Day14 單詞作業(yè)
1. stagnation
-a state of inactivity
2. hallmark
1.in the UK, an official mark put on objects made of gold or silver which shows their place and year of origin and the purity of the metal used to make them
2.a typical characteristic or feature of a person or thing
? ? Simplicity is a hallmark of this design.
3. [V] to put an official mark on an object made of gold or silver
3. rotate
1.[I orT] to (cause to) turn in a circle, especially around a fixed point
? ? Rotate the handle by 180° to open the door.
2.[I orT] If a job rotates or if a group of people rotate their jobs, the jobs are done at different times by different people.工作輪換
3.[T] When farmers rotate crops, they regularly change which crops they grow in a particular field.輪植
4. upheaval
-(a) great change, especially causing or involving much difficulty, activity or trouble
? ? Yesterday's coup brought further upheaval to a country already struggling with famine.
5. insurgent
1.[C usually plural]formalsomeone who is fighting against the government in their own country
? ? All approaches to the capital are now under the control of the insurgents.
2.[C] [US] someone who opposes especially political authority
6. charismatic
1.[character] describes a person who has charisma（非凡的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力）
? ? Few were able to resist this charismatic and persuasive leader.
2.[church] belonging or relating to various groups within the Christian Church who believe that God gives people special powers, such as the ability to make others well again and to speak to him in a special language
? ? the charismatic movement
7. realignment
重新排列讲坎，大洗牌
? ? This war will inevitably lead to a realignment of/ within European politics.
8. reverberation
-[C usually plural U] literary a sound that lasts for a long time and makes things seem to shake
? ? She felt the reverberation(s) in her chest and cursed the drilling outside.
9. revitalise
-to give new life, energy, activity or success to something
? ? Japanese investment has revitalised this part of Britain.
10. wreck
1.[V] to destroy or badly damage something
? ? The explosion shattered nearby windows and wrecked two cars.
2.[V] [informal] to spoil something completely
? ? He has been warned that his behaviour might wreck his chances of promotion.
3.[N] a vehicle or ship that has been destroyed or badly damaged
? ? Divers exploring the wreck managed to salvage some coins and jewellery.
4.[N] [informal] someone who is in bad physical or mental condition
? ? The stress she had been under at work reduced her to a nervous/quivering wreck.
11. allegedly
依其申訴么伯，據(jù)傳
? ? That's where he allegedly killed his wife.
12. anguish
-extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering
? ? His anguish at the outcome of the court case was very clear.
13. pessimistic
-thinking that bad things are more likely to happen or emphasising the bad part of a situation
? ? The tone of the meeting was very pessimistic.
14. grumble
1.? to complain about someone or something in an annoyed way
? ? She spent the evening grumbling to me?about her job.
? ? [ + speech ]? "You never hang your coat up, " she grumbled.
2.If your stomach grumbles, it makes a low continuous noise, usually because you are hungry.
15. sluggish
-moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power
? ? A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon.
16. sap
1. to make someone weaker or take away strength or an important quality from someone, especially over a long period of time
? ? Constant criticism saps you of your confidence.
1.[U] the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant
? ? Maple syrup is obtained from the sap of the sugar maple tree.
2.[C] mainly US [informal] a stupid person who can easily be tricked or persuaded to do something
? ? He's a sap for(= He can easily be persuaded to buy)any new machine.
17. vitality
-energy and strength
? ? According to the packet, these vitamin pills will restore lost vitality.
18. entrepreneurial
-企業(yè)家的，企業(yè)性質(zhì)的
19. vim（=vitality）
-energy and enthusiasm
? ? At 87, Minna's still full of vim and vigour.
20. malaise
-a general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong, especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation
? ? They claim it is a symptom of a deeper and more general malaise in society.
21. jangle
-to make a noise like metal hitting metal
? ? He jangled his keys in his pocket.
jangle sb's nerves
-to make someone feel annoyed or nervous
? ? The constant whine of the machinery jangled his nerves.
22. rift
1.a large crack in the ground or in rock
? ? The stream had cut a deep rift in the rock.
2.a serious disagreement which separates two people who have been friends and stops their friendship continuing
? ? The marriage caused a rift between the brothers and they didn't speak to each other for ten years.
? ? get to grips with
23. overhaul
-to repair or improve something so that every part of it works as it should
? ? I got the engine overhauled.
24. pension
-a sum of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work anymore because they are too old or they have become ill
? ? They find it hard to live on their state pension.
25. massive
-very large in size, amount or number
? ? They've got a massive house.
26. stasis
-a state which does not change
? ? She was bored - her life was in stasis.
