Wild China (Tasting Notes)New words & Expressions1. versatile vstal adj. 多才多藝的；通用的，萬能的；多面手的eg: The more versatile the tool, the less you can predict how people will use it. 這個工具越多才多藝，你越難以預(yù)計人們可以用它來做些什么。2. exclusively ksklusvl adv. 唯一地；專有地；排外地eg: These are not involved as exclusively as ministers in “soul-work”,but they certainlycultivate the inner life more than the third group. 他們雖不像牧師那樣專門做“靈魂方面的工作”，但是肯定比第三群體更注重于建造人類的生命。New words & Expressions3. burrow br vi. 探索，尋找；挖地洞，挖通道；住入洞，躲藏起來；鉆進(jìn)某處；偎依著 vt. 挖掘，挖出；在挖洞（或通道）；使躲入洞穴 n. （兔、狐等的）洞穴，地道；藏身處，住處eg: To get the deeper truth we need to burrow deeper into the hobbit holeand. The Oxford English Dictionary is the place to do that. 為了獲得進(jìn)一步的事實(shí)，我們需要更加深入地挖進(jìn)霍比特人的洞穴，而牛津英語詞典正是一個挖掘之處。4.predator predt n. 動 捕食者；動 食肉動物；掠奪者eg:Another example is the gradual collapse of life on coral reefs once the primary predator is removed from the balance. 另一個例子是，一旦鯊魚這個主要捕食者從生態(tài)平衡中消失，珊瑚礁上的生命就會逐漸崩潰。5. betray btre vt. 背叛；出賣；泄露（秘密）；露出跡象eg: Some of us betray ourselves by the need to seek approval from others. 有些人背叛自我，只因需要從別人那得到認(rèn)可。6. ingenuity ,ndnjut n. 心靈手巧，獨(dú)創(chuàng)性；精巧; 精巧的裝置eg: And as the president said last week, no one should bet against the American worker, American business and American ingenuity. 此外，正如總統(tǒng)上周所言，任何人都不應(yīng)該小看美國的工人、美國的企業(yè)和美國的獨(dú)創(chuàng)性。7. noxious nks adj. 有害的；有毒的；敗壞道德的；eg: Regulators must put an end to the noxious combination of privileged status and conditions of interest. 監(jiān)管當(dāng)局必須終止這種特權(quán)地位和利益沖突的有害組合。8. sinister snst adj. 陰險的；兇兆的；災(zāi)難性的；左邊的eg: But I think the actual explanation is less sinister. 但我認(rèn)為實(shí)際上并沒有那么陰險。9. offspring fspr n. 后代，子孫；產(chǎn)物eg: We are the offspring of one of Her many kingdoms. 我們是她眾多王國中某一個的后裔。10. juveniles dvnln. 少年（juvenile的復(fù)數(shù)形式）；稚氣eg: Results show that, regardless of race, juveniles with unpopular names are more likely to engage in criminal activity. 結(jié)果表明，不考慮種族因素，有著不常用的名字的少年更容易從事犯罪活動。11. infrastructure nfrstrkt n. 基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施；公共建設(shè)；下部構(gòu)造eg: However the riverbed mesh is not an isolated infrastructure. 然而，河床網(wǎng)不是一個孤立的基礎(chǔ)設(shè)施。12. treacherous tret()rs adj. 奸詐的，叛逆的，背叛的；危險的；不牢靠的eg: His treacherous actions brought down ruin on himself. 他的背叛行徑使他身敗名裂。13. deceptive dseptv adj. 欺詐的；迷惑的；虛偽的eg: We may choose to keep personal information from other people, not to be deceptive but simply because its none of their business. 我們在和他人接觸時有時會對自己的個人信息有所保留，這不是欺騙，只是說這跟他們沒有關(guān)系。14. intricate ntrkt adj. 復(fù)雜的；錯綜的，纏結(jié)的eg: In this article, you learned about some of the more intricate problems that can occur in class loading. 在這篇文章中，學(xué)習(xí)了一些在類裝入中可能發(fā)生的更復(fù)雜的問題。 Key Expressions bring light to 給帶來光明 open up打開；開發(fā)；開始；展示；揭露 a range of 一系列；一些；一套 pay off 付清；取得成功；賄賂；報復(fù) be confined to 受限于 natural defence 天然屏障 tear up 撕毀；撕碎；拉掉1. Bamboos tough reputation is such, that another bamboo specialist was known by the Chinese as, The Iron Eating Animal.結(jié)構(gòu)分析：此句中such為代詞，be known as 以而著稱，以而聞名； specialist 專家；其形容詞是special。參考譯文：參考譯文：竹子堅(jiān)硬的名聲是如此的顯赫，另竹子堅(jiān)硬的名聲是如此的顯赫，另一個食竹高手被認(rèn)為是中國的一個食竹高手被認(rèn)為是中國的“攻堅(jiān)專攻堅(jiān)專家家”。 Key points: 難句小case2.In a matter of minutes, the flowers precious golden pollen squeezes from the stamens and begins to fall, showering onto the captive beetles below.結(jié)構(gòu)分析： In a matter of 大約，左右；pollen vt.傳授花粉給 n. 花粉； stamens n.雄蕊；showering onto為結(jié)果狀語。參考譯文：參考譯文：一會兒，花朵珍貴的金色花粉從雄蕊中一會兒，花朵珍貴的金色花粉從雄蕊中掙扎而出并下墜，陣陣灑落在被俘獲的甲蟲身掙扎而出并下墜，陣陣灑落在被俘獲的甲蟲身上。上。 3. Seduced by the irresistible perfume, the beetles are sure to pay a visit, so ensuring pollination, and another generation of incredibly big, smelly flowers.結(jié)構(gòu)分析：Seduced by 受誘惑，主語為the beetles ； irresistible不可抗拒的，其反義詞為resistible；be sure to do 確定做某事； pay a visit 造訪； pollination授粉；參考譯文：參考譯文：無法抗拒的味道引誘甲蟲再次造無法抗拒的味道引誘甲蟲再次造訪，保證了授粉得以施行訪，保證了授粉得以施行, 也因此保證了這也因此保證了這種碩大的、發(fā)出難聞氣味的花得以傳宗接種碩大的、發(fā)出難聞氣味的花得以傳宗接代。代。 4. When the tree bark is scored刻痕刻痕, it yields copious sticky sap, so bitter and tacky that nothing can feed on it.結(jié)構(gòu)分析：When 引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句；yield vt. 屈服；出產(chǎn)；放棄 vi. 屈服，投降 n. 產(chǎn)量；收益； copious adj. 豐富的；很多的；多產(chǎn)的； tacky adj. 俗氣的；發(fā)黏的；缺乏教養(yǎng)或風(fēng)度的；feed on v. 以.為食；以.為能源參考譯文：參考譯文：當(dāng)樹皮被刮開便流出了豐沛的粘液，沒當(dāng)樹皮被刮開便流出了豐沛的粘液，沒有任何動物能夠以這種又苦又粘的液體為食。有任何動物能夠以這種又苦又粘的液體為食。Exercises大黃蜂 長臂猿空地摔倒緊密的季風(fēng)季風(fēng)危險的禁令