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(pluralunchanged)vehiclewhichcanfly,forexampleanaeroplaneorahelicopterExamples:TheBoeingCompanyistheworld’slargestmanufacturerofcommercialairplanesandmilitaryaircraft.(L11)Thetroubleis,itdeliveredthem.“Deliver”meanstoprovideortobring,“them”hererefersto““horizons””.Itimpliestheunfavorableeffectoftheinventionofaircraft,thatis,people,drivenonbynewhorizons,wouldliketospendmoretimeontime-consumingjourneys.7.(L18)inreality:inactualfact;reallyExamples:Somefamousprivateschoolsaretheoreticallyopentothepublic,butinrealityareattendedbythosewhocanaffordthefees.Heismuchsmallerinrealitythanhelooksonthetelevision.Collocation:acceptreality承认事事实denyreality否认事事实facereality面对事事实8.(L21)multiply:increaseinnumberorquantity;addanumbertoitselfaparticularnumberoftimesExamples:Theweedsjustmultiplied,andbeforelongthegardenwasajungle.Multiplyinglargequantitiesinone’sheadhasbecomealostartsincethearrivalofthecalculator.9.(L24)burden:heavyloadExamples:manypupilsfindhomeworkaburden.Somefarmersarecomplainingabouttheheavyburdenoftaxation.10.(L31)fraction:smallpart,bit,amountorproportion(ofsth.)Examples:Onlyasmallfractionofthepopulationlivedinthatremotearea.TheblackminersinSouthAfricausedtoearnonlyafractionofthewagespaidtowhiteminersdoingequivalentwork.11.(L33)pourin:gointoaplacequicklyandinlargenumbersExamples:TouristspouredintoShanghaionNationalDay.manyfootballfanspouredintothestadiumtohavealookattheirfavoritefootballplayers.pourdown沿…流下pourfrom从…流下pourinto流进(L39-41)Now,Ifindmyselfsubscribingto60or70journalsormagazinesjusttokeepmeupwithwhatamountstoaminuteproportionoftheexpandingfrontiersofscholarship.””Itmeansthattheever-advancingdevelopmentinthenewfieldofacademyThepurposeofthesentenceistogiveusamorevividpictureabouttheinformationexplosion.14.amountto:(L41)beequalto;adduptoExamples:In1959thecombinedvalueofU.S.importsandexportsamountedtolessthan9percentofthecountry’’sgrossdomesticproduct.Thetuitionfeeamountstotenthousandyuan.15.minute:(L41)verysmallinsizeoramountExamples:Onlyaminuteamountofmoneyisneeded.Studiesshowthatwatercontainsminutequantitiesoflead.minute,small&little这几个词词都是形形容词，，都有““小的””之意。。minute意思是““很小的的”、““细微的的”，在在本组词词中算是是“最小小的”。。small指大小、、重量、、数量、、规模、、力量、、重要性性等方面面“小的的”、““少的”。little没有真正正的比较较级和最最高级，，它经常常暗示所所谈及的的人、物物小得可可爱。而small就没有这这种含义义，它多多表示比比较，是是相对而而言的。。1.Heisasmallman,onlyonepointfivemeterstall.2.Hiswritingisminute.3.Whatanicelittlegarden!4.Thereisalittlebirdinthetree.5.Thereareminuteparticlesofgolddustontheground.6.Youmadeoneortwosmallmistakes.16.frontier:(L41)(usu.Pl)theextremelimitofanareaofknowledgeoraparticularactivity;theborderbetweentwocountriesExamples:Toopenupthespacefrontier,NASA(NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration美国国家家航空和和宇宙航航行局)willtrytolowerthecostofaccesstoEarthorbit.OurpassportswereinspectedattheCzechfrontier.18.(L43)prosperity:stateofbeingeconomicallysuccessful;stateofbeingsuccessfulorrichExamples:Warbringsnoprosperitytothegreatmassofordinarycitizens.19.oblige:(L45)

1.dosth.for(sb.)asafavororsmallservice(usedinthepattern:oblige(sb.)(withsth./bydoingsth.))Examples:Wearehappytooblige.Pleaseobligemebyleavingmealone.2.force(someonetodosomething)(usu.usedinthepassivevoice)Incertaincountriesthelawobligesparentstosendtheirchildrentoschool.obligeby答应做…使满足obligewith以…使满足(L46)SowesufferfromwhatWilsoncallsdiscontentwithsuperabundance--theconfusionofendlesschoice.1.Whatdoes““superabundance”referto?2.Whatcanweinferfromthesentence?Itreferstotheaquantityofgoodsandservices.Thequantityofgoodsandservicesistoomuch,itisendless,andwhat’smore,itincreasesourtimestresslevels.20-1.abundance:quantitythatismorethanenough;plenty(followedbyof)Examples:ThevisitortoOxfordhasanabundanceofsightstosee.Mostmilkconsistsofanabundanceofthemajornutrientsneededbythebodyforgoodhealth.20-2.InabundanceExamples:Bythemid-15thcenturypaperwasavailableinabundance.Thereisstillconfusionaboutthenumberofcasualties.Wealwaysleftourmanager’sofficeinastateofconfusion.Iexplainedthequestiontohimthreetimes,buttherewasstillalookofconfusiononhisface.22.forecast:L56tellinadvance;predictExamples:Themeansofforecastingnaturaldisasters,suchasfloods,andhurricanes,haveimprovedimmenselyasscienceandtechnologyhaveadvanced.