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Shrewd（人）精明的，机敏的（决策判断）准确，英明的
,radiant容光焕的,Discern（辨明，辨认出）,stump（使困惑n,树桩）,conversion（转变、改造）,crumble,surpass（超过、胜过）,proposition,（提议、建议，主张）ingenious（别出心裁的）,distort（扭曲、歪曲）
1 As the gender barriers crumble , the number of women working as lawyers, doctors, or bankers began to increa significantly （有重大意义的，明显的）from the mid-20th century.
随着性别障碍的瓦解，从20世纪中世纪开始，女士从事律师、医生和银行家的数量开始明显地增加（有重大意义的，明显的）
2 With the data collected （收集的资料）each year, the owner of the shop can discern customer trends and how things like weather and economic indicators（指示信号;标志;） affect sales performance. （表演，演出，业绩）
随着每年资料的收集，这个商店的主人能发现顾客的趋势和像天气和经济因素这样的方面对销售业绩的影响
我的南方与北方3 His supervisor pushes and motivates him in such a positive manner that he is not only
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able to reach but to surpass his personal goals.
他的导师推动和激励他，用一个不仅能使他到达而且使他超越自己目标的方式.
That 在这里不是修饰manner的定语从句而是和 such ......that构成目的状语从句
他的导师以一种积极地方式推动和激励他，使他不仅能够达到目标而且能够超越自己的目标
4 He is a man with a(n) shrewd business n. He has built his initial investment into a substantial（大量的;n本质、重要材料） and even excessively （过分地，极度地、非常）large fortune.
他是一个拥有机敏的商业感的人，他已经把他的首次投资变成大量的财富。
5 The conversion of nuclear radiation directly into electricity was an exciting possibility
that was being 陈光远vigorously （[ˈvɪgərəsli] 精神旺盛地，活泼地） 积极地 explored in many laboratories in the 1950s. 过去现在进行时，that修饰的内容。翻译如下：
在20世纪50年代正在被积极探索的（状语）核辐射直接转化成电能（主语）是一种令人兴奋地可能性（谓语宾语）爱的教育文章
6 .I was not only shocked but also disgusted that the report tried to distort scientific facts in such a manner（以一个...方式） that even some highly-educated people were fooled.
腊八粥的材料
我不仅被震惊到了而且感到厌恶对于这个报道尽可能的扭曲科学事实，以一个即使是一些受到高等教育的人也被愚弄的方式
7 Sixty-two and blesd with his mother's skin,（渔民和他母亲的皮肤都很有福气） the fisherman had withstood （承受;经受住）a lifetime of exposure to the sun and looked as radiant as a man in his forties.
六十二岁了，并且享有他母亲的皮肤，六十二岁和他母亲的皮肤很有福气，这个渔民在太阳下经历了终生的曝晒，看起来扔像他四十岁一样容光焕发。
8 French educator Louis Braille invented （发明）a simple but ingenious （别出心裁的）code which has had an impact on the lives of generations of people who are blind.
发明教育家发明了一个简单而巧妙的代码对几代盲人的生活产生了影响
9 The nators（n.参议员） didn't expect（没有料想到） us to ask such tough questions, and when we finally did, got stumped and didn't know what to say. 硬盘版游戏
参议员们没有想到我们会问如此棘手的问题，当我们最终问了，他们被难住了，不知道说什么。
10 This newly（最近） established university supports the proposition that a more diver higher education system is desirable since it would enhance opportunities for lifelong learning.
这所最近成立的大学支持一个更多样化的提议，因为它增加终身学习的机会
氧气的物理性质二、
A gained ，F heavily ，K analytical ，B derive ，G retorted ，L identically ，C mentioned
H artistic ，M opposite ，D stumped ，I determine ，N luminous ，E surpasd ,J distorted
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Have you ever heard people say that they tend to be more right-brain or left-brain thinker? From books to television programs, you have probably heard the term C mentioned 1) numerous times, or perhaps you have even taken an online test to I determine 2) which type best describes you. Do different parts of the brain really control different bodily and mental functions? Over the years, a theory that has A gained 3) in popularity is that right brain and left brain are 0 responsible 4) for different modes of thought and at the way in which a person thinks will depend on which side of his brain wo
rks more actively. People who rely more ，F heavily 5) on the right half of their brain tend to be more imaginative and spontaneous. They are interested in patterns, shapes and sizes, for the right brain is associated with H artistic 6) ability like singing, painting, writing poetry, etc. Left-brain dominated people are quite (完全)M opposite7) in the way they think. They tend to be more logical and K analytical8) in their thinking and usually stand out in mathematics and word skills. While the different functions of the two brain parts may have been distorted 9) and exaggerated by popular psychology, understanding your strengths and weakness in certain areas can help you develop better ways to learn and study. For example, if you are usually D stumped 10) in trying to follow verbal instructions(口头指示), an activity often cited as a right-brain characteristic, you can benefit from writing down directions and developing better organizational skills.
三、
flare up （火）突然燃旺,（疾病、伤势）突然复发
be dripping with 充满
appeal to 吸引，呼吁36计故事
in exchange for 交换
make an analogy between 在···之间类比
make a pact 达成协议
make .. . out of 使...变成
t a date for 为...定日期
1 The brick walls of the ruined buildings were dripping with green mold (模型、霉菌)and moisture, and she shivered involuntarily,（不自主颤抖） looking down to （向下看、俯视）avoid the sight.
2 As urban populations exported finished goods in exchange for raw materials from
neighboring populations, organized（修饰trade是定语） trade grew substantially.
随着城镇人口从邻近人口换取原材料输出完成品，有组织的贸易快速增长
3 Knowing just how quickly a wildfire can spread, some residents of the village decided to leave their homes after the flames flared up nearby.
4 Biology teachers often make an analogy between the heart and a pump in order to help students understand how heart works.
