Time 2023.2.25

1.單詞

[1]???? unnerving adj. 令人不安的；令人擔(dān)心的 v. 使緊張，使恐慌 E.g. Microsoft is considering limits for it’s A.I. bot after users received unnerving responses.

[2]???? columnist n. 專欄作家 e.g. tech columnist 技術(shù)專欄作家

[3]???? unsettled adj. 多變的；不安的；心神不寧的 The A.I. left him deeply unsettled.

[4]???? transcript n. 成績單；抄本；副本

[5]???? moviegoer 電影觀眾

[6]???? enthrall v. 吸引

[7]???? resolution n. 清晰度；分辨率 4K resolution 4K清晰度

[8]???? pulp adj. 粗制濫造的；庸俗刺激的 n. 糊狀物；紙漿（可引申為俗套） e.g. B-movie pulp B級電影的俗套

[9]???? installment n. 裝置；安頓；一部（續(xù)集） e.g. Also in the theater this weekend, the latest installment of “Ant-Man.” Our critic called it “busy, noisy and thoroughly uninspired,” but it’s almost certain to make a lot of money.

[10]? arguably adv. 大概

[11]? pronounced adj. 顯著的

[12]? tease v. 取笑；嘲弄；使期待 e.g. with a robotaxi teased as recently as December now arguably further more delivery. Spring is here and we have already been teased with a glimpse of summer. [tease sb with sth]

[13]? defiant adj. 大膽的；挑釁的 a defiant speech

[14]? war-torn adj. 飽受戰(zhàn)火摧殘的 Kyiv is war-torn.

[15]? rally [?r?li] v. 召集 n. 聚集；恢復(fù)健康 to rally his allies

[16]? treaty n. 條約 Treaty of Whampoa 黃埔條約 Treaty of Versailles 凡爾賽條約

[17]? A powerful winter storm will begin to pummel【襲擊；猛擊；捶打】 the U.S. from coast-to-coast【東海岸和西海岸】 Tuesday, bringing heavy snow and gusty【猛烈的】 winds.

2. 短語

[1]???? guard rail 護(hù)欄；扶欄

[2]???? reel in 收起（繞繩）；卷起

[3]???? martial arts 武術(shù)

[4]???? highest-grossing 最高總收入 e.g. It remains highest-grossing movie is US.

[5]???? Be poised to do 為做某事做好準(zhǔn)備

[6]???? lethal support 致命支持 e.g. U.S. not decide on lethal support to Kiev: spokeswoman.

[7]???? state-of-the-nation address 國情咨文【美國總統(tǒng)每年在美國國會聯(lián)席會議召開之前於美國國會大廈中的眾議院發(fā)表的報告，也可以指各國總統(tǒng)的年度報告和演講】 E.g. Mr Putin announced during his last state of the nation speech in April 2007 that a new president would give the equivalent address this year.

[8]???? hospice care 臨終關(guān)懷

[9]???? health setbacks 健康倒退

[10]? hospital stays 住院治療

3.翻譯

1. You decide you'll wait for your pitch【投籃；投球】. Then as the ball starts toward the plate【本壘home plate】, you think about your stance【立場；體育中指站姿】. And then you think about your swing【揮桿動作】. And then you realize that the ball that went past you for a strike【擊打a good strike】 was your pitch.

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翻譯1：你決定等球過來再說。然后球從本壘射了過來，你在想你如何站，然后想如何揮桿。然后你意識到剛剛漏過去的那個球正是你要擊打的那球。