current cur-rent a.当前的;通用的;流行的n.潮流,趋势;电流
[例句] How does the current dollar affect the life of ordinary Americans? (2008年6月阅读1)
[译文] 当前美元是如何影响普通美国人的生活?
factor fac-tor n.因素,因子;系数
[例句] This would be neither here nor there if it were’t for the observation that having an older mother seems to be an independent risk factor for obesity. (2008年12月快速阅读)
[译文] 要不是“有一个年老的母亲似乎是肥胖症的一个独立危险因素”言论的存在,那么这种将是毫不相干的。
financial fi-nan-cial a.财政的,金融的
[例句] The financial blows rain, instead, on the uninsured, especially the chronically ill who need expensive drugs to live. (2006年6月阅读2)
[译文] 相反,却给那些没有保险的人带来了经济打击,特别是需要昂贵的药物维持生活的慢性病患者。
function func-tion n.功能;职务;函数vi.工作,运行,起作用
[例句] He designed the first suspension bridge, which made a perfect combination of beauty and function. (2008年12月翻译)
[译文] 他设计了第一个吊桥,使美感和功能完美地结合在了一起。
literature li-te-ra-ture n.文学,文学作品;文献,图书资料
[例句] The National Endowment for the Arts recently released the the results of its “Reading at Risk”survey, which described movement of the American public away from books and literature and toward television and electronic media. (2006年1月改错)
[译文] 美国国家艺术基金会最近公布“阅读正处在危险之中”的调查结果,这个调查描述了美国公众远离书籍和文学却接近电视和电子媒体的趋势。
potential po-ten-tial a.潜在的,可能的n.潜力,潜能
[例句] Knight convinced the company’s officials of the potential for its product in the U.S. (2008年12月阅读A)
[译文] 奈特使公司的官员相信这种产品在美国的潜力。
[辨析] potential,latent
这是一组意思相近的形容词。potential可能性的,有可能的;有潜在能力的(已察觉)其英文释义为“that can come into existence;possible;in existence and capable of being developed or used”。latent潜在的,隐伏的,不易察觉的,有时用于贬义,其英语释义为“existing but not yet active,developed or visible”。另外可以表示医学上的潜伏期(latent period)和物理上的潜热(latent heat)。
project pro-ject n.方案,计划;课题;项目;工程
[例句] Other 9/11 projects are on the way as the fifth anniversary of the attacks approaches, most notably Oliver Stone’s “ World Trade Center.”but as the forerunner, “United 93”will take most of the heat, whether it deserves it or not. (2008年6月阅读A)
[译文] 五周年袭击的邻近,其他9·11项目正在进行中,最主要的是奥利弗斯通的“世贸中心。 但作为先导, “93号航班”将带走大部分的热情,不管它值得与否。
relative re-la-tive a.有关系的;相对的 n.亲属,亲戚
[例句] in terms of energy use and the nutrients captured in the product it was relatively inefficient. (2008年12月阅读1)
[译文] 就能源使用和养分捕获方面而言,这种产品是相对低效的。
significant sig-ni-fi-cant a.相当数量的;重要的,意义重大的,意味深长的
[例句] Katherine Flegal and colleagues at the US National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Maryland, have calculated that people kicking the habit have been responsible for a small but significant portion of the US epidemic of fatness. (2008年12月快速阅读)
[译文] 凯瑟琳·福来阁和他的同事们在马里兰州Hyattsville美国国家卫生统计中心已经计算出,人们的戒烟行为是美国流行的肥胖症的一个很小的但是却很重要的原因。