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86. Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as way and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers.
86.人造花卉即可用于科学目的，也可用于装饰目的，它们可以用各种各样的材料制成，臂如蜡和玻璃；其制作如此精巧，几乎可以以假乱真。
Artificial 常用词汇
英 [?ɑ?t?'f??l] 美 [?ɑ?rt?'f??l]
adj.人造的；虚伪的；武断的
scientific 常用词汇
英 [?sa??n't?f?k] 美 [?sa??n't?f?k]
adj.科学的
decorative 畅通词汇
英 ['dek?r?t?v] 美 ['dek?re?t?v]
adj.装饰的；装饰性的
made from 由 ... 制造； 用 ... 为原料制取
scarcely 常用词汇
英 ['ske?sli] 美 ['skersli]
adv.几乎不；简直不；刚刚；决不
distinguish 核心词汇
英 [d?'st??ɡw??] 美 [d?'st??ɡw??]
vt.区别；辨认；使显著
87. Three years of research at an abandoned coal mine in Argonne, Illinois, have resulted in findings that scientists believe can help reclaim thousands of mine disposalsites that scar the coal-rich regions of the United States.
87.在伊利诺州Angonne市的一个废弃煤矿的三年研究取得了成果，科学家们相信这些成果可以帮助改造把美国产煤区弄得伤痕累累的数千个旧煤场。
coal 核心词汇
英 [k??l] 美 [ko?l]
n.煤；木炭
vt.烧成炭；供应煤
vi.加煤；装煤
Illinois 畅通词汇
英 [?ili'n?i(z)] 美 [??l?'n??]
n.伊利诺伊(美国州名)
reclaim 常用词汇
英 [r?'kle?m] 美 [r?'kle?m]
v.收回；回收；纠正；开垦
disposal 常用词汇
英 [d?'sp??zl] 美 [d?'spo?zl]
n.处理；处置；布置
scar 常用词汇
英 [skɑ?(r)] 美 [skɑ?r]
n.疤痕；伤痕；断崖
v.结疤；痊愈
region 核心词汇
英 ['ri?d??n] 美 ['ri?d??n]
n.地区；范围；领域；地带；地域
88. When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had finally been completed, the really challenging task remained: the dangerous, sweaty,backbreaking, brawling business of actually building the lines.
88.当有关西部铁路的说服和规划工作终于完成后，真正艰难的任务还没有开始；即危险，吃力，需要伤筋动骨和吵吵嚷嚷的建造这些铁路的实际工作。
persuade 核心词汇
英 [p?'swe?d] 美 [p?r'swe?d]
vt.说服；劝说
railroad 扩展词汇
英 ['re?lr??d] 美 ['re?lro?d]
n.铁路；铁路公司
=railway（英）.
vt.由铁道运输；使（议案等）草草通过；迫使仓促行事
vi.在铁路公司工作
sweaty 畅通词汇
英 ['sweti] 美 ['sweti]
adj.汗流浃背的；出汗的
backbreaking
英 ['b?k?bre?k??] 美 ['b?k?bre?k??]
adj.非常辛苦的；极累人的
brawl 扩展词汇
英 [br??l] 美 [br??l]
n.争吵；大声的吵闹
vi.争吵；大声喊；哗哗流
89. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious inconsidering acquisitions and donations of art, in some cases passing upopportunities to strengthen is collections.
89.由于空间不足，艺术博物馆在考虑购买和接受捐赠的艺术品是越来越慎重，有些情况下放弃其进一步改善收藏的机会。
crunch 扩展词汇
英 [kr?nt?] 美 [kr?nt?]
v.发出碎裂声；嘎吱嘎吱地咀嚼；嘎喳嘎喳地碾过
n.嘎吱声；艰难局面；关键时刻
increasingly
英 [?n'kri?s??li] 美 [?n'kri?s??li]
adv.逐渐地；越来越多地
cautious 常用词汇
英 ['k????s] 美 ['k????s]
adj.谨慎的；十分小心的
acquisition 常用词汇
英 [??kw?'z??n] 美 [??kw?'z??n]
n.获得；所获之物；采集
donation 扩展词汇
英 [d??'ne??n] 美 [do?'ne??n]
n.捐款；捐赠
pass up
英 [pɑ?s ?p] 美 [p?s ?p]
放弃；拒绝
90. The United States Constitution requires that President be a natural-born citizen, thirty-five years of age or older, who has lived in the United States for a minimum of fourteen years.
90.美国宪法要求总统是生于美国本土的公民，三十五岁以上，并且在美国居住了至少十四年。
Constitution 常用词汇
英 [?k?nst?'tju???n] 美 [?k?nst?'tju???n]
n.宪法；组织；体质；构成，组成，构造
natural-born adj.天生的
citizen 常用词汇
英 ['s?t?zn] 美 ['s?t?zn]
n.公民；市民
minimum 核心词汇
英 ['m?n?m?m] 美 ['m?n?m?m]
adj.最少的；最低程度的
n.最低限度；最小量
91. Arid regions in the southwestern United States have become increasingly inviting playgrounds for the growing number of recreation seekers who own vehicles such asmotorcycles or powered trail bikes and indulge in hill-climbing contests or in caving new trails in the desert.
