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旋元祐Time时代杂志核心单词 普通词 名词 714-723(mp3)

714.gut (s) (n.)(口语)胆量,毅力

Yet Haiti's military…believe that the U.S. lacks the guts for a sustained occupation. “It'd be just like Somalia,”says a senior Haitian officer.“Clinton will run away when the first U.S. soldier is returned in a body bag.”(TIME,May 16,1994, p. 47)
但海地军方认为,美国是孬种,不敢在此长期驻军。海地一名高级军官表示:“局势演变将如索马里一样,当第一具美军尸体装进运尸袋送回美国时,克林顿就会逃之夭夭。”

715.andicap (n.) 残障;障碍

“Enjoy life,” he(Magic Johnson)says.“Live.I'm not just talking about people with HIV or AIDS,but about people with problems or handicaps or whatever.”(TIME,Feb.12,1996,P.38)
“享受生命的乐趣,”魔术师约翰逊说,“努力活下去。我不只是说那些感染了艾滋病毒或得了艾滋病的人,也是说那些生活遭遇困难、残障或其他任何问题的人。”

716.haul (n.)一段时间,距离

As portfolio managers know,the value of diversity may not be obvious in the short run,but it is the wisest policy over the long haul.(TIME,July 15,1996,P.41)
正如有价证券经营者所知,分散投资,其价值在短期内可能不明显,但长远来看,这是最聪明的策略。

717.havoc (n.) 大肆蹂躏,混乱

[同]chaos

The real threat for people…may not be a single disease,but armies of emergent microbes raising havoc among a host of creatures.(TIME,July 8,1996,P.41)
对人类真正的威胁,可能不是单一的疾病,而是大群新兴的微生物对许多生物的肆虐。

注:an army of 大群;a host of 许多

718.hedge (n.)预防措施(v.)预防

Tokyo's joint security treaty with Washington allows its defense budget to remain low,and it abhors even thinking about developing a nuclear hedge against North Korea’s(nuclear)capabilities.(TIME,Feb. 28,1994,P.45)
美日安全条约使得日本的国防支出一直保持很低,而日本甚至不愿意考虑是否发展核力量,以抗衡北朝鲜的核武器。

719.heed (n.v.)注意,留意

As she heads to court this week to contest her estranged husband's petition for custody of the couple's two young boys,Clark should take heed of a similar case decided last fall in Washington.(TIME,Mar. 20,1995,P.40)
本周克拉克前往法庭,就其分居的先生所提出两个小子的监护权的诉状而抗辩时,应该留意去年秋天在华盛顿判定的一个类似案例。

注:estranged (a.)(夫妻)分居的;
petition (n. )(向法院提出的)请求、诉状;custody (n.)监护

720.hegemony (n.) 霸权

Judaism,the first faith to crack Christian hegemony, is today deeply rooted in the U.S.,although it is being eroded by secularization,low birthrates and high levels of inter-marriage.(TIME,Jan.30,1995,P.52)
犹太教是历史上第一个欲打破基督教独尊地位的宗教,如今虽然受到世俗化、低生育率、高通婚率的冲击而日渐式微,但在美国依旧根深蒂固。

注:erode (v.)逐步毁坏

721.heyday (n.) 全盛时期

Apple makes 3.3﹪profit on every dollar of sales.Compared with nearly 25﹪for Microsoft.In some respects,the power Microsoft wields over the computer industry may exceed IBM’s in its heyday.(TIME, June 5,1995,p.32)
苹果电脑每销售1元有3.3﹪的利润,相比之下,微软有近乎25﹪的利润。从某些方面来看,微软在电脑业的影响力恐怕要超过IBM全盛时期。

注:wield (v.) 运用,操纵

722.hub (n.)中心

[同]center

Their view is that,given Singapore's position as a hub,they've got to have the best information tools. (TIME,Feb.17,1997,p. 46)
他们的看法是,由于新加坡居于营运中心的地位,必须拥有最先进的资讯工具。

723.hurdle (n.) 困难,挑战

[同]challenge

The biggest hurdle for Chevron will be getting the crude to market as production increases from 30,000 bbl. to 700,000 bbl.a day by 2010. (TIME,July 4,1994,P.54)
随着原油日产量由3万桶增加到2010年的70万桶,雪芙隆公司面临的最大困难将是如何把原油送到市场。

注:crude (n.)原油 bbl. 桶,是barrel(s)的缩写