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Week 10 npr

原文： http://www.npr.org/2017/04/25/525404344/gripping-comics-memoir-hostage-puts-you-in-the-room-where-nothing-happens

1.nondescript (adj.) 平常的；平庸的；平淡無奇的

Their offices are in a nondescript building on the edge of town.

氣象局設在城郊一座不起眼的建築內。

2.administrator (n.) 管理人員，行政人員

She works as a school administrator.

她是學校的一名行政人員。

3.clamber (v.) （手腳並用費力地）攀登，攀爬

I clambered into/onto the bus.

我擠進了公車。

4.metronomic (adj.) 節拍器的；像節拍器的

The metronomic rhythm of urban life is more pronounced in the big apple ; syncopation is reflected in daily conversation

他們借用日常生活的語言來打破這種一成不變的步調。

5.sameness (n.) 相同；一致性；千篇一律

She was struck by the sameness of the houses.

這些房子全都一模一樣，給她留下了深刻的印象。

6. travelogues (n.) 旅行紀錄片；遊記

Peter Jackson's latest book "Africa" is part travelogue, part memoir.

彼得‧傑克遜的新書《非洲》既是遊記又是回憶���。

7.depicts (v.) 描繪，描述，描寫

Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in the last century.

她的油畫反映了上個世紀普通人的生活。

8. testament (n.) 證明；驗證

The detail of her wildlife paintings is (a) testament to (= proof of) her powers of observation.

她畫野生動物十分細緻，這證明她有很強的觀察能力。

9.vibrating (adj.) 搖擺的

They will cause the speaker diaphragm to vibrate .

它們將引起揚聲器薄膜振動。

10. inflames (v.) 使燃燒，使熾熱。

The captain inflames the crew with his rhetoric .

船長以他的辯才點燃了船員心中之火。

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1. audacious (adj.) 大膽的；敢於冒險的；魯莽的；放肆的 He described the plan as ambitious and audacious. 他認為這是一項偉大而大膽的計劃。 you have no warranty for such an audacious doctrine , nor any covenant to support it , " cried david. “你這種狂妄的道理毫無根據，也不會得到任何聖書的支持， ”大衛嚷道。

2.candid (adj.) （尤指對棘手或令人痛苦之事）率直的，坦誠的，直言不諱的 The two presidents have had candid talks about the current crisis. 兩位總統就當前的危機進行了坦率的交談。 I'm candid about that in public . 關於這一點，我在公眾面前是直言不諱的。

3.didactic (adj.) 教訓的，說教的 A didactic approach to teaching 說教式的教學方�� This novel was intended to be neither didactic nor aggressive . 這部書的本意，既不想教訓人，也不想攻擊人。

4.nomadic (adj.) 流浪的 A member of any of the traditionally nomadic peoples of Mongolia. 蒙古族人任一蒙古傳統游牧民族中的一員 The nomadic arabs did not farm . 游牧的阿拉伯人並不耕種。

5.vivacity (adj.) 活潑的 He was charmed by her vivacity and high spirits. 她的活潑與興高采烈把他迷住了 "he isn't preaching, at any rate," said daisy with vivacity . “他至少不在佈道,”戴西激動地說。

6.adjacent (adj.) 鄰近的；毗連的 They work in adjacent buildings. 他們在相鄰的兩座樓裡工作。 The house adjacent to ours is under repairs . 與我家相鄰的房子正在修繕。

7.tumultuous (adj.) 吵鬧的，喧嘩的；騷亂的，混亂的 The former president appeared to tumultuous applause and a standing ovation. 瓊‧薩瑟蘭女爵出場時，人們起立鼓掌，歡呼聲經久不息。 The victorious team were given a tumultuous welcome when they arrived home . 凱旋的隊到家時受到熱烈的歡迎。

8.heyday (adj.) 全盛時期，鼎盛時期 In their heyday, they sold as many records as all the other groups in the country put together. 在他們的全盛時期，他們唱片的銷售量是這個國家中所有其他樂隊唱片銷量的總和。 Steam railways had their heyday in the 19th century 19世紀是蒸汽機車的全盛時期

