1、简易词 形容词、副词 1accustomed (adj.) 习惯于 同 used反unaccustomedEven if they are willing to make the sacrifice in dollars, whether Americans will give up long accustomed personal liberties is another question.美国人愿意在金钱上牺牲，但是否愿意抛弃久已习以为常的个人自由，还是未定之数。affluent (adj.) 富裕的 同prosperous, wealthy反poorLeeson and his wife
2、 Lisa never really seemed to fit into the affluent, neo-colonial life-style of Singapore or into the citys multiethnic society.里森及其妻子丽莎似乎与新加坡富裕的新殖民生活方式一直格格不入，也似乎一直未能融入新加坡的多种族社会。ambiguous (adj.) 模棱两可的，暧昧的 同vague反obvious, clearTruman got the Korean War because he was ambiguous, and Saddam took Kuwait
3、because Bush didnt say “No” straight out. 杜鲁门惹了个朝鲜战争，因为他的立场不明确，而萨达姆占领科威特，是因为布什没能直截了当地说“不” 。 straight out 率直地anonymous (adj.) 匿名的，不知名的 反known, namedSo he went on his own fact-finding mission, leaning heavily on a 49-page white paper submitted last month by three anonymous high-tech firms. 所以他继续其真相调查工
4、作，埋头审阅一份厚达 49 页的白皮书，这份白皮书是上个月由3 家匿名的高科技公司提出的。appropriate (adj.) 适宜的 反inappropriateSo any protein that dissolves new blood vessels may not be appropriate for younger women who have not yet entered menopause. 因此，对于还未停经的妇女而言，任何足以溶解于新生血管的蛋白质或许都是不适宜的。at stake 危急存亡关头的，有可能丧失或受损的 同at riskAt a news conferenc
5、e,(U.S. Undersecretary of Defense) Perry declared that the credibility of the international community (NATO) was at stake. 在记者招待会上， （美国国防部长）佩里宣称，北约这个国际组织正面临信任危机。available (adj.) （物）可取得的，可买到的； （人有空）可见面的，可参加的Most of the (smart) cards available in Atlanta will be worth between $10 and $50 and will be u
6、sable instead of cash at as many as 5000 “points of purchase” throughout the city.于亚特兰大出售的 IC 卡大部分值 10-15 美元，可以在全市多达 5000 个“商业网点”充当货币使用。bear (adj.) (股市) 看跌的，熊市的Meanwhile, pundits who do make a bear stand dont last. 同时，那些对股市看跌的专家，也不再坚持自己的看法。bilateral (adj.) 双边的He would halt bilateral contact with Nor
7、th Korea until Pyongyang resumed negotiations with South Korea. 在平壤恢复与韩国谈判之前，他不会与朝鲜进行双边接触。bland (adj.) 平淡无奇的As a result news coverage tends to be bland. 结果新闻报道往往平淡无味。blunt (adj.) 直言不讳的Clintons summation was startlingly blunt: “It is better to have reached no agreement (on Japans opening it domestic
8、market) than to have reached an empty agreement.” 最后克林顿语惊四座，直言不讳地总结说：“（在日本开放其国内市场这个议题上）与其获得形同一纸空文的协议，不如不要协议。 ”bull (adj.) （股市）看涨的，多头的，牛市的The bull market will end-but when is the question. 牛市将会结束，问题是何时结束。burgeoning (adj.) 正快速发展的Genetic information is the raw material of the burgeoning biotechnology i
9、ndustry, which uses human DNA to build specialized proteins that may have some value as disease-fighting drugs.基因信息是目前正蓬勃发展的生物科技工业的原料；此工业利用人类 DNA 制造特化蛋白简易词 形容词、副词 2质，而这些蛋白质或许可作为治病药物之用。coherent (adj.) 前后连贯的，有条理的 反muddled, incoherentCurry impressed Clinton with his ability to fashion a coherent policy
10、 message that synthesized the often conflicting interests of the partys traditional and moderate wings. 科里就是有这个本事，能够把党内保守派、温和派往往都各不相让的利益结合在一起，做出一份有条有理的政策报告，令克林顿大为赞赏。 fashion v. 制作 synthesize v. 综合，合成comprehensive (adj.) 包罗广泛的，全面的 同complete 反partialGrove delivered a sharp, comprehensive report. His b
