?Drinking bad coffee is just one of the many downsides of flying.

downside

The downside?of?living?here, of?course, is that it is?expensive.在這里生活的不利因素當(dāng)然就是生活費(fèi)用很高。

It's?annoying?that we can't?travel?until?Thursday, but the upside is that?tickets?are?cheaper?then.煩人的是我們要等到周四才能出發(fā)去旅行，但好處是到時(shí)票價(jià)會(huì)便宜些。

?immune?免疫的（protected?against a?particular?disease?by?particular?substances?in the?blood）；不受影響的；免除的，豁免的

Most?people?who've had?chickenpox?once?are immune?to?it for the?rest?of?their?lives.大多數(shù)出過(guò)水痘的人終生都對(duì)此病具有免疫力。

The?press?had?criticized?her so often that in the end she had?become?immune (to?it).新聞界如此頻繁地批評(píng)她，以至于到最后她都（對(duì)此）變得無(wú)動(dòng)于衷了。

Journalists, he?insisted, must be immune?(=?protected)?from?prosecution.他堅(jiān)持新聞?dòng)浾弑仨毭馐芷鹪V。

?exclusively?僅僅；專(zhuān)門(mén)；單獨(dú)

This?offer?is?available?exclusively to?our?established?customers.只有本店老客戶(hù)才能享受這一優(yōu)惠價(jià)。

people’s sense of smell is significantly altered in the sky

人們的嗅覺(jué)在高空中會(huì)發(fā)生很大改變

humidity?濕潤(rùn)，潮濕；濕度

I don't like the humidity of this?climate.我不喜歡這種潮濕的天氣。

The?temperature?is?almost?80?degrees, and the humidity 35%.溫度已經(jīng)接近80度，濕度為30多一點(diǎn)。

combat （尤指戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中的）戰(zhàn)斗，搏斗

There was?fierce?combat?between?the two?sides.雙方展開(kāi)了激烈的戰(zhàn)斗。

The?soldiers?were?engaged?in?hand-to-hand?combat.士兵們展開(kāi)了肉搏戰(zhàn)。

to combat?crime/terrorism/inflation/disease打擊犯罪／打擊恐怖主義／抑制通貨膨脹／與疾病作斗爭(zhēng)

I have to combat this?constant?desire?to?eat?chocolate.我不得不克制自己老想吃巧克力的欲望。

However, the freshly brewed partnership with Stumptown means that Alaska is ending its decade-long partnership with fellow Seattle-based coffee company, Starbucks.

不過(guò)，阿拉斯加航空公司與樹(shù)墩城咖啡的新合作關(guān)系意味著阿拉斯加航空結(jié)束了與總部在美國(guó)西雅圖的星巴克咖啡長(zhǎng)達(dá)十年的合作。

deem?認(rèn)為，視為；覺(jué)得

The?area?has now been deemed?safe.該地區(qū)現(xiàn)在被認(rèn)為很安全。

We will?provide?help?whenever?you deem it?appropriate.無(wú)論何時(shí)只要你認(rèn)為合適，我們就會(huì)提供幫助。

paleontologist?古生物學(xué)家

Palaeontologists can now?look?inside?fossils?without?damaging?them.古生物學(xué)家現(xiàn)在可以觀察化石內(nèi)部而不損傷石頭。

?carboniferous?含碳的;碳質(zhì)的;產(chǎn)碳的

the Carboniferous?period?石灰紀(jì)時(shí)期