“It’salmostgottothepointwherethere’’sstressenvy.L60.Tomakehisargumentcomprehensiveandmoreconvincing,theauthorrevealedthefactthatnoteveryoneisoverstressedthough50percentofunemployedorretiredpeopletellyoutheyneverhaveenoughtimetogetthingsdone.这几乎到了了羡慕压力力的程度。23.volunteer:L64personwhoofferstodosth.withoutbeingcompelledorpaidExamples:Somestudentsservedasvolunteerstohelptheoldanddisabledinthecommunityintheirsparetime.Thecharityagencywillrecruitvolunteerstobuildaffordablehousingforthepoor.24.perception:L67wayofseeingorunderstandingsth.;abilitytonoticeandunderstandthingsAestheticsisabranchofphilosophyconcernedwiththeessenceandperceptionofbeautyandugliness.Thegains,however,wereunevenlydistributed.L73但增加的时时间分配得得并不均匀匀。“Thegains”referstothefivehoursaweekAmericanshadgainedastheirfreetime.25.nurture:L76careforandeducate(achild);encouragethegrowthof(sth.);nourishExamples:Parentswanttoknowthebestwaytonurtureandraisetheirchildtoadulthood.nurture表示在幼儿儿、幼苗的的成长过程程中予以细细心照料、、保护。feed不仅表示喂喂养人、动动物，实际际上有时表表示喂入嘴嘴中，还表示示给植物提提供养分。。广义上，，它指为任任何人或物提提供所需外外来养分。。supply表示供给所所需物品。。1.Thefarmer’swifefeedscattleandsheepeverymorning.2.Thegovernmentsuppliesfreebookstoschools.3.Thesearetheplantsnurturesinthegreenhouse.4.Wewanttonurturethenewproject,notdestroyit.5.Hehasalargefamilytofeed.6.HekeptmewellsuppliedwithcupsofcoffeewhileIwrotethereport.26.offspring:L75(pluralunchanged)childorchildrenofaparticularpersonorcoupleExamples:Heredityistheprocessoftransmittingbiologicaltraitsfromparenttooffspringthroughgenes.27.appliance:L79instrumentordeviceforaspecificpurposeExamples:Thecompanyhasoperationsinmanydifferentbusinesssectors,includinghouseholdappliances,aircraftengines,andfinancialservices.28.distribution:L81thewayinwhichpeople,buildings,etc.arearrangedoveralargearea;theactofgivingthingstoalargegroupofpeopleordeliveringfoodstocompanies.Examples:Thestudyofanimaldistributioniscalledzoogeography.Distributionofthegoodsishandledbylocalcompanies.29.famine:L84(instanceof)extremescarcityofgoodinaregionExamples:Toeliminatefamineandreducemalnutrition,attentionneedstofocusnotonlyonfoodproductionbutalsoonfooddistribution,consumption,andfamilyplanning.30.widespread:L84foundordistributedoveralargeareaExamples:ThelandscapeoftheAmericanwestwasdramaticallyalteredduringthe20thcenturyasaresultofthewidespreadconstructionofdamsalongmajorrivers.Tvoke:L85cause(sth.)tooccurorarouse(afeelingetc.)Examples:People’’sconcernovergeneticallymodifiedfoodhasprovokedaglobaldebatethatshowsnosignofendingsoon.TheyarguedthatNATOenlargementcouldprovokeRussianhostilityandleadtoregionalinstability.32.avarietyof:L85alotofaparticulartypeofthingsthataredifferentfromeachotherExamples:Mystudentscomefromavarietyofdifferentbackgrounds.Thereare(is)avarietyofexcellentschoolsinthearea.Chinahasagreatvarietyofmineralresources33.L94,streamline:make(sth.)moreefficientandeffective;giveastreamlinedfromto(sth.)Examples:Corporatemergerscanresultinjoblossesbecausemanagementcombinesandstreamlinesdepartmentswithinthenewlymergedcompanies.Someracingcarsarestreamlinedforspeedandaresingle-seated.34.L95,growth:(processof)growing;developmentExamples:Statisticsshowthatthepaceofpopulationgrowthmaycontinuetoincrease.Industrialgrowthdependsontheavailabilityofbothfinancecapitalandphysicalcapital.35.L96,domestic:ofthehome,householdorfamily;oforinsideaparticularcountryExamples:Policeandhospitalrecordsindicatethatthemajorityofvictimsofdomesticviolencearewomen.GDPstandsforGrossDomesticProduct.36.forum:L101anassembly,place,radioprogrametc.forthediscussionofpublicmattersorcurrentquestionsExamples:Theschoolauthoritieswillprovideaforumwhereproblemscanbediscussed.TheproducersoftheTVprogramQuestionTimeintendedittobeaforumforpublicdebate.37.L101,springup:appear,develop,grow,etc.quicklyorsuddenlyExamples:Newprofessionaltrainingschoolssprangupallover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