2015年6月英語六級考試詞彙「1」
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Ⅰ. Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists and various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity: over the guilt of the steel-casting factory on the western edge of town, over union jobs versus children’s health and over what, if anything, ought to be done. (2009.12 閲讀 Text2)
【翻譯】從12月的新聞報道出來之後,市長、街區活躍分子、各種各樣的家長老師聯合會都參與到了一場激烈的爭論其合法性的'戰爭中:爭論小鎮西邊的鋼鑄件廠的罪責,爭論到底是工會工作重要還是孩子的健康重要,爭論到底我們能做什麼、該做些什麼。
【詞彙】1. activist n. 積極分子,活動分子
例:He is an activist in the union jobs.
他是工會工作中的積極分子。
2. be engaged in……從事,致力於
例:I’m engaged in writing a letter.
我忙着寫信。
3. validity n. 合法性,正確性,有效性
例:I have some questions about the validity of his statement.
我對他的陳述的合法性有些疑問。
4. versus prep. 對抗,與……相對,可簡寫為:VS
例:The most exciting game was Brazil versus Spain.
最激動人心的比賽是巴西隊對西班牙隊。
【語法】三個連續的“over”形成排比句,與battle相連,組成a fierce battle over……關於……的戰爭。
Ⅱ. A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure. (2009.12 閲讀 Text2)
【翻譯】2004年《兒科雜誌》的一篇報道解釋説:比起暴露在有毒化學物質中,家長更害怕火災,交通事故和溺水。
【詞彙】1. pediatrics n. 兒科學
例:He received a Master’s degree of pediatrics.
他獲得了兒科學碩士學位。
2. toxic a. 有毒的
例:The flower is toxic.
這種花有毒。
3. exposure n. 暴露,揭發,公開
例:Exposure of the skin to the strong sunlight may lead to skin cancer.
皮膚受陽光暴曬可能會導致皮膚癌。
Ⅲ. Crippling health care bills, long emergency room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily. (2009. 12 閲讀 Text3)
【翻譯】鉅額的醫療費用,急症室外漫長的等待,以及初級護理醫生的匱乏,這些只是病人每天面對的種種問題的冰山一角。
【詞彙】1. crippling a. 有嚴重後果的,此指費用高昂的
例:He was burdened with crippling debts.
他負債累累。
2. inability n. 無能,無力
例:He feels upset about the inability to speak English.
他對於自己不會説英語感到很苦惱。
3. physician n. 內科醫生;而surgeon 指外科醫生
4. scratch n. 抓痕,亂寫,起跑線
例:There's a scratch on the side of my car.
我汽車的側面有一道劃痕。
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