777.spoiler (n.)选举中无望选上但可拉低他人得票数的搅局者
Though radically different in ideology,(the presidential candidates)Perot and Jackson both yearn to advance an ambitious agenda,even if that means playing the spoiler.( Mar. 13,1995,p. 91)
佩罗和杰克逊两名总统候选人尽管在意识形态上南辕北辙,但都想提出一份志在必得的竞选计划,即使明知这么做也是当选无望。
注:yearn (v.)渴望
778.stagnation (n.) 不景气,停滞
Economists say the nation's anemic savings rate of 4﹪,in contrast to Germany’s 12﹪and Japan's
17﹪,is a key reason behind the stagnation in many workers’wages since 1973. (TIME,May 22,1995,p. 35)
经济学家表示,该国的储蓄率很低,只有4﹪,相对地德国和日本分别有12﹪和17﹪;该国许多工人的薪资之所以自1973年之后就停滞不涨,这是一大原因。
注:anemic (a.)贫血的,疲软无力的,衰弱的
779.stake (n.) 赌注,投资,利害关系
The financial stakes are enormous as well.P&G has already invested$200 million in developing,studying and testing olestra. (TIME,Jan. 8,1996,p.31)
金钱上的投注也相当惊人。宝洁公司已经投资2亿美元在脱脂油的研究发展和测试上。
780.staple (n.)主要成分,经常出现的内容
Both Miles Davis and Quincy Jones experimented with rap-jazz fusion in the '80s,but a decade later it is becoming a staple.(TIME,Nov. 21,1994,P.108)
80年代迈尔斯·戴维斯和昆西·琼斯都尝试融合饶舌和爵士风格,实验新的音乐形式, 10年后这种音乐形式却成为司空见惯的东西。
781.stereotype (n.)刻板印象
Those who are urgently trying to reach females end up reinforcing sexist stereotypes,such as“Girls like cooperative games,not action.”(TIME,Nov. 11,1996,p. 36)
急于想打进女性市场的人,结果强化了性别歧视的刻板印象,例如“女性喜欢合作的游戏,不喜欢动作的游戏”这类说法。
注:to end up 结果变成
782.stewardship (n.) 管理
In the next few weeks parliament must still consider the fate of(the central bank chairman Victor)Gerashenko and vote on the economic stewardship of Prime Minister Victor Chernomyrdin.(TIME,Oct.24,1994,P.43)
未来几周,杜马仍需考虑(央行总裁)杰拉申柯的去留问题,并对总理切尔诺梅尔金是否有经济管理权投票表决。
783.stigma (a.)污名,耻辱
As long as the stigma and discrimination exist around AIDS out there,we're going to have to treat it differently from other diseases.(TIME,July 4,1994,p. 60)
只要人们继续以耻辱、歧视的心态看待艾滋病,我们就必须区别对待此病与其他疾病。
784.stroke(n.)中风
Of all the medical catastrophes that can befall a person,suffering a stroke is one of the most terrifying.(TIME,Sept.16,1996,P.48)
在人类可能罹患的各种重大疾病之中,中风是最可怕的之一。
注:catastrophe (n.) 惨事,不幸;befall (v.)(不幸、灾祸等)降临在
785.stroll(n. v.)溜达,散步
[同](v.) wonder
A stroll through the center of the city reveals the transformation nearly everywhere.(July 4, 1994, p. 50)到市中心走一趟,就可看出这改变几乎遍及各处。
786.suspense(n.)悬疑
In Savannah these days,when people talk about“the Book,”they are referring not to the Bible but to Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,the best-selling suspense yarn by journalist John Berendt.(TIME,Apr.3,1995,p. 79)
最近在萨瓦纳市,当有人谈起《圣经》,并不是指真正的《圣经》,而是指《午夜的善恶花园》这本由新闻记者约翰·贝兰特所写的畅销悬念小说。
注:yarn (n.) 故事,奇谈