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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。
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。
Holiday's reputation as a great jazz-blues singer
rests on her ability to give emotional
depth to her songs.
Billie <
/p>
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
力。
ially,
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。
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。
to modern irrigation, crops now grow abundantly in
areas where once nothing but
cacti and
sagebrush could live.
受当代灌溉
(
技术设施
)
之赐
,
农作物在原来只有仙人掌和蒿属科植物才能生存的地方旺盛
的生长。
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。
pology
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。
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<
/p>
,
而腐化过程将化学物质回馈于土壤
,<
/p>
提高其肥力
,
并分解动物
粪便。
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。
ating problems by transferring the
blame to others is often called scape-goating.
用怪罪别人的办法来解决问题通常被称为寻找替罪羊。
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chief foods
eaten in any country depend largely on what grows
best in its climate and
soil.
这个国家的主要食物是什么
,
大体取决于什么作物在其天气
和土壤条件下生长得最好。
a very large
number of trials, the probability of an event's
occurring is equal to the
probability
that it will not occur.
在大量的实验中
< br>,
某一事件发生的几率等于它不发生的几率。
substance
contract
when
they
freeze
so
that
the
density
of
a
substance's
solid
is
higher
than the density of its liquid
大多数物质遇冷收
缩
,
所以它们的密度在固态时高于液态。
mechanism by which brain cells store
memories is not clearly understood.
大脑细胞储存记忆的机理并不为人明白。
gh pecans are most plentiful in the
southeastern part of the United States, they are
found as far north as Ohio and
Illinois.
虽然美洲山河桃树最集中干美国的东南部但是在北至俄亥俄州及伊
利诺州也能看见它们
.
l 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。
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
年看见哈雷慧星的干百万人当中
,
有多少人能够长寿到
足以目睹它在二十一世纪的回
归呢
?
pologists
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。
e of its irritating effect
on humans, the use of phenol as a general
antiseptic has
been largely
discontinued
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。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
the middle of the twentieth
century, painters and sculptors in the United
States had
begun to exert a great
worldwide influence over art.
到了二十一世纪中叶
,
美国画家和雕塑家开始在世界范围内对艺术产生重大影响。<
/p>
the
eastern
part
of
New
Jersey
lies
the
city
of
Elizabeth,
a
major
shipping
and
manufacturing center.
伊丽莎白市
,
一个重要的航运和制造业中心
,
坐落于新泽西州的东部。
eth Blackwell,the first woman medical
doctor in the United States, founded the New
York Infirmary,an institution that has
always had a completely female medical staff.
伊丽莎白
·
布莱克威尔
,
美国第一个女医生
,
创建了员工一直
为女性的纽约诊所。
der
Graham
Bellonce
told
his
family
that
he
would
rather
be
remembered
as
a
teacher of the deaf than as the
inventor of the telephone.
亚历山大
< br>·
格拉汉姆
·
贝尔曾告诉家人<
/p>
,
他更愿意让后人记住他是聋子的老师
,
而非电话的发
明者。
e
its
leaves
remain
green
long
after
being
picked,
rosemary
became
associated
with the idea of remembrance.
采摘下的迷迭香树叶常绿不衰
,
因此人们把迷迭香树与怀念
联系在一起。
gh apparently rigid,
bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables
the skeleton
to withstand considerable
impact.
骨头看起来是脆硬的
,
但它也有一定的弹性
,
使得骨骼能够承受相当的打击。
xenon could not FORM chemical
compounds was once believed by scientists.
科学家曾相信
:
氙气是不能形成化合物的。
ch into the dynamics of storms
is directed toward improving the ability to
predict
these events and thus to
minimize damage and avoid loss of life.
对风暴动力学的研究是为了提高风暴预测从而减少损失
,
避免
人员伤亡。
elimination of
inflation would ensure that the amount of money
used in repaying a
loan would have the
same value as the amount of money borrowed.
消除通货膨胀应确保还贷的钱应与所贷款的价值相同。
sm,an
early
twentieth-century
movement
in
art,rejected
all
traditions
and
attempted to glorify
contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and
motion
未来主义
,
二十世纪早
期的一个艺术思潮。拒绝一切传统
,
试图通过强调机械和动态来
美化
生活。
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of
the
wildest
and
most
inaccessible
parts
of
the
United
States
is
the
Everglades
where wildlife is
abundant and largely protected
Everglad
es
是美国境内最为荒凉和人迹罕至的地区之一
,
此处有大量的野生动植物而且大
多受
(
法律
)
保护。
ia
Mott's
influence
was
so
significant
that
she
has
been
credited
by
some
authorities as the originator of
feminism in the United States.
