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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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