1、Adopt and adapt = use v. 采用并且改良 Schools could adopt and adapt computer technology to enhance children’s learning effectiveness. 学校可以采用并改良电脑科技来增强儿童的学习效果。 Beckon for = call for, call on v. 呼唤,号召 Students are beckoning for a more individualized curriculum for every one. 学生都在呼唤着一个更加个性化的课程的到来。 Boos
2、t vt. 1. 向上推起, 提升2. 增加, 提高3. 促进, 改善, 激励 Computer technology could efficiently boost teachers’ performance in classroom. 电脑科技可以高效的提高老师在教师的表现。 Budgeting and prioritizing n. 做预算和优先排序 Taking up a part-time job could practice children's skills in budgeting and prioritizing. 做兼职可以锻炼儿童做预算和安排事情优先事情的能力
3、 For the sake of=for1.为了…2.为了…的利益 Distinctive teaching methods should be carefully matched with individuality for the sake of students. 为了学生的利益,应该小心地选择与个体匹配不同的教学方法。 Fuel vt.…加燃料, …加油2. 激起; 增加; 刺激 History lessons could fuel students’ quest to better understand the world. 历史课可以为学生更好的了解世界的探索提供动力
4、 Go astray vt. 误入歧途 Without parental guidance, it might be easier for the underage to go astray. 没有了父母的引导,未成年人很容易会误入歧途。 Motivation n.动力,动机 Multimedia technology could turn tedious teaching content into vivid and interesting materials that can effectively boost students’ learning motivation. 多
5、媒体技术可以将乏味无趣的教学内容变成生动有趣的材料,并有效地促进学生的学习动力。 Physical and mental health n. 生理心理健康 It has been known for long that watching too much TV could be detrimental to children’s physical and mental health. 大家早已知道看太多电视对儿童的身心健康都会有害。 Wear out v.磨灭,耗尽 Educators worry that too much study load could wear out stu
6、dents soon. 专家担心太多的学习压力有可能很快会让学生精疲力尽。 Having more free time could help students to avoid being worn out by study too soon. 有更多的自由时间可以帮助学生避免过早因为学习精疲力尽。 Suffocate vt. (使)窒息;(使)喘不过气 Overreliance on parents might suffocate children’s critical thinking and decision-making ability. 过于依赖父母可能会扼杀儿童的辩证思
7、考能力和决策能力。 Immediate benefit n.直接利益,直接好处 Many people think technology could not bring immediate benefits to countries in poverty and only cash input could effectively help people there. 很多人认为科技不能给贫穷中的国家带来直接利益,只有现金投入才能有效的帮助那里的人。 Massive n.可观的, 巨大的, 大量的 Communication technology has brought massive
8、 impact upon traditional face-to-face communication. 通讯科技的发展对于传统的面对面沟通带来了巨大的冲击。 A massive amount of money has been invested in developing environmental friendly vehicles. 大量的资金已经被投入到开发环保车辆。 Has made the impossible possible 已经使得很多的不可能变成了可能 Advancement of medical science has already made the im
9、possible possible. 医学的发展早已让很多不可能变成了可能。 To overcome physical barriers between continents, transportation technology has already made the impossible possible. 要克服大陆之间的空间障碍,交通科技已经让不可能变成了可能 。 Overreliance n.过于依赖 Many parents might start to worry that overreliance on the Internet could undermine chi
10、ldren’s critical thinking ability.很多的家长可能会开始担心过于依赖互联网可能会削弱儿童的辩证思维的能力。 Deprive=take away vt剥夺;使丧失;使不能享有 Advanced technology has deprived office workers of their ability to communicate with each other face to face. 发达的科技剥夺了办公室职员面对面互相交流的能力。 Machines have deprived manual laborers of their jobs. 机
11、器剥夺了体力劳动者工的作。 The technologically disadvantaged 科技上占劣势的人群 For the technologically disadvantaged,new technology might hinder rather than help them to change their status quo. 对于科技上处于劣势的群体,新科技可能会防碍而不是帮助他们改变现状。 Jeopardize =hurt=harm=damage Vt. 冒…的危险;危及;危害;损害 Excessive application of technology
12、in classrooms might jeopardize students’ innate interpersonal skills. 在教室中过渡使用科技可能会损害儿童与生俱来的人际关系能力。 Has the ability as well as responsibility=could and should 有能力且有责任 Undoubtedly, governments have the ability as well as responsibility to promote a healthy lifestyle on a nationwide level. 毫无疑问
13、政府有责任且有能力在全国层面推广一种健康的生活方式。 Strategically adv. 策略上来讲 Researchers also argue that social science and humanities are strategically important to a country. 研究人员也认为社会科学和人文学科对一个国家来讲有策略上的重要性。 Stragegically, developing space technology is a crucial step to ensure sustainable future of a country. 从策
14、略上来说,发展太空科技是保证一个国家的可持续性未来的关键的一步。 Bestow=give=grant=render vt.赠给; 授予 Taxpayers might think that since governments are spending tax money bestowed from them, they should have the right to determine its whereabouts. 纳税人可能会觉得因为政府在花着他们所授予的税金,因此他们有权利来决定钱的去处。 With tax money bestowed by its people, gov
