流利阅读(六)

1、Saudi thirst for water is creating a toxic brine problem

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toxic 有毒的    brine 盐水

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crude 未经加工的/原油    effluent 污水    desalination 海水淡化    lace 掺有    contaminate 污染

acute 剧烈的    potable 适宜饮用的    copper 铜    deplete 消耗、耗费    barrel 桶    tender 提议

alleviate 减轻、缓和    

2、The death of Venice? City's battles with tourism and flooding reach crisis level

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Venice 威尼斯

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devise 设计    advent 出现、来临    horde (人)群    swamp 使淹没    batter 殴打    persevere 坚持不懈

wade 跋涉    venture 冒险    deluge 淹没    initiative 倡议    

3、Tesla dosen't need to sell cars in China to succed there

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break ground 开始、破土动工    manufacturer 制造商    rent out 出租    hire out 往外出租    revolution 巨变

on-demand 按需的    regulator 监管者    generate 产生    feature 特征    fare 车费    

4、Described as defeated, Islamic State punches back with guerrilla tactics

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punch 打击    guerrilla 游击队员    tactic 战术

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a stretch of 连续的一片    territory 领土    all but 几乎    wipe out 消灭    obliterate 毁掉    linear 线性的

ambush 埋伏    raid 突袭    wear down 消灭......斗志    deputy 副手、代理人

5、China‘s Baidu pledges to improve search service after complaint

Title:

pledge 发誓、保证

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aggregate 使聚集    legacy 老式的、陈旧的    undergo 经历、经受    rigorous 严格的、严密的    emerge 出现

slash 大幅削减、砍、劈    eligible 合格的、理想的    court 求取、设法获得    optimize 优化、完善   

retrieval  n.(信息)检索    tumble 暴跌、骤降    placement 投放    fluctuation 波动    downgrade 使降级、轻视

6、#10YearChallenge: harmless trend or boon to facial recognition technology?

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boon 好处

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traction 牵引力、知名度    call for 呼吁、号召    negligible 可忽略不计的    go viral 走红    play along 顺从、跟风

meme 迷因    mine 开采、挖掘    trove 宝库    

7、China‘s coffee upstart is pouring millions into overtaking Starbucks

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upstart 初创公司

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bank on 依靠、指望    java 咖啡    outnumber 比...多    rush out 赶制    abound 大量存在    hype 炒作    chain 连锁店

8、Barbie will soon be 60—and is still going strong

Title:

going strong 活力依旧

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wrinkle 皱纹    slender 苗条的、修长的    curvy 丰腴的    controversy 争论、争议    in all 总计    debut 首次亮相

recount 描述    surgeon 外科医生    radical 前卫的    hit 打击、抵达    proportion 比例、体型    tone 色调

9、Victim-blaming outcry as Japan pop star says sorry after alleged assault by fans

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outcry 呐喊、怒吼    allege 声称    assault 袭击

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scrutiny 检查、审查    commentator 评论员    barrage 弹幕    obsessive 痴迷的、过度的    intensify 加剧、增强

be subject to 服从于    be rife with 充满    harassment 骚扰    exploitation 利用、剥削

10、Marie Kondo's Netflix series inspires a national decluttering frenzy

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declutter 清理、清除    frenzy 狂热

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makeover 翻新、改造    chest 箱子    fold 折叠    crisp 洁净的    boutique 精品店    air 播出    purge 清除、清洗