9.reconciliation (adj.) 和解；和好；修好 It took hours of negotiations to bring about a reconciliation between the two sides. 雙方談了好幾個小時才達成和解。 They should not be a threat to reconciliation . 它們不應當威脅和解精神。

10.impetuous (adj.) 衝動的，魯莽的 He's so impetuous - why can't he think things over before he rushes into them? 他太衝動了——為甚麼他急著做事前不能仔細考慮一下呢？ As to women, he had once already been drawn headlong by impetuous folly . 至於女人，他已經一度如醉如痴，墮入過情網。

11.sporadic (adj.) 偶爾發生的；陣發性的；斷斷續續的 A sporadic electricity supply. 不穩定的電力供應 Much of the poultry farm work requires sporadic use of a crew of several workmen . 雞場的很多工作需要臨時僱用一些工作人員。

12.belligerent (adj.) 好戰的，挑起戰爭的；挑撥的 The belligerent countries are having difficulties funding the war. 交戰國缺乏戰爭資金。 You will avoid provoking belligerent vessels that may sight you . 要避免對任何發現你們的敵艦進行挑釁。

13.providential (adj.) 湊巧的；及時的；幸運的 A providential opportunity. 機緣巧合 It struck her as providential that she should be the instrument of his initiation . 在她看來，由她來擔任這個啟蒙的角色實出天意。

14.malign (adj.) 惡意的；邪惡的；有害的 She describes pornography as "a malign industry". 她將色情業描述為「邪惡的產業」。 In an institutional environment that demanded lying, more malign lies could flourish . 在一種歷來要求撒謊的環境裡，更無恥的謊話也能風靡一時。

15.succinct  (adj.) 簡明的；言簡意賅的 Keep your letter succinct and to the point. 信一定要寫得簡明扼要。 The last paragraph is a succinct summary . 最後一段是簡明的概括。

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Week4-Quick And Dirty Tips/Podcast

 原文:http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/science/what-to-say-to-a-climate-change-skeptic

What to Say to a Climate Change Skeptic

1. tumultuous adj.  吵鬧的

The former president appeared to tumultuous applause and a standing ovation.

瓊‧薩瑟蘭女爵出場時，人們起立鼓掌，歡呼聲經久不息。

2. administration n.  管理

Teachers complain that more of their time is taken up with administration than with teaching.

教師抱怨他們花在行政工作上的時間超過了教學的時間。 

3. commitment n. 忠誠  

I'd like to thank the staff for having shown such commitment.

我要對全體員工作出的巨大奉獻表示感謝。

4. skeptical adj.  懷疑的

Many experts remain skeptical about/of his claims.

很多專家對他的主張仍然持懷疑態度。

5. misconceptions n.  誤解

I'd like to clear up the common misconception that older workers don't know how to use technology.

我想消除一種普遍的誤解，即認為美國社會是以金錢為基礎的。

6. unanswered adj.  未得到回答（或解釋）的

Questions from local residents remained unanswered.

當地居民提出的問題仍然沒有得到答覆。

7. emphasis n.  重視

The emphasis is on the final syllable.

重音在最後一個音節上。

8. reliance n.  依賴

You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise.

你過於信賴她的想法和專業知識了。

9. respondents n.  回答者

In a recent opinion poll, a majority of respondents were against nuclear weapons.

