sizable a．相当大的，大小相当的
A sizable (a.) portion of the world is only just emerging from economic decline．[2002年阅读]
[译文]世界上很多地区才刚刚走出经济衰落。
skepticism n．怀疑论
History and news become confused, and one's impressions tend to be a mixture of skepticism (n.) and optimism．[2005年翻译]
[译文]历史和新闻往往混为一谈，人们的这种印象往往也是怀疑和乐观的混合体。
skyrocket v．暴涨，猛涨
Quebec's Drug Insurance Fund has seen its costs skyrocket (v.) with annual increases from 14．3 percent to 26．8 per cent![2005年阅读]
[译文]A．魁北克省药品保险基金发现药品价格一年就从14．3％暴涨到26．8％!
smallpox n．天花
A survey of news stories in 1996 reveals that the anti-science tag has been attached to many other groups as well．from authorities who advocated the elimination of the last remaining stocks of smallpox (n.) virus to Republicans who advocated decreased funding for basic research．[1998年阅读]
[译文]1996年对新闻报道的调查表明，反科学的标签也贴在了许多其他群体上，这些人包括从提倡消灭所有现存的天花病毒的官方人士到倡议削减基础研究基金的共和党人。