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时代周刊》复习( 《TIME 时代周刊》复习(2008 年 8 月) 1. As the stars step from their limos and navigate, the red carpet,the crowds erupt in full frenzy. 当明星们步下豪华汽车，走过红地毯时，人群瞬间陷入一片疯狂。 frenzy(n.)狂乱，发狂，狂热 navigate (v.)(口语)行进于，走过 2. The 8-megabyte behemoth matched Netscape’s franchise browser,Navigator,feature for feature,and at a much better price—free. 这套占 8 兆空间的巨大软件， 与网景授权的“领航员”浏览器， 在每一项功能上都能相匹敌， 而且价钱更诱人—— 免费 franchise (n.)制造商授予的某特定地区的经销权(v.)给……特许经销权 3. China, with seven top women banned from Atlanta on drug charges,cried foul when an American and an Australian who had flunked drug tests were allowed to enter their countries’ trials. 中国有 7 名顶尖女将因被控使用禁药而被禁止参加亚特兰大奥运会， 而当美国与澳大利亚各有一位未通过禁药 检验的选手得以参加她们国内的资格赛时，中国立刻指出这是犯规行为。 foul (n.)犯规，不合法 flunk(v.)没通过(测验) 4. The researchers found that these executives failed most often because of “an interpersonal flaw” rather than a technical inability. 研究人员发现，这些主管之所以失败，往往是因为“人际关系不好”,而非专业上有问题。 flaw (n.)缺陷，缺点 [同]defect 5. Rusk was second only to Lyndon Johnson as an architect of America's greatest foreign policy fiasco:the divisive,ultimately fruitless war in Vietnam. 这场引发国内分裂、徒然无功的越战，是美国有史以来最大的外交失败，而这场失败的主要责任者，首推约翰 逊(总统),再有就是腊斯克。 fiasco (n.)(因准备或计划不周详，而很没面子地)彻底失败(同)debacle divisive (a.)引发不和的，造成对立的 6. With a new 41-to-39 edge over Democrats,Republicans in the California state assembly should have been able to oust veteran Democratic speaker Willie Brown and install one of their own. 加州议会改选后，以 41 比 39 票占优势的共和党议员。应能把资深的民主党议长布朗拉下台，由共和党议员 取而代之。 their doom. . 彗星撞击后，火山爆发引起的第二次剧烈震动，可能加速了恐龙劫数的到来。 doom (n.)灭亡的命运，劫数 [同]fate 8. Similarly,climate disruptions may be giving new life to such ancient scourges as yellow fever,meningitis and cholera,while fostering the spread of emerging diseases like hantavirus. 同样地，不正常的气候变化也可能在助长新兴疾病，如汉他病毒，扩散之际，使那些古老的灾病，如黄热病、 脑膜炎及霍乱，再度爆发。 disruption (n.)中断，混乱，运行失常 9. For its part,

Mexico will have to abide by an austerity plan that,to the dismay of most Mexicans,will give the U.S. unprecedented say over the country's economic policies. 对墨西哥而言，将不得不遵行这个紧缩国家支出的计划，赋予美国对墨西哥经济政策前所未有的发言权，尽管 墨西哥人民大多对此感到惊愕。 dilemma. dismay(n.)丧胆，惊慌 10. A panel finds that corporate and public policies in the U.S. do not ease the work-family edge (n.)优势，有利地位 oust (v.)逐出，赶走 7. After the comet hit a second jolt from volcanoes may have helped send the dinosaurs to