91.美国西部的不毛之地正成为玩耍的地方，对越来越多拥有摩托车或越野单车类车辆的，喜欢放纵于爬坡比赛或开辟新的沙漠通道的寻欢作乐者具有不断增长的吸引力。
Arid 扩展词汇
英 ['?r?d] 美 ['?r?d]
adj.干燥的；不毛的；枯燥的；无趣的；没有生气的
recreation 常用词汇
英 [?rekri'e??n] 美 [?rekri'e??n]
n.消遣；娱乐
vehicle 核心词汇
英 ['vi??kl] 美 ['vi??kl]
n.车辆；交通工具；传播媒介；手段；工具
motorcycle 扩展词汇
英 ['m??t?sa?kl] 美 ['mo?t?rsa?kl]
n.摩托车
v.骑摩托车
trail 核心词汇
英 [tre?l] 美 [tre?l]
n.踪迹；小径；尾；一系列
vi.拖；落后于
vt.追踪；拖拽；尾随
indulge 常用词汇
英 [?n'd?ld?] 美 [?n'd?ld?]
vt.迁就；纵情于；放任
vi.放纵自己于...
contest 核心词汇
英 ['k?ntest] 美 ['kɑ?ntest]
n.竞赛；比赛
vt.驳斥；争取
vi.奋斗
cave 核心词汇
英 [ke?v] 美 [ke?v]
n.洞穴；山洞
v.挖空；塌落；屈服
92. Stone does decay, and so tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the man who made them have disappeared without trace.
92.石头不会腐烂，所以以前的(石器)工具能保存下来，虽然它们的制造者已经消失的无影无踪。
decay 常用词汇
英 [d?'ke?] 美 [d?'ke?]
v.(使)衰退；(使)腐败；(使)腐烂
n.衰退；腐烂；腐败
trace 核心词汇
英 [tre?s] 美 [tre?s]
n.痕迹；微量；踪迹
v.追踪；描绘；找出根源
93. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.
93.昆虫就将会使我们无法在这个世界上居住；如果我们没有受到以昆虫为食的动物的保护，昆虫就会吞嚼掉我们所有的庄稼并杀死我们饲养的禽兽。
devour 常用词汇
英 [d?'va??(r)] 美 [d?'va??r]
v.吞食；毁灭；贪婪地阅读
flock 核心词汇
英 [fl?k] 美 [flɑ?k]
n.一群；兽群；大堆；群众；羊群
v.聚集；成群而行
herd 常用词汇
英 [h??d] 美 [h??rd]
n.兽群；牧人；群
vt.放牧；群集；使 ... 成群，把…赶到一起
vi.聚在一起
insect-eating
英 ['?nsekt'i?t??] 美 ['?nsekt'i?t??]
adj.吃昆虫的
94. It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.
94.确实，他们在探险中遇到了极具威胁性的困难和危险，而他们的装备会让一个现代登山者想一想都会浑身颤栗。不过他们并不是刻意去追求刺激的。
exploration 扩展词汇
英 [?ekspl?'re??n] 美 [?ekspl?'re??n]
n.探险；探索；勘探；探测
perilous 扩展词汇
英 ['per?l?s] 美 ['per?l?s]
adj.危险的；冒险的
shudder 扩展词汇
英 ['??d?(r)] 美 ['??d?r]
vi.战栗；发抖
n.战栗；震颤
court 常用词汇
英 [k??t] 美 [k??rt]
n.法院；庭院；宫廷；球场；奉承
v.献殷勤；追求；招致；设法获得
95. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is.
95.老人和年轻人之间只有一个区别：年轻人的前面有辉煌的未来，老年人灿烂的未来却已在它们身后。这也许就是困难之所在。
glorious 常用词汇
英 ['ɡl??ri?s] 美 ['ɡl??ri?s]
adj.光荣的；辉煌的；<口>愉快的
rub 核心词汇
英 [r?b] 美 [r?b]
v.擦；摩擦；搓；惹恼
n.困难；障碍；擦
96. I find young people exciting. They have an air of freedom, and they have not a dreary commitment to mean ambitions or love comfort. They are not anxious social climbers, and they have no devotion to material things.
