1

教育

1. something be an arduous process

中文释义：某事是一个艰难过程

例句：Attending a university with a top-tier reputation often is an arduous but rewarding process.

2. use lateral thinking

中文释义：用发散性思维

例句: Using lateral thinking, the student can solve problem in unconventional manner.

3. rely on linear thinking

中文释义：受到思维局限

例句: The student should not rely on linear thinking habits. Instead, they should think more innovatively.

4. rote memorisation

中文释义：机械记忆，死记硬背

例句: Rote memorisation is not entirely useless. It can help children to learn the basics such as the multiplication tables.

5. read extensively

中文释义：广泛地阅读

例句: Some people argue that the examinations do not motivate students to read extensively.

6. role model

中文释义：榜样

例句: My elder brother has always been a role model for me.

7. self-discipline

中文释义：自制力

例句: My friend lacks self-discipline and is unable to finish anything.

8. self-paced learning

中文释义：自主学习

例句: Self-paced distance learning offers students convenience and flexibility.

9. put theory into practice

中文释义：把理论运用到实践中去

例句: The workshop helps students to put theory into practice.

10. study intensively

中文释义：高强度地学习

例句: Many parents are concerned that exam-oriented education may restrict students' creativity and cause students to study too intensively.

2

科技

1. become widely available

中文释义：得到广泛的普及

例句: The internet had become widely available to households in the UK by 2000.

2. break new ground

中文释义：开拓新的领域

例句: They have been breaking new ground in genetic research.

3. minimise the risk of something

中文释义：尽可能减小某种风险的可能性

例句: By minimising human involvement, the idea was to minimise the risk of flawed results.

4. satisfied human curiosity

中文释义：满足人类的好奇心

例句：A good reason to support space exploration is to satisfy human curiosity.

5. be mechanised

中文释义：机械化的

例句: Mechanised farming has reduced the cost of production of various crops.

6. speed up the pace of something

中文释义：加快某事物的节奏

例句: The agency's services have helped laboratories to speed up the pace ofscientific discovery.

7. information highway

中文释义：信息高速路

例句: There is a huge amount of information on the information highway, ranging from government services to technical support.

8. popularise something

中文释义：让某种新生事物得到普及

例句: The government has been trying to popularise these eco-friendly cars.

9. supersede something

中文释义：取代（过去的某种事物）

例句: In the future, robots will supersede human beings for very heavy work.

10. mass production

中文释义：大规模生产

例句: Some people argue that mass production of standardised goods on assembly lines is uncreative.

3

环境

1. dispose of something

中文释义：处理掉，扔掉

例句: Some waste is disposed of under the sea.

2. recyclable material

中文释义：可以被重复利用的材料

例句: When recyclable material is not disposed of correctly, it may add to the mass of polluting waste.

3. cause irreversible damage

中文释义：导致不可逆转的破坏

例句: In some countries, air pollution is causing irreversible damage to the environment.

4. be permanently damaged

中文释义：遭到性的破坏

例句: The ecosystem that plays a part in natural processes such as climate or the food chain may be permanently damaged.

5. car emissions

中文释义：汽车的尾气排放

例句: Cities across the country are cracking down on air pollution by enforcing strict car emission control.

6. upset the ecosystem

中文释义：扰乱生态系统

例句: The Gulf of Mexico oil spill has greatly upset the ecosystem.

7. at the expense of something

中文释义：以...为代价

例句: They accused BP (英国石油公司) of pursuing profit at the expense of the environment.

8. be in short supply

中文释义：处在短缺状态中

例句: Raw materials are in short supply.

9. redress the ecological balance

中文释义：恢复生态平衡

例句: In these circumstances, government intervention is important to redress the ecological balance.

10. be saturated with

中文释义：过度饱和，充斥着

例句: The air has been saturated with harmful chemicals, dust and other contaminants.

4

文化

1. multicultural society

中文释义：多元文化社会

例句: We live in a multicultural society.

2. be customary

中文释义：（在某种文化中）按照惯例某人会如何做

例句: In the UK, a handshake is customary when a person is introduced to somebody new.

3. core values

中文释义：核心价值观

例句: In order to be a good member of any society the individual must respect and obey the rules of their community and share the core values.

