conduct

[k?n?d?kt] v. 引導(dǎo)，帶領(lǐng)；處理；實(shí)施；管理；傳導(dǎo)（熱、電等）；指揮（軍隊(duì)、樂隊(duì)等）

[?kɑ:nd?kt] n. 行為；舉動；指導(dǎo)，引導(dǎo)；實(shí)施

注意：conduct的名詞形式和動詞形式，讀法不同

形近詞：semiconductor, conductive, conductor

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At the very least, the court should make itself subject to the code of conduct that applies to the rest of the federal judiciary.

解析：at the very least至少；subject to 服從；code除了代碼，編碼，密碼，句子中是法典，道德準(zhǔn)則，行為規(guī)范的意思；judiciary司法系統(tǒng)；the rest of 剩下的。Subject to the code，遵守準(zhǔn)則，什么樣的準(zhǔn)則，code of conduct指導(dǎo)的準(zhǔn)則，什么樣的指導(dǎo)，conduct that applies to the rest of the federal judiciary適用于剩下的聯(lián)邦司法系統(tǒng)的指導(dǎo)。

翻譯：至少，法院應(yīng)該讓它自己遵守適用于其它聯(lián)邦司法系統(tǒng)的指導(dǎo)準(zhǔn)則。

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Your outline should smoothly conduct you from one point to the next, but do not permit it to railroad you.

解析：outline概述，輪廓；railroad讓...倉促行事，強(qiáng)迫...做；草率的通過。smoothly順利地，連續(xù)而流暢地，平穩(wěn)地。

翻譯：你的大綱應(yīng)當(dāng)平穩(wěn)地指導(dǎo)你從一個點(diǎn)到下一個，但不是讓它（指你的大綱）讓你倉促行事。

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semiconductor [?semik?nd?kt?r] n. 半導(dǎo)體

Semiconductor devices can perform a variety of control functions in electronic equipment.

半導(dǎo)體器件在電子設(shè)備中起到了各種各樣的控制作用。

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conductive [k?n?d?kt?v] adj. 傳導(dǎo)性的；傳導(dǎo)的；有傳導(dǎo)力的

Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water is.

鹽水的導(dǎo)電性比淡水強(qiáng)的多。

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conductor [k?n?d?kt?r] n. （公共汽車的）售票員；列車長；（管弦樂隊(duì)或合唱團(tuán)的）指揮；導(dǎo)體

Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him”.

解析：even甚至；appointment任命，約定，任命的職位；Time雜志《時(shí)代》周刊，Times紐約時(shí)報(bào)，斜體字表示期刊；pretentious自命不凡的，炫耀的，虛夸的；unpretentious謙遜的，樸實(shí)無華的，不事張揚(yáng)的，不愛炫耀的；musician音樂家；air除了空氣，還有感覺的意思，no air of沒有...的感覺；formidable可怕的，令人敬畏的；conductor這里是指揮的意思。

翻譯：甚至在《紐約時(shí)報(bào)》上支持吉爾伯特任命的Tommasini，稱他為“一個樸實(shí)無華的音樂家，身上沒有令人敬畏的指揮”。

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behaviour [b??he?vj?r] n. 行為；舉止；活動方式；性能；特點(diǎn)

This is a subtle form of peer pressure: we unconsciously imitate the behaviour we see every day.

解析：subtle微妙的；form形式；peer pressure同齡壓力；conscious有意識的；unconsciously無意識地，副詞，修飾動詞imitate模仿；

翻譯：這是一種同齡壓力的微妙形式：我們無意識地模仿我們每天見到的行為。

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steer [st?r] v.?駕駛（車、船、飛機(jī)等）；引導(dǎo)；指導(dǎo)（某人采取某種行動或態(tài)度）

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Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and bureaucrats can select our peer groups and steer their activities in virtuous directions.

解析：however表示轉(zhuǎn)折的狀語，certain確定，far less certain遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不確定；bureaucrat官僚主義者；virtuous善良的，有道德的；successfully是副詞，所以修飾的不是experts，而是動詞select and steer。

翻譯：然而，遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不確定的是，專家和官員能多成功地選擇我們的同齡團(tuán)體并指引他們在美德方向上的活動。

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tell [tel] v. 辨別，區(qū)別；告訴；講述；吩咐，命令；（事物）顯露，顯示

形近詞：teller, intellect, intellectual, intellectualism, intelligent, intelligently, intelligence, satellite

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In December 2010 America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed adding a “do not track”?(DNT) option to internet browsers, so that users could tell advertisers that they did not want to be followed.

解析：December12月；commission委員會；Federal Trade Commission聯(lián)邦貿(mào)易委員會；propose提議；do not track不要追蹤；browser瀏覽器。

翻譯：在2010年12月，美國聯(lián)邦貿(mào)易委員會提議為互聯(lián)網(wǎng)瀏覽器增加一個“不要追蹤”選項(xiàng)，這樣用戶可以告訴廣告商，他們不想要被追蹤。

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teller [?tel?r] n. 講話者；出納員；銀行柜員機(jī)

Every bank pays close attention to the speed and accuracy of its tellers.??

每家銀行都密切關(guān)注它的出納的速度和準(zhǔn)確性。

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intellect [??nt?lekt] n. 智力；非凡的才智；才智非凡的人

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Darwin was convinced that the loss of these tastes was not only a loss of happiness, but might possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character.

解析：Darwin達(dá)爾文；convince確信，be convinced 確信；taste除了味道，還有興趣，愛好的意思；injure傷害；be injurious to 對...有害； moral character道德品質(zhì)。

翻譯：達(dá)爾文相信，這些興趣的失去，不僅僅是快樂的損失，同樣還會對智力，更有可能對道德品質(zhì)有傷害。?