11、osses were impressed.葛罗夫呈递一份深入、周详的报告，令老板们印象深刻。compulsory (adj.) 义务的，强制的 同mandatoryIn 1919 while serving a compulsory stint in the military, Nurmi entered a 20-k march carrying a rifle, a cartridge belt and a knapsack filled with 5 kg of sand. 1919 年，当他在军中服义务役的时候，努尔米带着一支步枪，腰上系着弹带，背上背着装有 5 公斤沙子的背包参加 2
12、0 公里行军。 stint n. （在某处从事某事的）那段时间conciliatory (adj.) 有和解之意的The executive director of the Christian Coalition told a prominent Jewish audience, in a conciliatory speech, that calling the U.S. a “Christian nation” is wrong 在一场有意化解对立的演讲中，基督教联盟的执行主席告诉台下那群犹太名流说，将美国叫做“基督教国家”是不对的。conscious (adj.) 意识到的 同aware
13、Times Books recently announced that it will publish a book of socially-conscious poetry by former President Jimmy Carter. 时代图书公司最近宣布，将出版一本由前总统卡特所写的社会关怀的诗集。conventional (adj.) 传统的，一般的，普通的 同traditional 反unconventionalThe voice-recognition technology will not be on conventional desktop computers only;
14、it will be available in any sort of electronic information processing device. 语音识别技术不仅将运用于一般的台式电脑，任何电子信息处理装置都用得上。critical (adj.) 重大的，据关键地位的 同crucial“We have only the foggiest idea,” the independent daily Segodnya complained last week, “who is actually at the helm in this country, who is making the c
15、ritical decisions.”立场独立的塞戈尼亚日报上周抱怨说：“谁是真正的国家领导者？谁做出重大决策？我们所知甚少。 ” foggy (adj.) 模糊的，朦胧的crucial (adj.) 关键的，重大的 同criticalUnderstanding social cues, creating works of art and spawning inventions are all crucial mental tasks that bear little relationship to how well a person can fill in a printed test fo
16、rm. 0许多重要的心智活动，像理解一些社交上的暗示，创造艺术品，孕育新发明，其实都和填写考卷的能力没什么关系。cunning (adj.) 狡猾的，精明的 同craftyPerhaps the most cunning Disney trick is to take fairy tales in the public domain and reinvent them as corporate property. A billion-dollar example is Beauty and the Beast迪斯尼公司最精明的盘算，或许就是将童话故事搬上大众舞台，且将其改头换面，成为公司资产。
17、耗资 10 亿美元排成的美女与野兽就是个例子。dazzling (adj.) 令人目眩神移的 同stunningWith computers doubling in speed and power every couple of years and with genetic engineerings dazzling feats growing more and more routine, the battered American faith in technologic progress has been growing stronger and giddier of late. 随着电脑
18、的速度与功能每两年就增加一倍，基因工程领域中惊人的成就变得司空见惯，美国人在科技发展方面备受打击的信心，近年来已逐渐增强，并有异常乐观的趋势。 batter v. 连番猛击，毒打dedicated (adj.) 专注的In Singapore, dedicated Net users are planning to maintain unfettered access by jumping borders 简易词 形容词、副词 3and dialing services in neighboring Malaysia. 新加坡的网络迷正计划跨越国界，使用领国马来西亚的拨号服务，以确保网络上的自
19、由使用权。desperate (adj.) 迫切的Bereft of patrons, desperate to rescue his economy, Fidel Castro turns to an unusual solution:由于资助断绝，而又急于挽救该国经济，卡斯特罗转而求助于一项罕见的解救之道： to be bereft of 丧失（希望、喜悦等）determined (adj.) 坚定的Author Joe Kane came across a determined priest, a Spaniard who had spent years teaching a tribe
