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anthropologist 人类, archeologist 考古,
biochemist 生物化学, geologist 地质, linguist 语言,
astronomer 天
文, psychoanalyst 精神分析, philosopher
哲学家
1. counterproductive
adj.产生相反效果(结果)的e.g. It is counterproductive tobe
too tough: it just makes
the staff resentful.
e.g. Althoughthe speaker overlooks certain
circumstances in which undue skepticism might
becounterproductive, and even harmful, on
balance I agree that weshould not passively accept
whatever is
passed off as fact;
otherwise,human knowledge would never advance.
2. seminal adj.萌芽的,潜在的;开创性的;有重大影响的e.g.
in the seminal state (在萌芽状态)||
seminal
thoughts || seminal principle(基本原则)
e.g. a
seminal bookpoet || Thisexperiment was to have a
seminal influence on his own political
development.
3. forgo v.放弃 (The choice
to forgo his security is always available,
althoughit might carry unpleasant
consequence)
4. intuition n.直觉 (I will trust my
strong intuition that free will is anessential
part of our being as
humans.)
5.
satisfy v.证明是正当的,公证的;为…寻找正当理由e.g. Such action
can be justified onthe grounds
of greater
efficiency.
e.g. In the finalanalysis,
government cannot philosophically justify
assisting large cities forthe purpose of either
promoting or preserving the nation's cultural
traditions;nor is government assistance necessary
toward these
ends.
6. resort to …
诉诸…
e.g. no necessity to resort to
violentactions such as demonstration, riot or
rebel.
conduce
7. hinge on …
以…为转移,靠…转动e.g. The claim that society’s
destinyhinges on how children are
socialized,
while appealing in some respects, is anover-
statement at best.
8. at best
最多,充其量;以最乐观的观点来看
9. collaborate to …
e.g. For example, scientists,researchers, and
even computer programmers must collaborate to
establishcommon
goals, coordinate efforts, and
meet time lines.
10. lend some credence to
… 提供支持e.g. While our everyday experience might
lendcredence to this
assertion.
e.g.
Recent advances in molecular biology and genetics
lend some credence tothis position, by suggesting
that
these determining physical forces include
ourown individual genetic makeup.
11.
dimension n.大小;体积;程度;范围e.g. a creature of huge
dimensions.|| I did not realize the
dimensions
of the problem.
e.g. There is a dimension to
the problem that we have not discussed. ||various
dimensions of human experience.
12.
detractor n.损毁者;贬低者
13. amount to …
相当于;等于e.g. What you say amounts to adirect
accusation.
e.g. Even where a fiction work
amounts to pure fantasy, with nohistorical
context, it can still hold more lasting
significance than a factualaccount.
14.
fruit ion n.享用, 结果实, 成就, 实现e.g. It is the
famous few that providevision of the future,
visions which groups then bring to fruition.
e.g. bring one's plans to fruition || After
years of hard work, his hopes cameto fruition.
reap v.收获;收割 (The consumer reaps rich rewards
from this competitivespirit.)
15. inspire
v.激励或鼓舞e.g. To begin with, learning about
keyhistorical figures inspires us to achieve great
things ourselves --- farmore so than learning
about the conditions of groups of people.
16.
provide necessary impetus for … 给与…动力e.g. It is
almost always a keyindividual who provide the
necessary imputes for what otherwise might bea
group effort, as discussed below.
17. favor
v.赐予;给与e.g. He was favored with greatintelligence.
|| adduce facts to favor one’s contention.
18.
paradigm n.样式;典范;范例 (educational paradigms)
19. obscure v.使阴暗;使朦胧e.g. Generally
speaking, then, undueattention to the efforts and
contributions
of various groups tends
to obscurethe cause and effect relationship with
which the study of history is
chieflyconcerned.
20. take steps to …
(take step to help alleviate social problems)
21. serve useful purposes for …
e.g. I
agree insofar as some commoncore curriculum would
serve useful purposes for any nation
e.g.
immediate disclosure would have served no useful
purpose and mighteven have resulted in mass
hysteria.
22. nascent adj.初生的 (in a
nascentconditionstagestate || a nascent industry
literatureart)
23. reach a (fully informed)
consensus as to …对于达成共识
24. unfettered
adj.除去脚镣的;自由而不受约束的
25. irrespective of
whether … 无论如何e.g. While we must invest in
research irrespectiveof whether the
results
might be controversial.
26. draw a
distinction between … (One useful approachis to
draw a distinction between personal morality
and public morality)
27. catalyst
n.催化剂;刺激因素e.g. circumstance often serves as
acatalyst for heroism.
28. account for
…解释原因e.g. This combination of very highdensity of
population, goods and services,
and machines,
allincreasing withalmost brutal speed, does
account for some really antisocialtendencies in
modernurban growth.
