11. It is an accomplished fact of life. 生活中的一個(gè)即成事實(shí)。

12. Semantics is about the relation of words to reality—the way speakers commit

themselves to a shared understanding of the truth.

語(yǔ)義學(xué)是研究詞匯與現(xiàn)實(shí)的關(guān)系——即說(shuō)話者與其他人對(duì)客觀事實(shí)達(dá)成共識(shí)的方式。

13. Militants opposed to Indian rule of the disputed Kashmir region attacked the

Parliament here in 2001, pushing the two neighbors to the brink of another war the

following year.

2001 年反對(duì)印度對(duì)克什米爾爭(zhēng)議地區(qū)控制的激進(jìn)分子襲擊了這兒的議會(huì)，第二年把這兩

個(gè)鄰居推向另一場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的邊緣。

14. In the 1500s, European explorers marveled at the potential this protected body of

water had as a seaport and trading center.

在 16 世紀(jì)，歐洲探險(xiǎn)家對(duì)這片有著天然屏障的水域作為海港和交易中心的潛力感到驚奇。

15. There isn't a search engine on the planet that can keep up with my huge

quantities of disorganized media and data.

世界上沒(méi)有一個(gè)搜索引擎能跟上我的量大而又雜亂的存儲(chǔ)媒介和數(shù)據(jù)增長(zhǎng)的步伐。

16. Drivers of General Motors 1978 Cadillac Seville will also be able to punch a button

and find out the miles yet to go to a preset destination and the estimated arrival

time.

駕駛通用汽車(chē)公司 1978 年產(chǎn)的卡迪拉克牌塞維利亞型轎車(chē)的司機(jī)也享有類(lèi)似的便利：只

要按一下控制鍵，就能知道離預(yù)定的某個(gè)目的地尚有多少里程以及預(yù)計(jì)到達(dá)目的地的時(shí)間。

17. the densely populated parts of India 印度人口稠密地區(qū)

拓展學(xué)習(xí)：in dense urban areas 人口密集城區(qū)

18. a promised call 承諾（給某人）打的電話

19. a drowned man 一個(gè)淹死的人

20. one of the aliens referred to in the recording 錄音中提到的外星人