在最近的一次民意調查中，大多數調查物件表示反對發展核武器。

10. renewable adj.  （能源）可再生的

renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power

諸如風能和波浪能之類的可再生能源

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Week3 BBC Learning English

原文：http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-161110 Why do we love the bicycle? Cycling began its life as a leisure pursuit for middle-aged and wealthy men. Sophie and Neil discuss the bike's mass appeal, from helping to widen the human gene pool to blazing a trail for the women’s movement. 1 pneumatic adj. 空氣的 Pneumatic signals will travel only at sonic speeds . 氣動信號的傳輸速度僅僅相當於音速 2.voluminous adj. 寬鬆的 Her voluminous silk dress billowed out behind her. 她穿的那條寬鬆的絲綢長裙在身後鼓起來了。 3.petticoat n. 女士襯裙 Your petticoat is showing , jane. 妳的襯裙在外面，簡。 4.rational adj. 頭腦清晰的 He was too upset to be rational. 他心煩意亂得很，無法保持頭腦清醒。 5.pantaloons n. 女士喇叭褲 Showing long red pantaloons under his skirts 他的裙子底下露出長長的红褲子。 6.cinched adj. 容易做的事 It will be a cinch to get the job done in two months . 兩個月完成這項工作不在話下。 7.outrage n. 憤慨 Many politicians and members of the public expressed outrage at the verdict. 許多政治家和公眾人物表達了對這判決的憤慨。 8.emancipation n. 解放 Once before, a generation ago, world conditions had given women the chance for emancipation . 在過去，一代人以前，世界形勢曾經給婦女獲得解放的機會。 9.fad n. 一時的風尚 There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago. 幾年前有一陣子流行穿有洞的牛仔褲。 10.faddish adj. 風行的 There was, to be sure, a faddish aspect to this enthusiasm . 在這個熱潮中，肯定有趕時髦的成分。

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Week15 VOA Learning English

Wrangell-St. Elias: The Largest National Park in America 原文:http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/3560996.html

We are taking you along for the ride with bush pilot Lynn Ellis above Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Sit back and enjoy our video portrait of America’s largest national park.

1.vast -adj 巨大的；廣大的 The amount of detail the book contains is vast. 該書所包含的細節內容非常豐富。

2.remote - adj 邊遠的；偏僻的；僻靜的 This is a remote mountain village 這是一個偏遠的山村

3.range - n（一）批；（一）類；（一）系列 We stock the full range of model railway accessories. 我們備有鐵路模型玩具的全套零配件。

4.boundary - n 分界線；邊界 The Ural mountains mark the boundary between Europe and Asia. 烏拉爾山脈是歐洲和亞洲的分界線。

5.landscape -n 鄉村／荒原 The landscape is dotted with the tents of campers and hikers. 鄉間散佈著宿營者和遠足者搭起的帳篷。

6.dramatic - adj 戲劇性的變化／改善 the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts 皇家戲劇藝術學院

7.twist - v 轉動，旋轉；纏繞，盤繞 The path twists and turns for over a mile. 這條小路彎彎曲曲，長達一英里多。

8.braided - adj（作裝飾用的）穗帶，鑲邊 The captain of the ship wore a cap decorated with gold braid (= twisted gold threads). 船長戴著一頂飾有金絲邊的大簷帽

9.thunderous -adj 雷鳴般的 thunderous applause 雷鳴般的掌聲

10.antlers -n 鹿角 a pair of antlers 一對鹿角

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Week 13 BBC Learning English

6 Minute English

Corporate team building

What are companies doing to make staff get along better and work more efficiently as a team? What does a work awayday look like these days? Neil and Sophie discuss the growing industry of corporate team building – from zombie bootcamps to horse training for executives.

1.cerebral (adj) 理智的；理性的 She makes cerebral films that deal with important social issues. 她拍攝的影片觸動理智，討論諸多重要的社會問題。

2.bootcamp (n) 露營地 New recruits are trained at the boot camp 新兵在新兵訓練營接受訓練。

3.callisthenics (n) 健美操 The reform study of the combined education of bodybuilding and callisthenics 健美與健美操聯合教學的改革研究

4.calligraphy (n) 書法；書法藝術 There's some wonderful calligraphy in these old manuscripts. 這些古老的手稿中有些地方書寫得極好。

5.synchronise (n) （使）同步，（使）同時發生 The show was designed so that the lights synchronized with the music. 根據設計，演出時的燈光和音樂是同步搭配的。

6.intimidating (adj) 令人懼怕的態度 She can be very intimidating when she's angry. 她發怒的樣子可以很嚇人。

7.gel (n) 凍膠 The crude oil is chromatographed over silica gel . 粗制油狀物用硅膠進行色譜分離。

8.shake a leg 片語 John , let 's go for a dance ! -- sorry , i do n't know how to shake a leg . 約翰，我們跳舞去吧！

9.combat (n) 格斗 We do not want combat if it can be avoided . 能避免的話，我們就不打。

10.Chairman (n) 議長 She has the ear of the company's chairman . 公司的董事長很聽她的話。

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Week 12 BBC Learning English

6 Minute English 原文:http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-161110

On your bike

Why do we love the bicycle? Cycling began its life as a leisure pursuit for middle-aged and wealthy men. Sophie and Neil discuss the bike's mass appeal, from helping to widen the human gene pool to blazing a trail for the women’s movement.