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intellectual?[??nt??lekt?u?l]

n. 知識分子；腦力勞動者

adj. 智力的；腦力的；理智的；知識的
Artistic?and?intellectual?people?tend?towards?left-wing?views.?

藝術(shù)家和知識分子傾向于左派觀點(diǎn)。left-wing 左翼的，左派的，左傾的，左的。

Once a discovery claim becomes public, the discoverer receives intellectual credit.

一旦一個發(fā)現(xiàn)主張變得公開，發(fā)現(xiàn)者獲得知識信譽(yù)。

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intellectualism [??nt?'lekt???l?z?m] n. 知性主義；理智主義

Modern values like intellectualism, individualism, equality and freedom came along with industrialization.

現(xiàn)代價(jià)值觀像知性主義，個人主義，平等自由伴隨著工業(yè)化出現(xiàn)。

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intelligent [?n?tel?d??nt] adj. 聰穎的；有才智的；智能的

An intelligent computer will be an indispensable diagnostic tool for doctors.

解析：dispensable可有可無的，非必要的；indispensable必要的。

翻譯：一個智能電腦會成為對醫(yī)生來說一個必要的診斷工具。

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intelligently [?n?t?l?d??ntli] adv. 聰明地；明智地

A?Way?to?Filter?Junk?Mail?Intelligently?Based?on?Machine?Learning?

解析：intelligently副詞修飾filter

翻譯：一種基于機(jī)器學(xué)習(xí)的智能化垃圾軟件過濾方法

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intelligence [?n?tel?d??ns] n. 智力；智能；聰明

Nerve cells, after all, do not have intelligence of their own.

畢竟，神經(jīng)細(xì)胞，自身沒有智能。

注：人工智能，產(chǎn)生智能的關(guān)鍵不是神經(jīng)元本身，而是神經(jīng)元之間的連接。

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satellite [?s?t?la?t] n. 人造衛(wèi)星

A communication satellite ?一個通信人造衛(wèi)星

注：月球是地球的衛(wèi)星，不是人造的

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inform [?n?f??rm] v. 告訴；通知

Please inform us of any changes of address. 地址有任何變動請通知我們。

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notify?[?no?t?fa?] v. 通知；告知

Competition winners will be notified by post.

競賽獲勝者會由郵件通知。

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lack [l?k]

n. 缺乏；不足；缺少的東西

v. 缺乏，缺少

形近詞：slack, slacken

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It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning.

解析：eventually最后，終于；than指代的是many elements in the land community that lack commercial value。

翻譯：這傾向于忽視，并最終消除，缺乏商業(yè)價(jià)值的陸地群落的很多元素，但是這些元素對陸地群落的健康功能是必要的。

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slack [sl?k]

n. 煤末；[~s]長褲，便哭

adj. 松弛的；疏忽的

v. 放松；使緩慢；松懈；懈怠

slack muscles 松弛的肌肉

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slacken [?sl?k?n] v. （使）緩慢；（使）松懈；（使）松弛

Workers tended to be diligent for the first few days of the week in any case, before hitting a plateau and then slackening off.

解析：diligent勤奮的，孜孜不倦的；in case以防萬一，in any case無論如何；plateau名詞高原，（發(fā)展、增長后的）穩(wěn)定期，停滯期；也可作不及物動詞，表示（在一段時(shí)期的發(fā)展后）保持穩(wěn)定水平，處于停滯水平；

翻譯：無論如何，工人傾向于在一周的前幾天勤奮，然后達(dá)到一個穩(wěn)定器，接著松懈下來。

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available [??ve?l?bl] adj. 可用的；可獲得的；有空的 ??

These recordings are cheap, available everywhere, and very often much higher in artistic quality than today’s live performances; moreover, they can be “consumed”?at a time and place of the listener’s choosing.

解析：這道考研真題在Unit 01講解live時(shí)已經(jīng)出現(xiàn)過。

翻譯：這些音樂錄音價(jià)格便宜，在任何地方都可以獲得，而且通常會比如今那些現(xiàn)場音樂會的藝術(shù)品質(zhì)高很多，進(jìn)一步講，它們（指這些音樂錄音）可以在聽眾選擇的任一時(shí)間和地點(diǎn)被“消費(fèi)”。

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One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record.

解析：response除了回應(yīng)，還有應(yīng)對措施的意思；program除了編程，這里是編排。

翻譯：對于古典演出者來說，一種可行的應(yīng)對措施是編排錄音上還沒有的有吸引力的新音樂。

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be available to: 可用于

Consider the entire journey you’ll pursue——what kind of coursework the major demand, how many years of school you’ll need, and what job prospect will be available to you with a degree.

考慮一下你的求學(xué)之路，你的專業(yè)需要修哪些課程，你需要多少年的學(xué)校時(shí)間，以及獲得學(xué)位后有什么樣的工作前景。

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obtainable [?b?te?n?bl] adj. 可獲得的；可取得的

Although,?this?information?is?provided?where?it?is?obtainable.??

盡管，這些信息是在可取得的地方提供的。

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accessible [?k?ses?bl] adj. 能接近的；易得到的

According to the text, which of the following is true of recordings?

[A] They are often inferior to live concerts in quality.

[B] They are easily accessible to the general public.

[C] They help improve the quality of music.

[D] They have only covered masterpieces.

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根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，下列哪一項(xiàng)有關(guān)音樂錄音的說法是正確的？

[A] 它們在質(zhì)量上通常比現(xiàn)場音樂會差

[B] 它們?nèi)菀诪榇蟊娝@得

[C] 它們幫助改善了音樂的質(zhì)量

[D] 它們只涵蓋了杰出的作品