最好的版本。有生词和汉译。
23. Over a very large number of trials, the probability of an event's occurring is equal to the probability that it will not occur.
trial ['trai l] n. 试验;审讯;努力;磨炼
probability [,pr b 'bil ti] n. 可能性;机率;[数] 概率
event [i'vent] n. 事件,大事;项目;结果
occur [ 'k :] vi. 发生;出现;存在
在大量的实验中,某一事件发生的几率等于它不发生的几率。
24. Most substance contract when they freeze so that the density of a substance's solid is higher than the density of its liquid.
substance ['s bst ns] n. 物质;实质;资产;主旨
contract ['k ntrækt, k n'trækt] vi. 收缩;感染;订约vt. 感染;订约;使缩短
freeze [fri:z] vi. 冻结;冷冻;僵硬 vt. 使…冻住;使…结冰
density ['dens ti] n. 密度
大多数物质遇冷收缩,所以他们的密度在固态时高于液态。
25. The mechanism by which brain cells store memories is not clearly understood.
mechanism ['mek niz m] n. 机制;原理
brain [brein] n. 头脑,智力;脑袋
cell [sel] n. 细胞
大脑细胞储存记忆的机理并不为人明白。
26. By the middle of the twentieth century, painters and sculptors in the United States had begun to exert a great worldwide influence over art.
到了二十一世纪中叶,美国画家和雕塑家开始在世界范围内对艺术产生重大影响。
27. In the eastern part of New Jersey lies the city of Elizabeth, a major shipping and manufacturing center. 伊丽莎白市,一个重要的航运和制造业中心,坐落于新泽西州的东部。
28. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman medical doctor in the United States, founded the New York Infirmary, an institution that has always had a completely female medical staff.
infirmary [in'f :m ri] n. 医务室;医院;养老院
institution [,insti'tju: n] n. 制度;建立;(社会或宗教等)公共机构;习俗
completely [k m'pli:tli] adv. 完全地,彻底地;完整地
female ['fi:meil] adj. 女性的
staff [stɑ:f, stæf] n. 职员
Elizabeth Blackwell,美国第一个女医生,创建了员工一直为女性的纽约诊所。
29. Alexander Graham Bell once told his family that he would rather be remembered as a teacher of the deaf than as the inventor of the telephone.
deaf [def] adj. 聋的
inventor [in'vent ] n. 发明家;[专利] 发明人;创造者
Alexander Graham Bell曾告诉家人,他更愿意让后人记住他是聋子的老师,而非电话的发明者。
30. Because its leaves remain green long after being picked, rosemary became associated with the idea of