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Question 1

capacity

Answer 1

Bread factories are working at full capacity.
面包厂正在满负荷进行生产。
Ms. Halliwell visited the Philippines in her capacity as a Special Representative of UNICEF.
哈利韦尔女士以联合国儿童基金会特使的身份访问了菲律宾。
A capacity crowd of 76,000 people was at the stadium for the event.
运动场内座无虚席，7.6万人观看了比赛。

Question 2

race

Answer 2

If you race somewhere, you go there as quickly as possible. 疾走
例：
He raced across town to the State House building.
他急速穿过市区去州议会大厦。

Question 3

swing

Answer 3

When we returned, the party was in full swing and the dance floor was crowded.
我们回来的时候，聚会正开得起劲，舞池里挤满了人。
Everyone understood how hard it was to get back into the swing of things after such a long absence.
每个人都明白离开这么长一段时间后要重新全力投入有多难。
I often want to take a swing at someone to relieve my feelings.
我老想打谁一顿来发泄我的情绪。

Question 4

on the part of

Answer 4

our creation will raise many ethical questions on the part of the public.
我们的作品将在公众当中引起许多道德问题。

Question 5

present

Answer 5

She also presents a show on St Petersburg Radio.

她还在圣彼得斯堡电台主持一个节目。

Question 6

beyond

Answer 6

He appears to have almost no personal staff, beyond a secretary who can’t make coffee.
他看来似乎没有任何雇员，除了一个连咖啡都不会煮的秘书。

Question 7

off limits

Answer 7

A one-mile area around the wreck is still off limits.

沉船周围一英里的地区仍然禁止入内。

Question 8

of little account

Answer 8

These obscure groups were of little account in either national or international politics.
这些无名的组织在国内或国际政治中都是无足轻重的。

Question 9

means

Answer 9

…a person of means.
…一个富有的人。
“Can I come and have a look at your house?”—”Yes, by all means.”
“我能过来看看你的房子吗？”—“可以，当然可以。”

Question 10

class

Answer 10

The most elegant woman I’ve ever met – she had class in every sense of the word.
我曾见过的最高雅的女人–从各种意义上讲她都有品位。
I class myself as an ordinary working person.
我把自己归类为一名普通的劳动者。

Question 11

definition

Answer 11

The first speakers at the conference criticized Prof. Johnson’s new programme for lack of definition.
会上的首批发言者批评约翰逊教授的新项目没有清晰度。

Question 12

prejudice

Answer 12

Her study was not in any way intended to prejudice the future development of the college.
她的研究绝对无意损害该学院的未来发展。

Question 13

concern

Answer 13

The technical aspects were the concern of the Army.
技术方面是军方负责的事。
If not a large concern, the Potomac Nursery was at least a successful one.
虽不是一个大生意，波托马克幼儿园至少是一个成功的公司。
The receivers will always prefer to sell a business as a going concern.
接管人总是更希望出售仍然在运营的公司。

Question 14

premise

Answer 14

N-PLURAL The premises of a business or an institution are all the buildings and land that it occupies in one place. 经营场所; 办公场所
There is a kitchen on the premises.
营业场所内有一个厨房。

Question 15

preserve

Answer 15

The making and conduct of foreign policy is largely the preserve of the president.
外交政策的制定和实施很大程度上是总统的独揽之事。

Question 16

reference

Answer 16

Please keep this sheet in a safe place for reference.
请把这张纸放在稳妥的地方以备查阅。
The firm offered to give her a reference.
公司提出给她开一封推荐信。

Question 17

source

Answer 17

Together they travel the world, sourcing clothes for the small, privately owned company.
他们一起环游世界，为那家小私营公司寻找服装货源。

Question 18

draw

Answer 18

…the final draw for all prize winners takes place on March 17.
…最后一轮所有获奖者的抽签在3月17日举行。
We drew with Ireland in the first game.
我们同爱尔兰队在第一局打成平局。

Question 19

speak

Answer 19

She’d probably drop some comment about her “fiancé” into the conversation so that he’d think she was already spoken for.
她很可能会在交谈中故意提到她的“未婚夫”，这样他就会知道她已名花有主了。
Both spoke highly of the Russian president.
双方都高度评价了那位俄罗斯总统。
I ought not to tell you but I will, since you’re in the family, so to speak.
我不该告诉你，但我会告诉你，因为说来你也是这个家庭的一员。

