Lesson 37 ;第三十七课

activate

The cardiac pacemaker is used to activate the heartbeat ;心脏起博器是用来激活 心脏跳动的,

when the patient is suffering from a serious shock. ;在病人严重休克时.

adjacent

Guangdong Province is adjacent to Hunan Province. ;广东省与湖南省交界.

automation

Automation means the methods and machines that make industry mo- re and more automatic, ;自动化指的是使工业生 产日益自动化的方法或 机器,

esp. by means of electronic controls. ;尤指通过电子控制.

batch

Every year migratory birds fly to Kunming in batches to survive the winter. ;每年有成批的候鸟飞到 昆明来越冬.

casualty

In Iran-Iraq war,both sides incurred heavy casualties. ;在两伊战争中,双方均 遭受惨重伤亡.

catastrophe

The Tangshan earthquake in 1975 was a catastrophe. ;1975 年的唐山大地震 是一场灾难.

cavity

There is a cavity in one of my teeth;it makes me terribly painful. ;我有颗牙齿上有个洞, 疼死我了.

census

In March 2001 the Chinese government announced the result of the fifth census. ;2001 年3月中国政府公 布了第五次人口普查的 结果.

coverage

CCTV has an overall coverage of 90% of the mainland area ;中央电视台已覆盖大陆 90%

by means of satellite telecommunication. ;通过通讯卫星.

deficiency

In spite of mental deficiency,Zhouzhou can conduct a large orchestra. ;尽管弱智,但洲洲却能够 指挥大型管弦乐队.

It's really a miracle. ;这真是个奇迹.

deficit

The financial deficit of the USA is now even more serious than Japan. ;美国现在的政府赤字比 日本要严重得多.

eccentric

I'm afraid I cannot learn to speak Italian ;我想我一辈子也学 不会意大利语,

because I cannot pronounce the eccentri -c trill sound no matter how hard I try. ;因为我怎么也发不出那古 怪的颤音,

Mars,Venus and the other planets move in eccentric orbits. ;火星、金星及其他行星沿 不正圆的轨道运行.

eclipse

A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the moon. ;当月球从地球和太阳之间 穿过时就会发生日食.

Many actors go into eclipse after death. ;许多演员死后声名衰退.

fascinate

The changing vivid colors of the sunset fascinated the eye. ;日落时变化多端的色彩使 人看得入迷.

It is a universal social problem ;这已成为一个普遍 的社会问题.

that many teenagers are fascinated with video-games. ;许多青少年沉醉于电子 游戏,

gasp

An asthmatic patient coughs so much that he keeps gasping for breath. ;哮喘病人咳嗽得很厉害, 以至于不停地喘气.

hail

In summer hail sometimes falls and damages the crops. ;夏天有时下冰雹,使农作 物受到损害.

The crowd hailed the actress with joy. ;人群高兴地向那位女演 员欢呼.

ideology

As modern university students,we should be opposed to the feudal ideology. ;作为当代大学生,我们应 该反对封建思想.

kit

A fighter plane carries a kit of lifesaving appliance ;歼击机飞行员带有整套 的救生设备.

when he bails out the fighter plane. ;歼击机飞行员跳伞时

latent

The evils latent in the most promising contrivances are prov- ided for as they arise ;最有希望的发明当它们问 世时就带着潜在的邪恶.

magnitude

It is an affair of the first magnitude for government of various levels ;是各级政府的头等大事

to strictly carry out the policy of family planning. ;严格执行计划生育政策.

The magnitude of traffic flow of Guangzhou is greatly increasing these years ;广州的车流量这几年猛增

obscene

The editors of the film,Women in Pavilion ;电影《庭院里的女人》的 编剧

cut several scenes containing obscene language. ;删除了几个含有淫秽 语言的场景.

peel

It is said that the apple peel contains a lot of vitamins. ;据说苹果皮富含维生素.

Some people like to peel the apple before eating ;有的人吃苹果喜欢剥皮.

for fearing the harm of the farm chemical and antiseptic to their health. ;有的人担心农药和 防腐剂对身体有害,

pendulum

The pendulum of the Big Ben above the British Parliament House ;英国国会大厦上的大本钟 的钟摆

has to be cleaned every year. ;得每年清洗.

qualify

Youngsters are qualified to vote when they are 18 years old. ;年轻人18岁时就有资格 投票.

Do you qualify for the vote? ;你有投票资格吗?

rating

The critic's rating of the film A Beautiful Mind is high. ;评论家们对电影《美丽 心灵》的评价很高.

recipient

The postman spent almost a whole day looking for the recipi -ent of the letter, ;邮递员几乎花了整整一天 时间寻找该信的收信人,

but up till now he has not found him yet. ;但到现在还没有找到他.

saturate

It is estimated that TV sets and fridges have been saturated in the China market. ;据估计中国市场上的电 视机和冰箱已经饱和.

scent

Scents of lavender and rosemary can relieve tension. ;熏衣草和迷迭香的香味 可以减缓精神紧张.

segregate

Some societies still segregate men and women. ;有的社会仍然将男女 隔离.

suite

The former American president Ronald Reagan ;美国前总统里根

stayed in the president suite of the Guangzhou White Swan Hotel for 2 nights ;曾在广州白天鹅宾馆的 总统套间里住过两个晚 上

when he visited China. ;访问中国期间.

terrain

Nearly 90% of the area of Guizhou Province is mountain terrain. ;贵州省近90%的地区是山 行地形.

undermine

Smoking and overdrinking undermines our health. ;抽烟和过度喝酒有损 健康.

vegetation

Much of the northweatern vegetation has been damaged by overgrazing ;西北地区大多数天然植被 已被过度放牧破坏.

Lesson 38 ;第三十八课

adolescent

It is reported that over 40% of the adolescents are smokers in China. ;据报道,中国有40%的 青少年吸烟.

Parents should pay special attention to the psychological development ;父母要特别注意其 心理成长

of their children when they are in adolescent period. ;