96.我们位年强人振奋。它们带有自由的气息，他们不会为狭隘的野心和贪婪享受而孜孜以求。他们不是焦虑的向上爬的人，他们不会对物质性的东西难舍难分。
dreary 扩展词汇
英 ['dr??ri] 美 ['dr?ri]
adj.沉闷的；令人沮丧的；情绪低落的
commitment 常用词汇
英 [k?'m?tm?nt] 美 [k?'m?tm?nt]
n.承诺；保证；信奉；献身；委任；交押
mean 基本词汇
英 [mi?n] 美 [mi?n]
v.意思是；打算；导致；意味
adj.低劣的；刻薄的；卑鄙的；出色的；吝啬的；平均的；中等的
n.平均值；平均数；中间；中庸
ambition 常用词汇
英 [?m'b??n] 美 [?m'b??n]
n.雄心；抱负；野心；精力
vt.追求；有... 野心
devotion 扩展词汇
英 [d?'v???n] 美 [d?'vo??n]
n.虔诚；献身；奉献；热爱
97. I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between thenations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet oneanother at football or cricket, they would have no inclination to meet on the battlefield.
97.每次我听说体育运动能够在国家间建立起友好感情，说世界各地的普通人只要能在足球场或板球场上相遇就会没有兴趣在战场上相遇的话，我都倍感诧异。
goodwill 扩展词汇
英 [?ɡ?d'w?l] 美 [?ɡ?d'w?l]
n.善意；亲切；友好；商誉；信誉
cricket 常用词汇
英 ['kr?k?t] 美 ['kr?k?t]
n.板球；蟋蟀
vi.打板球
inclination 扩展词汇
英 [??nkl?'ne??n] 美 [??nkl?'ne??n]
n.倾向；意愿；趋势；斜坡；倾斜度
battlefield 畅通词汇
英 ['b?tlfi?ld] 美 ['b?tlfi?ld]
n.战场；斗争；争论点
98. It is impossible to say simply for the fun and exercise: as soon as the question of prestige arises, as soon as you feel that you and some larger unit will be disgraced if you lose, the most savage combative instincts are around.
98.没有可能仅仅为了娱乐或锻炼而运动：一旦有了问题，一旦你觉得你输了你和你所属团体会有失体面时，你最野蛮的好斗本能就会被激发出来。
prestige 常用词汇
英 [pre'sti??] 美 [pre'sti??]
威望；声望
adj.有威信的；名贵的
disgrace 常用词汇
英 [d?s'ɡre?s] 美 [d?s'ɡre?s]
n.耻辱
v.耻辱；丢脸
savage 常用词汇
英 ['s?v?d?] 美 ['s?v?d?]
adj.野性的；凶猛的；粗鲁的；荒野的；原始的
n.野蛮人；粗人；凶恶的人
vt.激烈抨击；猛烈攻击
combative 畅通词汇
英 ['k?mb?t?v] 美 [k?m'b?t?v]
adj.好斗的
instinct 常用词汇
英 ['?nst??kt] 美 ['?nst??kt]
n.直觉；本能；天性
adj.充满的
be around 来；在附近；活的
99. It has been found that certain bats emit squeaks and by receiving the echoes, they can locate and steer clear of obstacles------or locate flying insects on which they feed. This echo-location in bats is often compared with radar, the principle of which is similar.
99.人们已经发现，某些蝙蝠发出尖叫声并靠接受回响来锁定和避免障碍物——或者找到它们赖以为生的昆虫。蝙蝠这种回响定位法常拿来和原理与之很相近似的雷达相比。
bat 核心词汇
英 [b?t] 美 [b?t]
n.球棒；球拍
n.蝙蝠
v.用棒击打；拍打
v.眨眼睛
emit 常用词汇
英 [i'm?t] 美 [i'm?t]
vt.发出，发射；放射；吐露
squeak 扩展词汇
英 [skwi?k] 美 [skwi?k]
n.吱吱声；逃脱
v.吱吱叫；侥幸通过；<俚>告密
echo 核心词汇
英 ['ek??] 美 ['eko?]
vi.发出回声；回响
vt.重复；模仿；附和
n.回声；重复；共鸣
Echo.
n.[希神]山林女神（失恋于那喀索斯；其哀声留于山间成为回声
steer 核心词汇
英 [st??(r)] 美 [st?r]
v.操纵；驾驶；掌舵；引导
radar 常用词汇
英 ['re?dɑ?(r)] 美 ['re?dɑ?r]
n.雷达
100. As the time and cost of making a clip drop to a few days and a few hundred dollars,engineers may soon be free to let their imaginations soar without being penalized by expensive failure.
100.随着芯片制造时间和费用降低到了几天和几百美元，工程师们可能很快可以任他们的想象驰骋而不会被昂贵的失败所惩罚。
clip 核心词汇
英 [kl?p] 美 [kl?p]
vt.夹住
v.剪短
v.疾驰；猛击
n.夹子；弹夹；回形针；钳
n.修剪；(羊毛的)剪下量；(被剪下的)东西
imagination 常用词汇
英 [??m?d??'ne??n] 美 [??m?d??'ne??n]
n.想象；想象力；空想；幻想
soar 核心词汇
英 [s??(r)] 美 [s??r]
vi.翱翔；高飞；猛增；高涨；高耸
n.翱翔；高飞
penalize 畅通词汇
英 ['pi?n?la?z] 美 ['pi?n?la?z]
v.处罚；使不利
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