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A Bad Week for Mexico: Of Prisons and Petroleum
1. petroleum : n.石油,原油
2. bust : ( bust sb /sth for sth ) (of the police 警方) to suddenly enter a place and search it or arrest sb 突击搜查(或逮捕)
3. sabotage : n. 阻碍,妨碍(为防止敌方利用或为表示抗议而进行的)蓄意破坏,阴谋破坏
4. fling : ( flung flung ) to throw sb /sth with somewhere force, especially because you are angry (尤指生气地)扔,掷,抛,丢
eg. The door was suddenly flung open.
门突然被推开了。
5. oil-exploration right : 石油勘探权
6. in tow : (tow:用绳索拖,拉,牵引,拽)
eg. with much of his government in tow 在多名政府官员的陪同下
① if you have sb. in tow, they are with you and following closely behind 紧随着,陪伴着
② if a ship is taken in tow, it is pulled by another ship (船)被拖着走
7. monopoly : 垄断,专营服务,被垄断的商品(或服务)
8. flop : n. (a film / movie, play, party, etc that is not successful ) (电影,戏剧,聚会等)失败,不成功
9. consortium : a group of people, countries, companies, etc who are working together on a particular project (合作进行某项工程的)财团,银团,联营企业
10. inflated :
① (尤指价格)过高的,高的不合理的
② (思想,主张等)夸张的,言过其实的
11. block : a large area of land 一片土地
12. the odds are that ( it is likely that...) 可能
13. with luck 如果一切顺利
eg. With (any) luck, we will be home before duck. 如果一切顺利的话,我们可在天黑前回到家。
14. in time (for sth/ to do sth) :not late, with enough time to be able to do sth 来得及,及时
eg. Will we be in time for the six o’clock train? 我们来得及赶上六点钟的那趟火车吗?
15. spectacular : adj 令人惊叹的,壮观的
16. ventilate : v. 使(房间,建筑物等)通风,使通气
eg. a well-ventilated room 通风良好的房间
17. stylish :adj 时髦的,新潮的,高雅的,雅致的
18. extradite : 引渡(嫌犯或罪犯)
19. recapture : 抓回,再次捕获;回忆,再体验,重温
20. slip away 消失,消亡,死去
21. interior :
① the inside part of sth 内部
eg. the interior of a building 楼房内部
② 内陆,内地,腹地
③ (国家的)内政,内务
eg. the Department /Minister of the Interior 内政部/内政大臣
22. manhunt : n.(对罪犯或逃犯的)追捕,搜捕
23. communications-blocking technology 通信拦截技术
24. a no-fly zone 禁飞区
25. shaky :
① 颤抖的
② (not firm or sage, not certain)不稳固的,不牢靠的
③ (not seeming very successful; likely to fail)不大出色的,成问题的,可能失败的
26. carry off reforms
carry off : to succeed in doing sth that most people would find difficult成功的对付,不费劲的处理(大多数人认为难以应付的事)
27. corruptibility : n. 堕落性,腐败性
28. pervade : v. 渗透,弥漫,遍及
eg. Corruptibility and incompetence pervade the criminal-justice system.
贪腐无能遍及整个刑事司法系统。
29. go after sb
① 追赶某人,跟在某人后面
② 追求某人
③ 谋求某事(或某物)
eg. He went after the burglars. 他追赶那些窃贼。
30. kingpin : n. (组织或活动中的)主要人物,领袖
31. connive : connive with sb to do sth
to work together with sb to do sth wrong or illegal
共谋,狼狈为奸,同流合污
32. extortion : 敲诈勒索
33. policy : 政策,方针
34. dismiss : (dismiss...as) v. 不予考虑
eg. Vegetarians are no longer dismissed as cranks.素食主义者不再被当做怪人。
eg. He dismissed the opinion polls as worthless.他认为民意测验毫无用处而不予考虑。
eg. I think we can safely dismiss their objections.我认为我们对他们的异议完全可以不予理会。
35. wobbly :
① moving in an unsteady way from side to side 摇摆的,摇摇晃晃的
eg. a chair with a wobbly leg 一条腿不稳的椅子
② not firm or confident 颤动的,不稳的,不自信的
eg. The evening got off to a wobbly start.这次晚会一开始就不顺当。
36. champion :
① n. 冠军
② n. (champion of sth) a person who fights for, or speaks in support of, a group of people or a belief 斗争者,捍卫者,声援者,拥护者
eg. She was a champion of the poor all her life. 她终生都是穷苦人的卫士。
③ v. 为……斗争,捍卫,声援
37. petty : adj. small and unimportant 小的,琐碎的,次要的
eg. petty crime/theft 轻罪犯/小窃贼
38. gnaw : 咬,啃
gnaw at sb : to make sb feel anxious, frightened or uncomfortable over a long period of time (长时间)折磨某人
39. corrode civility 腐化了道德观念
corrode : v. 腐蚀,侵蚀
eg. Corruption corrodes public confidence in a political system.
