501.bounce v. 弹起，反弹
As we chat, the Jeep changes lanes from smooth asphalt to rough cobblestone, which sets us bouncing around in the backseat.
我们聊着天，这是吉普车从平坦的柏油路车道拐到颠簸的鹅卵石路上，我们在后座被弹上弹下。
注：asphalt n. 沥青，柏油
502.bully v. 威吓，欺负
【同】pusharound
Beijing was delighted to hear him say “China cannot be bullied by an American President.”
北京对于他说的“中国不可能受美国总统的威吓”感到相当高兴。
503.bust v. 逮捕；搜查
Anyone would agree that a club openly selling an illegal drug to thousands of people deserves to get busted, right?
俱乐部里公开销售非法毒品给数千人使用，就应该予以搜查，这一点大家都会同意吧！
504.bypass v. 避开，绕过
【同】sidestep
Skeptics insist the real problem with the law is that most criminals bypass gun shops in favor of underground dealers.
怀疑者坚称，这条法律的真正问题在于，大部分罪犯避开枪店，而非法的卖枪者买枪。
505.capitalize (on) v. 利用
【同】take advantage of
The question now is how effectively Arafat will capitalize on these assets.
现在的问题是，阿拉法特将如何有效地利用这些资产。
注：effectively adv. 有效地
506.circumvent v. 规避
【同】get around
Last month American customs agents arrested a pair of Jordanian nationals … on charges of using a home-based front company in Midlothian, Virginia, to circumvent the Iraqi embargo.
上个月美国海关人员逮捕了两名约旦籍人士，罪名是以弗吉尼亚州米德洛西安一家家庭式公司作幌子，规避对伊拉克的禁运措施。
注：front n. 掩护非法活动的人或机构，挂羊头卖狗肉者；embargo n. 贸易禁运
507.cite v.（为了例证或确认而）提到，举出
Richard Ellis, a professor of politics at Oregon’s Willamette University who is skeptical of the whole EQ theory, cites two 19th century Presidents who did not fit the mold.
俄勒冈州的威勒梅特大学政治学教授艾利斯，对整个情商理论持质疑的态度，他举出19世纪两位不符合这种理论的总统。
508.claim v. 夺走（性命）
【同】take
A routine ascent turns into a desperate ordeal as a storm rakes Mount Everest, claiming at least eight lives in the ultra-cold “Death Zone.”
一场暴风扫过珠峰，在超冷的“死亡区”夺走了至少8条人命，一场例行的登山行动随之变成艰险的煎熬。
注：desperate adj. 危急的；rake v.（暴风雨等）掠过
509.collaborate v. 合作
Earlier in the year, two veterans of the sport collaborated on Yaocho (Match Rigging), a book stuffed with explosive revelations.
今年早些时候，两名已退休的相扑运动选手合写了一本叫《八百长》（即被操纵的比赛）的书，充满爆炸性的内幕。
注：to be stuffed with塞满
510.commitv. 使承诺，使作出保证
In Australia he (Clinton) will stress that politics, security and economics guarantee the U.S. determination to stay committed to a region that by the year 2000 will have a combined gross national product of $ 13 trillion, twice that of Europe.
在澳大利亚时，克林顿将强调政治、安全和经济3项因素会确保美国绝对信守对亚洲地区所做的承诺，这个地区在公元2000年时国民生产总值合计将高达13兆亿美元，是欧洲的两倍。