2016大學(xué)英語六級(jí)考試必背詞匯及其解析(4)

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Ⅰ. Since December, when the report came out, the mayor, neighborhood activists and various parent-teacher associations have engaged in a fierce battle over its validity: over the guilt of the steel-casting factory on the western edge of town, over union jobs versus children’s health and over what, if anything, ought to be done. (2009.12 閱讀 Text2)
    【翻譯】從12月的新聞報(bào)道出來之后,市長、街區(qū)活躍分子、各種各樣的家長老師聯(lián)合會(huì)都參與到了一場激烈的爭論其合法性的戰(zhàn)爭中:爭論小鎮(zhèn)西邊的鋼鑄件廠的罪責(zé),爭論到底是工會(huì)工作重要還是孩子的健康重要,爭論到底我們能做什么、該做些什么。
    【詞匯】1. activist n. 積極分子,活動(dòng)分子
    例:He is an activist in the union jobs.
    他是工會(huì)工作中的積極分子。
    2. be engaged in……從事,致力于
    例:I’m engaged in writing a letter.
    我忙著寫信。
    3. validity n. 合法性,正確性,有效性
    例:I have some questions about the validity of his statement.
    我對(duì)他的陳述的合法性有些疑問。
    4. versus prep. 對(duì)抗,與……相對(duì),可簡寫為:VS
    例:The most exciting game was Brazil versus Spain.
    最激動(dòng)人心的比賽是巴西隊(duì)對(duì)西班牙隊(duì)。
    【語法】三個(gè)連續(xù)的“over”形成排比句,與battle相連,組成a fierce battle over……關(guān)于……的戰(zhàn)爭。
    Ⅱ. A 2004 report in the journal Pediatrics explained that nervous parents have more to fear from fire, car accidents and drowning than from toxic chemical exposure. (2009.12 閱讀 Text2)
    【翻譯】2004年《兒科雜志》的一篇報(bào)道解釋說:比起暴露在有毒化學(xué)物質(zhì)中,家長更害怕火災(zāi),交通事故和溺水。
    【詞匯】1. pediatrics n. 兒科學(xué)
    例:He received a Master’s degree of pediatrics.
    他獲得了兒科學(xué)碩士學(xué)位。
    2. toxic a. 有毒的
    例:The flower is toxic.
    這種花有毒。
    3. exposure n. 暴露,揭發(fā),公開
    例:Exposure of the skin to the strong sunlight may lead to skin cancer.
    皮膚受陽光暴曬可能會(huì)導(dǎo)致皮膚癌。
    Ⅲ. Crippling health care bills, long emergency room waits and the inability to find a primary care physician just scratch the surface of the problems that patients face daily. (2009. 12 閱讀 Text3)
    【翻譯】巨額的醫(yī)療費(fèi)用,急癥室外漫長的等待,以及初級(jí)護(hù)理醫(yī)生的匱乏,這些只是病人每天面對(duì)的種種問題的冰山一角。
    【詞匯】1. crippling a. 有嚴(yán)重后果的,此指費(fèi)用高昂的
    例:He was burdened with crippling debts.
    他負(fù)債累累。
    2. inability n. 無能,無力
    例:He feels upset about the inability to speak English.
    他對(duì)于自己不會(huì)說英語感到很苦惱。
    3. physician n. 內(nèi)科醫(yī)生;而surgeon 指外科醫(yī)生
    4. scratch n. 抓痕,亂寫,起跑線
    例:There's a scratch on the side of my car.
    我汽車的側(cè)面有一道劃痕。