Question 20

record

Answer 20

His record reveals a tough streak.
他的经历说明他个性坚强。
For the record, most Moscow girls leave school at about 18.
随便说一下，多数莫斯科女孩大约十八岁离开学校。
The president is on record as saying that the increase in unemployment is “a price worth paying” to keep inflation down.
总统公开说失业率的上升是遏制通货膨胀“值得付出的代价”。

Question 21

streak

Answer 21

A meteorite streaked across the sky.
一颗流星划过天空。
We’re both alike – there is a streak of madness in us both.
我们两个很像–我们两人都有一种疯狂的性格特征。
The casinos had better watch out since I’m obviously on a lucky streak!
我的手气显然很好，那些赌场最好当心！

Question 22

supposed

Answer 22

He was more of a victim than any of the women he supposedly offended.
他和他所谓地冒犯过的女人们中任何一位相比，更是个受害者。

Question 23

custom

Answer 23

It was his custom to approach every problem cautiously.
谨慎地处理每个问题是他的习惯。

He walked through customs.
他步行通过了海关。

Question 24

withdraw from

Answer 24

The African National Congress threatened to withdraw from the talks.
非洲国民大会威胁要从会谈中退出。

Question 25

contract

Answer 25

You can contract with us to deliver your cargo.
你们可以和我们签订合同，由我们负责运输你们的货物。
He contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion.
他因一次输血感染了艾滋病。
The director wanted Olivia de Havilland, then under contract to Warner Brothers.
导演想要奥莉维亚·德·哈维兰，但是那时她已经签约华纳兄弟公司。

Question 26

tell

Answer 26

It wasn’t long before the strain began to tell on our relationship.
很快，这种极度的紧张就开始对我们的关系产生严重影响。

Question 27

by its nature
in the nature of things
in the nature of

Answer 27

Peacekeeping, by its nature, makes pre-planning difficult.
维和行动本质上很难预先计划
Of course, in the nature of things, and with a lot of drinking going on, people failed to notice.
当然了，事出必然，酒酣之间人们没有注意到。
There is movement toward, I think, something in the nature of a pluralistic system.
我认为，有向类多元化体系发展的趋势。

Question 28

pointed

Answer 28

I couldn’t help notice the pointed remarks slung in my direction.
我不可能注意不到那些针对我的尖锐评论。
ADV 尖锐地
例：
They were pointedly absent from the news conference.
他们有意缺席了那场新闻发布会。

Question 29

term

Answer 29

He had been termed a temporary employee.
他曾被称为临时工。
Premiums are guaranteed throughout the term of the policy.
在保单的有效期内保证支付保险费。
She had come to terms with the fact that her husband would always be crippled.
她已接受了丈夫将终生跛足这个事实。
Madeleine is on good terms with Sarah.
马德琳和萨拉关系很好。

Question 30

proportion

Answer 30

In the tropics plants grow to huge proportions.

在热带，植物长得很高大。

Question 31

advance

Answer 31

I advanced him some money, which he would repay on our way home.
我先借了些钱给他，他会在回家的路上还给我。
When not producing art of his own, Oliver was busy advancing the work of others.
没有创作自己的艺术品时，奥利弗就在忙于促成他人的作品。

Question 32

complete

Answer 32

The diary comes complete with a gold ballpoint pen.

该日记本还配有一支金圆珠笔。

Question 33

railroad sb into doing sth

Answer 33

He more or less railroaded the rest of Europe into recognizing the new “independent” states.
他或多或少地强迫了欧洲其他国家承认这些新“独立”的国家。

Question 34

exploit

Answer 34

His wartime exploits were later made into a film and a television series.
他战时的英勇事迹后来被改编成了电影和电视剧。

Question 35

strike

Answer 35

He struck me as a very serious but friendly person.
他在我眼里是个非常严肃但友好的人。
The two struck a deal in which Rendell took half of what a manager would.
这两个人达成一项协议，伦德尔拿一名经理将能得到的一半。
Strike that from the minutes.
从会议记录中把那个删除。
The censor struck out the next two lines.
审查员删除了下面那两行。

Question 36

mount

Answer 36

The gallery has mounted an exhibition of art by Irish women painters.
这家画廊已经举办过一次爱尔兰女画家们的艺术作品展。