4. unspoken rules

中文释义：不成文的规定

例句: There are many unspoken rules that we live by.

5. a bonding mechanism

中文释义：具有很强社会凝聚力的因素

例句:A shared ideology is a strong social bonding mechanism.

6. assimilate into a new culture

中文释义：融入到一种新的文化当中

例句: Some immigrants can assimilate into the local culture immediately.

7. has a resurgence in popularity

中文释义：（一度过时的东西）重新又流行起来。

例句: Acoustic music has had a resurgence in popularity due to the recent popularity of musicians playing without electric amplification on TV.

8. regain its vitality

中文释义：重新获得生命力

例句: It seems the high-tech media can help the traditional culture to regain its vitality.

9. remain intact

中文释义：保持完好无损的

例句: It is difficult for a place to draw tourists while remaining its cultural heritage intact.

10. preserve the individuality of cultures

中文释义：保留多种文化各自特色

例句: A single international language may make it difficult to preserve the individuality of cultures.

5

犯罪

1. law-abiding citizens

中文释义：遵纪守法的公民

例句: The judicial system is set up to benefit law-abiding citizens.

2. pass new legislation

中文释义：通过新的立法

例句:Britain has passed new legislation to regulate research on human cloning.

3. be tempted into 

中文释义：被引诱去做某事

例句: Those at the bottom of society may be more likely to be tempted into a life of crime as a solution to their problems.

4. deter sb. from doing something

中文释义：让某人不敢去做某种违法的事情

例句: The government is bringing in stricter laws to deter drivers from speeding.

5. have proliferated

中文释义：（某种犯罪）大量出现

例句: Online crimes have proliferated in society during the last 5 years.

6. harden sb. against society

中文释义：让某人仇视社会

例句: Jail terms may harden a convict against society as a result of the brutalising treatment he/she receives.

7. crack down on something

中文释义：严厉查处某事

例句: The police are cracking down on illegal parking.

8. uphold an ordered society

中文释义：维持社会稳定与安全

例句:Some people argue that the death penalty is essential for upholding an ordered society.

9. curb lawless behaviour

中文释义：遏制违法行为

例句: The police will aim to curb lawless behaviour without using excessive force.

10. crime prevention

中文释义：预防犯罪

例句: Neighbourhood watch groups have been an effective means of crime prevention.

6

工作

1. job security

中文释义：工作稳定性

例句：It's a choice between higher pay and job security.

2. a sense of fulfilment

中文释义：（从工作中获得的）成就感

例句: Besides, work gives one a sense of fulfillment and a sense of achievement.

3. flexible arrangement

中文释义：灵活的安排

例句: Flexible work arrangements can promote better work-life balance.

4. be an indicator of ability 

中文释义：工作能力的体现

例句: Age is not of itself an indicator of ability.

5. be entitled to something

中文释义：享有某种权利

例句: The majority of the workers have been entitled to paid holidays. 

6. brain drain

中文释义：人才流失

例句: This brain drain was casued by highly-skilled people only offering their services to the highest bidder.

7. excessive workload

中文释义：过重的工作负担

例句: The employees have been complaining about the excessive workload—they had to do too much in too little time.

8. an employee-friendly environment

中文释义：让员工感到舒服且能够实现自我价值的工作环境

例句: The company will build an employee-friendly environment, with various programmes from childcare and family care to leisure support.

9. be well-staffed

中文释义：员工素质高的

例句: A properly designed programme should be well-staffed and well-managed.

10. occupational hazard

中文释义：从事某种职业可能带来的危害

例句: Every company should have goals to eliminate occupational hazardin the workplace.

7

交通

1. transport infrastructure

中文释义：交通设施

例句: Developing international tourism in this area may add to the burdens on the already-overburdened transport infrastructure.

2. the volume of traffic

中文释义：交通量

例句: The volume of traffic on the roads has increased dramatically.

3. road network

中文释义：公路网

例句: Some people complain that the quiet countryside has been ruined by road networks.

4. traffic density

中文释义：交通密度

例句: Some people suggest building more streets and roads to reduce traffic density.

5. fuel consumption

中文释义：燃料消耗

例句: Driving at high speeds significantly increases your fuel consumption.

