研究生英语写译教程第3单元 杨瑾瑜.docVIP

Unit 3 GMS ASEAN Text A ADB’s GMS PROGRAM Word Study degradation v. (1) 堕落;丢脸 Gambling is always coupled with degradation. 赌博总是与堕落相联系。 (2).植被退化； egetation degradation. inception n. （机构，活动）开业，开始 She has been on the board since its inception two years ago. 自从两年前开业起她就是董事会的成员了。 unprecedented adj. 空前的The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths. 这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。 intensification n. 激化 5. subsistence n. (1) 存活, 生存, 维生之道 Their subsistence comes from the sea. 他们依赖海洋生活。 Their main mode of subsistence is hunting. 他们主要以打猎为生。 (2)自给自足的；仅够自用的 Subsistence agriculture. 自给自足的农业。 onset n