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appalling（令人震惊的骇人听闻的） crimes


other infamous（声名狼藉的） examples of callous（无情的） brutality

Opinion pollsters around the world find that people are usually gloomy about the future, perhaps because it is inherently more uncertain than the past. But Britons are getting even more downbeat（灰心的）.
【If you are feeling downbeat, you are feeling depressed and without hope.】

There has been a “surge of nostalgia” for the good old days.（好表达！）


This sort of upbeat（乐观的欢乐的）, wonkish analysis enrages（激怒） those who insist that, for ordinary people, Britain is a more frightening place than it once was, whatever official statistics might say.

Murders using guns increased alarmingly during ...

The real eye-opener（使人惊奇的事物，大开眼界的事物） is a long-term series including older teenagers.

【Official statistics to the contrary are viewed with suspicion after successive governments have relentlessly massaged them. 】

Yet Britons refuse to do the same, and for this their newspapers, which seldom look on the sunny side of life, are much to blame.

【At the root of it all is an education system that has long failed to educate the great mass of children usefully.】

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[每日五词]教你使用高级词汇（第四章）

Escalate Part of speech:vt English: Increase in extent or intensity; "The Allies escalated the bombing". Chinese:逐步扩大（强调逐渐的过程，increase强调结果） Context(This word is utilized to describe): Elevation Example: 1.Thus, the usual treatment strategy is to begin with very low doses and to escalate the dosage gradually as necessary. 2.It is expected that e-Commerce will escalate further after 2003, when Telkom (the national telecommunications utility) loses its monopoly. 3.African language advertising and broadcasting are expected to escalate to reach more black consumers. 4.Tensions, which periodically escalate into violent confrontations, continue between the Government and the Khowlan, al-Zaydi and Jahm tribes in Marib governorate. 5.Commercial disputes that may be handled as civil suits in the U.S. can escalate to criminal cases in Singapore and result in heavy fines and prison sentences. Scrutinize Part of speech:vt English: 1. To look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail. 2. Of accounts and tax returns; with the intent to verify. Chinese:仔细检查，认真审查（强调细致） Context(This word is utilized to describe): Attention Inquiry Example: 1.Eating out can be a challenge as the person with celiac disease learns to scrutinize the menu for foods with gluten and question the waiter or chef about possible hidden sources of gluten. 2.According to Muslim leaders, government authorities scrutinize more rigorously the identification cards of persons with Muslim surnames and require them to present additional documentation of their citizenship 3.The federal government has also begun to scrutinize the cost of its subsidies more carefully, especially in the power sector. 4.Parliamentary committees often scrutinize government actions. Charismatic Part of speech:adj English: Possessing an extraordinary ability to attract Chinese:有魅力的，有感染力的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Character of Human Example: 1.Several charismatic and Pentecostal churches were evicted from property they were renting because they were not registered as religious organizations. 2.Unlike in 2000, the Government made no attempts to mediate between charismatic Christian churches and ethnic Ga traditionalists in the period prior to the annual ban on drumming. 3.Charismatic Christian leaders countered that the ban was unconstitutional and that they would not observe it. Ostensible Part of speech:adj English: 1. Appearing as such but not necessarily so; 2. Represented or appearing as such; pretended; Chinese:肤浅的，表面的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Dissuasion Manifestation Probability Example: 1.Churches have been targeted for ostensible criminal investigations, landlords have been pressured to renege on contracts, and in some cases, the security services may have influenced the Ministry of Justice in registration applications. 2.The mass organizations' ostensible purpose is to improve the citizenry, but in fact their goal is to discover and discourage nonconformity. 3.The ostensible purpose of this practice is to demonstrate to the families of victims that justice has been served and to prevent blood feuds between tribes. 4.Under the ostensible justification of "separation for cause," employers have dismissed workers for union activities that are regarded as threatening to employer interests. Tremendous Part of speech:adj English: 1. Extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; 2. Extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; Chinese:极大的，极为了不起的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Fear Pain Praise Example: 1.This behavior may persist over time and prove very difficult to change, posing a tremendous challenge to those who must live with, treat, and teach these individuals. 2.Deaths from HIV/AIDS have created hundreds of thousands of orphans, a number expected to rise to 1 million by 2005. This rapidly growing problem is expected to put a tremendous strain on both formal and traditional social systems. 3.The business-to-government dialogue had a tremendous boost under previous governments. 4.Despite sometimes onerous trade regulations, in actuality there is a tremendous amount of smuggling in and out of Burma, particularly across the long and often remote borders.

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每日五词]教你使用高级词汇（第三章）

本帖最后由 irvine666 于 2010-2-3 04:13 编辑 Fraught Part of speech:adj English: 1． Marked by distress 2． Filled with or attended with Chinese:充满着不愉快的事情的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Completeness Danger Possession Production Example: 1. But first first you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril 2. That which promised happiness when we were one in heart, is fraught with misery now that we are two 3. Legislation is complex and fraught with conflicting statutes 4. The period of demobilization and reconversion is fraught with uncertainties eclectic Part of speech:adj English: Selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas. Chinese:折中的，兼收并蓄的。 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Choice Example: 1. The market is becoming increasingly more open to U.S. exporters and an eclectic mix of U.S. goods and services, ranging from consumer products to competitively priced industrial inputs and oil/gas related technology and services. 2. You do an eclectic celebration of the dance! 3. someone who selects according to the eclectic method Explicit Part of speech:adj English: 1. Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication; "explicit instructions"; "she made her wishes explicit"; "explicit sexual scenes". 2. In accordance with fact or the primary meaning of a term. Chinese:精确的，不隐瞒的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Affirmation Imagination Information Intelligibility Manifestation Perspicuity Example: 1. What is grand is necessarily obscure to weak men. That which can be made explicit to the idiot is not worth my care. 2. By making an explicit consent of every commoner, necessary to any one's appropriating to himself any part of what is given in common, children or servants could not cut the meat, which their father or master had provided for them in common, without assigning to every one his peculiar part. 3. It is important to note that FDAMA did not alter FDA’s effectiveness standard, except by giving explicit authority to the Agency to rely on a single, adequate and well-controlled study with confirmatory evidence, in particular cases, as support for approval. 4. Copies of foreign newspapers and magazines are censored for explicit sexual content. Counterpoise Part of speech:vt English: Constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to Chinese:使均衡 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Compensation Counteraction Gravity Hindrance Example: 1. An oppressed class under the sway of the feudal nobility, an armed and self-governing association in the mediaeval commune; here independent urban republic (as in Italy and Germany), there taxable "third estate" of the monarchy (as in France), afterwards, in the period of manufacture proper, serving either the semi-feudal or the absolute monarchy as a counterpoise against the nobility, and, in fact, corner-stone of the great monarchies in general, the bourgeoisie has at last, since the establishment of Modern Industry and of the world-market, conquered for itself, in the modern representative State, exclusive political sway. 2. Lead is also of great service as a counterpoise to an argument of such weight that it turns the scale of debate the wrong way. Fascinate Part of speech:vt English: 1. Cause to be interested or curious. 2. To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe. 3. Attract; cause to be enamored. Chinese: 迷住，使着迷 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Excitation Love Motive Pain Sorcery Wonder Example: 1.None of the affections have been noted to fascinate and bewitch but envy 2. Why America fascinates and infuriates the rest of the world 3.He stared at me intently like a snake hoping to fascinate a bird

