trait
n.特征;特點;特性
例[n] 特征 2007年閱讀Text 1
Their work makes a rather startling assertion: the trait we commonly call talent is highly overrated.
參考譯文:他們的研究得出一個令人吃驚的結論:我們對稱之為“天資”的特征估計過高。
補充詞彙
[同義詞]
attribut n. 屬性
feature n. 特征,特點
peculiarity n. 特性
trivial
形近詞:trivality
adj.瑣碎的;無足輕重的
例[adj] 瑣碎的 2008年閱讀Text 1
According to Paragraph 4, the stress women confront tends to be ______.
[A] domestic and temporary
[B] irregular and violent
[C] durable and frequent
[D] trivial and random
參考譯文:根據第四段,女性麵臨的壓力往往是______。
[A] 家庭內部的、暫時的
[B] 不規律的、暴力的
[C] 長期的、頻繁的
[D] 瑣碎的、偶然的
形近詞
triviality n. 瑣事
例[n] 瑣事 1999年閱讀Passage 1
"Important information can get buried in a sea of trivialities," says a law professor at Cornell Law School who helped draft the new guidelines.
參考譯文:康奈爾大學法學院一位參與起草新指導原則的法學教授說,“重要的信息會淹沒在細枝末節的汪洋之中”。
version
形近詞:diversion
n.版本;譯本,譯文;說法
例[n] 版本 2002年閱讀Text 2
And if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close.
參考譯文:如果科學家們還沒有創造出科幻小說的機械版,那麼他們也已經開始接近這個目標了。
形近詞
diversion n. 轉移注意力的行為;娛樂,消遣
例[n] 轉移注意力的行為 1997年閱讀Passage 2
Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of diversion, and brought news of the outside world.
參考譯文:陌生人和旅行者的到來是受歡迎的轉移注意力的方式,他們帶來了外麵世界的消息。
vigorous
形近詞:vigorously
adj.有力的;朝氣蓬勃的,精神旺盛的;語言犀利的
形近詞
vigorously adv. 精神旺盛地
例[adv] 精神旺盛地 2000年閱讀Passage 5
From the last paragraph the conclusion can be drawn that ambition should be maintained ________.
[A] secretly and vigorously
[B] openly and enthusiastically
[C] easily and momentarily
[D] verbally and spiritually
參考譯文:從最後一段可以推出的結論是,雄心壯誌應該被______保持。
[A] 秘密而精力充沛地
[B] 公開而熱情地
[C] 輕鬆而暫時地
[D] 在口頭上和精神上
virus
n.病毒;(精神,道德方麵的)有害影響
例[n] 病毒 1998年閱讀Passage 3
A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the antiscience tag has been attached to many other groups as well, from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research.
參考譯文:1996年對新聞報道的調查表明,反科學的標簽也貼在了許多其他群體上,包括從提倡消滅最後殘存的天花病毒庫的官方人士,到倡議削減基礎研究基金的共和黨人。
weary
adj.疲倦的,疲勞的;令人厭煩的
v.使疲倦,使厭倦
例[adj] 疲倦的,疲勞的 1997年閱讀Passage 2
Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler.
參考譯文:如今,有很多慈善機構專門幫助疲憊的旅行者。
補充詞彙
[同義詞]
exhausted adj. 耗盡的
abreast
adv.並肩地,並排地;了解;跟上(最新情況)
例[adv] 了解;跟上(最新情況) 2004年閱讀Text 1
Instead, the best strategy is to use the agent as a kind of tip service to keep abreast of jobs in a particular database; when you get E-mail, consider it a reminder to check the database again.
參考譯文:相反,最佳的策略是把搜索代理看成是一種提示服務,用以密切關注某個特定資料庫中的求職信息。你收到電子郵件時,就當它是提醒你再去資料庫看看。
補充詞彙
[詞組]
abreast of :與……並列;與……並排
keep abreast of :跟上,保持並列
articulately
adv.表達清晰地
例[adv] 表達清晰地 2006年翻譯
He explores such problem consciously, articulately, and frankly, first by asking factual questions, then by asking moral questions, finally by suggesting action which seems appropriate in the light of the factual and moral information which he has obtained.
參考譯文:他自覺地、清楚地、坦率地探索這個問題,首先詢問事實問題,然後詢問道德問題,最後根據他已經獲得的事實和道德方麵的信息提出似乎恰當的行動。
divorce
v.與……離婚;分離
n.離婚;分離
例[n] 離婚 2000年閱讀Passage 4
In the past decade, the Japanese divorce rate, while still well below that of the United States, has increased by more than 50 percent, and suicides have increased by nearly one-quarter.