958.tout (v.)吹捧，吹嘘
Even fashion editors who tout couture's more fanciful currents on the pages of their magazines venerate Sander.
即使是在自己杂志上大力吹捧更奇巧的服装设计风潮的时装编辑，也尊敬桑德这位时装设计大师。
注：couture (n.)时装设计(业)；fanciful (a.)(设计等)新奇的;venerate (v.)尊敬，崇拜
959.traverse (v.)横越
〖同〗cross
Anyone who wants to traverse the chamber has to crawl through a tight passage，lighted by a string of dim electric light bulbs，where dirt has been painstakingly cleared away.
凡是想穿过这间房间的人，都必须先爬过一道狭窄的通道，通道里有一排灯泡，光线幽暗，堆积的尘土先前费了好大功夫才清干净。
注：crawl (v.)(缓慢)爬行
960.trudge (v.)步履艰难地走
As the Israelis and Palestinians trudged toward accommodation，hope for progress shone on another front as well.
当以色列和巴勒斯坦步履维艰地迈向和解之时，在另一条相互对峙的前线也亮起和解的曙光.
961.trumpet (v.)大力宣传
In Los Angele this week Sego will be trumpeting the arrival of a 32-.bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog，a soaring game called Nights，and a Net Link telephone hookup…
本周，世嘉公司将在洛杉矶推出32位版本的“音速少年”、迅速走红的游戏“午夜”以及名叫“网络连接”的电话连接装置。
962.underscore (v.)强调
〖同〗underline
To launch his fall line-and celebrate 25years in the business-he (Issey Miyake)put on an extravaganza in Paris，a long，lavish show that underscored a strong reason for his enduring career：complex technology made beautiful by artistry.
为了推出秋季系列服饰并庆祝进入这一行25年，三宅一生在巴黎举行了一场盛大时装表演，这场耗时且极尽奢华的时装表演，正说明了他之所以能在时装界屹立不动的原因，即他有将复杂的科技产品美化的艺术才华。
注：line (n.)系列产品;extravaganza (n.)豪华的演出
963.unravel (v.)散开，瓦解
His struggle against his homosexuality was unraveling both his marriage and his academic post in a religious school.
他在同性恋倾向中的挣扎,让他的婚姻和宗教学院的教职双双亮起红灯。
964.usher in预告，宣告……的到来
〖同〗herald
By answering such questions，Lewis and other researchers hope to usher in an exciting new era in materials science，one based not on petroleum products like nylon and plastic but on proteins synthesized by living，growing things.
路易斯和其他研究员希望通过回答这些问题，宣告材料科学界一个令人激动的新时代的到来，材料科学的基础，不再是尼龙、塑料等石化产品，而是由鲜活的、正在生长的东西合成的蛋白质。
965.vilify (v.)污蔑，诋毁
〖同〗malign
They branded her “an apostate appointed by imperial forces to vilify Islam.”
他们指责她为“帝国主义者派来低毁伊斯兰教的叛教者”。
注：apostate (n.)背教者，脱党者
966.vindicate (v.)证明……为正确、合理，辩护
〖同〗justify
Those who were responsible for the operation now seemed desperate to vindicate their judgment in the face of overwhelming criticism.
这次行动的各责任者，面对势不可挡的批评声浪，如今都急于想为自己的判断作辩护。
注：overwhelming(a.)压倒性的，无法抵挡的
967.wink (v.)眨眼，使眼色
Nintendo won't say anything about its Internet plans right now except to wink and say，as Lincoln does，that it“will be making announcements in the near future.”
除了眨眨眼，然后像林肯一样说“会在不久的将来宣布”，任天堂目前还不愿对于它在国际互联网方面的计划发表意见。