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| 文章出处： 发布时间：2006-06-16 |
The human nose is all underrated (vt.) tool．[2005年完形]
[译文]人们低估了鼻子的嗅觉作用。
understatement n．保守的陈述，掩饰
Search for exaggeration and understatements (n.)．[2002年阅读]
[译文]留意夸张和打折扣的话。
undervalue v．低估
We can learn from the text that Americans have a history of______．
[A]undervaluing (v.) intellect[2004年阅读]
[译文]根据本文，我们可以了解到：美国人有______的历史。
[A]轻视才智
unenlightened a．无知的，不文明的，落后的
The goal of all will be to try to explain to a confused and often unenlightened (a.) citizenry that there are not two equally valid scientific theories for the origin and evolution of universe and life．[1996年阅读]
[译文]所有这些书的目的是试图告诉那些迷惑而且常常是还不开通的人：就宇宙和生命的起源与发展问题而言，不可能存在两种都成立的科学理论。
universalize vt．使一般化，使普遍化
As the Internet becomes more and more commercialized，it is in the interest of business to universalize (vt.) access-after all，the more people online，the mole potential customers there are．[2001年阅读]
[译文]随着互联网的日趋商业化， 网络 普及对商家是有利的一毕竟，上网人数越多，潜在的客户就越多。
unparalleled a．无与伦比的，空前的
When the United States entered just such a glowing period after the end of the Second World War，it had a market eight times larger than any competitor．giving its industries unparalleled(a.) economies of scale．[2000年阅读]
[译文]二战结束后，美国恰好进入了这样的一个辉煌时期，当时，它拥有比任何竞争者大8倍的市场，这使其工业经济具有无与伦比的规模经济。
upsetting a．令人心烦意乱的，令人苦恼的
As soon as you awaken，identify what is upsetting(a.) about the dream．[2005年阅读]
[译文]当你一觉醒来，首先弄清楚梦中是什么使你不安。
unsustainable a．不能成立的，不能支持的
Anyone can see this trend is unsustainable (a.)．Yet few seem willing to try to reverse it．[2003年阅读]
[译文]任何人都明白这个趋势不能维持下去，但是很少有人愿意扭转它。
upend v．颠倒，倒放
Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have upended (v.) the old economic models that were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation．[1997年阅读]
[译文]一些经济学家认为， 世界经济 结构强有力的变化已经推翻了那个以经济增长和通货膨胀的历史上相互关联为基础的旧的经济模式。
upscale a．高消费的
Replies show that compared with other Americans，journalists are more likely to live in upscale (a.) neighborhoods，have maids，own Mercedeses，and trade stocks，and they’re less likely to go to church，do volunteer work，or put down roots in a community．[2001年阅读]
[译文]结果表明，与其他美国人相比，新闻记者更有可能居住在富人区，有女佣、有奔驰车、炒股，而他们去教堂、参加志愿服务、扎根社区的可能性却很小。
utility n．①功用，效用 vt．(有效)利用，使用[生] n．②公用事业
But if robots are to reach the next stage of laborsaving utility(n.)，they will have to operate with less human supervision and be able to make at least a few decisions for themselves??goals that pose a real challenge．[2002年阅读]
[译文]但是如果机器人要进一步实现劳动力节省，他们必须能够在更大程度上减少人的监控，并且至少能够独立地做一些决定，这些是具有真正挑战性的目标。
vaccination n．种痘，接种疫苗
We need to make clear the connection between animal research and a grandmother's hip replacement，a father’s bypass operation，a baby’s vaccinations (n.)，and even a pet's shots．[2003年阅读]
[译文]我们需要说明 动物 实验与祖母的髋骨更换、父亲的心脏搭桥、婴儿的免疫接种、甚至宠物的注射针剂都密切相关。
vaccine a．疫苗的，牛痘的；n．疫苗
To those who are unaware that animal research was needed to produce these treatments，as well as new treatments and vaccines (n.)，animal research seems wasteful at best and cruel at worst．[2003年阅读]
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