单词巧计法

1.

Typical

of

the

grassland

dwellers

of

the

continent

is

the

American

antelope,

or

pronghorn.

美洲羚 羊，或称叉角羚，是该大陆典型的草

原动物。

2.

Of

the

millions

who

saw

Haley

’

s

comet

in

1986,

how

many

people will live long enough to see it return in the twenty-first century.

1986

年看 见哈雷慧星的千百万人当中，有多少人能够长寿到足以目

睹它在二十一世纪的回归呢？< /p>

3.

Anthropologists

have

discovered

that

fear,

happiness,

sadness,

and surprise are universally reflected in facial expressions.

人类学家们已

经发现，恐惧，快乐，悲伤和惊奇都会行之于色，这在全人类是共通

的。

4. Because of its irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a

general antiseptic has been largely discontinued.

< br>由于苯酚对人体带有

刺激性作用，它基本上已不再被当作常用的防腐剂了。

5.

In

group

to

remain

in

existence,

a

profit-making

organization

must, in the long run, produce something consumers consider useful or

desirable.

任何盈利组织若要生存，

最终都必须生产 出消费者可用或需

要的产品。

6. The greater the population there is in a locality, the greater the

need there is for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.

一个地方

的人口越多，其对水，交通和垃圾处理的需求就会越大。

7. It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effectively than to

employ flowery but vague expressions that only obscure one

’

s meaning.

简明，直接，有力的写作难于花哨，含混而意义模糊的表达。

8. With modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are

attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe interiors.

随着

现代办公室的日益自动化，

设计师们正试图利用较为温 暖而不太严肃

的内部装饰来使其具有亲切感。

9.

The

difference

between

libel

and

slander

is

that

libel

is

printed

while slander is spoken.

诽谤和 流言的区别在于前者是书面的，

而后者

是口头的。

10.

The

knee

is

the

joints

where

the

thigh

bone

meets

the

large

bone of the lower leg.

膝盖是大腿骨和小腿胫的连接处。

11.

Acids

are

chemical

compounds

that,

in

water

solution,

have

a

sharp taste, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certain

blue vegetable dyes red.

酸是一 种化合物，它在溶于水时具有强烈的

气味和对金属的腐蚀性，并且能够使某些蓝色植物染 料变红。

12. Billie Holiday

’

s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on

her ability to give emotional depth to her songs. Billie Holiday

’

s

作 为一

个爵士布鲁斯乐杰出歌手的名声建立在能够赋予歌曲感情深度的能

< br>力。

13.

Essentially,

a

theory

is

an

abstract,

symbolic

representation

of

what

is

conceived

to

be

reality.

理论在本质上是对认识了的现实的一

种抽象和符号化的表达。

14. Long before children are able to speak or understand a language,

they communicate through facial expressions and by making noises.

儿

童在能说或能听懂语言之前，

很久就会通过面部表情和靠 发出噪声来

与人交流了。

15.

Thanks

to

modern

irrigation,

crops

now

grow

abundantly

in

areas where once nothing but cacti and sagebrush could live.

受当代灌

溉< /p>

(

技术设施

)

之 赐，农作物在原来只有仙人掌和荞属科植物才能生存

的地方旺盛的生长。

16. The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search

for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.

机械计时器的

发展促使人们寻求更精确的日晷，以便校准机械计时器。

17. Anthropology is a science in that anthropologists use a rigorous

set

of

methods

and

techniques

to

document

observations

that

can

be

checked by others.

人类学是一门科学，

因为人类学家采用一整套强有

力的方法和技术来记录观测结果，

而这样记录下来的观测结果是供他

人核查的。

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18.

Fungi

are

important

in

the

process

of

decay,

which

returns

ingredients

to

the

soil,

enhances

soil

fertility,

and

decomposes

animal

debris.

真菌在腐化过程中十分重要，而腐化过程将化 学物质回馈于

土壤，提高其肥力，并分解动物粪便。

19. When it is struck, a tuning fork produces an almost pure tone,

retaining its pitch over a long period of time.

音叉被敲击时，产生几乎

纯质的音调，其音量经久不衰。

20. Although pecans are most plentiful in the southeastern part of

the United States, they are found as far north as Ohio and Illinois .

虽然