20、 of hunter gatherers, the Huaorani, how to survive outside their rainforest habitat.作家乔卡内遇到一名性格坚毅的西班牙籍教士，这名教士花了好几年时间教给华欧拉尼族人离开世居的雨林区之后的生存之道。华欧拉尼族以狩猎，采集为生。disabled (adj.) 残障的 同handicappedSeven years ago, Dole spoke about the need to “provide care and assistance for the hungry and the homeless and the
21、 disabled.” Nothing resembling that was heard last week.7 年前，多尔谈到有必要“为饥民、游民、残疾人提供照顾与援助” ，这样的话上个星期不再听到。disastrous (adj.) 灾情惨重的 同terribleThe Kobe quake was only slightly bigger than the Northridge tremor but more disastrous.神户地震的规模仅稍大于诺斯里奇地震，造成的灾情却严重得多。distinct (adj.) 不易混淆的，独特的Many scientists consider
22、 the Khoisan a distinct race of very ancient organ. 许多科学家认为（南非）克瓦桑族是一支独特的民族，渊源非常久远。dominant (adj.) 主宰的，强势的 同pre-eminentNow as then, the splintering of a Saddam-less Iraq would leave Iran the dominant gulf power, an unpalatable solution. 现在的情况和当时相同，没有萨达姆侯赛因的伊拉克会四分五裂，波斯湾就只剩伊朗称霸，这种解决方案令人无法接受。 splinter
23、v. 使分裂； unpalatable (adj.) 不好吃的，令人不快的doomed (adj.) 注定的，命定的He started at the top, of course, but the fact that he is staying there has frustrated the popular wisdom that an early front runner is doomed to fall. 他一开始就领先，这时理所当然的事，但让一般人不解的是，他此后一直保持领先，因为一般人都认为刚开始当选希望最大的人最后必定会败下阵来。 wisdom n. 看法； front run
24、ner 比赛中最有可能夺标的人(adj.) 注定要失败或毁灭的，劫数难逃的At the beginning of May 1945 it was clear to even the most zealous of Hitlers followers that his “Thousand Year Reich” was doomed. 1945 年 5 月初，即使是希特勒最狂热的支持者，也都明白“千年帝国”已是劫数难逃。drastic (adj.) 剧烈的 同radicalThe New Deal welfare safety net installed in the 1930s and aug
25、mented in the Great Society programs of the 1960s has been hauled off for the kind of drastic restitching that France, Germany, Italy and Sweden have been laboring over for the past year or more. “新政”在 1930 年代大张社会福利安全网，到了 1060 年代又因“伟大社会”的各项计划而更为扩大，如今这张安全网已经取下，准备大肆缝补，就像一年多来法国、德国、意大利与瑞典这些国家大费周章所做的修补一样
26、。 augment v. 扩大，加强； to haul off 撤下； restitching n. 重新缝补eccentric (adj.) 特立独行的，行为怪异的 同oddThe eccentric, fact-based best seller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil sparks a rush to see where it all took place. 这本风格特异、根据真人实事改编的畅销书午夜的善恶花园 ，激起一股人潮，涌向故事的发生地一探究竟。elevated (adj.) 崇高的It turns out, however
27、, that not every man who reached the pinnacle of American leadership was a gleaming example of self-awareness, empathy, impulse control and other qualities that mark an 简易词 形容词、副词 4elevated EQ. 然而，结果是，并非每个攀登到美国最高领导层的人都是具有自觉、有同理心，能克制冲动及其他高情商特指的闪光典范。elite (adj.) 精英的，最优秀的 n. 精英Ideally, the U.N. should
28、have small, elite, standing rapid-development force trained and ready to go at once to a trouble spot that the Security Council has decided to become involved in.理想的做法是联合国建立一支短小精悍、训练有素、常备不懈的快速反应部队，一旦某地发生动乱，而安理会决定干预，即可派上用场。enduring (adj.) 持久的The plain, undecorated object, representing the enduring ro
29、le art has played throughout Chinas history, takes pride of place in the sumptuous Splendors of Imperial China, which opened last week at New York City Metropolitan Museum of Art. 这件朴实、毫无雕琢的物品代表着艺术在中国历史上扮演的历久不衰的角色。上周在纽约大都会艺术博物馆开幕的“中国帝王瑰宝展”盛展中，这件物品展示在最主要的位置。 to take pride of place （在一组事物中）被视为最重要的； su
