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dye [dai] vt. 染;把…染上颜色
酸是一种化合物,它在溶于水时具有强烈的气味和对金属的腐蚀性,并且能够使某些蓝色植物染料变红。
12. Billie Holiday's reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability to give emotional depth to her songs.
reputation [,repju'tei n] n. 名声,名誉;声望
rest [rest] vt. 把…寄托于;依赖
emotional [i'm u n l] adj. 情绪的;易激动的;感动人的
Billie Holiday's作为一个爵士布鲁斯乐杰出歌手的名声建立在能够赋予歌曲感情深度的能力。
13. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality. essentially [i'sen li] adv. 本质上;本来
abstract ['æbstrækt, æb'strækt] adj. 抽象的;深奥的
symbolic [sim'b lik] adj. 象征的;符号的;使用符号的
representation [,reprizen'tei n] n. 代表;表现;表示法;陈述
conceive [k n'si:v] vt. 构思;持有;以为;怀孕
reality [ri'æl ti, ri:-] n. 现实;实际;真实
理论在本质上是对认识了的现实的一种抽象和符号化的表达。
14. Long before children are able to speak or understand a language, they communicate through facial expressions and by making noises.
communicate [k 'mju:nikeit] v. 通讯,传达;沟通
儿童在能说或能听懂语言之前,很久就会通过面部表情和靠发出噪声来与人交流了。
15. Thanks to modern irrigation, crops now grow abundantly in areas where once nothing but cacti and sagebrush could live.
irrigation [,iri'ɡei n] n. 灌溉
abundantly [ 'b nd ntli] adv. 丰富地;大量地
cacti ['kæktai] cactus ['kækt s的复数形式 n. 仙人掌
sagebrush ['seid br ] n. [植] 蒿属植物(产于美国西部)
受当代灌溉(技术设施)之赐,农作物在原来只有仙人掌和荞属科植物才能生存的地方旺盛的生长。
16. The development of mechanical timepieces spurred the search for more accurate sundials with which to regulate them.
timepiece ['taimpi:s] n. 钟等各种计时器
spur [sp :] v. 激励,鞭策
accurate ['ækjur t] adj. 精确的
sundial ['s ndai l] n. 日晷,日规
机械计时器的发展促使人们寻求更精确的(日晷sundials),以便校准机械计时器。
17. Anthropology is a science in that anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others.
anthropology [,ænθr 'p l d i] n. 人类学
rigorous ['riɡ r s] adj. 严格的,严厉的;严密的;严酷的
technique [tek'ni:k] n. 技巧,技术;手法
document ['d kjum nt] vt. 用文件证明