1.pneumatic (adj) 由氣壓操作的；氣動的  Our car has pneumatic brakes.  我們的汽車有氣壓煞車。

2.voluminous (adj) （衣服）肥大的，寬鬆的  Her voluminous silk dress billowed out behind her.  她穿的那條寬鬆的絲綢長裙在身後鼓起來了。

3.petticoat (n) 女式襯裙  Your petticoat is showing , jane .  簡，你的襯裙露出來了。

4.rational (adj) 頭腦清醒的；理智的  He was too upset to be rational.  他心煩意亂得很，無法保持頭腦清醒。

5.pantaloons (n) 女式喇叭褲  Showing long red pantaloons under his skirts  他的裙子底下露出長長的紅褲子。

6.cinched (v) 緊握  Yes , that ' ll cinch it in . - right , beautiful  好，那樣她小腹會平一點-太好了

7.outrage (n) 憤慨，義憤  Many politicians and members of the public expressed outrage at the verdict.  許多政治家和公眾人物表達了對這判決的憤慨。

8.emancipation (n) 解放；給予人們政治或社會的自由權利的過程  Once before, a generation ago, world conditions had given women the chance for emancipation .  在過去，一代人以前，世界形勢曾經給婦女獲得解放的機會。

9.fad (n) 一時的風尚；短暫的狂熱  There was a fad for wearing ripped jeans a few years ago.  幾年前有一陣子流行穿有洞的牛仔褲。

10.faddish (adj) 有特殊好惡的；（尤指）挑食的  He was a really faddy eater when I was young.  他小時候十分挑食。

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Week 7 BBC Learning English-6 Minute English-Chins

6 Minute English

Chins

原文:http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150806 

  What's the point of having a chin?

Almost every part of our body seems to be the subject of endless debate. But there’s one part you don’t hear much about - the chin. Join Rob and Neil as they investigate this forgotten part of our face and explain some related vocabulary.

1.tedious -adj. 單調乏味的，無趣的  The problem is I find most forms of exercise so tedious.  問題是我覺得大多數形式的鍛煉都很乏味。  We had to sit through several tedious speeches.  我們只得坐在那裡聽著幾個乏味的講演。

2.chin up!-片語. 振作起來！別氣餒！別灰心！  Chin up! It'll soon be the weekend.  別洩氣！馬上就到週末了。  Come on . chins up , boobs out . it ' s showtime  來吧!抬頭挺胸，演出時間到了

3.projection -n. 射出，投擲，發射，噴射  The angle of projection affects the answer .  拋射角對結果有影響。  This is called an azimuthal projection .  這種投影稱作方位投影。

4.jaw -n. .頜，顎  那拳擊手的下巴松了下來。  The boxer's jaw went slack.  他朝那特務的下巴一拳打去，把他打昏在地。  He hit the secret agent on the jaw and completely laid him out.

5.ancestors -n. 祖先，前輩  There were portraits of his ancestors on the walls of the room.  房間牆壁上掛著他祖先的畫像。  現代自行車的原型叫做‘前輪大後輪小的自行車’  The ancestor of the modern bicycle was called a penny farthing.

6.prominent -adj 著名的；重要的  He is a prominent member of the Saudi royal family.  他是沙烏地阿拉伯王室的重要成員  The government should be playing a more prominent role in promoting human rights.  政府應該在促進人權方面發揮更重要的作用。

7.plausible -adj.似是而非的  在戰後的幾十年裡，這種理論看起來不合情理，但目前，隨著亞洲長期儲蓄盈餘的出現，該理論顯示出了自身的價值。  This picture did not seem plausible in the postwar decades but may now come into its own with the emergence of chronic asian savings surpluses.  她鼓舌如簧--把誰都能騙倒。  She was so plausible she would have deceived anyone.

