第一段

seething

moving?quickly?around in?small?space, or?full?of?people?doing this?充滿，充斥（人、動物）

A seething?mass?of?children?crowded?around the?tables.

每張桌子周圍都擠滿了孩子

residual

remaining?after most of something has gone?剩余的；殘留的；殘余的

I still?felt?some residual?bitterness?ten?years?after my?divorce.

離婚10年后，我仍然可以感到余痛。

respectable

considered?to be?socially?acceptable?because of?your?good?character,?appearance, or?behaviour?體面的；得體的；值得尊敬的

a respectable?young?woman from a good?family?出身良好、端莊賢淑的年輕女子

第二段

ponder

to?think?carefully?about something,?especially?for a?noticeable?length?of?time?沉思，默想，考慮She?sat?back for a?minute?to ponder her next?move?in the?game.

她在椅背上靠了一會兒，思考下一步棋該怎么走。

第三段

akin

having some of the same?qualities?相似的，類似的

They?speak?a?language?akin?to?French.

他們說的是一種類似法語的語言。

intractable

very?difficult?or?impossible?to?control,?manage, or?solve?難駕馭的；難對付的；難解決的

We are?facing?an intractable?problem.

我們面臨著一個棘手的問題。

第四段

foe

an?enemy?敵人

The two?countries?have?united?against?their?common?foe.

兩國聯(lián)合起來對抗共同的敵人。

第六段

summarily

suddenly, without?discussion?or a?legal?process?（未經(jīng)討論或法律程序）立即地，速決地，草率地

He was summarily?dismissed?from his?job.

他被立即解雇了。

第七段

dismantle

to get?rid?of a?system?or?organization, usually over a?period?of?time?（逐漸地）廢除，取消；解散

Over the next three?years, we will be?gradually?dismantling the?company?and?selling?off the?profitable?units.

在未來的三年內(nèi)，我們將逐步解散公司并出售盈利部門。

第八段

cornerstone

something of?great?importance?that everything?else?depends?on?基礎(chǔ)，根本

In most?countries, the?family?unit?is still the cornerstone of?society.

在大多數(shù)國家，家庭仍然是社會的基礎(chǔ)單位。

第十段

battalion

a?military?unit?consisting of three or more?companies?（軍隊的）營，營部

第十一段

camaraderie

a?feeling?of?friendliness?towards?people?that you?work?or?share?an?experience?with?同志情誼；友情

When you've been?climbing?alone?for?hours, there's a?tremendous?sense?of camaraderie when you?meet?another?climber.

獨自攀登數(shù)小時后遇到另一個攀登者，這時你會產(chǎn)生強烈的志同道合感。

第十二段

discriminatory

treating?a?person?or?group?differently?from and usually?worse?than other?people, because of?their?skin?colour,?sex,?sexuality, etc.?歧視的，區(qū)別對待的

Business?leaders?must take a?stand?against discriminatory?practices.

對歧視性做法，商業(yè)領(lǐng)袖必須明確自己的立場。

secede

to?become?independent?of a?country?or?area?of?government?退出，脫離（國家或政府）

There is?likely?to be?civil?war?if the?region?tries?to secede?from?the?south.

如果這一地區(qū)想脫離南方而獨立，很可能會爆發(fā)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)。

estrangement

a?feeling?that you do not?understand?someone or something, or do not have any?connection?with him, her, or it?隔閡；疏遠

College?athletes?share?a?feeling?of estrangement?from?the other?students.

大學(xué)運動員與其他學(xué)生有一種隔閡的感覺。

第十三段

aversion

(a?person?or thing that?causes) a?feeling?of?strong?dislike?or of not?wishing?to do something?厭惡，反感；討厭的人（或事物）

I?felt?an?instant?aversion?to?his?parents.

我立刻對他的父母產(chǎn)生了反感。

substantive

important,?serious, or?related?to?real?facts?重要的；嚴肅的；實質(zhì)性的，本質(zhì)的Substantive?research?on the?subject?needs?to be?carried?out.

需要針對這一課題開展實質(zhì)性的研究。

第十四段

taproot

a?thick?main?root?found?in?some?plants,?such?as?the?carrot,?that?stores?food?and?grows?straight?down?vertically?（植物的）直根