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[每日五词]教你使用高级词汇（第一章）

Ensue part of speech: vi English: Issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy". Chinese: 接着发生，接踵而来 context(This word is utilized to describe): Eventuality Posteriority Sequence Example: 1.If too many endothelial cells are destroyed, corneal edema and blindness ensue, with corneal transplantation the only available therapy. 2.Testing is of benefit only if there is access to the necessary comprehensive health services and resources that ensue from case/carrier detection. 3.Sales of mining equipment and machinery will ensue thereafter, especially for the exploration and on-site processing of mining deposits. 4.Once the formalities and pleasantries are dispensed with, substantive discussion can ensue. Inculcate part of speech: vt English: Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions. Chinese: 竭力主张，极力灌输 context(This word is utilized to describe): Teaching Example: 1.Let us extricate our country from the dangers which surround it and learn wisdom from the lessons they inculcate. 2.Even in primary schools, children are inculcated with the admiration of scientific bias. Ample part of speech: adj English: 1. More than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply". 2. Affording an abundant supply; "had ample food for the party"; "copious provisions"; "food is plentiful"; "a plenteous grape harvest"; "a rich supply". 3. Fairly large; "a sizable fortune"; "an ample waistline"; "of ample proportions". Chinese: 充足的，丰富的，丰满的，硕大的 （注意这个词比enough还要enough,如果用来形容breasts,那么就真是波霸了） Context(This word is utilized to describe): Sufficiency Space Size Greatness Breadth Thickness Example: 1.We have ample opportunities in this court for learning what women mean, or what they mean they mean if in these days they mean anything at all. 2.I never knew her breasts were so ample. 3.Yes, but see, the clock stops ringing once I throw it against the wall giving me ample time to fall back to sleep. 4.These trees grow quickly and produce ample shade in two years. 5.Streets of the FSA (Farm Security Administration) defense workers village are broad and well paved, ample for the traffic of this rapidly expanding housing project. Imperative part of speech: adj English: Requiring attention or action.(urgent) Chinese: 紧迫的，紧急的，专制的(政府，人) Context(This word is utilized to describe): Duty Requirement Severity Example: 1.In the future, it will be imperative that markedly improved techniques be applied in each clinical study. 2.Gen. Sheikh Mohammed feels that the e-government initiative is imperative for Dubai to continue to thrive economically. 3.The economic crisis made continued private financing imperative but problematic. 4.In such a case it is imperative to enter into a legal contract and receive RBI approval. Sanguine part of speech: adj English: Confidently optimistic and cheerful Chinese: 乐观的，充满希望的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Expectation Imagination Hope Belief Example: 1.I shall never be able to realise the too sanguine hopes of my friends, for at twenty-eight I am a thoroughly old man - mentally and bodily 2.I cannot be so sanguine as Mr. Weston 3.The condition and prospects of the revenue are more favorable than our most sanguine expectations had anticipated 4.Our population advances with a celerity which, exceeding the most sanguine calculations, proportionally augments our strength and resources, and guarantees our future security.

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[抛砖引玉 每日一例]--J.D.Salinger & The Cathcher in the Rye[2010-02-01]

