闲得慌词汇

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outbreak
sphere
crown
corona	冠状 （源自crown）
virus
zoonotic	人畜共患（动物可以传染给人）
respiratory	呼吸道
airborne / waterborne
wash hands regularly
suspected case	疑似病例
mild / severe case
in quarantine	隔离
aspirin	阿司匹林
pest / beanpole / savage	（形容人的）
chunky	矮胖的 / a chunk of ice 一大块冰
bull fight
continulty	the state of being continuous
disaster / catastrophe
expertise
exposition	~writing 说明文
faculty	~of the sight / ~of law
enroll	~in a new school
generate	~power
grind	~coffee beans
implicity	in a implied way
mechanize
peculiar
penetrating	~ comments
charcoal	a black substance obtained by burning wood without much air
deforestation	forestation的反义词
texture	the physical composition of something
microorganism	微生物
pasteurize	to heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms
chokes their lungs
chef / cook
academic calendar
prospect	展望、景色
dormitory
arrogant	自大
be out to do	try to do
high fibre cereal	高纤果麦
whole meal bread	全麦面包
obesity / bad shape
yogurt
do exercises / work out
real estate agent	房产中介
grab hamburgers	没时间吃饭，匆忙抓了个汉堡
gym
plan the day
chocolate bar	巧克力棒
convert A into B
shave your beard
wear makeup
mouth-watering	yummy
stress-free
a lifelong friend
homegrown fruits
homemade chicken soup
back-busting
toilsome	劳累的
arena	gladiator wrestle 竞技场
have no intention of
I am sure / certain / bound / committed to
bind(过去式 bound)
band	头绳
in a bind	处于困境
bountiful	abundant / generous
beet	甜菜
botanist	植物学家
catalog	a complete list of items
cease	停止
chaos	chaotic situation
compensation [mass noun]	seek ~ for injuries suffered at work
He received $300 in compensation for …	ask for / submit (a compensation claim) / compensation
let go of	release
To forgive may be divine
wear and tear	消耗
vital	至关重要的
defuse your anger
beautiful scene
What can I do to change my image?
wear makeup	make up
balding	在脱发的
fasten / loosen
green belt	绿化带
blast / explosion	A blast of hot air came from furnace(炉子)
风	gust狂风 wind风 breeze微风
heating	供暖系统
casualty
clash 冲撞	The color of the curtains has a clash with that of the wall.
collision 碰撞
crash
dip	~ your pen / sleeve / foot
Fahrenheit	华氏度

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听不懂的

听不懂
a well-respected higher education system
research institutions in the world
who should you make friends with?
there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you
Which clubs and society should you join?
change your diet
good genes
calm yourself
think of something that gives you pleasure
Don’t wait for an apology
no one said it is easy
clubs and society “and”很短
Solar cooking does not use fossil fuels and it does not cause pollution.

Translation

1. Health insurance must be available to all citizens regardless of their differences. We can’t justify a policy that denies medical care to the large population living in the countryside.
2. They claim to have discovered a universal law which applies to all nations.
3. I often made a fool of myself （让自己出丑）when I lived with my uncle on his farm. When asked to get rid of the weeds in the rice fields, for example, I often failed to tell apart the weeds and the rice seedlings.
4. Why go there today? I would much rather stay till the snow ceases.
5. Rice requires large quantities of water and many scientists warn us that however sparingly we use our water, we will fight over limited supplies of water resources one day.
6. There has been quite a noticeable change in recent years. We no longer lean on exports for economic growth. We now tend to put more emphasis on home consumption (国内消费).
7. Today’s tendency is to give kids so many tests and exams that they are good for nothing but taking exams.
8. It’s pointless to force professors to publish a fixed number of papers annually regardless of their quality. Besides, this is a demand even Einstein would not have been able to meet.
9. Do you know how computers work?
10. That’s exactly where you are wrong.
11. It’s almost impossible to visit Hangzhou without falling in love with the city.
12. It still remains a mystery to me how they made their way into overseas markets.
13. Find out who she is, where she comes from and why she has been sent here.
14. On his first day at school, the boy came to realize what lay ahead of him.
15. Besides spreading knowledge and skills, education should sow the seeds of wisdom.
16. Part of her work is teaching young people how to handle personal relationships.
17. Making promises without keeping them is commonly regarded as an inappropriate practice.