腐败可削弱公众对政治制度的信心。
civility : n.彬彬有礼的行为,礼貌,客气
40. bodyguard : 保镖,警卫(队)
41. put sth off 推迟,延迟
put sb off (to disturb sb who is try to give all their attention to sth that they are doing)搅扰,使分神
42. disrupt : to make it difficult for sth to continue in the normal way 扰乱,打乱,使中断
43. lawless :
① (国家或地区)无法律的,不遵守法律的
② (人或行为)不遵守法律的,目无法纪的
eg. lawless gangs 目无法纪的团伙
44. sanctity :
① ( ~ of sth )神圣不可侵犯性
the sanctity of marriage 婚姻之神圣
② 神圣性,圣洁性
45. lessor : 较少的,较小的,次要的
eg. lessor offense 较轻的罪行
lessor crime 较轻犯罪
46. the rule of law (常用词组): the condition in which all members of the society, including its rulers, accept the authority of the law 法治
47. clique : n. (often disapproving) a small group of people who spend their time together and do not allow others to join them 派系,私党,小集团,小圈子
48. secure : [get sth 得到] v. (尤指经过努力)获得,实现,取得
49. bring about : (to make sth happen)导致,引起
50. criminal code : 刑法,刑法典
51. come to nothing :(计划,目标,主张等)没有结果,始终未能实现
52. invigorate (常用词): 使生气勃勃,激发……的活力
India and the environment
1. stealth : n. the fact of doing sth in a quiet or secret way 偷偷摸摸,不声张的活动,秘密行动
eg. The government was accused of trying to introduce the tax by stealth.
有人指责政府想不事声张地开征这种税。
2. greenery : n. attractive green leaves and plants 青枝绿叶,青葱的草木,绿色植物
3. that is (to say) : used to say what sth means or to give more information 也就是说,即,换句话说
eg. He’s a local government administrator, that is to say a civil servant.
他是当地政府的行政官员,也就是公务员。
4. part
① [menber成员]成员,成分
eg. You need to be able to work as part of a team.
你必须作为团队的一员进行工作。
② [some一些] (~of sth) some but not all of a thing 部分
eg. Voters are given only part of the story.(=only some of the information)
只对选民透露了部分情况。
5. negotiation : n. formal discussion between people who are trying to reach an agreement.
谈判,磋商,协商
6. except : 除了
7. cop-out : n. (informal,disapproving) a way of avoiding doing sth that you should do,or an excuse for not doing it 逃避(或躲避)的方法;(不做某事的)借口
8. greenhouse : n. a building with glass sides and a glass roof for growing plants in 温室,暖房
eg. the greenhouse effect 温室效应
greenhouse gas 温室气体(尤指二氧化碳)
9. beast :
① (尤指大型或凶猛、独特的)动物、兽
② 讨厌的人(或事物)
eg. The maths exam is a real beast.数学考试实在令人憎恶。
10. arena(常用词) : n.
① 圆形运动场,圆形剧场
② (written)斗争场所;竞争舞台;活动场所
eg. political /international arena 政治/国际舞台
11. populous : (formal) where a large number of people live 人口众多的,人口密集的
12. fractious :
① bad tempered or easily upset, especially by small things 易躁的;易怒的;动辄烦躁的
② (written) making trouble and complaining 捣乱的;表示不满的
eg. The six fractious republics are demanding autonomy.
这六个闹分裂的加盟共和国要求自治。
13. filthy :
① very dirty and unpleasant 肮脏的;污秽的
② (of the weather天气)cold and wet 寒冷潮湿的;恶劣的;糟糕的
14. dung : n. (尤指大型动物的)粪
eg. cow dung 牛粪
15. come with 伴随……发生
eg. B come with A 伴随A而发生B(先发生A,再发生了B)
eg. pollution that comes with growth 经济增长带来的污染
16. eg. Consider the railways, traditionally not an environmental matter.