Lucretia
Mott's
的的影响巨大
,
所以一些
权威部门认定她为美国女权运动的创始人。
activities of the international marketing
researcher are frequently much broader than
those of the domestic marketer.
国际市场研究者的活动范围常常较国内市场研究者广阔。
continental
divide
refers
to
an
imaginary
line
in
the
North
American
Rockies
that
divides the waters
flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing
into the Pacific.
大陆分水岭是指北美洛矶山脉上的一道想象线
,
该线把大西洋流域和太平洋流域区分开
来。
s
of
the
gravity
field
of
the
Earth
indicate
that
its
crust
and
mantle
yield
when
unusual weight is placed on them.
对地球引力的研究表明
,
在不寻常的负荷之下地壳
和地幔会发生位移。
annual worth of
Utah's manufacturing is greater than that of its
mining and farming
combined.
尤它州制造业的年产值大于其工业和农业的总和。
wallflower is so called because its
weak stems often grow on walls and along stony
cliffs for support.
墙花之所以叫墙花
,
是因为其脆弱的枝干经常要靠墙壁或顺石崖生长
,
以便有所依附。
is
the interaction between people, rather than the
events that occur in their lives,that is
the main focus of social psychology.
社会心理学的主要焦点是人与人之间的交往
,
而不是他们各自生活中的事件。
social
crusade
aroused
Elizabeth
Williams'enthusiasm
more
than
the
expansion
of
educational facilities for immigrants
to the United States.
给美国的新移民增加教育设施比任何社
会运动都更多的激发了
Elizabeth
Williams
的的热
情。
typically
have
short
rounded
wings
that
enable
them
to
spring
into
full
flight
instantly when disturbed in their
hiding places.
典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀
,
凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起
,
飞离它们的躲减地。
ing
to
anthropologists,the
earliest
ancestors
of
humans
that
stood
upright
resembled
chimpanzees facially, with sloping foreheads and
protruding brows.
根据人类学家的说法
,
直立行走的人的鼻祖面部轮廓与黑猩猩相似
,
< br>额头后倾
,
眉毛突出。
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until 1866
was the fully successful transatlantic cable
finally laid.
直到
1866
< br>年第一条横跨大西洋的电缆才完全成功的架通。
his writing, John Crowe Ransom describes what he
considers the spiritual barrenness of
society brought about by science and
technology.
John Crowe Ransom
在他的著作中描述了他认为是由科学技术给社会带来的精神贫困。
en
with
parents
whose
guidance
is
firm,
consistent,
and
rational
are
inclined
to
possess high levels of self-confidence.
父母的教导如果坚定
,
始终如一和理性
,
孩子就有可能充满自信。
ancient Hopewell people of North
America probably cultivated corn and other crops,
but hunting and gathering were still of
critical importance in their economy.
北
美远古的
Hopewell
人很可能种植了玉米和其他农作物<
/p>
,
但打猎和采集对他们的经济贸易
仍是至
关重要的。
many symbols makes it
possible to put a large amount of information on a
single
map
使用多种多样的符号可以在一张地图里放进大量的信息。
ism is a term describing a cluster of
doctrines and attitudes whose principal uniting
feature is the belief that government
is both harmful and unnecessary.
无政府主义这
个词描述的是一堆理论和态度
,
它们的主要共同点在于相信政府
是有害的
,
没
有必要的。
ly no man had more effect on the
daily lives of most people in the Untied States
than did Henry Ford a pioneer in
automobile production
恐怕没有進对大多数美国人的日常生活
影响能超过汽车生产的先驱亨利
.
福特。
use
of
well-chosen
nonsense
words
makes
possible
the
testing
of
many
basic
hypotheses in the
field of language learning
使用精心挑选的无意义词汇
,
可以检验语言学科里许多基本的假定。
history of painting is a fascinating
chain of events that probably began with the very
first pictures ever made.
优化
历史是由一连串的迷人事件组成
,
其源头大概可以上溯到最早的
图画。
tly
matched
pearls,
strung
into
a
necklace,bring
a
far
higher
price
than
the
same
pearls told individually.
相互
般配的珍珠
,
串成一条项链
,
就能卖到比单独售出好得多的价钱。
the
eighteenth century,Little Turtle was chief of the
Miami tribe whose territory
became what
is now Indiana and Ohio.
十八世纪时
,“
小乌龟
”
是迈阿密部落的酋长
,
该部落的地盘就是今天的印第安那洲和俄亥俄
州。
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