【達(dá)人】新概念英語單詞:Lesson 33 Education 教育
Lesson 33 Education 教育
adverse [??dv??s] adj. 逆的，相反的
【例】Adverse wind will hinder the ship.
逆風(fēng)會(huì)使船只受阻。
purchase [?p??t??s] v. 購買
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A: What is your suggestion, Judy?
B: You have to make an investigation about consumer's habit to purchase.
A：朱迪，你有什么建議？
B：你應(yīng)該做一個(gè)有關(guān)消費(fèi)者購買習(xí)慣的調(diào)查。
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preach [pri?t?] v. 宣講（教義），布（道）
【派】preacher 傳教士
【搭】preach down 貶損
defendant [di?fend?nt] n. 被告
【例】The defendant defaulted yesterday.
被告昨天未到庭。
outlook [?autluk] n. 視野
【擴(kuò)】eyereach 視野 eyeshot 視野
【搭】be on the outlook for 注視著
capacity [k??p?siti] n. 能力
【擴(kuò)】ability 能力
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A: As for salary, I leave it to you to decide after testing my capacity.
B: That's fair.
A：關(guān)于薪水，請(qǐng)檢驗(yàn)本人能力后再做定奪。
B：這很公平。
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means [mi?nz] n. 方法，手段，財(cái)產(chǎn)，資力
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A: You should try every conceivable means.
B: Yes, I did. But it's useless.
A：你應(yīng)該嘗試一切能想到的方法。
B：我試了，但是沒有用。
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hamper [?h?mp?] v. 妨礙
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A: The persistence of the heavy rain hampers the flow of traffic.
B: And it seems that the rain won't stop soon.
A：持續(xù)的大雨阻礙了交通運(yùn)行。
B：并且這雨似乎不會(huì)馬上停。
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savannah [s??v?n?] n. 大草原
democratic [?dem??kr?tik] adj. 民主的
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A: Is it more truly democratic to hold a referendum?
B: Maybe. I think I can't tell it clearly.
A：舉行全民投票是否真的更民主呢？
B：也許吧，我想我也說不好。
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tribal [?traib?l] adj. 部落的
【擴(kuò)】gentilitial 部落的，民族的
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A: Her father recently died in a tribal war.
B: Oh, how did it happen?
A：她父親最近死于部落戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)。
B：哦，怎么會(huì)發(fā)生這樣的事情？
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tribe [traib] n. 部落
【例】Alcohol is taboo in this tribe.
在這個(gè)部落酒是禁忌品。
illiterate [i?lit?rit] n. 文盲
compulsory [k?m?p?ls?ri] adj. 義務(wù)的
【派】compulsorily 義務(wù)地
【搭】compulsory education 義務(wù)教育
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A: Educaition is compulsory for all children in Britain between the ages of 5 and 15.
B: It's a little different from the situation in our country.
A：在英國5到15歲的孩子都要接受義務(wù)教育。
B：這和我們國家的情況有點(diǎn)不一樣。
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deem [di?m] v. 認(rèn)為
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A: Don't you deem that it is your duty to help him?
B: No, I don't think I should do it.
A：你不認(rèn)為幫助他是你的責(zé)任嗎？
B：不，我不認(rèn)為我應(yīng)該這么做。
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juvenile [?d?u?v?nail] adj. 青少年的
【派】juvenility 年輕，不成熟
【擴(kuò)】adolescent 青少年的
delinquency [di?li?kw?nsi] n. 犯罪
