研究生英语U2

1、Revision questions (par. 11-end)w 1. Why did Ames start to realize something wasnt right?w Par. 11w 2. Did he really make some errors with his test?w Par. 12w 3. Why is it irresponsible to attribute birth defects to a certain toxic substance in water?w Par. 13: the last sentence.w 4. Is Ames a stoog

2、e for any industries?w No. Par. 15. He does no consulting for w 5. What are the environmentalists positions?w Par. 16: keepas low as possiblew 6. Whats Ames reply?w Par. 17: a natural result of social development and we have to live with it as long as we want technological advancements.Par. onewRun

3、onw 靠(某种动力或燃料)运转： w This kind of walking tractor runs on diesel oil. ( di:z()l)w 这种手扶拖拉机靠柴油运转。Preposterousw adj. 荒谬的；可笑的荒谬的；可笑的; 反常的；乖戾的；反常的；乖戾的；十分荒谬的；愚蠢的十分荒谬的；愚蠢的w No matter how preposterous the rule, it stays and stays, regardless of whether it works to accomplish its end.w 不管规则多么荒谬，它总是呆在那儿，不论其是否达

4、到其目的。A growing hand (of scientists)w Sentence meaning: 越来越多的科学家用手指向了w Speaker meaning: 越来越多的科学家开始转向/着手于/从事这方面的研究w 插手: have/take a hand in sth.w Eg. w At times like these a hand of friendship is most needed. 在这个时候友谊之手是最需要的。w He is fond of having a hand in everything. 他什么事都喜欢插上一手。w If you take a hand

5、in this matter, you will cook your own goose by a quick fire. 如果你插手此事，要不了多久你就会将自己毁掉。a handful ofw 一把；少量的；一小部分w A handful of almonds may shore up your immune system from the effects of stress.一把杏仁可以支撑起你的减压免疫系统。w They tied the knot before a handful of guests.他们在几个宾客的见证下结婚了。Studies that seem to link ex

6、posure to electromagnetic fields with increased risk of leukemia and other malignanciesw Paraphrasing: w studies that seem to prove that more and more people have these diseases because they are exposed to electromagnetic fieldsw Or: show that peoples exposure to electromagnetic fields leads to such

7、 diseases as and Implicationw n. 含义；暗示；牵连，卷入含义；暗示；牵连，卷入w He smiled, but the implication was that he didnt believe me. 他微微一笑,但这一笑暗示着他不相信我的话。w She misinterpreted the implications of his letter and thus misunderstood his intentions. 她没有正确理解他信中的含义， 因而误解了他的意图。Inconclusivew adj. 不确定的；非决定性的；无结果的w However,

8、to date, the research is inconclusive largely due to methodological problems. 但迄今为止，因为方法问题，有关研究仍是不确定的。wconclusive : adj. 决定性的；最后的；确实的；确定性的w Its no use denying it; the evidence is conclusive. 证据确凿， 不容狡赖。Because evidence on the subject is inconclusive and often contradictory, it has been hard to decid

9、e whether concern about the health effects of electricity is legitimate.w Paraphrasing: we are not certain whether it is reasonable to worry about the assumedly bad effect of electricity on our health for lack of definite and unanimous evidence. 参考译文 由于这问题的证据还不是结论性的，而且常常是矛盾的，所以就难以断定有关电力对身体的影响的顾虑是否合乎

10、情理。Par. 2wAlarmist:w n. 大惊小怪者，杞人忧天者; 危言耸听者;慌报情况夸大事实者w But for all the alarmist talk, Wenzhou is hardly about to run out of cash. 不过，尽管许多报道都耸人听闻，但温州不会缺钱。the EPA has put forward what amounts to the most serious government warning to date.w Meaning: w The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has put fo

11、rward a warning that can be regarded as the most serious one so far.Tentativelyw adv. 暂时地；试验性地; 初步; 权； 聊且w The term of practice is tentatively fixed at half a year. 实习期限暂定半年。w Such theories are still very tentative. w 这种理论仍然是探索性的。w While the report falls short of classifying ELF fields as probable c

12、arcinogens, it does identify the common 60-hertz magnetic field as “a possible, but not proven, cause of cancer in humans.” w 参考译文 虽然报告没有把极低频磁场归类为可能致癌物，但它确实指出通常60赫兹的磁场是“一种虽尚未证实，但可能导致人患癌症的因素。” Par. 3w The evidence is still so controversial that the draft stirred a great deal of debate within the Bush

13、 Administration, and the EPA released it over strong objections from the Pentagon and the Whit House w 参考译文 证据争议性仍然很大，所以报告草案在布什政府内引起巨大的争辩，而环保署无视无角大楼和白宫的强烈反对，公布了这份报告。 Par. 4w Nonionizing radiation:非电离辐射w ionizeainaizvi. 离子化;vt. 电离；使离子化w 过去式ionized 过去分词ionized 现在分词ionizing Par. 5wReplicate: vt. 复制；折叠;

14、vi. 重复；折转;adj. 复制的；折叠的; n. 复制品；八音阶间隔的反覆音w We should learn from these rather than replicate them.我们应该从这些错误中吸取教训，而非重复它们。w Nothing has the capacity to replicate itself except DNA.除DNA外，什么东西也没有自我复制的能力。buttressw 扶壁； 支撑物 w vt. 支持，鼓励； 用扶壁支撑，加固 w buttress some of his arguments with quotations from . 引用中的语录来论证自己的观点w You need more f