27. throw the bums out
28. tap into
29. remedy
1.a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem or difficulty
? ? an effective herbal remedy for headaches
2. legal remedy
-[legal] a way of solving a problem or ordering someone to make a payment for harm or damage they have caused, using a decision made in a court of law
? ? We have exhausted all possible legal remedies for this injustice.
30. evict
-to force someone to leave somewhere
? ? Tenants who fall behind in their rent risk being evicted.
31. decry
-to criticise something as bad, with no value or not necessary; to condemn
? ? She decried the appalling state of the British film industry.
32. foment
-to cause trouble to develop
? ? The song was banned on the grounds that it might foment racial tension.
33. perilous
-extremely dangerous
? ? The country roads are quite perilous.
34. vow
1. to make a determined decision or promise to do something
? ? [+ (that)]The guerrillas vowed(that)they would overthrow the government.
? ? [+toinfinitive]After the awful meals we had last Christmas, I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.
2. a serious promise or decision
? ? [+toinfinitive]Shetook/?made a vow never to lend money to anyone again.
35. stanch(=US staunch)
-to stop something happening, or to stop liquid, especially blood, from flowing out
? ? The country's asylum laws were amended to staunch the flow/flood of economic migrants.
? ? Mike pressed hard on the wound and staunched the flow of blood.
36. obstruct
1.to block a road, passage, entrance, etc. so that nothing can go along it, or to prevent something from happening correctly by putting difficulties in its way
? ? After the earthquake, many roads were obstructed by collapsed buildings.
2.to try to stop something from happening or developing
? ? to obstruct a police investigation
37. resurrect
1.? to bring someone back to life
? ? Almost all Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead.
2.to bring back something into use or existence that had disappeared or ended
? ? Several members of the party have resurrected the idea of constitutional change.
38. franc
-the standard unit of money used in France, Belgium and Luxembourg before they started using the Euro, and also used in many African countries that were ruled by France in the past
39. referendum
-a vote in which all the people in a country or an area are asked to give their opinion about or decide an important political or social question
? ? Is it more democratic to hold a referendum, rather than let the government alone decide?
40. staunchly
-strongly
41. cumbersome
-awkward because of being large, heavy or not effective
cumbersome equipment
42. pitch
1.[C]UK(USfield)an area painted with lines for playing particular sports, especially football
? ? a football/hockey/cricket pitch
2.[C or U] the level or degree of something
? ? The piano and organ were tuned to the same pitch(= note).
3.[S] the level of a feeling
? ? By this time their disagreement had reached such a pitch that there was no hope of an amicable conclusion.
43. hitherto
-until now or until a particular time
? ? Mira revealed hitherto unsuspected talents on the cricket pitch.
44. beleaguered
1.troubled by someone or a situation
? ? The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps.
2.surrounded by an army
? ? The occupants of the beleaguered city had no means of escape.
45. slash
1.[I orT] to cut with a sharp blade using a quick strong swinging action
? ? The museum was broken into last night and several paintings were slashed.
2.[T] [informal] to very much reduce something, such as money or jobs
? ? Prices have been slashed by 50%!
46. trim
1.to make something tidier or more level by cutting a small amount off it
? ? to trim the hedge
2.to reduce the amount or size of something
? ? They're trying to trim their costs, so staff who leave are not being replaced.
3.approving thin in an attractive and healthy way
? ? You're looking very trim - have you lost weight?
4.tidy and well-ordered
? ? trim lawns and neat flower beds
47. payroll
1.[C]a list of the people employed by a company showing how much each one earns
? ? a payroll tax
? ? McDermot Software is growing fast, adding another 100 employees to its payroll over the last year.
2.[C usually singular ]the total amount of money paid to the people employed by a particular company
? ? With debts of $4 million and a monthly payroll of $1.2 million, the venture is clearly heading for trouble.
48. repudiation
拒絕河咽；否認(rèn)
? ? They were surprised by his sudden repudiation of all his former beliefs.
49. quo
-something that is given to a person in return for something they have done
? ? The government has promised food aid as a quid pro quo for the stopping of violence.
50. insular
-[disapproving] interested only in your own country or group and not willing to accept different or foreign ideas
51. nasty
1.bad or very unpleasant
? ? There's a nasty smell in here.
2.unkind
? ? Don't be so nasty to your brother - he's four years younger than you!
3.dangerous or violent
? ? In an emergency, you could get out through a window, but it would be a nasty drop.
52. doom
1. death, destruction or any very bad situation that cannot be avoided
? ? A sense of doom hung over the entire country.
2. to make someone or something certain to do or experience something unpleasant, or to make something bad certain to happen
? ? [+toinfinitive]Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past?
