最好的版本。有生词和汉译。
medicine ['medisin] n. 药;医学;内科;巫术 vt. 用药物治疗;给…用药
物理学和化学的一个成果是使得科学家们能在生物学和医学上获得重大发现。
79. The practice of making excellent films based on rather obscure novels has been going on so long in the United States as to constitute a tradition.
excellent ['eks l nt] adj. 卓越的;极好的;杰出的
obscure [ b'skju , b-] adj. 模糊的;晦涩的;昏暗的 vt. 遮掩;使变暗;使难理解
constitute ['k nstitju:t] vt. 组成,构成;建立;任命
根据默默无闻的小说制作优秀影片在美国由来已久,已经成为传统。
80. Since the consumer considers the best fruit to be that which is the most attractive, the grower must provide products that satisfy the discerning eye.
consumer [k n'sju:m ] n. 消费者;用户,顾客
attractive [ 'træktiv] adj. 吸引人的;有魅力的;引人注目的
discern [di's :n, -'z :n] vt. 识别;领悟,认识 vi. 看清楚,辨别
因为顾客认为最好的水果应该看起来也是最漂亮的,所以种植者必须提供能满足挑剔眼光的产品。
81. Television the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth, is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world.
pervasive [p :'veisiv, p -] adj. 普遍的;到处渗透的
persuasive [p 'sweisiv, -ziv] adj. 有说服力的;劝诱的,劝说的
extraordinary [ik'str :d n ri, ,ekstr ' :di-] adj. 非凡的;特别的;离奇的;临时的;特派的
sophistication [s ,fisti'kei n] n. 复杂;诡辩;老于世故;有教养
versatilityn. 多功能性;多才多艺;用途广泛
promise ['pr mis] n. 许诺,允诺;希望 v. 允诺,许诺;给人以…的指望或希望
reshape [,ri:' eip] vt. 改造;再成形
电视,这项从迅速变化和成长为标志的最普及和最有影响力的现代技术,正在步入一个新时代,一个极为成熟和多样化的时代,这将重塑我们的生活和世界。
82. Television is more than just an electronics; it is a means of expression, as well as a vehicle for communication, and as such becomes a powerful tool for reaching other human beings.
electronics [,ilek'tr niks] n. 电子学;电子工业
expression [ik'spre n] n. 表达,表示;表情;表现力;措辞
vehicle ['vi:ikl] n. [车辆] 车辆;工具;交通工具;运载工具;传播媒介;媒介物
communication [k ,mju:ni'kei n] n. 通讯,[通信] 通信;交流
电视不仅仅是一件电器;它是表达的手段和交流的载体并因此成为联系他人的有力工具。
83. Even more shocking is the fact that the number and rate of imprisonment have more than doubled over the past twenty years, and recidivism------that is the rate for re-arrest------is more than 60 percent. shocking [' ki ] adj. 令人震惊的;可怕的,令人厌恶的;糟糕的
rate [reit] n. 比率,率;速度;价格;等级
imprisonment [im'priz nm nt] n. 监禁,关押;坐牢;下狱
recidivism [ri'sidiviz m] n. 再犯,累犯
更让人吃惊的事实是监禁的数目和比例在过去的二十年中翻了一番还有余,以及累犯率——即再次拘押的比例——为百分之六十强。