15、ernment might be more financially capable to save the environment on a large scale. 有了人民所赋予的税金,政府可能有更多的财力大范围得拯救环境。 Backlash (backfire vt 弄巧成拙) n. 强烈抵制,集体反对 There might be a backlash against such proposal. 对于这个提案,可能会有强烈的反对。 Nonetheless, governments might be facing a backlash over investing mone
16、y in maintaining parks and gardens. 然而,对于投资维护公园和花园,政府可能会面临强烈反对。 The status quo n. 现状 The status quo of media has arisen a trmendous number of concerns among people. 媒体的现状已经在人们当中引起了大量的顾虑。 Some, if not many, parents are far from being satisfied with the status quo of media. 就算不是很多,也有一部分的家长对媒体
17、的现状非常之不满意。 Detrimental=harmful adj. 有害的, 不利的 Averagely, children and teens, between 8 and 18, spend 6 hours per day staring at TV or computer screens, which can be detrimental to children’s growth physically and mentally. 平均来讲,8到18岁之间的儿童和青少年每天花6小时盯着电视或电脑屏幕,这对儿童的生理和心理成长都是有害的。 Statistics show tha
18、t a common adolescent spends more than 6 hours in front of diverse screens daily, TV or PC and that could be etremely detrimental to their physical health. 统计数据显示一个普通的青少年每天在各种电视或电脑屏幕前花超过6个小时的时间,这对它们的生理健康可以是非常有害的。 Positive role model n. 正面的角色榜样 When celebrities are writing checks to environment
19、organization, they are also acting as positive role models for the general public. 当名人在捐款环保组织的时候,他们也在给大众作出了积极的榜样。 If celebrities can, hopefully, always represent themselves as positive role models in front of cameras, then undoubtedly such media report can benefit society. 如果如大家所希望,名人在摄影机前总是可以以积极
20、的榜样形象展现自我,那么毫无疑问这种媒体报道会造福社会。 under fire for 因为…而饱受抨击 From New York Times to CBS, it is not uncommon to see news media under fire for releasing errant reporting. 从纽约时报到CBS电视台, 新闻媒体由于发布错误的报道而被炮轰并不罕见。 Media are constantly under fire for explicit coverage on crimes and violence. 媒体因为露骨地报道犯罪和暴力不断地
21、受到抨击。 Fragile=vulnerable=weak adj. 易碎的, 脆的 Governments can encourage ecotourism to maintain the subtle relationship between human race and environment. 政府可以鼓励生态旅游来维持人类和环境之间的微妙关系 Redundant=useless,excessive adj. 多余的,过多的 Excessive driving emits redundant greenhouse gases and walking could easily
22、 halve that problem or even lower. 过度的开车排放过剩的温室气体,而走路可以简单的将这个问题减半或甚至降到更低。 Harness=use vt. 治理, 利用 Technology can help people harness air pollution generated by vehicles. 科技可以帮助人们治理交通工具所产生的空气污染。 Regardless of adv不顾后果地;不管怎样, 无论如何 When facing such a catastrophe, the whole world has reached out th
23、eir helping hand, regardless of nationalities, religions, ideology difference or geographical barrier. 当面对如此的大灾难的时候,全世界都伸出了他们援助的手,无论民族,宗教,意识形态的差异或地理障碍。 physically and mentally challenging=difficult adj. 生理上和心里上都有挑战性的 For those who have been striving for so long in cities, city life can be very ph
24、ysically and mentally challenging. 对于那些许久以来一直在城市努力奋斗的人来说,城市生活可能对于身心都太过挑战性了。 Opt for = choose v选择 Increasingly people are opting for an opportunity to work or live overseas. 越来越多得人们在选择一个去海外工作或者生活的机会。 Salient=obvious=clear=importantadj. 显著的,重要的,主要的,突出的 One salient reason leading to juvenile deli
25、nquency might be negative influence from mass media. 导致青少年犯罪的一个显著原因可能是大众媒体的负面影响。 Spur vt. 鞭策;激励;刺激;鼓舞 Governments should and have to spur the growth of local economy. 政府应该而且必须促进当地经济的增长。 It is nothing uncommon for employers to spur employees’ job performance with certain financial incentives. 雇
26、主用一些金钱的鼓励来激励员工的工作表现并不是什麽稀奇的事。 Dilemma n. 左右为难;窘境,困境 Whether or not one should quit current career and return to campus has always been a dilemma. 一个人究竟是否应该辞掉现有工作,回归校园一直都是一个左右为难的局面。 in lieu of=instead of代,代替 In lieu of focusing on gender differences, employers should pay more attention to candid
27、ates’ capability. 雇佣者应该更加注重应聘者的能力而不是性别差异。 Imperative=urgent=important adj. 必要的, 紧急的 It is imperative that community should engage in helping to keep at-risk teens and children off the street. 社区应该参与到帮助处于危险中的青少年远离街头是非常重要的。 amount to=become=develop into v. 发展成 If remained unsolved, traffic probl
28、ems could easily amount to a grave social problem. 如果依然得不到解决的话,交通问题很容易会发展成一个严重的社会问题。 Hamper=delay=stop vt. 妨碍, 束缚, 限制 Restricting short-distance flight could hamper development of regional economy. 限制短途飞行可能会限制区域性经济的发展。 mire vt.&vi. 深陷; 使陷入泥潭,使陷困境 Some least developed countries remain mired in poverty. 一些最不发达的国家依然深陷于贫穷之中。 Futile ['fju:tail,-til] adj. 徒劳的, 无益的; 无用的,无效的 Some customers may think installing surveillance cameras would be a futile approach to stop shoplifting. 一些顾客可能认为安装监控摄像头来阻止商店偷窃会是一个无用的方法。