30、mptuous (adj.) 豪华的，昂贵的explicit (adj.) 明白表示的，直言的But they wont be able to filter the Internet. Theyre explicit about that. 但是他们无法滤到国际互联网，这点他们已明白表示。exquisite (adj.) 精巧的The show also includes an exquisite Seurat seascape, some notable Czannes and considerable painting by Courbet, Gauguin, Van Gogh and o
31、thers. 这次展出的作品，包括一幅修拉的出色海景画，数幅塞尚名画，及库尔贝、高更、梵高等人的不少画作。extravagant (adj.) 奢侈的，挥霍的Could this fate befall James Cameron, Hollywoods most daring and extravagant auteur?这个厄运有可能降临詹姆斯卡梅伦这位好莱坞最大胆、最敢花钱的大导演身上吗？ befall v. （恶事）降临； auteur n. 法文，指具有强烈个人风格的大导演fantastic (adj.) 极大的，难以置信的；（口语）极好的，了不起的Because of its fa
32、ntastic capacity to see all possible combinations some distance into the future, the machine (Deep Blue), once it determines that its own position is safe, can take the kind of attacking chances no human would. “深蓝”电脑因为具有预见未来所有可能组合的惊人能力，一旦认定自己的位置安全，便敢冒着人类不敢冒的风险而进攻。ferocious (adj.) 凶猛的This puts Clint
33、on in something of a no-win situation: he is unlikely to gain much credit if the bailout succeeds, but will catch ferocious flak if it fails. 紧急贷款如果成功，克林顿不会因此博得美名；如果失败，则会遭到猛烈的抨击；由此看来，克林顿有些像是两头不讨好。 flak n. 高射炮火；抨击，指责flamboyant (adj.) 显眼的，引人注目的；奢华的He is probably the least flamboyant of the Republican
34、contenders. 共和党各角逐者中，他大概是最不受瞩目的。fledgling (adj.) 初出茅庐的，羽毛刚满的Early in this century, a fledgling effort at behavioral genetics divided people into such classes as mesomorphs physically robust, psychologically assertive and ectomorphsskinny, nervous, sky. 本世纪初，在行为遗传学方面的一项初步研究将人分为运动型体格（圣体壮硕，好坚持己见）以及清瘦型体
35、格（身体瘦削，神经紧张，好害羞） 。 assertive (adj.) 武断的，过分自信的fluid (adj.) 流动的，变化不定的 同changeableInformation is now too fluid to control. It flows in over airways, via satellites, through microwave relays to cellular phones, faxes, televisions, radios, beepers, modems.今日的咨询流动性太大，已经不可能管制。资讯传送方式很多，可以经由空中、卫星、微波转接，也可以通过移
36、动电话、传真机、电视、收音机、传呼机与调制解调器。简易词 形容词、副词 5formidable (adj.) （敌人）难对付的。 （工作）艰难的“Perot as kingmaker,” he says tactfully, “is a more formidable proposition than Perot as candidate.”他委婉地说道：“佩罗替人抬轿助选，要比他自己出来参选更难缠。 ” kingmaker n. 有权使人当选者proposition n. （口语）要对付或注意的事物fragile (adj.) （情势）脆弱的，禁不起外力冲击的 同unstableA reve
37、nue-generating franchise is the most fragile thing in the world No matter how good your product, you are only 18 months away from failure. 世界上最不可靠的，莫过于来自特许经销权的收入。产品再好，也只有 18 个月免于淘汰的安全期。futile (adj.) 徒劳无功的，白费力气的 同pointlessIndeed, for all the worlds governments, attempts to control the global flow of
38、electro-information are not only futile but counter productive as well.试图控制电子资讯的全球流动，不仅枉然而且会带来副作用，对世界各国政府而言，这是毋庸置疑的事。genuine (adj.) 1.真的，非伪造的；2.真诚的，非伪装的同1.real 2.sincere 反fakeIt is a challenge to portray a forsaken woman in a way that evokes genuine sympathy; but Stevens manages. 把弃妇描写得令人由衷生起恻隐之心，不是
39、件易事，但史蒂文斯做到了。hefty (adj.) 重大的，猛烈的Chow Yun Fat is angling for Hollywood stardom; this time next year he could be in any of three hefty action films. 周润发正设法到好莱坞摘星，明年此时，他可能已在拍 3 部火爆动作片中的一部。 angle v. 钓鱼；to angle for指（用暗示、手段、诡计等）谋取，博取；stardom n. 明星的地位或身份hostile (adj.) 带敌意的 同antagonistic 反receptiveUnlike