53. flaw
1. a fault, mistake or weakness, especially one that happens while something is being planned or made, or which causes something not to be perfect
? ? I returned the material because it had a flaw in it.
to cause something to be not perfect
? ? A tiny mark flawed the otherwise perfect silk shirt.
54. hefty
-large in amount, size, force, etc
? ? a hefty bill/fine
55. clinch
1.[T]to finally get or win something
? ? I hear he finally clinched the deal to buy the land he wanted.
2.clinch it
-to make someone decide what to do after a lot of thought or discussion
? ? When they said the job would involve travelling to Paris, that clinched it (for her)(= that made her certain that she wanted the job).
Day15 神句翻譯+思維導(dǎo)圖
【神句翻譯】
1.Stagnation, both political and economic, has been the hallmark of a country where little has changed for decades, even as power has rotated between the established parties of left and right.
政治和經(jīng)濟(jì)上的停滯不前已經(jīng)成為這個在幾十年內(nèi)幾乎沒有變化的國家的標(biāo)志蛆橡，即使權(quán)利在左派和右派政黨之間不斷輪換侧但。
法國過去幾十年都鮮有變化，政治和經(jīng)濟(jì)上的停滯已經(jīng)成了這個國家的典型特征航罗，即便傳統(tǒng)的左派和右派輪流執(zhí)政也毫不起色。
注：established這個詞很有意思屁药，絕對的報刊高頻詞粥血，通常表示某事/人/物已有穩(wěn)固地位，比如established capitalist countries通常被翻成老牌資本主義國家酿箭。They are an established company with a good reputation.他們是一家地位穩(wěn)固复亏，信譽(yù)良好的公司。An established actor著名演員缭嫡。
2.The implications of these insurgencies are hard to exaggerate.
這些黑馬的影響再怎么強(qiáng)調(diào)都不為過缔御。
這些黑馬帶來的影響難以估量。Infurgencies原指an attempt to take control of a?country by force,此處是和老牌政黨形成對比妇蛀。
3.The resulting realignment will have reverberations far beyondFrance’s borders.It could revitalise the European Union, or wreck it.
由此帶來的重大影響在法國之外也有反響耕突。它可以振興歐洲聯(lián)盟或是摧毀它笤成。
隨之而來的改變所影響的范圍遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不止法國本土，歐盟極有可能因此重振或毀滅眷茁。
Reverberation原意是回聲炕泳，引申為影響，尤指廣泛且消極的影響上祈。
4.Further fueling voter’s anger is their anguish at the state of France.
對法國這個國家的苦惱之情加劇了選民的憤怒培遵。
法國的現(xiàn)狀令當(dāng)?shù)剡x民極為苦惱，這進(jìn)一步激發(fā)了他們的憤怒登刺。
5.Its vast state, which absorbs57% of GDP, has sapped the country’s vitality.
這片廣闊的土地籽腕，鯨吞了國家GDP的57%，吸盡了國家的精血纸俭。
龐大的政府消耗了GDP的57%皇耗，國家的活力因此而被削弱。
Sapvitality/energy/confidence: sap sth/sap sb of sth: to make sb/sth weaker; to destroy sth gradually.
The hot sunsapped our energy.
Years of failure have sapped him of his confidence.
注：Vast state指政府臃腫龐大掉蔬，開支驚人廊宪，中國2010年政府開支占GDP比重為22%，供參考~
6.If she pulls France out of the euro, it would trigger a financial crisis and doom a union that, for all its flaws, has promoted peace and prosperity in Europe for six decades.
如果她使法國脫離歐元區(qū)女轿，將會引發(fā)一場金融危機(jī)箭启，并給這個為歐洲帶來六十年和平與繁榮的聯(lián)盟帶來危機(jī)。
如果她使法國退出歐元區(qū)蛉迹，則會引發(fā)一場金融危機(jī)傅寡，并且將歐盟帶向滅亡。盡管歐盟有各種缺陷北救，但在過去六十年間確實(shí)促進(jìn)了歐洲的和平與繁榮發(fā)展荐操。
For all=despite很眼熟有木有？珍策？托启！高頻詞，趕緊內(nèi)化起來o~~~
【思維導(dǎo)圖】
Day17 總結(jié)反思
論文快要收尾拉Ｈ林妗屯耸！重整旗鼓！蹭劈！
跟別人一起做論文真是難溝通啊~有時候?qū)幵缸约喝プ隽怂懔恕?/p>
但是自己一個人做論文疗绣，好多東西也不會做。人生為什么如此艱難~~
這回的閱讀铺韧，篤師說蠻簡單的多矮，為什么我覺得不簡單。哈打。雖然文章大意不難塔逃，讀一遍大概就能懂讯壶，但是生詞感覺蠻多的。患雏。記單詞好廢腦子呀~鹏溯！
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