Lesson43appraisaln.估计,估量,评价ThemembersoftheIOCmadeanobjectiveappraisalofBeijing.国际奥林匹克委员会成员对北京做出了客观的评价。archn.拱,拱门,拱形(结构)v.(使)成拱形a.淘气的Thecatarchesitsbackwhenitseesthedog.猫看到狗,就会把背拱起。Abrightrainbowarchedaboveaftertherain.雨后彩虹在天上形成弓状。arenan.竞技场,表演场地;活动场所Theworldisasanarenaofmoralconflict.世界像一个道义冲突的竞技场。bureaucracyn.官僚主义;官僚机构,官僚Wemustfightagainstthebureaucracyinordertoimprovegovernmentalwork.为了提高政府部门的工作效率,我们必须与官僚作风做斗争。confervi.商谈,商议vt.(on)授予,赋予Theengineersandtechniciansarestillconferringontheunexpectedaccidentofthefiredampexplosion.工程师和技术员们还在讨论此次瓦斯爆炸的意外事故。consecutivea.连续的,连贯的Iamextremelybusyeveryweekonthreeconsecutivedays,Monday,TuesdayandWednesday.我每个星期一、星期二、星期三连续3天都非常忙。consensusn.(意见等)一致,一致同意Thevoters'consensuswasthatthecapitalpenaltyshouldnotbeabolished.大多数选民的意见是不应该废除死刑。Whatistheconsensusofopinionattheafternoonmeeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么?consequenta.作为结果(或后果)的,随之发生的Hislongillnessandconsequentabsenceputhimfarbehindinhiswork.他因病缺席很久,耽误了很多课程。contendvi.争夺,竞争;搏斗,争斗vt.声称,主张Thedefensecontendedthattheevidencewasinadmissible.被告方声称证据是不可接受的。discrepancyn.不符合(之处),不一致(之处)TherewasadiscrepancyinthetworeportsofthelossoftheearthquakeinIndia.对于印度这次地震的损失,两份报告不一致。discretea.分离的,不相关联的Thepictureconsistedofalotofdiscretespotsofcolor.这幅画由许多零散的色点组成。disruptvt.使中断,扰乱AnaccidentofthecollisionofatruckwithatrainhasdisruptedrailroadservicesintoandoutofParis.一辆卡车与一列火车相撞的事故中断了进出巴黎市的铁路交通。ProtestersinPolanddisruptedClinton'sspeech.波兰的抗议者干扰了克林顿的演说。exceptionala.例外的,独特的,异常的优越的,杰出的Mozartshowedexceptionalmusicaltalentwhenhewasonly3yearsold.莫扎特3岁时就表现出非凡的音乐才能。executionn.死刑;实行,执行,履行;演奏,表演Executionsusedtobeheldinpublic.死刑过去常常当众执行。forthcominga.即将到来的;可得到的;乐于助人的Whenshewasaskedwhyshewasabsentfromtheparty,noanswerwasforthcoming.当问到她为什么没来参加晚会时,她不作任何回答。Weaskedseveralvillagersthewaytothemine,andtheyareveryforthcoming.我们向好几个村民询问通往矿山的路,他们都很乐意相助。fracturev.(使)断裂,(使)折断n.断裂,骨折Afractureinanypartofthebodycanbeveryseriousinelderlypeople.老年人身体的任何部位发生骨折都有可能成为严重疾患。hystericala.歇斯底里般的,情绪异常激动的Onhearingthenewsthathewaselectedsenator,hewasinhystericallaughter.一听到他当选参议员的消息,他一阵狂笑。insane蠢极的,荒唐的;精神失常的,疯狂的Youmustbeinsanetodriveyourcarsofast.你把车开得这么快,一定是疯了。instrumentala.(in)起作用的,有帮助的;用乐器演奏的Technicalinnovationisinstrumentalinimprovingthequalityofproducts.技术革新有助于提高产品的质量。Encouragementismoreinstrumentalforthedevelopmentofchildrenthanblame.鼓励比责备对孩子的成长更有帮助。insulatevt.使绝缘,使隔热,使隔音;隔离,使隔绝(以免受到影响)Theroyalfamilyisinsulatedfrommanyofthedifficultiesfacedbyordinarypeople.王室人员都毋须应付平民所面临的许多困难。Manyhousesinthenortharewarminwinterbecausetheyareinsulatedsothattheheatisnotlost.北方的许多房子在冬天很暖和,因为它们都做了隔热处理,使热量不致散失。localityn.地区,地点Localities,evenindividualvillages,developedtheirownlanguages.许多地区,甚至各村子都有他们自己的语言。modulen.模块,组件,模件;(航天器的)舱Itisveryfasttousecomputationmoduletoprocessfiles.利用计算模块来处理文档速度很快。numericala.数字的,用数表示的,数值的Wedonothaveanynumericalinformationaboutcasualtiesoftheearthquake.我们还没有有关地震伤亡人数方面的报告。pronea.(to)易于…的,很可能…的;俯卧的Childrenofpoorhealthareverypronetocoldsinwinter.体弱的孩子在冬天易患感冒。propagatevi.繁殖,增殖vt.繁殖,增殖;传播,宣传,使普及Mostplantspropagatebyseed.大部分植物用种子繁殖。Watereasilypropagatessound.水容易传导声音。resultanta.作为结果而发生的,因…而造成的Herrudenessandtheresultantcriticismfromherparentsmadeherashamed.她没有礼貌结果被父母批评,这使她很羞愧。retentionn.保留,保持Theretentionofoldtechnologyhasslowedthecompany'sgrowth.延用旧技术阻碍了该公司的发展。retrospectn.回顾TheretrospectthattheChinesefootballteamhasbeenrepeatedlydefeatedintheimportantmatcheswasdepressing.回想起中国男子足球队在重大比赛中屡战屡败真是令人沮丧。spousen.配偶Youmaychoosetopayincometaxjointlyorseparatelyfromyourspouse.你可以选择与配偶一起或分开交纳所得税。spongen.海绵vt.用湿海绵(或布)擦,揩Youngpeopleshouldnotspongeofftheirparents.年轻人不应该依赖父母。stabilizev.(使)稳定,(使)稳固Theprimarytaskofthepoliceistostabilizethesocialorder.警察的首要任务是稳定社会秩序。stereotypen.陈规,老套,固定的模式(或形象)vt.对…形成固定看法RegionalstereotypeshavebeenpartofAmericasinceitsfounding.Westernersaretrendy,Midwesternersaredull,Northeasternersarebrainy,andSouthernersarelazy.区域间的刻板印象自从美国建国以来就成为它的一部分。西部人时髦,中西部人木讷,东北部人机智,南方人懒惰。It'swrongtostereotypepeople,asiftheywereallalike.把人们看做都是一样的,这是错误的。traversevt.横过,穿过,经过TheBeijing-GuangzhouRailwaytraversesalmosthalfofChina.京广铁路几乎穿越大半个中国。Ihavenointentiontotraversethatgroundinmypresentlecture.在这次演讲中我不打算详细讨论这一点。triple.a三部分的;三倍的,三重的vt.(使)增至三倍Themanagertripledhisincome.经理使他的收入增加两倍(增至3倍)。verbala.口头的;用言辞的,用文字的;动词的Verbalcommunicationisprimaryinoursocialinteraction.口头交际是我们社交中最主要的交际方式。