的景象
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big vision
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远见，宏大的视野
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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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exceptional
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异常的，罕见的
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defensible
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可辩解的，合乎情理的
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She was appointed to conduct the advertising campaign.
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她被委派[主持]宣传活动。
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gloomy statistics which inspired panic in the stock market
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在证券市场中[引起恐慌]的令人沮丧的统计数字
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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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We’ll need to secure a bank loan.
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我们需[获]银行贷款。
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It’s raining harder than ever.
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雨下得更大了。
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float
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（使）（货币的）汇率浮动
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fluctuate
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（价格、数量、比率等）涨落，波动
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undo
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使无效，取消，废除
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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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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.
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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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bargin bin/ bargin basement/ clearance bin
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打折区
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in the last decade or so
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最近大约十年
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at odds with
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与…相矛盾
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style-conscious consumers
有时尚意识的消费者
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at dirt-cheap price
以极低的价格
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Laziness and negligence lost him his job.
懒惰和粗心使他丢掉了工作。
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Every day sees the company's flourish.
这家公司在日益繁荣。
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order in volumes
大量下订单
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massive amount of
大量的
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<> is the fashion word's answer to consumer-activist bestsellers like Michael Pollan's <>.
<>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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answer
对等物，不相上下的事物
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give away
捐赠
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knock off
迅速而轻松地完成
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collection line
某一时装系列
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effect lasting change
生成持久的变化
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obsession with
痴迷于
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synonym
同义词
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antonym
反义词
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fine-grained information
精准信息
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due to do
意欲做某事
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get cracking on sth
立即着手做某事
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set off the row
挑起争议
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stay off
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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human nature being what it is
人性使然
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stick with
坚持
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chief executive
最高层管理者
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worse off
恶化，情况更坏
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better off
情况好转
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press on
坚定地继续
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compare favourably with
将...与...进行了有利对比
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on that count
在那一方面
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by no means
绝不
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glowingly positive
极为乐观
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cure ills
治疗疾病，解决问题
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gain an appreciation of
获得对...的认识
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be tempted to
禁不住
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have an excellent chance
大有希望
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Perhaps willfully, it may be easier to think about such lengthy timescales than about the more immediate future.
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。
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willfully
任性的，固执的
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social consequence
社会影响
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launch a publication
发行一本刊物
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But take a longer view and there is a surprising amount that we can say with considerable asurance.
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。
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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.
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。
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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.
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。
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to be sure, of course, certainly, admittedly等词
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。
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a passing fad
一时的风尚
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improve the lot of
改善...命运
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effort
企图做某事，尤其该事需要付出诸多努力或决心
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upset
打乱，搅乱（计划、形势等）
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knock out
破坏，使无效
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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.
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。
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Washington alone
只有华盛顿
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contest
质疑，提出异议
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fashion
使成形
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fly too close to the sun
得意忘形，挑战权威
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don't fly too close to the sun
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
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law enforcement
执法
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turn on
以...为中心，取决于
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to the letter
丝毫不差，不折不扣
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disciplinary problem
学科问题
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Some people are up in arms over a proposal.
一些人正[竭力反对]一项提案。
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The number has swollen by about 11%.
swell->swollen
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stem
阻止
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artificial
人工的
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It strikes one that ...
你就会意识到...
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strike
突然想到，猛地意识到（想法或念头）
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speak of sth
表明，说明
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introduce
to bring a type of things somewhere for the first time
| 首次引入（某物）
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discernible
| discern
理解，识别，当成...看待
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give in to
让步于，屈服，投降
| 陷入
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demoralization
| demoralize
使意志消沉，使情绪低落
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a demoralization of spirit
精神颓丧，萎靡状态
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justify
证明...正当，有理
| 使/让...有充分的根据
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liberated
毫无拘泥的，无拘束的
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reference
参考，参照
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inarticulate environment
沉默无言的环境
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abiding claim
长久诉求
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petal
花瓣
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yearn
渴望
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uncanny
神秘莫测的，离奇的，可怕的
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at the auditorium
在礼堂
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compete for awards
角逐奖项
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We will feel greatly honored to have you there and appreciate it if you could reply to our invitation at your earliest convenience.
We will feel greatly honored to have you there and appreciate it if you could reply to our invitation at your earliest convenience.
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On behalf of ..., I am extending to you our formal invitation to ... .
我谨代表...正式地邀请您参加...
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Your presence will be a great honor for us.
您若能来我们深感荣幸。
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All the attendants would be delighted if you could come.
如果您能来，所有的参与者都将非常高兴。
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Should you be interested, please let us know at your earliest convenience.
如果您感兴趣，请在方便的时候尽早告诉我们。
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fork
分岔的路
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seek employment
求职
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take the postgraduate entrance exam
考研
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start a business
创业
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university graduate
大学毕业生
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namely
即
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.
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All desired life goals can be achieved through diligence, persistence and willingness to learn continuously.
All desired life goals can be achieved through diligence, persistence and willingness to learn continuously.
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a flock of
一群
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be hesitant to
迟迟不能
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obscure the fact
掩盖事实
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with little social restraint
几乎不受社会禁锢
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expand knowledge
扩展知识
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broaden personal experience
丰富自己的人生经验
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be full of promise
充满希望
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learn continuously
持续学习
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advance bravely
勇往直前
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life path
人生道路
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not so much A as B
不是A，而是B
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However, this picture does not imply so much the dilemma in which graduates are caught as the encouragingly unprecedented life possibilities.
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。
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choice/ option/ selection
选择
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Life doesn't provide warranties and graduates.
人生不会提供担保和保证。
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Start realizing all your life's dreams and desires through effective and proven smart goal setting.
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。
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secure
保护
| （尤指经过努力）得到
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deliver (oneself of) an opinion
发表意见
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encouragingly unprecedented life possibilities
史无前例的人生可能性这个令人鼓舞的事实
