Exercise 29
COLUMN 1
unanimity
treacherous
unprecedented
unbridled
tranquil
tyrannical
undo
treason
trickle
tycoon
COLUMN 2
A.pauper
B.loyal
C.democratic
D.agitated
E.gush
F.restrained
G.loyalty
H.disagreement
I.fasten
J.normal
答案：HBJF DCIG EA
详解：
1.unanimity
n. 同意，全体一致
It does not require unanimity.
它不需要全体一致同意。
disagreement
n. 不一致；争论；意见不同
In some areas we have vigorous disagreement.
在某些领域，我们有强烈的分歧。
2.treacherous
adj. 奸诈的，叛逆的，背叛的；危险的；不牢靠的
And her treacherous sister Judah saw it.
她奸诈的妹妹犹大也看见了。
loyal
adj. 忠诚的，忠心的；忠贞的
Some of our formerly loyal members have fallen away.
我们以前的一些忠诚的成员现在已经背叛了我们。
3.unprecedented
adj. 空前的；无前例的
This achievement is surely unprecedented.
这成就确实是空前的。
normal
adj. 正常的；正规的，标准的
The production snapped back to normal.
生产情况迅速恢复了正常。
4.unbridled
adj. 放肆的；无拘束的；激烈的
Does his unbridled behaviour surprise you?
是不是他的放肆行为令你感到不快?
restrained
adj. 克制的，受限制的；拘谨的
The things about him which she could not understand only made her love him more, and his odd, restrained courtship only served to increase her determination to have him for her own.
他身上那些她所无法理解的东西只有使她更加爱他，他那种克制的求爱态度只能鼓励她下更大的决心去把他占为己有。
5.tranquil
adj. 安静的，平静的；安宁的；稳定的
While many people claim that they thrive in high-stress environments, others work best in some place that is relaxing and tranquil.
尽管很多人声称他们在高度紧张的环境下做得不错, 其他人还是在放松和平静的地方工作得最好。
agitated
adj. 激动的；焦虑的；表现不安的
The crowd was agitated by his speech.
人群被他的演说激动起来。
6.tyrannical
adj. 残暴的；暴君的；专横的
This tradition has exercised an almost tyrannical power over thinking about the relations of men and women, for more than a hundred years.
这种传统的运行让一种几乎是残暴的力量存在于男人的女人的关系之中，差不多一百年之久。
democratic
adj. 民主的；民主政治的；大众的
They pledged to fight for democratic rights.
他们誓为争取民主权利而斗争。
7.undo
vt. 取消；解开；破坏；扰乱
But what if we want to undo all the changes now?
但是，如果现在要撤消所有更改，那么该怎么办呢？
fasten
vt. 使固定；集中于；扎牢；强加于
Fasten your seat belt.
系好你的安全带。
8.treason
n. [法] 叛国罪；不忠
Could you demean yourself by committing treason?
你能犯叛国罪而有辱自己的人格吗?
loyalty
n. 忠诚；忠心；忠实；忠于…感情
He put on so much loyalty that he overdid it.
他所表现出来的忠诚有些过分。
9.trickle
vt. 使…滴；使…淌；使…细细地流
The whole area is trickle-irrigated.
整个地区都采取滴水灌溉。
gush
v. 涌出；迸出
Just imagine, all this could gush out of the containers at any moment and poison everything around.
试想，这些东西都可以在某一时刻突然从集装箱内喷涌而出，破坏周围的一切。
10.tycoon
n. 企业界大亨，巨头；巨富
They would be well within the budget of a small country, a large company or even a tycoon.
这些计划应该在一个小国家、一个大公司甚至一个大亨的预算之内。
pauper
n. 乞丐；穷人；靠救济度日者
INSIDE his hovel of branches and rags, a grizzled pauper called Badshah Kale keeps a precious object. It is a note, scrawled by a policeman and framed by Mr Kale, proclaiming that he “is not a thief”.
拜德沙·卡勒是个头发花白的贫民，在用树枝及破布搭建的陋宅中，他珍藏着一张便条，上面有一名警察潦草的字迹，卡勒把它框裱了起来，便条证明了他“不是贼”。