最好的版本。有生词和汉译。
weak [wi:k] adj. [经] 疲软的;虚弱的;无力的;不牢固的
stem [stem] n. 干;茎;船首;血统
stony ['st uni] adj. 无情的;多石的;石头的
cliff [klif] n. 悬崖;绝壁
墙花之所以叫墙花,是因为其脆弱的枝干经常要靠墙壁或顺石崖生长,以便有所依附。
43. It is the interaction between people, rather than the events that occur in their lives, that is the main focus of social psychology.
interaction [,int r'æk n] n. 相互作用;[数] 交互作用
rather than而不是;宁可…也不愿
psychology [psai'k l d i] n. 心理学;心理状态
社会心理学的主要焦点是人与人之间的交往,而不是他们各自生活中的事件。
44. No social crusade aroused Elizabeth Williams' enthusiasm more than the expansion of educational facilities for immigrants to the United States.
crusade [kru:'seid] n. 改革运动;十字军东侵 vi. 加入十字军;从事改革运动
enthusiasm [in'θju:ziæz m] n. 热心,热忱,热情
facility [f 'siliti] n. 设施;设备;容易;灵巧
expansion [ik'spæn n] n. 膨胀;阐述;扩张物
immigrant ['imiɡr nt] n. 移民,侨民
给美国的新移民增加教育设施比任何社会运动都更多的激发了Elizabeth Williams的热情。
45. Quails typically have short rounded wings that enable them to spring into full flight instantly when disturbed in their hiding places.
quail [kweil] vi. 畏缩,胆怯;感到恐惧 n. 鹌鹑
wing [wi ] n. 翼;翅膀;飞翔;派别
instantly ['inst ntli] adv. 立即地;马上地;即刻地
典型的鹌鹑都长有短而圆的翅膀,凭此他们可以在受惊时一跃而起,飞离它们的躲藏地。
46. According to anthropologists, the earliest ancestors of humans that stood upright resembled chimpanzees facially, with sloping foreheads and protruding brows.
ancestor ['ænsest ] n. 始祖,祖先;被继承人
upright [' prait, , p'r-] adj. 正直的,诚实的;垂直的,直立的
resemble [ri'zembl] vt. 类似,像
chimpanzee [,t imp n'zi:] n. [脊椎] 黑猩猩
facially ['fei i li] adv. 从脸部
sloping ['sl upi ] adj. 倾斜的;有坡度的;成斜坡的
forehead ['f rid] n. 额,前额
protrude [pr u'tru:d] vt. 使突出,使伸出 vi. 突出,伸出
brow [brau] n. 眉,眉毛;额;表情
根据人类学家的说法,直立行走的人的鼻祖面部轮廓与黑猩猩相似,额头后倾,眉毛突出。
47. Not until 1866 was the fully successful transatlantic cable finally laid.
transatlantic [,trænz t'læntik] adj. 大西洋彼岸的,横渡大西洋的;美国的
直到1866年第一条横跨大西洋的电缆才完全成功的架通。