8.chinwag -n. 朋友間的）閒談，閒聊，聊天  We had a good chinwag over a bottle of wine.  我們喝著一瓶酒，開心地聊天。  昨天我和我妹妹愉快地聊了好一陣子。  I had a good chinwag with my sister yesterday.

9.double chin -n.雙下巴  他胖得有雙下巴了。  He was so fat that he had a double chin.  湯姆長著雙下巴。  Tom has a double chin.

10.attractive -adj.漂亮的；悅耳的；有魅力的；誘人的   Spending twelve hours on a plane isn't a very attractive prospect.   連坐12個小時的飛機，可不是甚麼令人嚮往的事。   We need to make the club attractive to a wider range of people.   我們要讓這個俱樂部吸引更廣的人群。

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Week 6 CNN Student News

Why Tokyo 2020 Olympic stadium designer Kengo Kuma is going back to the future 原文: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/10/06/architecture/kengo-kuma-future-cities/index.html

1-accolade-n. 讚美，讚賞；榮譽，嘉獎 He's been granted the ultimate accolade - his face on a postage stamp. 今年是他一百周年紀念，人們給予了他最高的榮譽——他的肖像被印在一套三張的郵票上。

2-controversy-n.爭議；爭論；爭辯 There was a big controversy surrounding/over the use of drugs in athletics. 體育界對使用違禁藥物爭議很大。

3-commission-v. （正式地）安排（某人）做，委託（某人）做 The newspaper commissioned a series of articles on the worst excesses of the fashion industry. 報社請人撰寫了一系列針砭時裝界放肆行為的文章。

4-influential-adj. 更有影響的 ohnson was influential (= important) in persuading the producers to put money into the film. 詹森在說服製作人投資拍攝此片方面起了重要作用。

5-alternate-v. 使輪流，使交替 He alternated working in the office with long tours overseas. 他在辦公室工作一段時間後就會安排一次海外長途旅行。

6-philosophy-n. 哲學 the Ancient Greek philosophy of Stoicism 古希臘斯多葛哲學體系

7-underpin-v. 支撐；加強；鞏固；構成（基礎） He presented data to underpin his argument. 他提供了一些資料來支援他的論點。

8-agency-n. 政府專門機構；政府內的局，部，處 An overseas aid agency is found in this place. 海外援助機構成立在這裡。

9-spectrum-n. 光譜；波譜；聲譜；頻譜 The colours of the spectrum - red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet - can be seen in a rainbow. 光譜中的紅、橙、黃、綠、藍、靛、紫諸色可以在彩虹中見到。

10-focus-n.（尤指注意力或興趣的）中心，焦點 The main focus of interest at the fashion show was Christian Lacroix's outrageous evening wear. 時裝表演上人們興趣的主要焦點是克裡斯琴‧拉克魯瓦那身奇特的晚裝。

11-constraint-n. 限制；束縛；約束 The constraints of politeness wouldn't allow her to say what she really thought about his cooking. 出於禮貌，她不會說出自己對他的廚藝的真實看法。

12-impede-v. 妨礙，阻礙；阻止 Although he's shy, it certainly hasn't impeded his career in any way. 儘管他很害羞，但這顯然一點也沒有妨礙他的事業。

13-present-n. （尤指表示友誼或致謝的）禮物，贈品 They gave me theatre tickets as a present. 他們送給我戲票作為禮物。

14-pan-n. 平底鍋 This dishwasher even washes pots and pans. 這個洗碗機還能洗各種鍋罐。

15-fascination-n. 入迷；著迷 Miller's fascination with medieval art dates from her childhood. 米勒對中世紀藝術的癡迷始於童年時期。

16-ambition-n. 抱負；志向；雄心；野心 他的抱負是最終能夠經營自己的公司。 He has already achieved his main ambition in life - to become wealthy.

17-futuristic-adj. 未來派的；超前新奇的 A futuristic car was on display at the auto show. 在自然景致保存完好的諾斯貝市，三座白色的金字塔矗立在那裡，像來自未來的海上風帆一樣。

18-material-n. ��料，原料 Crude oil is used as the raw material for making plastics. 原油是製造塑膠的原料。

19-underpin-v.   支撐；加強；鞏固；構成（基礎） 他提供了一些資料來支援他的論點。 Gradually the laws that underpinned apartheid were abolished.

