最好的版本。有生词和汉译。
scientific [,sai n'tifik] adj. 科学的,系统的
decorative ['dek r tiv] adj. 装饰性的;装潢用的
skillfully ['skilfuli] adv. 巧妙地;精巧地
scarcely ['skε sli] adv. 几乎不,简直不;简直没有
distinguish [dis'ti ɡwi ] vt. 区分;辨别;使杰出,使表现突出 vi. 区别,区分;辨别
人造花卉即可用于科学目的,也可用于装饰目的,它们可以用各种各样的材料制成,臂如蜡和玻璃;其制作如此精巧,几乎可以以假乱真。
87. Three years of research at an abandoned coal mine in Argonne, Illinois, have resulted in findings that scientists believe can help reclaim thousands of mine disposal sites that scar the coal-rich regions of the United States.
abandon [ 'bænd n] vt. 遗弃;放弃 n. 狂热;放任
Argonne [ɑ:'ɡ n] 阿戈讷(法国东北部林区,第一、二次世界大战主战场之一)[亦作 Argonne Forest]
reclaim [ri'kleim] vt. 开拓;回收再利用;改造某人,使某人悔改 vi. 抗议,喊叫 n. 改造,感化;再生胶 disposal [dis'p uz l] n. 处理;支配;清理;安排 adj.处理(或置放)废品的
site [sait] n. 地点;位置;场所 vt. 设置;为…选址
scar [skɑ:] vt. 伤害;给留下伤痕 vi. 结疤;痊愈 n. 创伤;伤痕
region ['ri:d n] n. 地区;范围;部位
result in导致,结果是
在伊利诺州Angonne市的一个废弃煤矿的三年研究取得了成果,科学家们相信这些成果可以帮助改造把美国产煤区弄得伤痕累累的数千个旧煤场。
88. When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had finally been completed, the really challenging task remained: the dangerous, sweaty, backbreaking, brawling business of actually building the lines.
persuade [p 'sweid] vt. 说服,劝说;使某人相信;劝某人做(不做)某事 vi. 说服;被说服
sweaty ['sweti] adj. 出汗的;吃力的;使人出汗的
backbreak ['bækbreik] n. 超挖;超爆 vt. 超挖;超爆(等于overbreak)
brawling ['br :li ] n. 争吵;喧嚷 adj. 爱吵架的 v. 吵架(brawl的ing形式)
当有关西部铁路的说服和规划工作终于完成后,真正艰难的任务还没有开始;即危险,吃力,需要伤筋动骨和吵吵嚷嚷的建造这些铁路的实际工作。
89. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art, in some cases passing up opportunities to strengthen is collections. crunch [kr nt ] n. 咬碎,咬碎声
space crunch 空间不足
cautious ['k : s] adj. 谨慎的;十分小心的
acquisition [,ækwi'zi n] n. 获得物,获得
donation [d u'nei n] n. 捐款,捐赠物;捐赠
strengthen ['stre θ n, 'stre kθ n] vt. 加强;巩固 vi. 变强;变坚挺
由于空间不足,艺术博物馆在考虑购买和接受捐赠的艺术品是越来越慎重,有些情况下放弃其进一步改善收藏的机会。
90. The United States Constitution requires that President be a natural-born citizen, thirty-five years of age or older, who has lived in the United States for a minimum of fourteen years.
constitution [,k nsti'tju: n] n. 宪法;体质;章程;构造
natural-born ['næt r l'b :n] adj. 天生的