KEY WORD: 1、作家 author 2、《麦田里的守望者》 The Cathcher in the Rye 3、美国当代文学 contemporary American literature 4、反英雄形象 antihero 5、美国战后 postwar America 6、垮掉的一代 the Beat Generation 7、隐居 seclusion 8、社会现实 social reality 有关题目（ISSUE）： 139"Every new generation needs to redefine 'right' and 'wrong' in its own terms and according to the conditions of its own time." 3"It is more important to allocate money for immediate, existing social problems than to spend it on long-term research that might help future generations." 86"Young people should be encouraged to pursue long-term, realistic goals rather than seek immediate fame and recognition." 6"The most effective way to understand contemporary culture is to analyze the trends of its youth." 63"To truly understand your own culture—no matter how you define it—requires personal knowledge of at least one other culture, one that is distinctly different from your own." 104"It is primarily through formal education that a culture tries to perpetuate the ideas it favors and discredit the ideas it fears." 208"The way people look, dress, and act reveals their attitudes and interests. You can tell much about a society's ideas and values by observing the appearance and behavior of its people." 203"The best way to understand the character of a society is to examine the character of the men and women that the society chooses as its heroes or its heroines." 131"The arts (painting, music, literature, etc.) reveal the otherwise hidden ideas and impulses of a society." 144"It is the artist, not the critic,* who gives society something of lasting value." *a person who evaluates works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc. 143"Artists should pay little attention to their critics.* Criticism tends to undermine and constrain the artist's creativity."   *those who evaluate works of art, such as novels, films, music, paintings, etc. 76"Truly profound thinkers and highly creative artists are always out of step with their time and their society." 57"The depth of knowledge to be gained from books is much richer and broader than what can be learned from direct experience." 155"Contemporary society offers so many ways of learning that reading books is no longer very important."        传奇“遁世”作家、《麦田里的守望者》作者塞林格美国当地时间二十七日在位于新罕布什尔州的家中逝世，享年九十一岁。        美国媒体二十八日的报道称，塞林格的儿子在一份声明中宣布了上述消息，并称父亲是自然死亡。杰罗姆·大卫·塞林格一九一九年一月一日出生于美国纽约一个犹太富商家庭，一九四二年塞林格从军，一九四四年前往欧洲战场从事反间谍工作。一九四六年塞林格退伍，回到纽约开始专心创作。他的第一本长篇小说《麦田里的守望者》一九五一年出版，获得了很大的成功，使其一举成名。全书以出身美国中产阶级家庭的十六岁中学生霍尔顿·考尔德的口吻叙述，塑造了美国当代文学中最早的反英雄形象之一。该书一经问世便风靡全球，在青少年中引起强烈共鸣，主人公霍尔顿也成为美国战后“垮掉的一代”的代表人物。        据称，该书在全球以各种版本发行了六千万册。《麦田里的守望者》获得成功之后，塞林格变得更孤僻。他在新罕布什尔州乡间的河边小山附近买下了九十多英亩的土地，在山顶上建了一座小屋，过起了隐居的生活。他虽然从未放弃写作，但他在一九五一年之后，就很少公开出版自己的作品。2009年六月，塞林格的律师向纽约曼哈顿联邦法院提交了诉讼文件，要求强制回收即将于秋季在美国问世、一瑞典作家为其续写的小说《六十年之后：穿越麦田》，最后美国法官勒令该续集不准在美国出版。 《麦田里的守望者》内容简介：        主人公霍尔顿是出身于富裕中产阶级的十六岁少年，在第四次被开除出学校之后，不敢贸然回家，只身在美国最繁华的纽约城游荡了一天两夜，住小客店，逛夜总会，滥交女友，酗酒……他看到了资本主义社会的种种丑恶，接触了各式各样的人物，其中大部分是“假模假式的”伪君子。        霍尔顿几乎看不惯周围发生的一切，他甚至想逃离这个现实世界，到穷乡僻壤去假装一个又聋又哑的人，但要真正这样做，又是不可能的，结果他只能生活在矛盾之中：他这一辈子最痛恨电影，但百无聊赖中又不得不在电影院里消磨时间；他厌恶没有爱情的性关系，却又糊里糊涂地叫来了妓女；他讨厌虚荣庸俗的女友萨丽，却又迷恋她的美色。        因此，他尽管看不惯世道，却只好苦闷、彷惶，用种种不切实际的幻想安慰自己，自欺欺人，最后仍不免对现实社会妥协，成不了真正的叛逆，这可以说是作者塞林格和他笔下人物霍尔顿的悲剧所在。 塞林格其人：        杰罗姆·大卫·塞林格（JeromeDavidSalinger，1919年1月1日出生）父亲是做于酪和火腿进口生意的犹太商人，家境相当富裕。塞林格十五岁的时候，被父母送到宾夕法尼亚州一个军事学校里住读，据说《麦田里的守望者》中关于寄宿学校的描写，很大部分是以那所学校为背景的。一九三六年，塞林格在军事学校毕业，取得了他毕生唯一的一张文凭。从一九四○年在《小说》杂志上发表他的头一个短篇小说起，到一九五一年出版他的长篇小说《麦田里的守望者》止，在十余年中他共发表了二十多个短篇，有些短篇还在《老爷》、《纽约人》等著名刊物上发表。他的《麦田里的守望者》被认为是二十世纪美国文学的经典作品之一。终其一生，塞林格结集出版的只有短篇小说集《九故事》，其中主角都是一些不合时宜的男女青年。塞林格成名后一直隐居的生活。

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[抛砖引玉 每日一例]-- e-mail? grey mail... [2010-02-02]

