20170318學(xué)習(xí)筆記
（1）Apple Inc invests on research centers in China蘋果公司擬投資了中國研究中心
invest on投資
research centers
local elite universities當(dāng)?shù)鼐⒋髮W(xué)
Peking University北大
Tsinghua University清華
gain market share and influence in the domestic market獲取國內(nèi)市場的市場份額里市場影響
gain market share and influence in the domestic market獲取國內(nèi)市場的市場份額里市場影響
dominate the smartphone market占領(lǐng)智能機市場
high-end market高端市場
（2）Nobel laureate poet Derek Walcott dies aged 87 in St Lucia曾獲諾貝爾獎的詩人Derek Walcott于St Lucia去世岳遥，享年87歲
Nobel laureate poet諾貝爾獲獎詩人
Caribbean island加勒比海島
after a long illness久病不愈
local media. reports say當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w報道說
collection收集浩蓉，收錄，作品集
epic work史詩級作品
draw on引用驾窟，借鑒
Homer荷馬
Iliad 伊利亞特
Odyssey奧賽羅
Nobel Prize for Literature諾貝爾文學(xué)獎
the TS Eliot Prize for poetry艾略特詩歌獎
throughout someone's lifetime
在某人的一生
announce sb.'s death 公布某人的訃聞
literary awards文學(xué)獎
many other許多其他的
（3）Rodin Marble Masterpiece "Andromeda" up for Auction in Paris羅凡的大理石雕塑杰作Andromeda將在巴黎拍賣
Auction house拍賣行
be up for…打算认轨，準(zhǔn)備好
be up for sale將被交易
of importance=important
of particular importance重大意義
it has remained in the hands of the same family for roughly 130 years在同一個家族里流傳了130年
impressionist n.a.印象主義者，印象派
modern art department現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)部
be on exhibition被展覽
be on display
（4）The ecological impact of spiders蜘蛛的生態(tài)學(xué)作用
excel at doing sth擅長做
in check受控制
keep pests in check
prey upon insects in vast quantities捕食大量昆蟲
for the most part在極大程度上
in mass總數(shù)in total
spiders might kill prey equivalent in mass to all of the people then living in Britain蜘蛛捕食的獵物總數(shù)可能與當(dāng)時的英國總?cè)丝跀?shù)是相等的
Do something today that your future self will thank you for.
做一些事恩急，讓將來的自己會感謝今天的自己纪蜒。
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