29. proviso
n.限制性条款;(附带)条件e.g. Thecarpenter agreed to do the
work, with the proviso that he was
paid
inadvance.
e.g. Aside from the two forgoing
provisos, however, I fundamentally disagreewith
the speaker’s claim.
30. conversely adv.相反的
(They hold converse opinion || Without knowledge,
we can hardly
survivethrough abominable
conditions, depending solely on the admiration of
the beingsderived from
imagination.
Conversely, without imagination, we can as well
notpossible to get through due to the impediment
of knowledge and the depletion ofspiritual
asylums.)
31. core values upon which any
(democratic ) society depends to thrive.
一个社会赖以繁荣的价值核心
32. be superior (in …) to …
比更好,更优秀e.g. this engine is superior in every
respect to that. || whenever
moving images are
central toan event the video camera is superior to
a written word.
33. proceeding n.行动,
进行,会议录, 学报 (legal proceeding || governmental
proceedings)
34. thwart v.反对;妨碍;挫败e.g.
thegovernment’s strategies for thwarting specific
plans of an
internationalterrorist or a drug
trafficker.
35. public panic 公众恐慌
36.
unprecedented adj.空前的,史无前例的 (the society is
changing at a speed which is quite
unprecedented)
37. inexorable
adj.不可阻挡的;坚持不懈的;无情的 (Facts are inexorable || the
inexorablemarch of
science)
38. Science
is on the march. || the marchof scienceeventstime
39. make great effort 努力; make every effort
尽一切努力;overcome a myriad of
politicalimpediments
克服政治障碍
40. a myriad
of 无数,数不清 (Each galaxy contains myriad of stars)
41. while parochial social problems
gounsolved. || mitigate(缓和) the problems ||
address pressingsocial
problems
42. take
precedence over …
e.g. This interest might
takeprecedence over the historic value of an old
structure that stands in theway of a
parking
structure.
43. strike a balance among
competing interest
44. serve as asubstitute
for …取代…
be superseded by 代替;取代
e.g. Pragmatic behavior guarantees survival,
whereas idealistic views tend to besuperseded by
simpler, more
immediate options.
45.
源自于:emerge from … (in every age andculture some
worthwhile art and literature emerges from the
mediocrity.)
stem from …
(prevailing attitudes about sexualmorality stem
from the ideas of key religious leaders)
spring from…
e.g. this desire toidentify
oneself with an exclusive social group seems to
spring fromsome innate psychological
need to
define one's self through one's
personalassociations.
46. 坏影响;负面影响:
detrimental effects of … (In politics, the
detrimentaleffects of competition are blatant.)
negativeadverse effects onto
47.
名人notablefigures
celebrity
elite
personality (television personalities)
48.
普遍;普及prevailing adj.普遍的;流行的;占优势的 (the prevailing
view in Westerncorporate
culture || prevailing
principle)
popular adj.
prevalent
adj. (The habit of traveling by aircraft is
becoming more prevalent eachyear.)
49.
灌输;教育instill v. (Courtesy must be instilled
inchildhood || Morality may be instilled into
their
minds)
inculcate v. (inculcate the
young with a sense of duty.)
impart v. (A
good teacher imparts wisdomto his pupils.)
foster v.养育, 抚育, 培养, 鼓励(Frequent cultural
exchange willcertainly help foster friendly
relations
between our two universities.||
detect and foster artistic talent. || to foster an
interest inmusic)
nurture v.养育, 给与营养物, 教养
(While the speaker might overlook thebenefits of
nurturing certain
emotions and feels, on
balance I agreethat …)
50. 充满;装满be ladenwith
… (History is laden with unusualclaims || be laden
with responsibility)
be replete with …
(Modern politics is replete with examples of what
most people wouldconsider personal
ethical
fallings)
be fraught with … (a
complexissue that is fraught with the problems of
defining ethics, morality,and
successful
leadership)
51. 癖性;偏好idiosyncratic
adj.特性的;癖性的 (Given a choice they will pursue
theirown
idiosyncratic area of interest.)
inclination n. (follow one's own inclination
|| I have no inclination to be a doctor.)
52.
若干重;若干刃
a double-edged sword 双刃剑e.g. This
type ofadvertisement can be a doubt-edged sword,
when the product
does not make theperson “be
like” the person in the advertisement, there can
be disappointmentand
disillusionment with the
product.
a two-edged weapon 双重武器e.g. As is
sooften pointed out, knowledge is a two-edged
weapon which can
be used equallyfor good or
evil.
twofoldthreefoldmanifold adj.双重三重多种e.g.
We have toask ourselves very seriously what will
happen
is this twofold use of knowledge,with
its ever-increasing power, continues.
e.g. The
City Council has a manifold plan to beautify the
city.
53. have little bearing on … 与…无关e.g.