KEY WORD: 1、电子邮件e-mail 2、即时信息Instant Message(IM) 3、社交网站Social Network Site(SNS) 4、交流communication 5、效率efficiency 6、科技technology 有关题目（ISSUE）： 151"High-speed electronic communications media, such as electronic mail and television, tend to prevent meaningful and thoughtful communication." 74"The most effective way to communicate an idea or value to large groups of people is through the use of images, not language." 215"The bombardment of visual images in contemporary society has the effect of making people less able to focus clearly and extensively on a single issue over a long period of time." 219"Now that computer technology has made possible the rapid accessing of large amounts of factual information, people are less likely than ever to think deeply or originally. They feel unable to compete with—much less contribute to—the quantity of information that is now available electronically." 155"Contemporary society offers so many ways of learning that reading books is no longer very important." 38"In the age of television, reading books is not as important as it once was. People can learn as much by watching television as they can by reading books." 233"Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning." 237"Computers and video technology can make facsimiles of original works such as paintings and historical documents available to everyone. The great advantage of this new technology is that it will enable anyone—not just scholars—to conduct in-depth research without having access to the original works." 66"As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems, the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate." 30"The primary goal of technological advancement should be to increase people's efficiency so that everyone has more leisure time." 107"Instant communication systems encourage people to form hasty opinions and give quick replies rather than take the time to develop thoughtful, well-reasoned points of view." 206"People are too quick to take action; instead they should stop to think of the possible consequences of what they might do." 124"Instant foods, instant communication, faster transportation-all of these recent developments are designed to save time. Ironically, though, instead of making more leisure time available, these developments have contributed to a pace of human affairs that is more rushed and more frantic than ever before." 58"The increasingly rapid pace of life today causes more problems than it solves." 159"The human mind will always be superior to machines because machines are only tools of human minds." 166"Over the past century, the most significant contribution of technology has been to make people's lives more comfortable." 196"Technology creates more problems than it solves, and may threaten or damage the quality of life." 129"Technology is a necessary but not always a positive force in modern life." 31"Money spent on research is almost always a good investment, even when the results of that research are controversial." 69"Government should place few, if any, restrictions on scientific research and development" 88"Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics." 114"Humanity has made little real progress over the past century or so. Technological innovations have taken place, but the overall condition of humanity is no better. War, violence, and poverty are still with us. Technology cannot change the condition of humanity." 77"People today are too individualistic. Instead of pursuing self-centered, separate goals, people need to understand that satisfaction comes from working for the greater good of the family, the community, or society as a whole." 116"With the growth of global networks in such areas as economics and communication, there is no doubt that every aspect of society—including education, politics, the arts, and the sciences—will benefit greatly from international influences." Email花了20年才形成风气，但可能花不到一半的时间就会完全消失 　　汤姆·汉克斯和梅格·瑞安主演的《电子情书》，使Email在10年前成为了最时尚的通讯方式。中国人还给电子邮件起了个好听的名字“伊妹儿”。可如今，“伊妹儿”渐渐老去，已经逐渐演变成了“灰妹儿”(grey mail)。 　　伊妹儿变灰妹儿 　　英国肯特大学社会人类学的一项调查表明，电子邮件已经失去了以往的魅力，上百万的青少年已经不再把电子邮件作为主要的交流工具。为了交流更加迅速，越来越多的青少年开始转向使用即时信息(IM)和社交网站，而非电子邮件。 　　尽管目前全世界的Email信箱还是满满的，但是专家相信，它们正在衰亡。原因是它们速度过慢、不方便联系。主持这项研究的大卫·泽特林教授称，网民更愿意选择使用Facebook和Twitter，因为可以通过这类网站及时向所有朋友发布信息，节省了发送邮件和书写文本的时间。英国的著名宽带提供商 TalkTalk也做过一次调查，发现只有50%的英国青少年认为Email是交流的首选。但是，老一辈人还是很依赖Email的，98%年龄在65岁以上的人还在使用Email。也许这就是“伊妹儿”如今被叫做“灰妹儿”的原因吧。 　　20年成名，10年消失 　　Email不再受宠还有一个重要的原因是：太不流行了。肯特大学的戴维·萨汀教授说：“Email花了20年才形成风气。但可能花不到一半的时间就会完全消失。”专家推测，现在时髦的人喜欢“一次完成”的通讯方式。例如，在Twitter上的一则短讯，同时可以发给所有的好友看。 　　 “电子邮件最大的缺点就是又慢又不时尚，如果给朋友发送些相片要等上好久，如果是歌曲或视频那就更惨。可是在社交网站上就可以直接进入我的主页，随便浏览了。还有，电子邮件中那些垃圾邮件也很恼人。”伦敦大学学生约翰·邵普说。MSN、QQ、Twitter、Facebook……层出不穷的通讯软件既有电子邮件的通信功能，同时还有即时性，此外，各种视频、游戏、播放功能给使用者带来了很多娱乐效果。与它们相比，Email更像是步入不惑的中年人，和时尚流行渐渐脱节。 　　效率让Email说拜拜 　　“我最喜欢IM的原因是，你可以邀请第三方加入对话，就好像电话的多方通话功能一样，比起这些，Email显得好无聊、好沉闷。”在中国传媒大学大一学生张诗如看来，网络就像一个族群，发一条讯息，几分钟之内，感兴趣的人马上就会答复你，大大节省了复制、转发的时间。“这周要开圣诞舞会，我就把信息放在了MSN签名、开心网动态区、 Facebook留言板上，如今已经有70多人回复了。” 　　在现代科技的帮助下，时尚、快捷、简易才是现代人所追求的。“在过去的20 年中，Email成为人们在互联网上交流的主要模式，但这并不代表Email不会被代替。”TalkTalk的传媒总监马克·史密德告诉本报记者，在这个信息高速发展的社会，效率显得尤为重要。现在越来越多的人更倾向于一种快速简短的沟通方式。根据这一趋势，Email的未来并不乐观，很有可能在10年之后就会渐渐退出历史舞台。“比如，我只有在上班的时候才会去查邮件，那么你的采访就要耽误2天的时间，可在Facebook上，2分钟就解决了。”马克说。

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[抛砖引玉 每日一例]-- YouTube/Kakapo/New Zealand [2010-02-04]

KEY WORD: 1、政府Government 2、环境Environment 3、物种Species 4、交流Communication 5、科技Technology 6、网络Internet 7、纪录片documentary 《最后一眼》Last Chance to See 有关题目（ISSUE）： 116"With the growth of global networks in such areas as economics and communication, there is no doubt that every aspect of society—including education, politics, the arts, and the sciences—will benefit greatly from international influences." 135"While most of the environmental problems we face result from the use of technology, society must depend upon technology to find solutions to these problems." 149"The most practical and effective way to protect wilderness areas is to attract more tourists to these areas through environmentally sensitive projects." 121"At various times in the geological past, many species have become extinct as a result of natural, rather than human, processes. Thus, there is no justification for society to make extraordinary efforts, especially at a great cost in money and jobs, to save endangered species." 83"Government should preserve publicly owned wilderness areas in their natural state, even though these areas are often extremely remote and thus accessible to only a few people." 242"Societies should try to save every plant and animal species, regardless of the expense to humans in effort, time, and financial well-being." 233"Although innovations such as video, computers, and the Internet seem to offer schools improved methods for instructing students, these technologies all too often distract from real learning." 好色鹦鹉被新西兰总理任命为“政府发言鸟”      日前在YouTube爆红的好色鸟赛洛克，至今被总理任命为官方发言鸟，希望世人能透过它了解环境议题。 　　据台湾“今日新闻网”4日报道，一只在新西兰十分出名的鹦鹉“赛洛克”，因为它曾在一个纪录片中把摄影师的头当雌性鹦鹉来骑而红遍YouTube。至今，连新西兰总理约翰.基都任命它为“政府发言鸟”，希望它能激起人们的环保意识。 　　塞洛克是新西兰特有的鹦鹉物种“枭鹦鹉”，目前全世界仅有124只。2009年，英国动物学家马克.卡沃丁与作家史蒂芬.弗莱共同拍摄纪录片《最后一眼》时，塞洛克正处于发情期，所以他就把卡沃丁的头发当成了雌鹦鹉，尝试与其交配。那次意外事件被上传到YouTube后，就吸引了数十万网友的点击，使得塞洛克一夕爆红。 　　总理约翰.基表示，塞洛克这种稀奇的鸟类，正好是保护栖息地的理想大使，而且它在全世界都有粉丝，所以它更有资格成为新西兰的官方发言鸟。它可以大声地讲出有关环境的议题，让人们渐渐透过它了解这世界发生了什么事情。

