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TIME单挑1000简易词[,bail?t?r?l] adj. 双边的 He would halt bilateral contact with North Korea until Pyongyang resumed negotiations with South Korea. (TIME, July 8, 1996, p.29) 在平壤恢复与韩国谈判之前，他不会与朝鲜进行双边接触。 burgeoning[b?:d??ni?] adj. 正快速发展的 Genetic information is the raw material of the burgeoning biotechnology industry, which uses human DNA to build specialized proteins that may have some value as disease-fighting drugs. (TIME, Jan.16, 1995, p.54) 基因信息是目前正蓬勃发展的生物科技工业的原料；此工业利用人类DNA制造特化蛋白质，而这些蛋白质或许可作为治病药物之用。 comprehensive [,k?mprihensiv] adj. 包罗广泛的，全面的 【同】complete 【反】partial Grove delivered a sharp, comprehensive report. His bosses were impressed. (TIME, Dec.29, 1997- Jan.5, 1998, p.33) 葛罗夫呈递一份深入、周详的报告，令老板们印象深刻。 compulsory?[k?mp?ls?ri] adj. 义务的，强制的 【同】mandatory In 1919 while serving a compulsory stint in the military, Nurmi entered a 20-k march carrying a rifle, a cartridge belt and a knapsack filled with 5 kg of sand. (TIME, June 24, 1996, p.66) 1919年，当他在军中服义务役的时候，努尔米带着一支步枪，腰上系着弹带，背上背着装有5公斤沙子的背包参加20公里行军。 █ stint n. （在某处从事某事的）那段时间 conciliatory [k?nsili?t?ri] adj. 有和解之意的 The executive director of the Christian Coalition told a prominent Jewish audience, in a conciliatory speech, that calling the U.S. a “Christian nation” is wrong… (TIME, Apr.17, 1995, p.13) 在一场有意化解对立的演讲中，基督教联盟的执行主席告诉台下那群犹太名流说，将美国叫做“基督教国家”是不对的。 conventiona[k?nven??n?l] adj. 传统的，一般的，普通的 【同】traditional 【反】unconventional The voice-recognition technology will not be on conventional desktop computers only; it will be available in any sort of electronic information processing device. (TIME, July 17, 1995, p.44) 语音识别技术不仅将运用于一般的台式电脑，任何电子信息处理装置都用得上。 Critical |kritik?l | adj. 重大的，据关键地位的 【同】crucial “We have only the foggiest idea,” the independent daily Segodnya complained last week, “who is actually at the helm in this country, who is making the critical decisions.” (TIME, Jan.9, 1995, p.50) 立场独立的《塞戈尼亚日报》上周抱怨说：“谁是真正的国家领导者？谁做出重大决策？我们所知甚少。” █ foggy adj. 模糊的，朦胧的 disastrous [dizɑ:str?s] adj. 灾情惨重的 【同】terrible The Kobe qua