Exercise 16
COLUMN 1
legendary
lucrative
lethal
mammoth
loathsome
mandatory
legible
locomotion
luster
lure
COLUMN 2
A.minuscule
B.optional
C.inertia
D.harmless
E.unreadable
F.unprofitable
G.dullness
H.factual
I.repel
J.loveable
答案：HFDA JBEC GI
详解：
1.legendary
adj. 传说的，传奇的
After all, not every actor gets to play Achilles, the legendary Greek hero in Troy.
毕竟不是每个演员都有机会扮演《特洛伊》里的传奇希腊英雄阿基里斯。
factual
adj. 事实的；真实的
The book was to be factual.
这将是一本真实的书.
2.lucrative
adj. 有利可图的，赚钱的；合算的
But it persists in popular culture as well as being a lucrative profession.
但它仍在流行文化及作为一个有利可图的行业里坚持着。
unprofitable
adj. 无益的，没有用的；没有利润的
We will strengthen our business model by diversifying our revenue stream, as well as eliminating unprofitable business segments.
我们将通过把收入来源多样化来加强商业模式，同时削减没有利润的业务部门。
3.lethal
adj. 致命的，致死的
In situation like this, she wish she have a gun or some lethal weapon.
在这种情况下，她真希望自己有一把枪或什么致命武器。
harmless
adj. 无害的；无恶意的
If this is all as harmless and easy to fix as I seem to imply, why all the controversy?
如果所有这些都如我说的这样无害和容易解决，那为什么会有这么多争议？
4.mammoth
adj. 巨大的，庞大的；猛犸似的
Partial remains of five mastodons, three Ice Age bison and a juvenile Columbian mammoth, as well as plant matter and insects, have also been found.
同时发现的还有五头乳齿象、三头冰河期野牛和一只少年哥伦比亚猛犸象的遗骸，以及植物和昆虫。
minuscule
adj. 极小的；用草写小字写的
If LCROSS had turned up 1 percent water, NASA figures it might be economically viable to extract water from a crater, rather than try to coax it from the soil, where water exists in minuscule amounts.
如果LCROSS已经变成了1个百分点,国家航空和宇宙航行局的数据水可能是经济可行的陨石坑中提取的水,而不是试图哄那从土壤,水的存在于极小的数量。
5.loathsome
adj. 令人憎恶的；令人呕吐的
Whenever I sat, it would spring upon my knees, covering me with its loathsome caresses.
只要我一坐下，它就跳到我膝盖上，在我身上讨厌地蹭个不停。
loveable
adj. 可爱的；惹人爱的（等于lovable）
Capturing unique moments with these loveable creatures forever is an art for few.
捕捉这些可爱的生物的独特的永恒的瞬间是少数人掌握的一门艺术。
6.mandatory
adj. 强制的；托管的；命令的
Not all these interfaces are mandatory.
并非所有这些接口都是强制的。
optional
adj. 可选择的，随意的
We will not, however, treat this project as an extracurricular or optional activity.
但是，我们不会将这个项目当作业余的或随意的活动来对待。
7.legible
adj. 清晰的；易读的；易辨认的
Do not use normal legible words to name internal variables.
不要使用普通易读的词语命名内部变量。
unreadable
adj. 不值一读的；难以辨认的；难以理解的
After all, you could output a mound of data that remains totally unreadable and unsearchable.
毕竟，您可能会输出一大堆整体上无法阅读和不可理解的数据。
8.locomotion
n. 运动；移动；旅行
And even they are “wheeled organisms” in the loosest use of the term, since they use rolling as a form of locomotion.
而因为他们用滚动作为一种移动方式，以这种形式的最宽松使用来说，他们也只是“轮状组织”。
inertia
n. [力] 惯性；惰性，迟钝；不活动
Inertia carried the car to the pavement.
惯性使汽车驶到了人行道上。
9.luster
n. [光] 光泽；光彩
Then it’s really no more than a means of transportation, it too loses its luster.
然后它就仅仅是一个名符其实的交通工具，失去了它的光彩。
dullness
n. 迟钝，钝度
But JAXP's dullness has lulled developers away from looking to it for new features.
不过 JAXP 的迟钝已经让开发人员不再寻求新的特性。
10.lure
n. 诱惑；饵；诱惑物
He attempted to lure her away from husband and family.
他企图引诱她离开丈夫和家庭。
repel
vt. 击退；抵制；使厌恶；使不愉快
Two like electric charges repel each other.
同性的电荷互相排斥。