968.advent (n.) 来临,出现
[同] arrival ??appearance
But with the advent of the drip-dry shirt and the frozen breakfast burrito,it became possible for any fellow,no matter how dometical1y challenged,to get out of the house on his own. (TIME,May 6,1996,P.53)
但是,伴随着随洗随干的免烫衬衫及冷冻的墨西哥馅饼早餐的出现,任何一个再不会做家事的家伙,都能够靠着一己之力打点一切,然后出门上班。
969.animosity (n.) 敌意,仇恨
[同]hostility
It is almost entirely the product of animosity between two men leading rival parties who are deeply jealous of each other.(TIME,Mar. 27,1995,p.36)
这可以说全是两个敌对团体的龙头老大互相仇视所造成的,双方都深深地忌恨对方。
970.antecedent (n.) 前例,先声
[同]precursor
In 1937,working in his kitchen,Stibitz cobbled together a primitive adding device out of drycell batteries,metal strips from a tobacco can,flashlight bulbs and telephone wires.Many consider it the earliest antecedent to the digital computer.(TIME,Feb. 13,1995,P.23)
1937年斯蒂比兹在厨房里,以数节干电池、香烟罐上取下的数条铁片、数个闪光灯泡、数根电线,草草制成一部原始的计算机;许多人认为这是数字电脑的先驱。
注:adding device计算机;to cobble together草草制成
971.aura (n.) 气氛,光晕
[同]air
Redford’s festival created an aura that welcomed young directors and persuaded Hollywood to do the same. (TIME,June 17,1996,p. 45)
雷德福德影展制造了欢迎年轻导演加入的氛围,也促使好莱坞效法。
972.behemoth (n.) 庞然大物,组织庞大的机构
[同]monster
The deal may spur more competition for Microsoft,but it removes the threat that the government will try to break up the behemoth. (TIME,July 25,1994,P.13)
这笔交易或许会给微软公司带来更多的竞争,但也解除了政府欲拆散这个庞大公司的威胁。
973.bulwark (n.) 防御工事,提防
One country's louse,of course,is another's bulwark against [fill in the ism:communism,nationalism,imperialism,capitalism].(TIME,Sept.23,1996,p. 35)
当然,对一个国家来说是恶棍的人,对另一个国家可能就是对抗〔什么主义自己填:共产主义、民族主义、帝国主义、资本主义〕的长城。?
注:louse (n.) 虱,卑鄙的人
974.bump (n.) (路面等的)隆起部分,喻困难
Says Christensen of Thailand's progress from low tech to high:“It's a long journey.There will be bumps along the way.”(TIME,Aug.5,1996,p. 42)? 克里斯坦森说,泰国由低科技提高到高科技的过程:“是一条漫长的旅程,沿路将会有许多困难。”
975.carnage (n.) 大屠杀
[同] slaughter
The once shabby alleys leading to Provincial Government Plaza,site of the worst carnage in 1980,are now lined with trendy boutiques,while a sprawling shopping mall has just opened under the plaza.(TIME,Dec. 11,1995,p. 20)
通往省政府广场(1980年屠杀最惨烈的地方)的巷弄一度凋敝不堪,现在两旁排列着时髦的服饰精品店,而一条杂乱的商品街也刚在广场地下开业。
注:shabby (a.) 残破的,破旧的;trendy (a.)时髦的
976.catalyst (n.) 触媒,催化剂
But the innocence and trust of the young that most adults celebrate and nurture are powerful catalysts for the sexual fantasies of pedophiles.(TIME,Sept.2,1996,p. 41)
孩子的天真无邪与对人的信赖,向来为大部分成人所歌颂且悉心培育,却也是刺激恋童癖人士产生性幻想的两大诱因。
977.censure (n. v.) 责难 (n.) condemn(v.) condemnation
As he demonstrated in the award-winning This Boy's Life(1989),Wolff knows exactly how to find and then walk the line between self-censure and self-pity,(TIME,,Oct.31,1994,p. 81)
正如沃尔夫在1989年获奖的《这男孩的一生》一书中所展示的,他清楚地知道自责与自怜之间的界线,并懂得如何悠游其间。