Exercise 28
COLUMN 1
tramp
tornado
taint
tally
tedium
thrifty
torpor
terminology
tavern
tactile
COLUMN 2
A.account
B.jargon
C.whirlwind
D.sparing
E.touchable
F.spoil
G.pub
H.stamp
I.inactivity
J.dullness
答案：HCFA JDIB GE
详解：
1.tramp
vt. 践踏，踩；走过
I met a tramp and gave him some money on my way home.
我回家的路上碰到了一个流浪汉并给了他一些钱。
stamp
vt. 铭记；标出；盖章于…；贴邮票于…；用脚踩踏
He carefully stripped away the transparent paper and took out a valuable stamp.
他小心地剥去透明纸，拿出了一张名贵的邮票。
2.tornado
n. [气象] 龙卷风；旋风；暴风；大雷雨
The tornado rubbished the whole village.
龙卷风毁掉了整个村庄。
whirlwind
n. 旋风；旋风般的快速行动
Let the whirlwind mourn its requiem.
任由旋风哀唱其挽歌。
3.taint
vt. 污染；腐蚀；使感染
When performing taint flow analysis, the scanner models the flow of data within the system.
当执行污染流分析时，检测器会在这个系统中为数据流建立模型。
spoil
vt. 溺爱；糟蹋；破坏；掠夺
Dad, why do you spoil me?
爸，为什么您这么宠我?
4.tally
n. 计数器；标签；记账
Her story doesn't tally with his.
她和他的口径不一致。
account
n. 账户；解释；账目，账单；理由
His account contradicted itself.
他的解释自相矛盾。
5.tedium
n. 沉闷；单调乏味；厌烦
But what one so often neglects to account for from the outside of any job is the tedium-- and I include writing in that.
但是当人们提到任何工作的表象时总是忽略它的单调乏味，我考虑写写这方面的东西。
dullness
n. 迟钝，钝度
But JAXP's dullness has lulled developers away from looking to it for new features.
不过 JAXP 的迟钝已经让开发人员不再寻求新的特性。
6.thrifty
adj. 节约的；茂盛的；成功的
Living a thrifty lifestyle does not have to mean doing without.
节俭的生活方式并不一定意味着什么都不做。
sparing
adj. 节约的；贫乏的；保守的
So you can turn the trolley car, if you want to, onto the side track, killing the one, but sparing the five.
所以，你可以将火车开向另一条岔道——如果你愿意的话——杀死那一个工人，但救了另外五个。
7.torpor
n. 不活泼；麻木；懒散，迟缓
Will it be the resilient nation that rose from the ashes of World War II or the country that has become better known over the past two decades for its economic and social torpor?
日本还是那个从二战的废墟中走出，并在过去20年里被认为处于经济停滞和社会麻木中的那个国家吗？
inactivity
n. 静止；不活泼；休止状态；不放射性
The truth is, your body was not designed for inactivity.
事实上，你的身体不是生来就静止的。
8.terminology
n. 术语，术语学；用辞
But first, we need to know some terminology.
不过，我们首先需要了解一些术语。
jargon
n. 行话，术语；黄锆石
Do not let the math jargon intimidate you.
可别让这些数学术语把你吓倒。
9.tavern
n. 酒馆；客栈
"This is what it's all about," said Bernanke, who reportedly danced alone in the middle of the dark tavern.
伯南克说：“这就是钱的所有真谛。” 据报道，当时他一人独自在黑暗的小酒馆中跳舞。
pub
n. 酒馆；客栈
They reeled out of the pub at midnight.
他们在午夜时分摇摇晃晃地走出酒馆。
10.tactile
adj. [生理] 触觉的，有触觉的；能触知的
Something of the same argument might be made for books, or for the tactile pleasure of holding and reading a well-made book.
关于书籍还有些相同的类似争论，或对持有和阅读一制作精良的书触觉快感的争论。
touchable
adj. 可触的；可使感动的；可食用的
Interactive exhibits, flight simulators and a touchable moon rock are some of the reasons the Air and Space Museum is a big favorite with youngsters.
馆内陈设的互动展品、飞行模拟器及一块游人可触摸的月球岩石是该馆深受青少年欢迎的原因之一。