Exercise 20
COLUMN 1
picturesque
painstaking
paramount
pacific
persevere
perennial
palatable
pensive
persecute
periphery
COLUMN 2
A.secondary
B.temporary
C.negligent
D.repugnant
E.aggressive
F.center
G.dull
H.uphold
I.stop
J.carefree
答案：GCAE IBDJ HF
详解：
1.picturesque
adj. 独特的；生动的；别致的；图画般的
Most people who visit the White House, take photos from the picturesque South Lawn.
大多数参观白宫的游客们，都会从生动如画的南草坪取景。
dull
adj. 钝的；迟钝的；无趣的；呆滞的；阴暗的
I dare say you're dull at home.
我敢说你在家里感到沉闷无聊。
2.painstaking
adj. 艰苦的；勤勉的；小心的
You said in your address that "developing excellence is a slow, painstaking process".
你在你的致词中说“发展卓越性是一个缓慢艰苦的过程”。
negligent
adj. 疏忽的；粗心大意的
Yet both he and the team are hampered by corrupt, negligent and antagonistic officials. 跟读
然而他和小组的工作都被腐败、疏忽、敌对的官员们所阻扰。
3.paramount
adj. 最重要的，主要的；至高无上的
This duty is paramount to all the others.
该义务是至高无上的。
secondary
adj. 第二的；中等的；次要的；中级的
To this I answer: In my opinion all this is of secondary importance.
对此我的回答是这样的，在我看来这些都处于第二重要的地位。
4.pacific
adj. 和平的；温和的；平静的
He saw action in the South Pacific.
他在南太平洋参加过战斗。
aggressive
adj. 侵略性的；好斗的；有进取心的；有闯劲的
The female of the species is very aggressive.
这个物种中雌性是非常好斗的。
5.persevere
vi. 坚持；不屈不挠；固执己见（在辩论中）
Persevere and you'll succeed.
只要你坚持不懈， 你自会成功。
stop
vt. 停止；堵塞；断绝
We can stop off half way to have our lunch.
我们可以在半路上停车吃午饭。
6.perennial
adj. 多年生的；常年的；四季不断的；常在的；反复的
It lays its eggs (like the one above) only on horseshoe vetch, a European perennial.
它只在欧洲多年生植物马蹄野豌豆上产卵（如上图）。
temporary
adj. 暂时的，临时的
He found a temporary lodgment in Paris.
他在巴黎找到了一个临时住所。
7.palatable
adj. 美味的，可口的；愉快的
In many ways Kafka's story is just as true as Aesop's fable, but it is a much less palatable truth.
在许多方面卡夫卡的故事正如伊索寓言一样的正确，但更不用说它是一个美味的真理。
repugnant
adj. 讨厌的；矛盾的；敌对的
I have never beaten my wife and never will. I find assault of others completely repugnant, and assault of women especially so.
我从没有也永远不会打我的妻子，我认为殴打他人的人非常令人反感，尤其是打女人。
8.pensive
adj. 沉思的，忧郁的；悲伤的，哀愁的
In his new film he weds the sensitive stylings of his early work to a confident vigor worthy of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but with a more intimate and pensive tone.
在他这部最新的电影中他将自己早期作品的敏感风格和《卧虎藏龙》中自信活力结合起来，但是更有深度，也更有神秘感。
carefree
adj. 无忧无虑的；不负责的
Swallows fly about, carefree and at liberty.
燕子自由自在地飞翔。
9.persecute
vt. 迫害；困扰；同…捣乱
Persecute me!
迫害我吧！
uphold
vt. 支撑；鼓励；赞成；举起
We can uphold human dignity.
我们能维护人类尊严
10.periphery
n. 外围，边缘；圆周；圆柱体表面
However, on the periphery, there is one aspect of enterprise development which may be often overlooked. This is software release management.
然而，在企业级开发的外围，其中一个方面却可能经常被忽略，这就是软件发布的管理。
center
n. 中心，中央；中锋；中心点
The builder designed a new shopping center for the company.
那名设计者为该公司设计了一个新的购物中心。