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每日五词]教你使用高级词汇（第五章）

本帖最后由 irvine666 于 2010-2-5 22:09 编辑 Rectify Part of speech:vt & vi English: Set straight or right Chinese:矫正 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Improvement Restoration Straightness Example: 1.I am going to take the Christmas dog show off my calendar and take you shopping and rectify this situation 2.Opportunities exist for equipment to address and rectify this problem. 3.The OECD has identified deficiencies in Japan's implementing legislation, which the Government of Japan has committed to rectify. 4.The United States has urged Hungary to rectify this situation at every possible opportunity. Extrapolate Part of speech:vt English: 1. Draw from specific cases for more general cases. 2. Estimate the value of; in mathematics. 3. Gain knowledge of (an area not known or experienced) by extrapolating. Chinese:外推,推断(强调由已知资料对未知事实或价值的推论) Context(This word is utilized to describe): Prediction Example: 1.It's like saying when you try to extrapolate the end of the universe, you say, if the universe is indeed infinite, then how - what does that mean 2.the linguists are needed to interpret hieroglyphics and extrapolate from the found fragments of writings 3.Therefore, the clinician must extrapolate reportedly successful preventive and arresting/remineralization techniques from children to adults, root caries, and anterior teeth. 4.Based on their experience, foreign manufacturers should be able to extrapolate these numbers and determine the size of the market for machinery Emphatic Part of speech:adj English: 1. Spoken with emphasis; "an emphatic word". 2. Sudden and strong; "an emphatic no". 3. Forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty". Chinese:强调的，不容置疑的（极其肯定语气） Context(This word is utilized to describe): Affirmation Importance Negation Example: 1.Is there something more emphatic than hate? 2.When lying, be emphatic and indignant, thus behaving like your children. 3.Bob, contrary to the defensiveness of some church leaders, Archbishop Flynn was crystal clear and emphatic. 4.What has been said of the army may be affirmed in even a more emphatic way of the navy. Orthodoxy Part of speech:n English: 1. The quality of being orthodox (especially in religion). 2. A belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards. Chinese:正统观念，普遍接受的观点(不可数名词) Context(This word is utilized to describe): Orthodoxy Truth Example: 1.Though Vietnam remains a one-party state, adherence to ideological orthodoxy has become less important than economic development as a national priority. 2.Over the last 2 years, the Government has closed nearly all reform-oriented publications, and brought charges against prominent political figures and members of the clergy for expressing ideas viewed as contrary to the ruling orthodoxy. 3.（The creation of ancient Greeks） were not fettered by any old orthodoxy. 来个词组： Under the auspices of Chinese:在...帮助下 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Authority Example: 1.The Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1 2.Monachus schauinslandi. Tagging operations conducted under the auspices of the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries. 3.Patriotic Rally of the citizens of Philadelphia under the auspices of the Home Defense Committee, Independence Square, March 31, 1917.

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一下是我最最愁苦的Argument的应对大法，哈哈哈！

实际上是这样
1.你的论述必须有合理的分析
所谓说理性文字
让读者知道你们做出这个结论的心理过程
他们才能follow你，才能信服你
而不是直接下定义
2.你们找的反驳性例子，必须足够合理
应该说，ARGUMENT的断定性语言不能用反例来打败
你必须说清楚的是：1.反例出现以后对命题的关键性影响 2.反例是普遍性的
比如有一篇在沼泽地建立机场的argument
很多人反对建立机场的原因是天气可能不会很好
这显然是一个极其小概率事件
即使有1，2天天气不好
也影响不到argument本身
你需要找更加普遍的反例
比如建立机场会破坏当地的生态环境
这才是critical strike
关于如何让反例合理
这里有一篇文章，可以看看https://bbs.gter.net/viewthread.php?tid=927873&highlight=
我希望你们能在刚开始接触A的时候就有这么个认识
不要向我这样，写了一个月，才发现自己就是在瞎扯
以前人走过的弯路，你们最好能避开
我的ISSUE就犯了如此错误，这就是我至今仍然更多专注于A题目而非模板的原因呐~~
3就是restate
这是一个非常重要的技巧
关于这个，你们可以看看这个https://bbs.gter.net/thread-976493-1-1.html
对比1，2，13，14楼
第二段
明显经过收尾restate，辩驳有力了许多
最后就是
少说废话
尤其是很多人喜欢开头重复一下作者原来的话然后才开始辩驳
这个是根本完全没必要的
关于这个你们看这里
第三段主题句我的改写
开头直接拿出的应当是你们的目的,而不是作者的原话，或者原话的改写
只需要明确的说出原文的问题就行了
比如说这是我以前改过的一个人的ts
Another point which undermines the argument is that recent global warming trends that have caused the sea ice to melt don't necessarily mean the decrease of sea ice in Canada's arctic region
完全就是改写文章里面的原话
然后你们对比一下我改写的
In addition, global trend could hardly indicate precise situation of particular region
不要去重复文章
很少有文章有2个偷换概念
如果实在觉得读者会误解
就在后面解释
TS句绝对不能restate
是绝对！
https://bbs.gter.net/viewthread.php?tid=939802&highlight=

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继续 Argument666  大法:

