61. the odd security guard. 模樣古怪的保安。

62. Moscow is strongly opposed, saying membership for Ukraine and Georgia - which

is also seeking?a membership plan?- would be a threat to European security.

莫斯科強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)，聲稱烏克蘭和格魯吉亞兩國(guó)加入北約將對(duì)歐洲安全構(gòu)成威脅，

目前這兩國(guó)正在尋求加入北約。

63. Given how expensive it is to buy most of the gems to be found on the catwalk,

most of us assume that money is the only thing standing between us and our?dream

wardrobes.

想到 T 型臺(tái)上模特的穿戴大都很昂貴，大多數(shù)人就以為，橫在自己與夢(mèng)想的衣櫥

之間的唯一障礙就是金錢(qián)。

64. He certainly contributed to a certain?Christmas nostalgia—a longing to see

goodwill expressed by everyone everywhere toward everyone else.

他確是賦予了圣誕節(jié)某種懷舊之情——渴望看到每個(gè)地方的每個(gè)人都對(duì)其他所有

的人表達(dá)祝愿。

65. Lufthansa?flight attendants, providing services during the test flight, are already

looking forward to the pleasant, modern work atmosphere the A380 will offer them in

the future.

在試航期間提供服務(wù)的漢莎航空公司的空乘人員們已經(jīng)在期盼著 A380 客機(jī)將來(lái)

會(huì)為他們提供的那種愉快而又時(shí)尚的工作氛圍。

66. It is a hub for pleasure boaters. 船員們尋歡作樂(lè)的中心。

67. So-called?whole-body scans?were originally used as a last-resort diagnostic tool

to find hidden tumors in patients with cancer.

所謂的全身掃描檢查最初是用于發(fā)現(xiàn)癌癥患者體內(nèi)隱藏腫瘤的，一種迫不得已最后

采用的診斷手段。

68. Fifteen years later the man I would eventually marry came back to town for

Christmas and stopped by my parents’ house to pick up my brother for?an evening

out.

15 年之后，我最終要與之共度一生的那個(gè)男人回城過(guò)圣誕節(jié)，他順便來(lái)我父母家

接我哥哥出去玩一個(gè)晚上。

69. In real life, he ended an almost 10-year retirement and made his?Major League

debut?in 1999 at the age of 35.

在現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中，他結(jié)束了將近 10 年的退役生活，在 1999 年 35 歲時(shí)復(fù)出，完成

了他在職業(yè)棒球大聯(lián)盟的處子秀。

70. My housekeeper comes into the room with her?Sunday smile; she is happier for

the day, and the sight of her happiness gives me pleasure.

我的女管家?guī)е瞧谌諔T有的微笑來(lái)到房間里；這一天她比平日更快活，看見(jiàn)她

快活的樣子我感到高興。

71. retirement age. 退休年齡

72. floor lamps. 落地?zé)?/p>

73. a rule book. 規(guī)則手冊(cè)

74. Why Americans are slipping in the worldwide?popularity polls.

在一項(xiàng)全球范圍的受歡迎程度民意調(diào)查中，美國(guó)人的聲望在下降。原因何在？

75. Governments of the DCs need to obtain and maintain the support of bureaucrats

in urban areas and, usually, part of the credit( 15% on average) is spent on?salary

increases for civil servants in ministries and in social services such as education,

health, etc.

發(fā)展中國(guó)家的政府需要得到和保持城市地區(qū)官員的支持，通常是將部分貸款

（平均為 15%）用于提高各個(gè)政府部門(mén)，諸如教育、衛(wèi)生等公共服務(wù)機(jī)構(gòu)中

公務(wù)員的薪水。

76. daughter products.子產(chǎn)品。

77. Religious motives weren't central to the endeavor, either, though religion did

receive more than?lip service.

這次艱苦探索的主要?jiǎng)訖C(jī)也并非來(lái)自宗教方面，盡管人們對(duì)宗教確實(shí)不只是

說(shuō)說(shuō)而已。

78. He carefully folded the imitation?leopard-skin sports coat, placed it in the large

suitcase and reached for his guitar.

他把仿豹皮運(yùn)動(dòng)外套仔細(xì)疊好，放進(jìn)大手提箱里，然后伸手去拿吉他。

79. The global?commodity-price boom?helps.

全球商品價(jià)格高漲對(duì)此推波助瀾。

80. At this point, I must pose a?consumer-service?question.

在這里，我必須提出一個(gè)消費(fèi)者服務(wù)調(diào)查經(jīng)常會(huì)問(wèn)的問(wèn)題。

81. How is your hand-eye coordination? 你的手眼協(xié)調(diào)能力怎么樣？

82. fashion show. 時(shí)裝表演。

83. survival advantage. 生存方面的優(yōu)勢(shì)。

84. safety helmets. 安全頭盔。

85. bottle caps. 瓶帽。

86. swine flu. 豬流感。

87. an efficient and practical solar power device. 一種有效而實(shí)用的太陽(yáng)能裝置。

88. joint-venture private-public companies. 公私合資的公司。

89. Being an embalmer would unlikely be on any kid’s?wish list of professions.

所以尸體防腐師不大可能出現(xiàn)在任何孩子所憧憬的職業(yè)的名單上。

90. It's a girl dog.它是一只小母狗。

91. parent companies. 母公司。

92. sister company 姐妹公司。

93. Is it another camel-thief who is to be punished?

是不是又有個(gè)偷駱駝的要受刑了？

94. It is frightening to learn that?car thieves?run rampant in the city of New York.

紐約車(chē)賊橫行，駭人聽(tīng)聞。

95. Select a link at the bottom of the?search-results page.

選擇搜索結(jié)果頁(yè)底部的一個(gè)鏈接。

96. I tried looking at Craigslist. com for Last minute?inauguration tickets, and one hit

listed an inauguration-appropriate dress that someone was giving away free.

在總統(tǒng)就職典禮快要開(kāi)始前的最后時(shí)刻，我試著在 Craigslist. com 上搜索典禮門(mén)票，

其中一個(gè)網(wǎng)址顯示有人愿意免費(fèi)轉(zhuǎn)讓一件適合參加就職典禮的禮服。

詞 匯 積 累

1.?element?n 元素；要素；原理

a. Bhabha perhaps exaggerates a little bit when he says the discourse of hybridity has

an element of terrorism about it.

說(shuō)混合體的論述中有些恐怖主義因素，他或許說(shuō)得夸張了點(diǎn)。

b. It has some Bachian kind of elements in it.

包含了一些類似巴赫的元素。

c. It seems like it would have an element of truth to it certainly.

里面肯定有一些真實(shí)的元素存在。

2.?elevation?n 提高；崇高

his elevation in status. 他的地位提高。

3.?elite?n 精英；精華；中堅(jiān)分子

elite force. 精銳部隊(duì)。

4.?elixir?n 不老長(zhǎng)壽藥；萬(wàn)能藥

life-giving elixir. 長(zhǎng)生不老藥。

5.?emergency?n 緊急情況；突發(fā)事件；非常時(shí)刻

emergency appropriation. 緊急撥款。