Exercise 20
COLUMN 1
perimeter
oversee
patriarch
peculiarity
oversight
paucity
pauper
paramount
pacific
COLUMN 2
A.characteristic
B.predilection
C.dearth
D.administer
E.quiet
F.border
G.superior
H.a very poor person
I.ruler
J.mistake
答案：FDIA BJCH GE
详解：
1.perimeter
n. 周长；周界；[眼科] 视野计
A fence marked the perimeter of the field.
一道篱笆标明了那块田地的周界。
border
n. 边境；边界；国界
Enemy troops raided our border areas.
敌军对我边境地区进行袭击。
2.oversee
vt. 监督；审查；俯瞰；偷看到，无意中看到
Good governance principles are needed to oversee these organizational change efforts -- to ensure that they achieve their expected results over time.
需要良好的治理原则来监督这些组织变更工作 —— 从而确保它们随时间达到其预期的结果。
administer
vt. 管理；执行；给予
They had the right to administer their own internal affairs.
他们有权管辖他们自己的内部事务。
3.patriarch
n. 家长；族长；元老；创始人
In this group of successful investors that I want to consider， there has been a common intellectual patriarch， Ben Graham.
我所要考虑的这一群成功投资者，共有一位共同的智力族长——本杰明·格雷厄姆。
ruler
n. 尺；统治者；[测] 划线板，划线的人
He thwacked the desk with a ruler.
他用尺子重敲桌子。
4.peculiarity
n. 特性；特质；怪癖；奇特
Her ex-boyfriends parted with her because of her peculiarity.
她的前男友们就是因为她的这个怪癖而跟她分手。
characteristic
adj. 典型的；特有的；表示特性的
Some animals possess the characteristic of man.
有些动物具有人类的特征。
5.penchant
n. 嗜好；倾向
There is also reason to think that our penchant for makingunhealthy choices might be enhanced by the abundance of particularfoods.
我们也有理由认为，我们做出不健康选择的倾向，也许被大量特定食物加强了。
predilection
n. 偏爱，嗜好
But our national predilection for punishment has gotten out of hand.
但是，我们国家对惩罚的嗜好已经弄得无法收拾。
6.oversight
n. 监督，照管；疏忽
He did it through (an) oversight.
他由于疏忽才干了这事。
mistake
n. 错误；误会；过失
She blasted to make him admit his mistake.
她激烈批评使他承认自己的错误。
7.paucity
n. 缺乏；少数；少量
Given the paucity of accurate data in China, this would be extremely valuable.
在中国提供出缺乏的精确数据，将会是极其具有价值的。
dearth
n. 缺乏；饥馑；粮食不足
In developing countries themselves, the dearth of policy and research programmes on chronic diseases stems from two problems.
对于发展中国家一方，关于慢性病的政策和研究项目的缺乏来自两个原因。
8.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”。
a very poor person
一个很穷的人
There was once a very poor person who was also very stingy.
从前有个又穷又铁公鸡的人向上帝祷告。
9.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。
superior
adj. 上级的；优秀的，出众的；高傲的
We overwhelmed the enemy by superior forces.
我们以优势兵力打垮了敌军。
10.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。
quiet
adj. 安静的；安定的；不动的；温顺的
Corolla Hybrid can bring the astonishing quiet driving experience to you.
卡罗拉双擎为你带来令人惊叹的安静驾驶体验。