1. Anwar, a former UMNO stalwart, was seen as the coming leader until he and?then-

Prime?Minister Mahathir Mohamad split in the late 1990's.

安瓦爾，前馬來西亞馬來民族統(tǒng)一機(jī)構(gòu)堅(jiān)定分子，在他與當(dāng)時(shí)的首相馬哈蒂爾·穆罕默德

的關(guān)系破裂前，一直被認(rèn)為是未來的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人。

2. It was that joint?near-suicide?that finally put Grandpa off his guard.

正是這種兩個(gè)人一起的幾乎自殺的行為終于讓爺爺放松了警惕。

3. So-called whole-body scans were originally used as a last-resort diagnostic tool to

find hidden tumors in patients with cancer.

所謂的全身掃描檢查最初是用于發(fā)現(xiàn)癌癥患者體內(nèi)隱藏腫瘤的一種最后采用的診斷手段。

4. Despite being in?off-peak?season and during a financial crisis, advance ticket sales

have topped 25 percent.

盡管現(xiàn)在正處于演出淡季和金融危機(jī)中，票房預(yù)售仍然達(dá)到了 25%的好成績。

拓展學(xué)習(xí)：

Given Broadway's record for this quiet season, it would normally be good to sell 20

percent.

對(duì)百老匯來說，這種淡季的一般票房業(yè)績能賣出 20%的票就算不錯(cuò)了。

詞 匯 積 累

1.?flavor?n 風(fēng)味；香料；滋味

That's just distinctly Latin in flavor. 明顯的拉丁特色。

2.?flaw?n 瑕疵，缺點(diǎn)

a. a character flaw. 性格缺陷。

b. long term-flaws. 頑疾。

3.?flesh?n 肉；肉體

a. They become one flesh. 兩人合為一體。

b. What produces goose flesh? 產(chǎn)生雞皮疙瘩。

4.?flexibility?n 柔韌性，機(jī)動(dòng)性，靈活性

Therefore, it's-there is a little flexibility in the system.

因此這個(gè)體制內(nèi)有一點(diǎn)靈活性。

拓展學(xué)習(xí)：flex adj 彈性工作制的

Flex time has proven to be extemely popular. 彈性工作時(shí)間很受歡迎。

flex time policy. 彈性工作時(shí)間制度。

5.?flight?n 飛行；班機(jī)；逃走

four flights of stairs. 4 段樓梯。