20- lattice-n. 格子木架，格子金屬架，格柵 This lattice is very good to use.

這個格子木架很好使用 。

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WEEK 4 VOA Learning English

One-Third of World’s Population Cannot See The Milky Way

原文： http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/one-third-of-the-world-cannot-see-the-milky-way/3391308.html http://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/one-third-of-the-world-cannot-see-the-milky-way/3391308.html：

-galaxy – n. 星系

Present tonight at the long-awaited opening of this film are a whole galaxy of stars from the acting and musical professions.

人們期待已久的電影首映禮今晚舉行，一大批影星歌星前來捧場。

-viewing – n. 參觀；觀看

We've been invited to a private viewing, before the exhibition opens.

在展覽開放之前，我們已受邀參觀過預展了。

-spiral – n. 螺旋形

A corkscrew is spiral-shaped.

瓶塞鑽是螺旋形的。

-entire – adj 全部的；整個的；完全的；完整的

Between them they ate an entire cake.

他們兩個吃了整整一個蛋糕。

-fit – v.合適，合身；可容納

That jacket fits you perfectly.

那件外套你穿著很合身。

-band – n. 樂隊，樂團

The band is very famous this city.

-haven – n. 安全的地方；和平之地

The garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city.

這個花園是塊遠離喧囂都市的靜地。

-buffer – n. 緩衝物；起緩衝作用的人

I bought a house as a buffer against inflation.

我買了一幢房子以緩解通貨膨脹帶來的影響。

-confuse – v. 使困惑，使糊塗；使混亂

You're confusing him! Tell him slowly and one thing at a time.

你把他搞糊塗了！慢慢跟他講，一次說一件事。

-artificial - adj 虛假的，不真誠的；矯揉造作的

Their cheerfulness seemed rather strained and artificial.

他們的高興表��看上去非常造作虛偽。

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Week3 BBC Learning English

原文:http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-150326

6 Minute English

A threat to London's artwork?

The National Gallery in London has banned selfie sticks.

The gallery says it has placed them in the same category as tripods, which are banned "in order to protect paintings, individual privacy and the overall visitor experience".

The National Gallery ban follows other galleries around the world, including the Smithsonian museums in Washington.

Neil and Harry discuss the reasons why selfie sticks are being banned.

-selfie n. 自拍，自拍照

The selfie has taken over our culture -- and our smartphones.

可以說，自拍已經席捲了我們的文化，以及我們的智能手機

This photographer wanted a selfie with a friendly squirrel. 

這個照相者想要和一隻友好的松鼠一起自拍

 -capture n. 俘獲，佔領;俘虜，戰利品

The capture was conducted during midnight

俘虜行動在午夜舉行

The capture tiger is on the rampage for several days.

捕獲的老虎幾天來一直處於狂躁不安中

 -a snap  n. 瞬間

I think this is too important for a snap decision

我認為這件事非常重要，不能倉促做決定。

He shut the book with a snap and stood up

他啪的一聲合上書站起身來。

 -selfie stick n.  自拍杆

The selfie stick is an extendable pole with an attachment for phone or camera.

自拍桿是一個可伸縮的桿子頂端固定著一個手機或者相機。 It's called the "selfie stick" and people are going absolutely crazy over it.

它就是“自拍桿”人們簡直為它而瘋狂。

 -viewpoint  n.觀點;角度

The novel is shown from the girl's viewpoint. 

這部小說是從這個女孩的視角來敘述的

Each accounting entity interprets transactions from its own viewpoint.

每一會計主體都從自己的角度對交易加以說明

 -soared  v.高聳;高飛;猛增飛升

The colossus would soar higher into the sky. 

這龐然大物高聳入雲

Skyscrapers soar above the horizon.

摩天大樓拔地而起高聳入雲。

 -distracting adj. 使分散注意力的，分心的

He closed his eyes to put a stop to all distracting thoughts, sitting there quietly and peacefully.

他閉了眼睛息了雜念平心靜氣地坐著。

He remembered uneasily the awful glow of her skin and the distracting clarity of her eyes. 

他心緒不安地回想起她那特別光潤的皮膚和晶瑩迷人的眼睛。

 -a ban n. 禁令

I certainly think there should be a ban on tobacco advertising.

