And with doubtful prospects for a short-term financial return, with the cold war a rapidly fading memory and amid a growing emphasis on international cooperation in large space ventures, it is clear that imperatives other than profits or nationalism will have to compel human beings to leave their tracks on the planet’s reddish surface. (CET-6, 2001.6, Passage 4, Paragraph 3)
盡管短期的經(jīng)濟(jì)利潤(rùn)未知,隨著冷戰(zhàn)在人們記憶中消退和國(guó)際間大規(guī)模太空探索的日益重要,很明顯,除了經(jīng)濟(jì)利益和國(guó)家利益外還有一些職責(zé)促使人類在這座星球的紅色地面上留下足跡。
revenue [5revinju:]
evade [i5veid] v. 規(guī)避,逃避,躲避
invade [in5veid] vt. 侵略 (注:詞干vad有“行走”的意思)
invasion [in5veiVEn] n. 入侵
intrude [in5tru:d] vi. 闖入,侵入
vt. 強(qiáng)擠入,把(自己的思想) 強(qiáng)加于人
intrude的類似詞匯:
raid [reId] vt./n. 1.襲擊 2.搜查
assault [E5sC:lt] n./vt. 襲擊,攻擊
attack [E5tAk] v. 1.進(jìn)攻 2.抨擊,非難
3.(急切的)處理,著手解決
siege [si:dV] n. 包圍,圍城,長(zhǎng)期努力 v. 包圍, 圍攻
Countries that still think foreign investment is an invasion of their sovereignty might well study the history of infrastructure (the basic structural foundations of a society) in the United States. (NETEM 2001, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)
那些認(rèn)為外國(guó)投資是對(duì)本國(guó)主權(quán)的侵犯的國(guó)家最好還是研究一下美國(guó)的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施(社會(huì)的基本結(jié)構(gòu)基礎(chǔ))建設(shè)歷史。
tackle [5tAkl] n. 漁具,運(yùn)動(dòng)器具 v. 處理,解決
tack [tAk] n. 1.大頭釘 2.粗縫3.行動(dòng)方針;
vt. 1.以大頭針釘住 2.附加
tact [tAkt] n. 老練
tactical [5tAktikEl] a. 戰(zhàn)術(shù)的
tactics [5tAktiks] n.(pl.) 策略,手段,戰(zhàn)術(shù)
intact [in5tAkt] a. 1.未經(jīng)觸動(dòng)的 2.完好無損的
He describes their programmes and tactics, and, for those unfamiliar with the ways of creationists, the extent of their deception and distortion may come as an unpleasant surprise. (NETEM 1996, Passage 5, Paragraph 2)
他揭露了這些人的綱領(lǐng)和手段,對(duì)那些不了解創(chuàng)世紀(jì)論者慣用手法的人來說,其欺騙和歪曲事實(shí)的程度會(huì)讓他們感到氣憤和吃驚。
integrate [5inti^reit] vt. 1.(使)成為一個(gè)整體 2.合并,聯(lián)合
integrity [in5te^riti] n. 1.完整 2.誠(chéng)實(shí)
integral [5inti^rEl] a. 1.構(gòu)成整體所必需的 2.完整的3.整數(shù)的
Death is normal; we are genetically programmed to disintegrate and perish, even under ideal conditions. (NETEM 2003, Text 4, Pargraph 1)
死亡是正常的;我們的基因決定我們即使在最理想的環(huán)境里也會(huì)解體和滅亡。
contact [5kCntAkt] v./n. (使)接觸,聯(lián)系,交往
touch [tQtF] n. 1.聯(lián)系 2.接觸3. 一點(diǎn)兒
v. 1.觸摸2.感動(dòng)3.涉及到
例: a touch of fever 有點(diǎn)發(fā)燒
touching [5tQtFiN] a. 令人感動(dòng)的
soil [sCil] n. 土壤,土地 vt. 弄臟
coil [kCil] v. 卷,盤繞 n. 卷,圈,線圈
coin [kCin] vt. 1.杜撰(新詞等) 2.鑄造 n. 硬幣,錢幣
join [dVCin] v. 1.參加 2.連接
junction [5dVQNkFEn] n. 1.連接 2.交叉點(diǎn)
joint [dVCint] n. 1.接頭,接合處 2.關(guān)節(jié) a. 連接的,聯(lián)合的adjoin [E5dVCin] vt. 毗連
adjacent [E5dVeisEnt] a. 毗連的