Exercise 16
COLUMN 1
lore
loom
legacy
lineage
malfunction
mania
loathsome
lethargic
literate
loaf
COLUMN 2
A.descent
B.idle
C.wisdom
D.learned
E.passion
F.appear
G.listless
H.heritage
I.abominable
J.glitch
答案：CFHA JEIG DB
详解:
1.lore
n. 知识；学问；全部传说；（动物的）眼光知识
Now, I had no idea how much of this story was true, but some of it sounded right; Steve Jobs immediately seeing the value in tech breakthroughs is a common theme in tech lore.
今天，我不清楚这个故事的真实程度，但其中一些听起来是真的；我也不知道史蒂夫·乔布斯是否立即明白技术突破的价值是技术知识的共同主题。
wisdom
n. 智慧，才智；明智；学识；至理名言
It is an anthology that crackles with wit and wisdom.
这是一本妙语连珠篇篇充满智慧的文集。
2.loom
n. 织布机；若隐若现的景象
The loom was blown off.
这台纺织机已清洗。
appear
vi. 出现；显得；似乎；出庭；登场
When night falls, stars appear.
夜晚来到时星星出现。
3.legacy
n. 遗赠，遗产
One proviso is attached to this legacy.
这个遗赠附带一项限制性条款。
heritage
n. 遗产；传统；继承物；继承权
If you could forget your heritage, your past and training.
如果你能忘掉你的传统，你的过往和知识。
4.lineage
n. 血统；家系，[遗] 世系
It demonstrates that attention to elders’ voice finds its roots deep inside the primate lineage and leads new lines of questioning on human culture and language evolution.
这证明，关注年长者的声音深深地根植于灵长类血统中，从而使人们对人类文化和语言进化产生了新质疑。
descent
n. 下降；血统；袭击
The authors show how this was triggered by his belief in the common descent of all humans.
作者表明，这张图是如何由他的信仰引发出来的，达尔文相信全人类属于共同的血统。
5.malfunction
n. 故障；失灵；疾病
Still, “We have not found a malfunction” in the electronics of any of the cars at issue, he said.
但是，他说，“在召回的车子里，我们没有发现任何电子设备故障。”
glitch
n. 小故障；失灵；[电子] 短时脉冲波干扰
She declined to disclose what caused the glitch.
但她拒绝透露导致该问题的原因。
6.mania
n. 狂热；狂躁；热衷
The debate about whether rising house prices are the result of a mania or rational calculation intensifies.
关于房价上涨是否是一个狂热的或理性的计算结果的辩论日趋激烈。
passion
n. 激情；热情；酷爱；盛怒
Her passion for me has cooled down.
她对我的热情已经冷下来了。
7.loathsome
adj. 令人憎恶的；令人呕吐的
To paraphrase Warren Buffett, when the tide goes out, you get to see who's swimming naked — and you also, apparently, get to see which trophy wives are heinous, loathsome, shallow bitches.
套用巴菲特的话——当潮水退去，你就知道是谁在裸泳——你也很显然会知道哪些锦标妻子是令人发指的、令人厌恶的、轻浮贱女人。
abominable
adj. 讨厌的；令人憎恶的；糟透的
Can such abominable pride as his, have ever done him good?
象他这种可恶的傲慢，对他自己有什么好处？
8.lethargic
adj. 昏睡的；无生气的
The cat became lethargic and had trouble breathing.
这只猫整天昏睡而且呼吸困难。
listless
adj. 倦怠的；无精打采的；百无聊赖的
They say the children remain feverish, listless and without appetite.
他们表示，孩子们仍在发烧、无精打采、毫无食欲。
9.literate
adj. 受过教育的；精通文学的
The drawback of the internet is that you have to be literate to use it.
互联网的缺点就是人们必须得有文化才能使用它。
learned
adj. 博学的；有学问的；学术上的
He learned honesty from his mother.
他从母亲那里学会诚实。
10.loaf
vt. 游荡；游手好闲；虚度光阴
At this stage I usually smear hot horseradish on the top steak and Dijon mustard on the inside of the lid before fitting it back on to the loaf.
在这一步，我通常会再在牛排上涂上一层热的辣根酱，然后在面包的里面再涂上一层法式芥末酱，然后三明治的制作就完成了。
idle
adj. 闲置的；懒惰的；停顿的
Ragweed pioneers idle fields.
豚草常是闲置耕地的先锋植物。