4.26 Flashcards
manufacture
…a long-term rise in the share of manufactures in non-oil exports.
…非石油出口产品中工业品份额的长期增长。
According to the prosecution, the officers manufactured an elaborate story.
根据起诉，军官们精心编造了事情的经过。
literature
I am sending you literature from two other companies that provide a similar service.
我在给你邮寄来自另外两家提供类似服务的公司的宣传单。
a catalogue of
His story is a catalogue of misfortune.
他的经历中充满了接二连三的厄运。(尤其指不幸)
in evidence
If someone or something is in evidence, they are present and can be clearly seen. 显然可见
例：
Few soldiers were in evidence.
几乎看不见有士兵。
discrimination
They cooked without skill and ate without discrimination.
他们做饭没厨艺，吃饭没品味。
reflection
While the news at first shocked me, on reflection it made perfect sense.
虽然一开始这个消息令我震惊，但经过认真思考，觉得它也很有道理。
extension
She can get me on extension 308.
她可以通过分机308找到我。
effect
The southern accent was put on for effect.
假操南方口音以引人注意。
I understand that a circular to this effect will be issued in the next few weeks.
我得知，接下来的几星期内将发布大意如此的传阅文件。
N-PLURAL A person’s effects are the things that they have with them at a particular time, for example when they are arrested or admitted to a hospital, or the things that they owned when they died. 个人财物
例：
His daughters were collecting his effects.
他的女儿们正在收集他的个人物品。
in one’s element
My stepmother was in her element, organizing everything.
我继母那时如鱼得水，安排着所有一切。
bend on
The worker is fully bent on the project.
这位工人一心扑在这项工程上。
proper
You can add proper after a word to indicate that you are referring to the central and most important part of a place, event, or object and want to distinguish it from other things that are not regarded as being important or central to it. 严格意义上的
A distinction must be made between archaeology proper and science-based archaeology.
必须对严格意义上的考古学和以科学为基础的考古学加以区分。
command
…an excellent physician who commanded the respect of all her colleagues.
…一位博得所有同事尊敬的杰出医生。
Mr. Baker would take command of the campaign.
贝克先生将负责这次运动。
His command of English was excellent.
他的英语相当出色。
dictate
What right has one country to dictate the environmental standards of another?
一个国家有什么权利规定另一个国家的环境标准？
Of course, a number of factors will dictate how long an apple tree can survive.
当然，一棵苹果树能存活多久是由许多因素决定的。
We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty.
我们凭良心做事，尽了我们的职责。
executive
The executive is the part of the government of a country that is concerned with carrying out decisions or orders, as opposed to the part that makes laws or the part that deals with criminals. (政府的) 行政部门
例：
The government, the executive and the judiciary are supposed to be separate.
政府、行政和司法应该彼此分立。
…an executive briefcase.
…一个高级公文包。
note
There is an unmistakable note of nostalgia in his voice when he looks back on the early years of the family business.
在他回忆早年的家族企业时，他的声音里带有一种确定无疑的怀旧语气。
Yesterday’s testimony began on a note of passionate but civilized disagreement.
昨天的证词是在一种激烈但文明的争执氛围中开始的。
..politicians of note.
…显要的政客们
