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旋元祐Time时代杂志核心单词 普通词 名词 674-683(mp3)

674.beneficiary (n. ) 受益人

[同] recipient

The new law will turn welfare over to the 50 states, where beneficiaries will be required to find work within two years, be limited to five years of benefits during their lifetime and face stringent restrictions aimed at limiting out-of-wedlock births. ?(TIME, Aug. 25, 1996, p.25)
新的法律规定把福利政策下放给50个州政府来主管,接受福利金救助者必须在两年内找到工作,一辈子最多领取5年的福利金,同时受到严格的限制,以期控制非婚生子女的人数。

注:to turn over 将(工作、责任等)移交;wedlock (n.) 婚姻;out-of-wedlock? 私生的

675.bid(n.v.)努力,尝试

[同]attempt

Because of pressure from the U.S.,Beijing believes,it lost its bid to host the 2000 Olympics,which went instead to Sydney,Australia. (TIME,Mar. 25,1996,P.14)
北京相信是美国施压才使中国无法获得公元2000年奥运会主办权,而输给澳大利亚的悉尼。

676.blockbuster (n.)非常畅销的、大受欢迎的人或事物

The Soul of Chant, in any event, has risen to No. 10 on the classical charts, not a blockbuster like Chant, but enough to make Milan(Records)Chairman Emmanuel Chamboredon rejoice.(TIME,May 22,1995,P.72)
不管怎样,《圣咏之魂》这张专辑己上升至古典音乐排行榜第10名,虽没有《圣咏》那张专辑那样热销,但还是足以让米兰唱片公司的董事长钱伯敦感到高兴。

注:rejoice (v.)感到高兴

677.bloom (n.v.)盛开,繁盛

[同]blossom

long with the wastewater came a strain of cholera that found a home in huge algal blooms stimulated by unusually warm ocean waters and abundant pollution.(TIME,July 8,1996,p. 40)
这种废水夹带了一种霍乱病毒,这些病毒在因异常温暖的海水及大量污染的刺激而滋长的大群海藻中,找到温床。

注:strain (n.) (动植物)品种;algal(a.)海藻的

678.capacity (n.) 职位

“ My job is to help our clients expand their perceived range of possibilities, ” Saffo says.Of course,in that capacity,he acknowledges,“you can affect outcomes.(TIME,July 15,1996,p. 40)
“我的工作是帮助客户扩展视野,了解更多的可能性。”萨佛说。他承认这种角色当然“可以影响到结果”。

注:perceive (v.)察觉,看见

679.casualty (n.)伤亡

[同]victim

The first casualty of the new Haiti policy,however,was not the Haitian military but Lawrence Pezzullo,Washington’s special envoy to Haiti,who was forced to step down. (TIME,May,1994)
然而,实行新海地政策后的第一个牺牲者并不是海地军方,而是被迫去职的华盛顿派往海地的特使佩祖洛。

680.celebrity (n.) 声誉,名流

[同]star

A master at elevating his own celebrity,Calvin Klein may be one of the most recognizable names anywhere in the world.(TIME,June 17,1996,p. 19)
卡尔文·克莱恩是打知名度的高手,可能是世界上最广为人知的名字之一。

681.censorship (n.) 审查制度

As Internet pioneer John Gilmor once said,“The Net interprets censorship as damage and routes around it.”(TIME,Jan. 15,1996,P.51)
如同国际互联网的先驱约翰·吉尔摩尔说过的:“国际互联网将言论检查视为一种伤害,会想法子避开它。”

注:route (v.)安排路线

682.chunk (n.) 大块

Magellan underperformed because Vinik put an enormous chunk of the fund in bonds,believing that stacks were overvalued.(TIME,Sept.30,1996,p. 44)
麦哲伦基金之所以表现差劲,是医为维尼克相信股票指数被高估,而把大笔的资金投注于债券。

683.clamor (n.)喧嚷(v.)吵着要……

[同](n.)uproar

As Okinawans’clamor for the expulsion of U.S .bases grows,Tokyo and Washington are listening. (TIME,Nov. 6,1995,p, 14)
随着将美军基地扫出冲绳的呼声与日俱增,美日政府也开始正视此一问题。