第一段

hubris

a way of?talking?or?behaving?that is too?proud?驕傲自大

He was?punished?for his hubris.

他因?yàn)樽源蠖艿搅藨土P。

drone

a?low?continuous?noise?that does not?change?its?note?轟鳴聲；嗡嗡聲

the drone?of?an?engine?發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)的轟鳴聲

drown

to?cover?or be?covered,?especially?with a?liquid?（被）覆蓋；（被）淹沒，（被）沒過A?whole?valley?was drowned when the?river?was?dammed.

河水被大壩攔住后，整個(gè)山谷都被淹沒了。

第二段

hype

a?situation?in which something is?advertised?and?discussed?in?newspapers, on?television, etc. a lot in?order?to?attract?everyone's?interest?（新聞媒體的）大肆宣傳，炒作

There's been a lot of hype?around/surrounding?his?latest?film.

圍繞他的最新影片進(jìn)行了大規(guī)模的宣傳。

outstrip

to be or?become?greater?in?amount,?degree, or?success?than something or someone?（在數(shù)量、程度或成就上）超過，勝過

The?demand?for?food?in the?war?zone?now?far?outstrips?supply.

現(xiàn)在戰(zhàn)區(qū)對(duì)于糧食的需求遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過了供應(yīng)量。

第八段

lackluster?(US?lackluster)

without?energy?and?effort?缺乏生氣的，懶洋洋的

Britain's number-one?tennis?player?gave a?disappointingly?lacklustre?performance.

英國頭號(hào)網(wǎng)球選手死氣沉沉的表現(xiàn)令人失望。

第九段

paradigm

a?model?of something, or a very?clear?and?typical?example?of something?范例，示例

Some of these?educators?are?hoping?to?produce?a?change?in the?current?cultural?paradigm.

這些教育家中有些希望改變當(dāng)今的文化模式。

archive?(also?archives?[?plural?])

a?collection?of?historical?records?relating?to a?place,?organization, or?family?檔案；案卷archive?film/footage/material?檔案膠片／影片／材料

第十二段

stylus

a?small,?pointed?metal?or?plastic?stick?that you use to make some?devices?work?（在某些設(shè)備上使用的）觸控筆

第十三段

forecaster

a?person?who?tells?you what?particular?conditions?are?expected?to be like?預(yù)測者an?economic?forecaster?經(jīng)濟(jì)預(yù)測專家

第十四段

crust

a hard?outer?covering?of something?（某物的）硬皮，外殼

pie?crust?(= the?cooked?pastry?on?top)?餡餅皮