争取高分，从第一印象开始---被人忽视的argument开头

本帖最后由 irvine666 于 2009-2-25 16:07 编辑 浪迹作文版也有差不多快3个月了，不断的从前人那里拿出资料和心得来充实自己而不主动的贡献一点东西，时常也有那么一些“不劳而获的感觉真好，难怪贪婪是罪”的想法。然而3个月的100 percent的准备，（我相信这个时间跨度比这里绝大多数板油的准备GRE时间还长了） 也让我有了不少的个人心得，我一直认为，有了想法却窝藏是一件很浪费的事情，我们的爷爷的爷爷的爷爷….说的好：“一个想法的分享，等于千万个灵感的诞生”。我不敢说下面我要写的东西究竟符合ETS的兴趣与否 --- 实际上ETS的兴趣到底是什么，到底喜欢怎么样的文章，到底扣分都扣在什么些地方，我想除了ETS自己，没有任何人能够说的清楚 --- 然而作为弱势群体的考生，哪怕只有1%的可能性被扣分，也应当付出100%的努力去避免，这个才是取胜和高分之道，同时也期望着各位看了我的这些想法以后，对Argument能有一些启示，那么我就真的没有白写这么个东西。 陆陆续续的Argument也写掉了20来篇了，从最开始的照着范文写直到抛开范文红着脸来憋，每一个字感觉都是一种折磨，再到现在头痛时间的问题，一些很有趣的问题就在我脑中不断的盘旋和缠绕，其中的第一个就是开头问题。如何开头？如何在短的时间内吸引到阅卷人的良好印象?曾经当我在对如何下笔开始argument一筹莫展之际，翻遍了AW精华区，也没有找到答案，当时一度令我很沮丧：大家都不屑于讨论的一个东西，居然就把我给难倒了，我也别去考什么GRE了，回家去农妇山泉有点田吧。直到最近当我回头，总结掉我所写过的所有argument以后，我才发现了一个草率的开头可能是绝大多数XDF型同学们忽略掉的一个最大的扣分点。 一个开头对于行文有什么帮助？Argument的开头到底要表达一些什么信息？开头，类似于每一段话的TS一样，应当是全文的TS,一个好的开头不仅能够让ETS老师迅速的抓住你的思维结构和逻辑论证过程，而且能够使自己的下文论述更加充分。很多同学都会在不知不觉当中发现自己的论证开始偏离题目的要求，尤其是在举出可能性的时候，经常有的可能性让人一头雾水，或者让人感觉到过于极端，这就是没有一开始就理顺文章的逻辑的结果。如果我说：argument开头是最不能忽视的，我想，经过了XDF洗脑的同学们第一时间就会呸我两口：开头结尾一共写5分钟，照着模板套套写完就行了，哪里用去想？然而，大错特错。 先不要着急扔鸡蛋，为了弄清楚这个问题的实质，我最近拾起了让我最反胃的模板，仔仔细细的研究了一番它们的开头。给我的结论是：一无是处。 常见的模板开头一般是两种类型： 1直截了当，这种模板通常的方式就是 In this argument, the author concludes that… however, it suffers from several logical flaws. 简单实用吧，然而，除了告诉阅卷人：我开始行文了！以外，这种开头还有别的用处么？当ETS的老师批的头晕脑胀四肢发慌的时候，流水线一般出现在他面前的居然是几百几千份这种工厂里面出来的开头，看着就倒胃口的压缩食品，他会怎么想？“你说的东西没错，但是除了几个单词以外，实在是看不出什么内容，真TM恶心。”估计当时给你的文章档次就压了一级。更何况，ETS提倡的是思维的展现，不是你打字的速度，更不是你抄写的能力，这种开头如何能够配得上高分？可笑的是新东方的老师们，一遍一遍的强调着：开头要简洁，一句话足矣，时间用的越少越好。来给广大的中国考生洗脑，被洗脑的考生们又把这种思想开始淳淳善诱师弟师妹们，造成了现在的普遍的错觉：开头不重要。时代在变化，ETS 的胃口也在变化，然而这种理念持续了足足有8年之久或者更长，却从来没有变过。无怪乎最近两年的AW成绩普遍的开始下降，细小之处就能看出端倪来。 2固定逻辑式，这种模板的表述一般来说是：In this argument, the author concludes that… To support the conclusion, the arguer points out that … and provides the evidence that … A careful examination of this argument would reveal how groundless the conclusion is. 对于这类型的开头，从本意来看，比第一种强多了，但也会是最大的败笔之处。因为令人遗憾的是，绝大多数的同学们使用这种开头的目的，不是为了理清楚题目的逻辑关系，而是为了凑字数，他们忘记了思考，一种务必要贯穿整个写作过程的speculation. 为了方便的说明我的观点，特地找了一篇这样的模板型开头，感谢flyex童鞋. 38.Thefollowing memo appeared in the newsletter of the West Meria Public Health Council. "An innovative treatment has come to our attention that promises to significantly reduce absenteeism in our schools and workplaces. A study reports that in nearby East Meria, where fish consumption is very high, people visit the doctor only once or twice per year for the treatment of colds. Clearly, eating a substantial amount of fish can prevent colds. Since colds are the reason most frequently given for absences from school and work, we recommend the daily use of Ichthaid, a nutritional supplement derived from fish oil, as a good way to prevent colds and lower absenteeism." In this argument, the arguer concludes that daily use of lchthaid will help people to prevent colds and lower absenteeism. To support this conclusion, the arguer cites the evidence that in East Meria, people seldom to the hospital for the treatment of colds because of the high consumption of fish in that place. Carefully examination of this supporting evidence, however, reveals that it lends little credible support to the arguer’s suggestion. 我想，很多童鞋当写完这么一个开头的时候，下了考场自我感觉都会非常的良好，觉得4分在手了，内容写的稍微全面一点的话，5分也不在话下，那么我现在告诉大家，这样的开头，其实是彻底的失败，从内容表达上来说，这个开头只值3分或者更低。不信？看我接下来的说法。 我们先来分析一下文章的结构：(à表示推出) A study reports that in nearby East Meria, where fish consumption is very high, people visit the doctor only once or twice per year for the treatment of colds 通过这句话，我们能够发现作者的第一步推理：study reports(已知) à EM的人为感冒而看医生较少是 indeed exist.（推理1） à EM的人感冒少（推理2） Clearly, eating a substantial amount of fish can prevent colds. 这句话可以得出第二部推理：这种现象（推理2）+ 鱼类消费高（事实1） à 鱼类对这种现象有帮助（推理3） à 鱼类的某种物质对抑制感冒有帮助（推理4） Since colds are the reason most frequently given for absences from school and work, we recommend the daily use of Ichthaid, a nutritional supplement derived from fish oil, as a good way to prevent colds and lower absenteeism." 然后下一个推论：感冒是主要的旷工借口（事实2） à 感冒是主要的旷工原因（推论5）+ 推论4 à 鱼类的某种物质可以抑制感冒，减少旷工。（推论6）à 鱼油中提炼的营养品可以抑制感冒，减少旷工（推论7） 最后是结论：推论7 à 吃这种营养品可以预防感冒，减少旷工（结论） 实际上，是这么多步奏的推论和隐含前提的共同作用，才得出这么个荒谬的结果，而上面那位童鞋仅仅把得出结论的原因归咎为：the evidence that in East Meria, people seldom to the hospital for the treatment of colds because of the high consumption of fish in that place. 当ETS老师看到这样的开头的时候，第一个反应估计就是：这个人题都没读懂就开始瞎写。自然后面的评价不会高到哪儿去。 那么，一个好的开头究竟应当有些什么内容？ 正如我上文提到的，开头的最大的作用应该在于帮助写作的时候理清文章的脉络，一个好的开头应该就是一个文章的缩影，应该给阅卷的老师三个直观的印象：1. 这些逻辑点确实是来自于文章的抽象2. 这个学生抓的逻辑点都是正确的。3.从这些逻辑点的顺序当中可以猜测到该生的正文论证顺序。 仍然举上面那篇argument为例子，当最开始看到题一步步阅读的时候，脑子里面就应该开始抽象出一些作者的推论了，或许大家都不能第一遍看完就列出我上面写的那么详细的多步推论，（就连我自己也不行…）然而，大概的推论过程应该在你的脑子里面很清醒的展现出来，比如类似这样的缩略版： Study à 感冒的人少 感冒的人少+吃鱼多 à鱼里面有物质对感冒有效 鱼对感冒有效+感冒是第一请假理由 à 吃鱼油可以避免请假 我想，在短短的1分钟内，能够理论这么一个思路，就足够了，ETS的老师也明白你不可能再30分钟的时间里面面俱到，但是你有了这样的思维，至少就和其他的上来就开始套模板的开头不一样了，接下来我们可以这样开头： Grounding on the study in East Meria, supposing that eating a substantial amount of fish can prevent colds, and then synthesizing the two hypothesizes and another factor that colds are the reason most frequently given for absences from school and work, the author accordingly suggests that the daily use of Ichthaid is a good way to prevent colds and lower absenteeism. However … 类似这样的开头，首先并不花时间，因为除了一些连词和动词以外，大部分都是照抄原文，经过简单的练习以后，绝对能够在3分钟之内搞定，然而，它的价值却比模板高的多。当ETS拿到这么一个开头的时候，首先他必然会对你的综合能力感到满意，因为这些逻辑关系，的确是文章当中提到的，也是顺理成章的关系；其次你在这样一个开头里面传达了一个信息：我接下来要批的东西，已经都在这个开头里面啦。老师们都是很有经验的，很容易就能看出你这篇A，主要批的是三个东西：1.study的真实性，代表性或者全面性, 2. 那个supposing的合理性, 3.综合结论的谬误。接下来他们在读你的正文的时候，自然而然会有一种感觉：这个学生的逻辑性不错，至少段落之间，是绝对没有问题的，因为他的开头已经告诉了我，他的批判是按照逻辑来的。 我没有想过提供更多可借鉴的东西，更不希望大家把我给的那个开头的例子总结成某个新的模板，我更希望通过这篇不算太长的文章传递一种新的，有别于XDF的思想，模板是我一直痛恨的东西，机缘巧合之下我也没有去成XDF，算是我的不幸，因为我必须用比别人更长的时间来入门，也算我的幸运，因为我的内心深处的思想是自由的，没有受到任何拘束。当我写的文章多了，我自己也有了固定的表达方式，我不知道这算不算是我的模板，会不会阻碍我的进步，但我知道自己在不停的思考，不停的试图从每一微小的方面提高，满足ETS那变态的要求。常言道：“授人以鱼不如授人以渔”，不可否认，新东方和一些其他的陈旧思维在速成和入门方面，的确是做出了不可磨灭的贡献。然而，写作是一门艺术，端正写作的态度更是一种财富，当大家都开始蜂拥的追求更快更方便的途径的时候，ETS关闭了高分的大门，唯有不停的思考，不停的总结，才能够返璞归真，真正懂得：考试的目的不是折磨人，而是一种化蝶前的蜕变。

