Lesson 33 Education 教育
adverse [ˈædvəːs] adj. 逆的,相反的
【例】Adverse wind will hinder the ship.
逆风会使船只受阻。
purchase [ˈpəːtʃəs] v. 购买
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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,你有什么建议?
B:你应该做一个有关消费者购买习惯的调查。
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preach [priːtʃ] v. 宣讲(教义),布(道)
【派】preacher 传教士
【搭】preach down 贬损
defendant [diˈfendənt] n. 被告
【例】The defendant defaulted yesterday.
被告昨天未到庭。
outlook [ˈautluk] n. 视野
【扩】eyereach 视野 eyeshot 视野
【搭】be on the outlook for 注视着
capacity [kəˈpæsiti] n. 能力
【扩】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:关于薪水,请检验本人能力后再做定夺。
B:这很公平。
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means [miːnz] n. 方法,手段,财产,资力
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A: You should try every conceivable means.
B: Yes, I did. But it's useless.
A:你应该尝试一切能想到的方法。
B:我试了,但是没有用。
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hamper [ˈhæmpə] v. 妨碍
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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:持续的大雨阻碍了交通运行。
B:并且这雨似乎不会马上停。
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savannah [səˈvænə] n. 大草原
democratic [ˌdeməˈkrætik] 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:举行全民投票是否真的更民主呢?
B:也许吧,我想我也说不好。
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tribal [ˈtraibəl] adj. 部落的
【扩】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:她父亲最近死于部落战争。
B:哦,怎么会发生这样的事情?
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tribe [traib] n. 部落
【例】Alcohol is taboo in this tribe.
在这个部落酒是禁忌品。
illiterate [iˈlitərit] n. 文盲
compulsory [kəmˈpʌlsəri] adj. 义务的
【派】compulsorily 义务地
【搭】compulsory education 义务教育
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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:在英国5到15岁的孩子都要接受义务教育。
B:这和我们国家的情况有点不一样。
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deem [diːm] v. 认为
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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:你不认为帮助他是你的责任吗?
B:不,我不认为我应该这么做。
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juvenile [ˈdʒuːvənail] adj. 青少年的
【派】juvenility 年轻,不成熟
【扩】adolescent 青少年的
delinquency [diˈliŋkwənsi] n. 犯罪