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applause n.鼓掌;掌声
Stephen Chow Sing-chi appeared in the auditorium of Peking University ;周星驰出现在北京大学 礼堂
amid deafening applause/and received a large applause. ;淹没在震耳欲聋 的掌声中.

architect n.建筑师,设计师, 缔造者
Certified architects are ;注册建筑师
playing a more important role in modern city construction. ;在现代城市建设的活动中 扮演着越来越重要的钳子 角色.

asset n.有价值的人(或物), 优点,长处; [常p资产,财产
Good health is a great asset. ;健康是笔大财富.
Ability to get along with people is an asset in business. ;在商界善跟别人相处 是可贵的优点.

assumption n.假定,臆断; 担任,承担
Many companies are reviewing the employees' salary ;许多公司为员工调整工 资
based on the assumption that the rate of inflation will not increase next year ;都是在假定下一年通货 膨胀率不增长的情况下.

bloody a.该死的,该受诅咒的; 血腥的,流血的;嗜杀的 残忍的 ad.非常,很 vt.使为血所污,血染
A "Bloody Mary" is a kind of cocktail usually made of vodka and tomato juice. ;“血腥玛丽”是一种通常 用伏特加和蕃茄汁制成的 鸡尾酒.

boom n.(营业等的)激增; (经济等的)繁荣, 迅速发展;隆隆声 vi.激增,繁荣,迅速发展
In a city with booming industry, ;在一个工业飞速发展的 城市里,
land is precious and cannot be extravagantly used for traffic. ;土地资源非常宝贵, 不能任意地用于交通.

boost vt.提高,使增长;推动 激励;替…做广告,宣扬 n.提高,增长;推动,激励
The Export Commodities Fair held every year in Guangzhou ;每年在广州举办的出口 商品交易会
is a good chance to boost local products abroad. ;是为向国外推销地方产 品的好机会.

conquer vt.攻克,征服; 破除,克服
Modern medical science has conquered many diseases. ;现代医学征服了许多疾 病.

convict vt.(经审讯)证明…有罪 宣判…有罪 n.囚犯
A doctor in a small town in the U.S. was convicted of having killed about ;美国一个小镇上有个 医生被判有罪,他杀 害了大约
80 elderly people. ;80个老人.

conviction n.确信,坚定的信仰; 说服,信服;定罪, 判罪
The experiment conducted by the US astronauts in 1971 ;1971年美国宇航员做的 一个实验
brought conviction to the world that Galileo's theory of fa -lling objects is true ;使世人信服伽利略的自 由落体理论是正确的.

consumer n.消费者,用户; 消费者
In recent years, ;近年来
consumers have benefited from the price fall of television sets ;电视机价格下降,消费 者从中获益
because of the keen competition in the TV set industry. ;由于电视机生产行业 激烈的竞争.

consumption n.消耗量;消费量; 消耗;消费;
The low petrol consumption cars ;耗油量低的小汽车
are the best selling ones in China's automobile market. ;是中国汽车市场的 畅销货.

context n.背景,环境;上下文, 语境
We should judge the past in its historical context. ;我们应当根据时代背景 来看待过去.

controversial a.引起争论的,争议的
Lady Chatterley's Lover ;《查特莱夫人的情人》
is the most controversial one among all D.H Lawrence's works. ;是D.H.劳伦斯的著作 中最有争议的一部作品.

dose n.(一次)剂量, 一剂,一份
Here is your medicine; the dose is two spoonfuls every four hours. ;这是你的药,剂量是 每四小时服两匙.

draft n.草稿,草案,草图; 通风,气流;汇票; 征兵,服役 vt.起草,草拟;征募
Jefferson drafted The Declaration of Independence, ;杰斐逊起草的 《独立宣言》
which was adopted by the congress on July 4,1776. ;在1776年7月4日被 大陆会议采用.

evolution n.演变,进化,发展
The space program is the evolution of years of research. ;太空计划是多年研究 的发展结果.

existence n.存在;生存, 生活(方式)
The elephant is the largest land animal in existence. ;大象是现有的最大 的陆上动物.

frank a.坦白的,直率的
You can tell me what you think,and you may just as well be frank. ;你心里想什么就告诉 我吧,还是坦率些好.

fry vt.油煎,油炸,油炒
It is easy to fry eggs in a frying pan. ;在平底煎锅里煎鸡蛋 很方便.

intelligent a.聪明的,有才智的
Dolphins are said to be more intelligent than other animals. ;都说海豚比其他动物 聪明.

interference n.干涉,介入; 阻碍,干扰
Due to the storm,there was interference on the telephone line. ;由于暴风雨,电话线 受到干扰.

internet n.(the ~)国际互联网, 因特网
The Internet is a very convenient way to ;因特网是一种非常便于
communicate and share information with people all over the world. ;与世界各地的人们交通 和分享信息的方式.

profile n.(面部或头部的)侧面 (像);人物;轮廓,形象; 姿态 vt.为…描绘 (轮廓等)写…的传略
The Queen's head appears in profile on some British stamps. ;有的英国邮票上有女王 的侧面头像.

proof n.证据,证明; 校样,样张 a.耐…的,能防…的
Whether there was proof that the defendant was not on the crime spot ;证明被告不在犯罪现场 的证据
is essential in proof of his innocence. ;对证明他的清白非常 必要.

repetition n.重复,反复
Let there be no repetition of the same mistakes. ;别再犯同样的错误.

strategic a.对全局有重要意义的; 关键的;战略上的
The board of directors ;董事会
discussed the strategic marketing factors for the coming year. ;讨论了未来一年中至 关重要的市场因素.

striking a.显著的,突出的惹人 注目的,容貌出众的
There is a striking contrast effect betwee -n the two different interpretations ;两种不同的解释会产生 截然不同的效果
on the same case. ;对同一件事.