Exercise 11
COLUMN 1
fluffy
frugal
fray
fleeting
folklore
forbidding
foray
frenzy
flux
forerunner
COLUMN 2
A.economical
B.threatening
C.precursor
D.fight
E.change
F.downy
G.turmoil
H.attack
I.ephemeral
J.fables
答案：FADI JBHG EC
详解：
1.fluffy
adj. 蓬松的；松软的；毛茸茸的；无内容的
Many of the feathers seem to be small, brown and fluffy - probably for warmth rather than flight.
许多羽毛看上去是细小的褐色蓬松的茸毛，可能主要是用于保暖，而不是用于飞行。
downy
adj. 柔和的；绒毛的；多丘岗的
Seals that are weaned and have shed their downy fur are called beaters for the way they beat their flippers on the water.
断奶后褪去一身绒毛的海豹被称为打手，因其总是在水上拍打它们的鳍状肢。
2.frugal
adj. 节俭的；朴素的；花钱少的
Is that frugal and/or green?
那是节俭的或是绿色的吗？
economical
adj. 经济的；节约的；合算的
I want most economical packing.
我要最经济的包装。
3.fray
n. 争论；打架；磨损处
Confrontation without prayer is like barging into the middle of the fray with no preparation.
没有祈祷得面对，就像闯入到没有准备的争论中。
fight
n. 打架；战斗，斗志
We had to fight the enemy on three fronts at once.
我们必须在三条战线上同时和敌人战斗。
4.fleeting
adj. 飞逝的；转瞬间的
Time is fleeting.; Time flies.
时光飞逝。
ephemeral
adj. 短暂的；朝生暮死的
But all kinds of fame are ephemeral.
但是，各种名望都是短暂的。
5.folklore
n. 民俗学；民间传说；民间风俗
I am interested in anything pertaining to folklore.
属于民间文学的任何东西我都感兴趣。
fables
n. 寓言（fable的复数）
Grass was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1999 for his "frolicsome black fables [which] portray the forgotten face of history".
格拉斯因他“嬉闹的黑色寓言、描绘历史被遗忘的一面”获得1999年诺贝尔文学奖。
6.forbidding
adj. 令人生畏的；严峻的；险恶的
Grant only very narrow permissions at first -- at least forbidding arbitrary users from modifying it.
最初只授与非常有限的权限；至少禁止任意的用户修改它！
threatening
adj. 危险的；胁迫的；凶兆的
They advanced upon me in a threatening manner.
他们以威胁的姿态向我袭来。
7.foray
n. 突袭；侵略；攻击
Will the American taxpayer—and voter—countenance yet another American land-based foray into the Arab Middle East?
美国纳税人——和选民——会支持另一次美国在阿拉伯中东地区的地面突袭吗？
attack
n. 攻击；抨击；疾病发作
She defended herself from the attack.
她保护自己以免遭受袭击。
8.frenzy
n. 狂暴；狂怒；暴怒
Lo, I teach you the Superman: he is that lightning, he is that frenzy!
大家注意啦，我教你们什么是超人：他就是那闪电，他就是那疯狂！
turmoil
n. 混乱，骚动
And yet the anger and turmoil of that period never entirely drained away.
但那个时期爆发的怒火和动荡从未完全销声匿迹。
9.flux
n. [流][机] 流量；变迁；不稳定；流出
We have to compute the integral for flux.
我们需要计算通量的积分。
change
n. 变化；找回的零钱
We cannot change the past.
我们无法改变过去。
10.forerunner
n. 先驱；先驱者；预兆
The Garmin Forerunner 410 looks like a regular watch.
佳明先驱410看上去就像一个普通的手表。
precursor
n. 先驱，前导
Error is often the precursor of what is correct.
错误常常是正确的先导。