通常而言,铁路并不被视为环保问题。
consider: 视为
consider :
① (尤指为作出决定而)仔细考虑,细想
eg. She considered her options.她仔细考虑了自己的各种选择。
a carefully considered response 经过仔细考虑的回复
② ~ sb/sth (as) sth 认为,以为,觉得
eg. The award is considered (to be) a great honor.
这项奖被视为极大的荣誉。
eg. He considers himself an expert on the subject.
他认为自己是这门学科的专家。
③ 体谅,考虑到,顾及
eg. You should consider other people before you act.
你在行动之前应当考虑到别人。
17. hundreds of millions of 数以亿计
100,00,0000 = 1亿 有了复数,就是数亿
↓ ↓
百 百万
18. monsoon : n.
① (南亚地区的)雨季,雨季的降雨
② 季风,季节风(盛行于南亚地区,夏季刮西南风,带来降雨,冬季刮东北风)
19. global warming 全球变暖,地球大气层变暖
20. coast : n. the land beside or near to the sea or ocean 海岸,海滨
eg. a town on the south coast of England 英格兰南海岸的一座城镇
coastal :adj. 沿海的,靠近海岸的
eg. coastal waters 沿海水域
coastal resorts 海滨圣地
21. retreat : n.
① a movement away from a place or an enemy because of danger or defeat
eg. Hitler’s retreat from Russia 希特勒从俄国的撤退
② ~ (from/into sth)
an act of trying to escape from a particular situation to one that you think is safer or more pleasant 逃避,躲避,退避
eg. Is watching television a retreat from reality?
看电视是对现实的一种逃避吗?
22. glacier : n. 冰川
23. unique : adj.
① being the only one of its kind唯一的,独一无二的
eg. Everyone’s fingerprints are unique.
每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
[help] 作此义时可用absolutely, totally 或almost修饰unique
② very special and unusual 独特的,罕见的
eg. a unique talent 奇才
作此义时可用more, very等修饰unique
③ (unique to sb/sth) belonging to or connected with one particular person,place or thing
(某人、地或事物)独具的,特有的
eg. an atmosphere that is unique to New York
纽约所独具的气氛
uniquely : adv.
eg. The UK, uniquely, has not had to face the problem of mass unemployment.
唯有英国无须面对大量失业的问题。
24. freight : n. goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries/trucks; the system of transporting goods in this way (海运、空运或陆运的)货物;货运
eg. passenger and freight transportation services 客货运业务
25. lousy : adj. very bad 非常糟的,极坏的,恶劣的
26. generate : v. to produce or create sth 产生,引起
eg. to generate electricity 发电
to generate income/profit 产生收益/利润
eg. The proposal has generated a lot of interest.
这项建议引起众多的关注。
eg. providing millions of villages with solar-and wind-generated electricity
用太阳能和风能为数百万村庄发电。
27. lovely and warm/ cold/ quiet...
used when you are emphasizing that sth is good because of the quality mentioned
(用以强调某事物因具有所说的特质而很好)
eg. It’s lovely and warm here. 这里温暖宜人。
28. diesel : n. 柴油
29. explicit
① (of a statement or piece of writing 陈述或文章)清楚明白的,易于理解的
② (of a person 人) saying sth clearly, exactly and openly (说话)清晰的,明确的,直言的,坦率的
eg. She was very explicit about why she had left.
她对自己离开的原因直言不讳。
30. explicitly : adv.
eg. The report states explicitly that the system was to blame.
报告明确指出问题出在制度上。
31. wind farm 风力发电厂
32. liquefy : v. (使)液化
33. incident : n. 发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的)
34. incidental : adj.
① ~(to sth) happening in connection with sth else, but not as important as it, or not intended 附带发生的,次要的,非有意的
eg. The discovery was incidental to their main research.
这一发现是他们主要研究中的附带收获。
② ~to sth (technical术语) happening as a natural result of sth 作为自然结果的;伴随而来的;免不了的
eg. These risks are incidental to the work of a firefighter.
这些风险是担任消防员不可避免的。
35. energy-efficient 节能的
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