Moreover,assisting large cities would have little
bearing on our
distinctcultural traditions,
which abide elsewhere.
with respect to…
关于e.g. Personaleconomic success might be due
either to one's investment strategy or to
one'swork or career. With respect to the
former, non-conformists with enoughrisk tolerance
and patience
invariably achieve more success
than conformists. Withrespect to the latter, while
non-conformists are more
likely to succeed
innewer industries where markets and technology
are in constant flux, conformistsare more
likely to succeed in traditional service
industries ensconced insystems and regulations.
54. 先天的,天生的innate adj.先天的, 天生的 (Correct
ideas are not innate in the mind, but come
fromsocial practice.)
[O] acquired
adj.后天习得的
inborn adj.天生的 (an inborn sense
ofthe appropriate || inborn intelligence)
55.
利用;有益于conduce to 有助于e.g. encouraging students to
questionand criticize is conducing to the
development of democratic spirits.
be
beneficial to …
e.g. A national core
curriculum would be beneficial to a nation in
anumber of respects.
harness v.利用e.g. The
dilemma facing leadersin all areas of life is how
to best assess these individuals to
determine
howto best harness heir capabilities to reach
their ultimate productivecapabilities.
take
advantage of …
make its contribution to …
56. 消除;减轻
eliminate v. 排除,消除(eliminate
the false and retain the true || eliminate
thepossibility of= preclude the
possibility
of)
diminish v. 使减小,使变少(diminish one’s
reputation || diminish the cost of production)
undermine v.破坏,削弱 (formal study of
thepresent culture at the expanse of studying past
cultures can
underminethe function of higher
education, and ultimately provide a disservice
tostudents and to society.)
57. 恶化;加剧
exacerbate v. 恶化, 增剧, 激怒, 使加剧, 使烦恼e.g.
Thisproblems would only be exacerbated were these
decisions left exclusivelyto federal
regulators.
e.g. a speech that exacerbated
racial tensions || a heavy rainfall that
exacerbatedthe flood problems.
aggravate v.
58. 过度;过分
exorbitant adj.过度的;过高的
(exorbitant rents || exorbitantly expensive ||
exorbitant amount of money)
undue
adj.过度的;过分的 (apply undue pressure to make s.b.
change his mind)
overemphasize v.
59.
导致、造成pose 引起某事物,造成,提出e.g. Winter posesparticular
difficulties for the elderly.
e.g. However, a
common curriculum that is also an exclusive one
would posecertain problems.
render
v.致使,造成e.g. Your actionhas rendered our contract
invalid.e.g. This trend renders a society’s
members more vulnerable todemagoguery.
breed v.导致;造成e.g. The speakerunfairly
suggests that large cities serve as the primary
breeding groundand
sanctuaries for a nation’s
cultural traditions.
e.g. Dirt breeds disease.
|| Unemployment breeds social unrest ( 社会不安定 ) .
burgeon v.迅速发展;发芽 (burgeoning cities ||
burgeoning Internet commerce)
outgrowth n.长出,
派出, 结果, 副产物e.g. A thirduniquely contemporary
problem is an outgrowth of the
inexorable
advancement ofscientific knowledge.
e.g.
Inflation is an outgrowth of war.
60.
探求、努力:
seek to …探求,寻求
e.g. One compelling
argument in favor of a global university has to do
with thefact that its faculty and students
would bring diverse cultural and
educationalperspectives to the problems they seek
to solve.
strive to …努力e.g. studentsshould
strive to excel in the specific requirements of
their major course ofstudy
probe v.n.探求,探查
e.g. probe a matter to the bottom
e.g.
Does hisher cultural background allows himher to
freely probe theintricacy of the work?
e.g.
Even in his philosophical probinghe cannot go
behind these stereotypes; his veryconcepts of the
true and
the false will still have reference
to his particulartraditional customs.
61.
资助、赞助:subsidize v.资助, 津贴 (Subsidizing
cultural traditions is not a proper role of
government.)
patron n.资助人;赞助人
(cultural patron)
on the patronage of …
e.g. culture has always depended
primarily on the patronage ofprivate individuals
and businesses.
under the auspices of …
e.g. During this period, on significant
scientific advances occurred underthe auspices of
the government.
62. 增强、提高escalate
v.增强提高 (the escalating cost of addressingthese
problems)
enhance promote augment elevate
v. (… was elevating their notion about …)
63.
方法、途径:
avenue n.大街, 方法, 途径, 路 (an avenue to
success)
approach n.
64. ostensible
adj.表面上的e.g. Today'shigh-tech firms seem compelled
to boldly go to what effort is
required
todevise increasingly complex products, for the
ostensible purpose ofstaying ahead of their
65. 获得;达到 ||||角度;方面 ||| 短暂长远 ||| 危险;危害 ||||
分配 ||||最后地;最终地
acquiregainattainachieve ||||
anglesaspectfacetsiderespect ||||transient,
ephemeral enduring, permanent ||||
menace,
jeopardize, imperil,endanger |||| allocate
distribute assign |||| eventuallyultimately