我確實認為應該禁止香煙廣告

Britain's health experts are pushing for a ban on all cigarette advertising.

英國的健康專家正努力爭取取締任何形式的香煙廣告

 -imposed v.徵稅;強加;施加影響，使遭受;打擾;利用;欺騙

The government would not dare to impose taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.

政府不可能向麵包或牛奶這類生活必需品徵稅

The government decided to impose a protective tariff on foreign cars. 

政府決定對進口汽車徵收保護稅。

 -engaged adj. 從事......的 已訂婚的 被佔用的

A large proportion of people are engaged in the production of goods.

很多人[比例相當大的人]從事商品的生產

It is hoped that this trease will be of some use to others engaged in, or preparing for, similar activities.

人們希望這些論文對從事或準備從事同類工作的人員有一些用處

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Week 2 BBC Learning English

原文：http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-151105

6 Minute English The impact of plastic

The UK government has recently introduced a small charge of 5p on plastic bags in English supermarkets to try to stop people using them. Neil and Alice take a look at the environmental impact of mass-produced plastic bags and plastic in general. They also teach some related vocabulary.

-initiative （n.）倡議；新措施

Although she was quite young, she showed a lot of initiative and was promoted to manager after a year.

她雖然很年輕，但工作積極主動，一年後就獲提拔為經理。

I shouldn't always have to tell you what to do, use your initiative!

不能總讓我告訴你該做甚麼，你應該有自己的判斷！

-hoarder (n.)貯藏者；囤積者

He digital age has turned people and companies into data hoarders.

數字時代把人們和公司變成了數據貯藏戶。

They were inveterate hoarders . Their motto was obviously " waste not , want not “.

這是些積習很深的貯藏家。他們的箴言顯然就是“不浪費，無缺愁” 。

-decompose (v.) (使)分解，分析，(使)還原

Microbes decompose organic waste into a mixture of methane and carbon dioxide.

微生物把有機廢物分解為一種甲烷和二氧化碳的混合物。

On the sun nearly all compounds are decomposed by the terrific heat .

在太陽上，幾乎所有的化合物都由于酷熱而分解。

-clog  (v.)  使）阻塞，（使）堵塞；塞上

The roads are clogged with holiday traffic.

節假日期間，馬路上堵滿了車輛。

Leaves are clogging (up) the drain.

樹葉堵塞了下水道。

-biodegradable (adj.) 能進行生物降解的；可行生物分解的

Biodegradable packaging helps to limit the amount of harmful chemicals released into the atmosphere.

可生物分解的包裝有助減少排放到大氣層中的有害化學物質數量。

Jane refused to buy products which are not biodegradable.

簡拒絕購買不能生物降解的產品。

-additive (n.)（食品的）添加劑，添加物

This margarine is full of additives - just look at the label!

這種人造奶油裡面都是添加劑——看看那標籤說明就知道了！

Some food additive is regarded as beneficial by the manufacturer .

有些食品添加物，生產者認為是有用的。

-landfill (n.) 垃圾掩埋；垃圾掩埋場

90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites.

美國90%的垃圾都是傾倒進垃圾掩埋場。

23 million bags are disposed of at landfills every day.

每天棄置的塑膠袋超過2300萬個。

-ingested (v.)  攝取，嚥下（食物）

The chemicals can be poisonous if ingested.

這些化學製品如果攝入體內可能會引起中毒。

The product itself is safe to ingest.

這產品本身是可以安全摄取的。

-zooplankton (n.) 浮游動物

Whatever happens to zooplankton in the ocean has an immediate impact on the rest of the marine food web

任何影響海中浮游動物的事件，都會立即牽連到海洋食物網其他的部份。

Standard practice for sampling zooplankton with pumps.

用泵對浮游生物取樣的標準實施規程。

-food chain (n.) 食物鏈

Aquatic food chains are different from terrestrial ones .

水生食物鏈不同于陸地食物鏈。

Chemical degradation is very slow so that it becomes more concentrated in successive stages of the food chain .

化學的遞降分解作用十分緩慢，以致它在食物鏈連續各階段中變得更為濃縮。

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