6. reckless driving

中文释义：不考虑后果的驾驶行为

例句: Deaths caused by reckless driving are avoidable.

7. drunk driving

中文释义：酒后驾车

例句: Drunk driving may cause bodily harm or death and thus should be legally prohibited.

8

媒体

1. pop-up advertising windows

中文释义：弹出式的网络广告

例句: We have plenty of ways to disable pop-up advertising windows, but we cannot really screen TV advertisements out of our lives.

2. be intensively advertised

中文释义：得到密集的广告宣传

例句: The new product is being intensively advertised on TV.

3. peak time

中文释义：黄金时段

例句: The news programme goes out four times a week at peak time.

4. spoil someone's enjoyment

中文释义：很扫兴

例句: TV advertising interrupts exciting programmes and spoils our enjoyment.

5. well-worn themes

中文释义：已经被滥用的题材

例句: Today many TV programmes pursue well-worn themes that are sommon to all cultures, such as romance and crime.

6. current affairs

中文释义：政治、社会、经济等方面的时事

例句: The BBC offers its audiences a wide range of current affairsprogrammes.

7. newsworthy events

中文释义：有新闻价值的事件

例句: The journalist is always looking for newsworthy events to report on.

8. distort the truth

中文释义：（媒体在报导时候）歪曲事实

例句: The newspaper has been accused of distorting the truth.

9. court media publicity

中文释义：刻意地去吸引媒体的关注

例句: Celebrities tend to court media publicity because media attention is important to their career.

10. exaggerate something

中文释义：过度夸张地描述某事物

例句: The seriousness of the situation has been exaggerated in the press.

11. arouse someone's desire to...

中文释义：让某人产生想去做某事的冲动

例句: TV  advertising arouses the viewers' desire to buy new products.

9

政府

1. play a regulatory role

中文释义：发挥监管者的作用

例句: It remains highly controversial whether the government should play a regulatory role in this industry.

2. impose a ban on something

中文释义：禁止某事物

例句: Some think that the government should impose a ban on the sale of tobacco.

3. impose a burden on sb.

中文释义：给某人或某事物造成负担

例句: The new proposal will impose a financial burden on taxpayers.

4. should abolish something

中文释义：（政府官方）废除某事物

例句: Some people argue that capital punishment should be abolishedbecause life imprisonment can serve the same purpose just as effectively.

5. high on the government's agenda

中文释义：某事是政府的首要任务

例句: Education is high on the governement's agenda.

6. counteract something

中文释义：（政府）应对某事

例句: Some governments are encouraging consumer spending to counteract recessions.

7. a recurring problem

中文释义：持续出现问题

例句: The crisis in banking and the high unemployment rate have been two recurring problems in this country.

8. It is short-sighted to...

中文释义：做某事是目光短浅的

例句: They believed it was a short-sighted tax policy.

9. safeguard social stability

中文释义：保障社会稳定

例句:Some people argue that international aid promotes growth indirectly in less developed countries by safeguarding social stability.

10. have the authority to do something

中文释义：获得授权去做某事

例句: These missions are projects that only governemnts have the authority to undertake.

11. should implement something

中文释义：应该实施某个计划

例句: Government agencies should be encouraged to implement the new system.

12. translate something into action

中文释义：将某种想法或计划付诸行动

例句: The governemnt should translate its strategies into action.

10

健康

1. life expectancy

中文释义：人口的预期寿命

例句: Many developing countries have seen an improvement in life expectancy.

2. be health-conscious

中文释义：（某人）是很注重健康的

例句: People generally believe that women are more health-conscious than men.

3. a sedentary job

中文释义：需要久坐的工作

例句: Overweight people whose work is sedentary will find it much harder to lose weight.

4. feel refreshed

中文释义：感觉焕然一新的

例句: People can feel refreshed both physically and mentally after a period of idling.

5. has taken its toll on one's health 

中文释义：对某人的健康造成了伤害

例句: 20 years of smoking has taken its toll on his health.

6. be deficient in...

中文释义：缺乏某种营养

例句: These children tend to eat food that is deficient in iron.

7. self-discipline

中文释义：自制力

例句: Without proper self-discipline, children may end up eating too much junk food.

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