40、most baseball-playing countries, Cuba has no professional league to cream off its top talent, and hostile relations with Washington keep its elite from migrating to the U.S. major league.古巴与大部分棒球国家不同，它没有职业棒球联盟，所以不愁顶尖高手被挖角。它与华盛顿交恶，所以棒球精英也不会移民去打美国甲级联盟。 to cream off挑出（最好的部分） ，提取（精华）immense (adj.) 巨大的 同
41、enormousHis influence in the 1980s was so immense that Taiwanese distributors once asked a Hong Kong director if there was a role in a film for Chow Yun-fat, and if there wasnt, they requested that one be written in before theyd commit to a deal. 周润发在 80 年代的影响力非常大，过去台湾的片商曾问某香港导演，某部电影中有没有周润发的角色，如果没有，
42、他们要求替他写一个角色进去，否则生意免谈。 to commit (oneself) to答应，保证imminent (adj.) 迫近的，即将发生的The time will come when the U.S. will subside to become but one of many Great Powers. It is inevitable, but it is not imminent. 美国终有一日会衰退成众多强权中的一员。那是必然的，可是却不会很快来临。 subside v. 消退inaugural (adj.) 就职的After the oath, he gave an in
43、augural address designed to reach out to all Americans, to rally the nation to work together for a great common future. 宣誓后，他发表了以全体美国人为对象的就职演说，呼吁全体国人团结起来，为大家伟大的未来一起努力。indifferent (adj.) 漠不关心的 反concernedChechen militiamen hiding around the corner are indifferent to the Russians fate.潜伏在附近的车臣民兵对俄罗斯人的命
44、运一点也不关心。简易词 形容词、副词 6 around the corner 在近处的，即将发生的intact (adj.) 完好如初的 同in one pieceBut psychologists, psychiatrists and other scientists are bitterly divided over the idea that the memory of repeated abuse can be completely wiped out and then recovered, virtually intact.但一再受虐的遭遇是否可自记忆中完全排除，进而完全康复，与受害
45、前几乎没有两样，对这一点在心理学家、精神学家和其他科学家中存在着巨大的分歧。lingering (adj.) 流连不去的What remains largely unspoken is the lingering hope that such a mission might experience, somewhere beneath the desolate Martian surface, a close encounter with organisms that are alive today. 而尚未说出口的宿愿，就是希望这一项任务可以在火星荒芜的地表下，与现在还活着的生物进行近距离接触
46、。mean (adj.) 卑劣的This bill is mean. It is downright low-down. What does it profit a great nation to conquer the world, only to lose its soul? 这个提案太卑鄙了，简直是无耻透顶。这么打大的国家如果失去了灵魂，就算征服了全世界又有什么用？ downright adv. 十足地，彻头彻尾的；low-down (adj.) （口语）低贱的，卑鄙的mutual (adj.) 相互的，共有的“That audience was amazing,” he says. “
47、They were so sweet. They were bathing us in affection.” To prove the feeling is mutual, he heads back out into the spotlight. “那些观众真是令人惊讶。 ”他说道， “他们太可爱了，让我们沐浴在热情中。 ”为了表示这种热情是相互的，他转身走回聚光灯下。namely adv. 即，就是 同that isNamely, he fails to take into account Quittners Law, which says: It is impossible to pa
48、y less than $3000 for this years computer. 这个错误就是，他没有把奎特纳定律考虑进去，这条定律就是：少于 3000 美元买不到今年生产的电脑。obscure (adj.) 默默无闻的 同unknownHed met Marc Andreessen, who as an undergraduate programmer had helped create the then obscure browsing software Mosaic, which made it easy to navigate the World Wide Web.他和马克安德里森见了面，安德里森在大学读电脑时，帮忙设计了当时尚默默无闻的“马赛克”浏览软件，可在万维网中轻松寻找资讯。obsolete (adj.) 落伍的，过时的 同outdatedIndeed, your average computer is virtually obsole