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[每日五词]教你使用高级词汇（第七章）

Speculate Part of speech:vt&vi English: 1. To believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds: "Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.". 2. Indulge in speculations. 3. Reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate". 4. Invest at a risk; "I bought this house not because I want to live in it but to sell it later at a good price, so I am speculating". Chinese:思索，思考，投机（vi） Context(This word is utilized to describe): Barter Essay Intention Mart Supposition Thought Example: 1. Science supports grandmother's advice that oats are good for you-they can help lower cholesterol levels. Scientists speculate oats may accomplish this by slowing the rate at which the intestines absorb carbohydrates. 2. It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform with the most perfect quietude to the external regulations of society. 3. The aim is to deter use of borrowed SGD to speculate against the exchange rate. 4. You know, that's always interesting in the media and it's fun to speculate on that, you know, there's this differences of opinion and various different leaks and allegiances and who has the ear of the president and all that. Revitalize Part of speech:vt English: 1. Restore strength; "This food revitalized the patient". 2. Give new life or vigor to. Chinese:使强壮，使恢复生机，复兴 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Business Human Mark Society Strength Example: 1. The Riyadh Construction Company plans to revitalize the downtown area in Riyadh and is moving ahead with the first phase of the plan at a cost of $500 million. 2. The Government has demonstrated its commitment to improving the condition of children by continuing efforts, in cooperation with donors, to revitalize primary health care by focusing on care for nursing mothers and infants; vaccination campaigns for measles, meningitis, and other illnesses; and health education. 3. By continuing to revitalize our traditional friendships, and by our missions to Peking and to Moscow, we were able to establish the base for a new and more durable pattern of relationships among the nations of the world. 4. The partnership among Federal, State and local governments to revitalize our Nation's communities has been a high priority of my Administration. Albeit Part of speech:conj English:1. Even though; although; notwithstanding. Chinese:即使，尽管 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Compensation Example: 1. I am not made of stones, But penetrable to your kind entreaties, Albeit against my conscience and my soul. 2. This liberalization is underway, albeit slowly. 3. This is a good, albeit expensive, way to maintain continued visibility in China. 4. The Constitution provides for the inviolability of the home, the right to choose one's place of work and residence, and the freedom and confidentiality of correspondence, and government authorities generally respect these provisions; however, there are regular, albeit not conclusive or systematic, reports of mail, especially foreign mail, being delayed or opened. Utmost Part of speech:n English:The greatest possible degree; "he tried his utmost". Chinese:极限，最大限度 Example: 1. Therefore, I will work, I will save, I will sacrifice, I will endure, I will fight cheerfully and do my utmost, as if the issue of the whole struggle depended on me alone. 2. And let whoever in the country desires it, swear to obey the orders of the said five and twenty barons for the execution of all the aforesaid matters, and along with them, to molest us to the utmost of his power; and we publicly and freely grant leave to everyone who wishes to swear, and we shall never forbid anyone to swear. 3. DO ONE'S UTMOST TO...（尽其所能的...） = do one's best to... Part of speech:adj English: 1. Of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; 2. Highest in extent or degree; 3. Comparatives of "far"; most remote in space or time or order; Chinese:极限的，最大的，最远的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Adversity Completeness Exertion Seclusion Exclusion Summit Superiority Example: 1. Let men tremble to win the hand of woman, unless they win along with it the utmost passion of her heart. 2. Of utmost importance is that HIV prevention policy be based, whenever possible, on scientific information. 3. Furthermore, it is of utmost importance to remain up-to-date on the ever-changing laws and regulations. Gratuitous Part of speech:adj English: 1. Without cause; 2. Costing nothing; 3. Unnecessary and unwarranted; Chinese:不必要的，免费的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Cheapness Reasoning Supposition Willingness Example: 1. It is uncommon for the carjackers to engage in gratuitous violence or to commit sexual assault. 2. Prophecy is the most gratuitous form of error.

