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原句 难词释义 译文 Typical of the grassland dwellers of the continent is the American antelope, or pronghorn. dwellers [dwel?] n.居民，居住者 continent [k?ntin?nt] n.大陆，洲，陆地 antelope [?ntil?up] n.羚羊；羚羊皮革 pronghorn [pr??h?:n, pr?:?-] n.叉角羚；糜鹿 美洲羚羊，或称叉角羚，是该大陆典型的草原动物。 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? comet [k?mit] n.彗星 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？ Anthropologists have discovered that fear, happiness, sadness, and surprise are universally reflected in facial expressions. reflect [riflekt] vt.反映；反省 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。 Because of its irritating effect on humans, the use of phenol as a general antiseptic has been largely discontinued. irritating [iriteiti?] adj.刺激的；气人的；使愤怒的 phenol [fi:n?l, fin-] n.[化]石碳酸，苯酚 discontinue [,disk?ntinju:] vt.停止；使中止vi.停止，中断 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。 In group to remain in existence, a profit-making organization must, in the long run, produce something consumers consider useful or desirable. in the long run adv.最后 consumers[k?nsju:m?]n.消费者；用户，顾客 desirable [dizai?r?bl] adj.令人满意的；值得要的 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。 The greater the population there is in a locality, the greater the need there is for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse. locality [l?uk?l?ti] n.所在；位置；地点 disposal [disp?uz?l] n.处理；支配；清理；安排 refuse [rifju:z, ri:-] n.垃圾；废物v.拒绝；抵制 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。 It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effectively than to employ flowery but vague expressions that only obscure one’s meaning. flowery [flau?ri] adj.花的；华丽的；绚丽的；多花的 vague [veiɡ] adj.模糊的；含糊的；不明确的；暧昧的 obscure [?bskju?, ?b-] vt.遮掩；使变暗；使难理解adj.模糊的；晦涩的；昏暗的 简明，直接，有力的写作难于花哨，含混而意义模糊的表达。 With modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe interiors. mechanize [mek?naiz] vt.使机械化；用机械装置 personalize [p?:s?n?laiz] vt.使个性化；把…拟人化 interior [inti?ri?] n.内部；本质 adj.内部的；国内的；