张汉熙《高级英语(2)》(第3版)学习指南(Faustian Economics)【圣才出品】

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Lesson 14 Faustian Economics
一、词汇短语
1. fossil fuel: a fuel such as coal or oil that is produced by the very gradual decaying
of animals or plants over millions of years化石燃料
2. curtailment [] n. formal reducing or limiting something
减少,缩减,削减,限制:Our ability to pay has fallen, government of all
kinds is faced with rious curtailment of income.我们的支付能力下降,
各级政府面临收入的严重萎缩。
3. oblivion [] n. the state of being unconscious or of not noticing
what is happening 无感觉(知觉)的状态; 漠视:be buried in oblivion湮没
无闻无事影院
4. biofuel []n. a substance made from plant or animal
waste that can be ud to produce heat or power生物反馈
5. ethanol [] n. technical ethyl alcohol乙醇
6. switchgrass [] n. a tall North American panic grass which forms large clumps 柳枝稷
7. dogged [] adj. dogged behavior shows that you are very determined
to continue doing something 坚持不懈的,顽强的,不屈不挠的:Although
he’s less talented, he won by sheer dogged persistence.他虽然天赋不高,
但全凭坚韧的毅力赢得了胜利。
8. indestructible [] adj. too strong to be destroyed
不可摧毁的,坚不可摧的:Furniture for young children needs to be
indestructible.幼儿用的家具须不易损坏。
9. indefensible []adj. too bad to be excud or
defended 不可原谅的,无法辩解的:an indefensible assumption站不住
脚的假设
10. insanity [] n. very stupid actions that may cau rious harm
极端愚蠢的行为:If he were insane, he was a very cool and collected
insanity.如果他发了疯,他也是个非常冷静和镇定的疯子。
11. delusion [] n. a fal belief about yourlf or the situation you
are in 错觉;妄想:It is a delusion from first to last.这是彻头彻尾的妄想。
12. prodigal []adj. spending money, wasting time, etc. in a
careless way浪费的,挥霍的;奢侈的:Prodigal habits die hard.大手大脚
五笔打字法自学的方法
的习惯很难改掉。
13 obscure [] v. to make something difficult to know or understand
搞混,使难理解:Trees obscured his vision; he couldn’t e much of the
石磨的拼音
square’s southern half. 树木遮住了他的视线,他不怎么看得见广场南半部。
14. contradiction []n. a difference between two
statements, beliefs, or ideas about something that means they
cannot both be true.(说法、信念、观点等的相互)矛盾,不一致
15. unbridled [] adj. not controlled and too extreme or violent
放纵的,不受控制的;激烈的:But now he and Han Dan cried with
unbridled joy.但这一次,他和韩丹无拘无束快乐地叫了起来。
16. cutting-edge n. the newest and most exciting stage in the development of something (某事物发展的)尖端,最前沿
17. conversion [] n. the process of changing something from
one form, purpo, or system to a different one 转变;改造;转换;换
18. tax credit n. a sum deducted from the total amount a taxpayer has to pay 税收抵免
19. cliche [] n. an idea of phra that has been ud so much that it
is not effective or does not have any meaning any longer陈词滥调,老生常
谈,老套:The old cliche is certainly true: the bigger car do mean bigger
profits.
有句老话倒的确说得不假:车大利大。
20. speculation []n. when you guess about the
possible caus or effects of something without knowing all the facts
猜测,推测:As a matter of fact, this was purely newspaper gossip and
speculation.事实上,这纯粹是报纸上的闲谈和推测。
21. contraption [] n. a piece of equipment or machinery that
looks funny, strange, and unlikely to work well 奇怪的机械装置,怪模
怪样的玩意儿:You sm to be having trouble with that contraption.
你好象不大会摆弄那个新鲜玩艺儿。
22. rote [] n. the process of learning something by repeating it until you
remember it rather than by understanding the meaning of it老一套的,例行的,常规的learn by rote死记硬背
23. temperance [] n. nsible control of the things you say and do自我克制,节制
24. thrift [] n. wi and careful u of money, so that none is wasted节省,节检:Industry and thrift favor success.
勤劳和节俭有助于成功。
25. reconcile [] v. if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts,
you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable使和谐一致;
调和;协调:All along she had felt it difficult to reconcile the two ideas, of
her father and a blood-shedder.她一直觉得很难把她的父亲和杀人犯联系起
来。
26. apprehension [] n. anxiety about the future, especially
about dealing with something unpleasant or difficult (对未来的)
忧虑,担心:Elizabeth was in an agony of apprehension.伊丽莎白处
印度甘地
于一种极度的忧虑中。
27. claustrophobia [] n. a strong fear of being in a
small enclod space or in a situation that limits what you can do
幽闭恐惧症:Being in lifts gives me claustrophobia.乘电梯时,我总感
到浑身不自在。
28. credo []n. a formal statement of the beliefs of a particular
person, group, religion, etc.教义,信条:That “Honesty is the best policy”
is his credo for dealing.“诚实乃上策”是他做生意的信条。
29. crowning []adj. ud to describe something that makes
something complete or perfect, or is the best feature of something 使
圆满的;使完美的:the crowning moment of my life我一生中最光荣的时
30. cult [] n. an extreme religious group that is not part of an established religion 异教,邪教
31. minimalism []n. a style of art, design, music, etc. that
us only a very few simple ideas or patterns (美术、设计、音乐等的)
每日计划极简主义
32. minimization []n. the practice of making
something em less rious or important than it really is 使显得不
重要,轻视:risk minimization风险极小化
33. unencumbered[] adj. not having or carrying anything
heavy or anything that makes you go more slowly 无负担的,没有
阻碍的,不受妨碍的:inherited an unencumbered estate继承了不承
担义务的不动产
34. reverence [] n. great respect and admiration for someone or
something 尊敬,崇敬:As I clo the book, love and reverence posss
me.当我读讫掩卷的时候,一种爱慕与崇敬之情使我不能自已。我的母亲
35. accountability [] n. taking responsibility for the
effects of your actions and being willing to explain or be criticized
for them负起责任;承担责任
36. lf-subordination n. the practice of putting onelf in a less important position 将自己放在次要地位
37. autistic [] adj. suffering from autism (a mental disorder that
makes people unable to communicate properly or to form relationships)
患孤独症的,自闭的:Both Greg and Alice are OK. How did the baby end up
autistic? 格雷格和爱丽丝都好好的啊,他们的小孩怎么会自闭呢?
38. fantasy [] n. an idea or belief that is bad only on imagination, not on real facts 空想,幻想的信念
39. plunder [] v. to u up all or most of the supplies of something in
a careless way胡乱耗尽,将滥用殆尽:Unlicend fishermen have
睬的组词
plundered tuna stocks.无证渔民将剩下的金枪鱼捕捞一空。
40. pillage [] n. stealing things from a place or religion, especially in a
war, using violence 抢劫;掠夺:land ravaged by pillage and rapine遭劫
掠蹂躏的国土
41. outsmart []v. to gain an advantage over someone using
tricks or your intelligence 比更精明,智胜:We outsmarted them and got
感冒食疗
there first by taking a shorter route. 我们比他们机灵,抄近道先到了。42. homeopathy []n. a system of medicine in which a
dia is treated by giving extremely small amounts of a substance

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