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每日五词]教你使用高级词汇（第六章）

Relinquish Part of speech:vt English: 1. Part with. 2. Relinquish to the power of another; yield to the control of another. 3. Do without; "We are dispensing with formalities". 4. Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever". Chinese: 让给（非常慎重，类似古代的禅让和现代的高级职位交接），（尤指不情愿地）放弃 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Death Hopelessness Inaction Relinquishment Tergiversation Example: 1. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only 2. If there are any to whom it is no interruption to acquire these things, and who know how to use them when acquired, I relinquish to them the pursuit. 3. Persons who refuse to relinquish their identity may have their assets expropriated and their ration cards withdrawn prior to being deported. 4. Severe social tension, exacerbated by economic mismanagement and weak leadership, forced him to call early elections and relinquish power a year before the end of his constitutional term. 5. Abboud did not carry out his promises to return Sudan to civilian government, however, and popular resentment against army rule led to a wave of riots and strikes in late October 1964 that forced the military to relinquish power. Accentuate Part of speech:vt English: To stress, single out as important: Chinese:使突出，强调 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Importance Voice Example: 1. A potentially effective strategy for promoting U.S. tourism in France is to accentuate American differences while recognizing that the French have a keen interest in history and historic places. 2. Annual rainfall varies from about 100 centimeters (40 in.) in the south to less than 25 centimeters (10 in.) in the north and northeast, where hot desert winds accentuate the dryness of the region. 3. Due to the recent easing of study abroad restrictions by the Korean government, this trend will only accentuate over the next few years, resulting in more applications to U.S. high schools as well as to colleges and higher educational institutions. Succinct Part of speech:adj English: Briefly giving the gist of something; Chinese:简洁的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Conciseness Example: 1. This is the most hilarious and succinct review of Terminator 2 I have ever seen. 2. In computer science, a succinct data structure for a given data type is a representation of the underlying combinatorial object that uses an amount of space “close” to the information theoretic lower bound, together with efficient algorithms for navigation, search, insertion and deletion operations. 3. "jQuery" has an elegant chaining syntax that allows much of its API to be expressed in a clear, succinct way. Futile Part of speech:adj English: 1. Producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt". 2. Unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt". Chinese: 无用的，无意义的，无效的（因病抢救无效...就是这个词，而不是useless或者ineffective） Context(This word is utilized to describe): Inutility Example: 1. Attempts to eliminate wild rodent plague are costly and futile. 2. Because French companies essentially dominate the market, competing with them head-to-head may be extremely costly and perhaps futile. 3. This conference met at Geneva in April 1954 but, after 7 weeks of futile debate, ended without agreement or progress. 4. Human rights advocates believe that thousands of detainees were tortured during the year in the southeast, where the problem is particularly serious, but that only 5 to 20 percent reported torture because they fear retaliation or believe that complaints are futile. reciprocal Part of speech:adj English: Concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return; Chinese:互惠的 Context(This word is utilized to describe): Correlation Interchange Number Example: 1. Our Army has received 2,032,000 pounds of this staple from New Zealand, under reciprocal lend-lease. 2. Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal. 3. One of the most important characteristics is the failure of reciprocal inhibition, a normal process in which muscles with opposite actions work without opposing each other. 4. A reciprocal agreement on product certification between the CSA and Underwriter's Laboratories (UL) in the United States has made it much easier for manufacturers on both sides of the border to attain product certification required in both countries.

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[抛砖引玉 每日一例]-- Al Gore [2010-02-05]

Al Gore By Karen Tumulty Sunday, Apr. 30, 2006 During the 2000 presidential campaign, Al Gore's political consultants counseled him to quit talking about the issue that, since his college days, had stirred his passions more than any other. Voters didn't care about global warming, his political brain trust told the then Vice President, and going on about it would make him look like the kind of fuzzy-headed extremist that George Herbert Walker Bush had once mocked as "Ozone Man." Gore took that advice, which may help explain why he came up short in that race. It also may account for the zeal that the man who describes himself as a "recovering politician" has displayed in his second act. Rather than retire to the sidelines of public life, Gore has stayed in the game by continuing to fight for the environment and other causes close to his heart—whether as a teacher, an investor whose fund puts its money in socially responsible ventures or an entrepreneur who founded a youth-oriented television network. Gore, 58, now finds himself in his unlikeliest role yet: movie star. The lecture on global warming that he has been giving for decades to any audience that would let him set up his flip charts has been turned into the indie documentary An Inconvenient Truth. The movie got raves at the Sundance Film Festival in January and will begin rolling out in theaters across the country in late May. In Los Angeles theaters, the trailers have been getting ovations. There could hardly be a more opportune time for the country to be giving Gore another look, given that the man who edged past him in Florida is at his all-time low in the polls. But while Gore has not entirely shut the door on another run for President, he insists that he is "not planning" to be a candidate again. After all, 2008 is still a long way away. And in the meantime, Gore has decided, there's a planet to save.