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1、Unit ThreeGender, Climate Change and HealthSocial norms：社会标准；社会准那么All citizens should comply with social norms所有公民都应遵守社会准那么.The culture differences of thesocial normswere the fundamental reason of the management conflict.社会标准的文化差异是导致治理冲突的根本原因.vulnerabilityVulnerable: susceptible to attackModern huma

2、ns were morevulnerable to the cold.现代人更容易受到严寒的攻击.The financial crisis has also shown up Russia'vulnerability.此次金融危机也显现了俄罗斯的脆弱.They complain that big firms in rich countries are exploiting their vulnerability.他们抱怨,富裕国家的大公司正在利用他们的弱点.aftermathAftermath: the consequences of an event (especially a ca

3、tastrophic event)Germany has put its own accent on policies to deal with thaftermath of the global economic crisis.德国已经将重心转移到应对全球经济危机后续影响的政策方面.It has been a difficult year, but we are learning to put the event and its ftermath into perspective.这是艰难的一年,但我们正在学习正确地对待这件事和它带来的后果.be proportional toPunishm

4、ent oughtto be proportional tothe crime.惩罚应该与所犯的罪相应.Payment will be proportional to the amount of work done.酬金将与工作量成比例.No pay no gain (no pain no gain); the right mustbe proportional to the responsibility.没有付出没有收获；权利必须与义务相对称.vary inverselyCentral venous pressure monitoring in patients with cardiopul

5、monary disease cavnary inversely with the PA occlusion pressure (PAOP).在有心肺疾病的患者,中央静脉压的变化可与肺动脉楔压的变化相反.Pressurevaries directly with temperature and inversely with volume .压力随温度成正比例变化与容积成反比例变化.Threshold:Any increment above this threshold represents profit.任何高于此阈值的增产量即为利润.Dinosaurs were most likely wip

6、ed out by a giant meteor that cooled Earth's temperatures below their threshold for survival.恐龙的灭绝很可能是由于一颗巨大的流星导致地球温度降到了它们生存的临界值以下.Even then I fell a few times, but I thought of it as building my pain threshold即使在那时我还摔过几次,但我把这权当是锻炼自己对疼痛的忍耐力而已.MeteorologicalMeteorology is the study of the atmosph

7、ere and its phenomena and the weather.气象学是对于大气、大气的现象与天气的研究.What we will have to do is we will have to adapt to the meteorologicalconditions.我们必须要做的是,我们要适应现在的各种气候条件._Sandstorm is ameteorologicaldisaster, but also a serious ecological environment problem.沙尘暴是一种气象灾害,也是严重的生态环境问题.PrecipitationThe system

8、will show precipitation forecasts that are updated every 15 minutes, as well as distribution of rain, snow or hail.系统会显示降水预测,是每15分钟更新,以及分配的雨,雪或冰雹.The annual averageorecipitation is 413 millimeters.年平均降水量413毫米.maroonedIf you say that you are marooned, you mean that you feel alone and helpless and you

9、 cannot escape from the place or situation you are in.受困的There was real fear that once on the lunar surface the astronauts might end up marooned and beyond rescue.真正让人害怕的是,一旦宇航员踏上月球外表,他们有可能受困而亡,并且无法救援.regardless ofRegardless ofregional differences in cuisine, a primary consideration in food preparat

10、ion is freshness.不管各区的烹调法各有不同,第一个要考虑到的是食材新鲜.Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be doreg ardless ofthe consequences英雄是在需要的时候做出必须做的事的人们,他们不考虑自己的安危.AridArid: lacking sufficient water or rainfallThe region is semi-arid to arid in overall climate.这个地区总体上是半干旱至干旱气候.These plan

11、ts will not root in such arid soil.这种植物在这种贫瘠的土地上不会生根.They are quick growing, can be harvested repeatedly, and are tolerant to arid and saline conditions so can be grown on otherwise unproductive land.它们生长很快,可以反复收割,并且对干旱和盐碱环境有很好的耐性,因而可以种植在其他作 物难以生长之地.Take its toll: cause damageBeing the boss cantake

12、its toll on health.当老板通常是以牺牲健康为代价的.His hard work will eventually take its toll on his health.他的工作辛苦,最终一定会对他身体会造成伤害._Inside, the pain of her life was starting totake its toll在内心,生命中的痛楚已开始折磨她.indebtednessGreece has become a symbol of governmerin debtedness希腊是一个政府欠债的典型.I should like to acknowledge my i

13、ndebtednessand gratitude to my graduate study supervisors.我想对培养我的研究生导师表示感谢.Spill overThe benefits may evenspill over beyond rural areas to the rest of the country.好处甚至可能超出乡村的范围而延伸至全国.We saw market turmoil reach a new level last week, anSpill over into the rest of the economy.我们看到,市场动乱上周到达了一个新的水平,已涉及

14、经济的其他领域.His interference spilt over into confusion.他的干预引起了混乱.Empirical:经验主义的,完全根据经验的Empirical: derived from experiment and observation rather than theoryHe made his name as aempirical economist.他使自己成为一名有经验依据的经济学家.Empirical observation says that it is rarely a problem for users.但经验显示,这对用户来说通常不是问题.Emp

15、irical evidence for the existence of population traps is not substantial .关于人口陷井存在的经验证据还不够充分.stoicismHe appeared to face life's setbacks witStoicism.他看来很能以容忍态度面对人生的挫折.Over the centuries this has produced a sort oftoicism.几个世纪以来,这种经历产生了一种坚忍自制的精神.She showed greastoicismduring her husband's fin

16、al 川ness.她在丈夫患病临终期间表现出了坚强的毅力.Masculinity男子气；刚毅Masculinity: the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for menLet us work together to enjoy the kind of masculinity!让我们一起去领略那种阳刚之气！A recurring theme in his writing, as in Hemingway's, was man testing hismasculinity.在他的主题中,如同海明威,描述的都是一个男人不断磨练他的

17、男子气概.Today's culture requires males to expand the traditional notions om asculinity.现在的文化要求男性扩大男人气概的观念.ContiguousContiguous: connecting without a break; within a common boundaryThe contiguous areaof Jin-Shan-Mong is one of the key areas in resources exploitation in China.晋陕蒙接壤区是我国资源重点开发区之一.The b

18、readth of thecontiguous zones twelve nautical miles.毗连区的宽度为十二海里.Equity:公平；公正Third, the promotion of social equity, justice and harmony.第三,促进社会的公平、公正、和谐.As of the moment, the proponents are in need of aequity partner.截止目前,本公司寻求一位公平,公正的合作伙伴._That makes the problem of environmentabquity become a more serious issue.当前,环境公平问题日益凸显.prospective: adj.未来的；预期的Prospective: concerned with or related to the futureOur study is the only randomizedprospective studyof two different surgical techniques.我们的研究是唯一一个对2种术式进行