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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * hunt down seek out; search for (and find) 找寻，搜寻……直至找到 hunt down the escaped convict 追捕逃犯 人们发现，在那个森林里狮子和狼常常协作搜寻活食。 (P.11 VI 10) People have found that the lions and wolves in the forest often hunt down live animals by cooperative efforts.  exercise instantaneous a. happening at once, instantly, without delay 即刻的；瞬间发生的 The students can almost give instantaneous responses to questions raised by their teacher. 学生们几乎能立即回答老师提出的问题。 modern methods of instantaneous communication  literacy n. [U]  the ability to read and write 识字，能读能写，有文化 a literacy campaign 扫盲运动 It is said that in the universities there is a general decline in standards of literacy among undergraduates. 据说，大学本科生的读写水平普遍有所下降。 在文化普及率相对高的国家中，书籍对丰富人们的生活起着重要的作用。(P.10 VI 6) In countries with relatively high literacy rates, books play an important part in enriching people’s lives. exercise mingle v. mix (with another thing or with people )so as to be an undivided whole or to be indistinguishable 相混合,(与另一物或人)混在一起 The president delivered a speech that contained praise mingled with blame. 总统发表了一篇有赞扬也有责难的演说。 The king mingled with the people in the streets. 国王与街上的人混在一起了。 They were looking at him with an air that mingled irony and respect. 他们用夹杂着嘲讽和尊敬的眼光看着他。 exercise (1) give a false account of ; twist the true meaning 曲解； 歪曲 That newspapers accounts of international affairs are sometimes distorted. 那家报纸对国际事件的报道有时是歪曲事实的。 政府干预的实质向来都是限制和歪曲竞争，而不是鼓励竞争。 (P.11 VI 7) The essence of government intervention has been to limit and distort competition rather than to encourage it. distort vt. (2) twist out of a natural, usual, original shape or condition 使变形，弄歪 Tall buildings can distort radio signals. a face distorted by anger 因愤怒而扭曲的脸 Information and disinformation mingle comfortably and, as of yet, there are no reliable ways to distinguish sense from the distorted facts and downr