311.feud n. 宿仇
【同】vendetta
Still, in both communities there is a growing sense that the blood feud--- and its cycle of violence--- must be broken if anyone is to prosper.
但双方也越来越清楚,如果要繁荣,就必须突破彼此之间的血海深仇和暴力循环。
312.flair n. 天赋的才能
【同】talentgift
Phil Donahue invented the participatory approach to TV talk, but Winfrey brought a woman-to-woman empathy and a flair for self-revelation that he couldn’t match.
唐纳修发明了有观众参与的电视脱口秀节目,但(另一主持人)温弗里把女人间感同身受的同情心带进节目,加上她善于自我表白,这是唐纳修比不上的。
313.foe n. 敌人,反对者
【同】enemy
Both speeches struck the same rhetorical chord: that Dole is no ditherer but decisive, muscular leader who will stand up to foreign foes.
这两个演说采用同一种修辞语调:多尔不是不知所措的人,而是果决、强硬的领袖,敢于对抗外敌。
注:rhetorical adj. 措辞的;ditherer n. 慌乱、不知所措的人
314.genre n.(尤指艺术作品的)形式
Lanier embodies a whole new genre of music that uses computers to create and disseminate its own distinctive sounds.
拉尼尔运用电脑创造并发出独特的声音,表现出一种全新的音乐形式。
315.glance n&v. 瞥见
At first glance, Jeanne Vertefeuille might have seemed an unlikely choice to hunt down the most damaging mole in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency.
乍看之下,揪出这个中央情报局有史以来危害最大的双重间谍的工作,似乎不可能轮到韦特弗耶来做。
注:mole n. 长期潜伏的(双重)间谍
316.glimpse n&v. 瞥一眼,瞄一眼
Mosaic (Web-browsing program) was the first glimpse of a multimedia future that giants such as Microsoft had been predicting but not delivering.
“马赛克”(网络游览器)让人首度窥探到多媒体的未来世界,此前像微软这样的大公司已预料到这个未来世界,但未能实现。
注:deliver v. 实现,履行(诺言等)
317.grandeur n. 伟大,富丽堂皇
We want to bring jazz to the people inn all its grandeur and glory. And we don’t believe the music is above people.
我们要把爵士乐的伟大与光荣带给大家,我们不相信它是曲高和寡。
318.grasp n. 掌握,了解
【同】understanding
Even after working for more than 20 years in the Russian area, I cannot hope to approach Yuri’s knowledge and intuitive grasp of what is going on in his homeland.
我在俄国工作已有20余年,但尤里对其祖国俄国现状的认识与直觉式的理解,却是我不敢指望的。
319.greed n. 贪婪
【同】avarice
Hollywood must examine itself. Its greed is sickening. It must judge the social impact, not just the popularity impact, of what it does.
好莱坞必须自我审视,它的贪婪越来越令人厌恶。好莱坞必须就其所作所为对社会所造成的冲击,而非是否受欢迎,作出判断。
320.impulse n. 冲动
Online shopping centers are springing up everywhere, inviting customers to use their credit cards to buy on impulse, without even leaving their chairs.
网络购物中心正四处崛起,诱使顾客连起身离座都不必,就在一时冲动下杀信用卡购物。
注:to spring up突然出现,突然产生