978.charisma (n.) （使大众信服的）超群魅力??
[同]magnetism
Because of his high profile and charisma，and because of his own admission that he engaged in numerous unprotected sexual encounters，Johnson has probably done as much to educate the public about AIDS as anybody.（TIME，Feb．12，1996，p．40）
由于他的高知名度以及独特的超群魅力，加上他公开承认有过数不清的危险的性行为，约翰逊对普及艾滋病教育的贡献绝不比别人来得少。?
注：high profile高知名度
979.chic (n.) 流行 (a.) 时髦的
Now Chinese chic has become Hollywood's latest mania．Ang Lee is an Oscar front runner for his first studio film，Sense and Sensibility. （TIME，Jan. 29，1996，p. 40）
好莱坞最近流行中国热，李安第一次替制片公司拍的《理智与感情》，就让他成为奥斯卡奖的热门人选。??
注：front runner比赛中最有可能的夺标者；? studio (n.) 电影制片公司
980.conglomerate (n.) 大型综合企业
Few American communities of any size have more than a single newspaper，which is frequently owned by a distant conglomerate. （TIME，Feb. 10，1997，p. 56）
美国乡镇不论大小，大都只有一份报纸，而且往往归远方的报业集团拥有。
981.contingency (n.) 突发状况
[同]possibility eventuality
The doctor，who is something of a gadget freak，was equipped for any contingency.（TIME，Sept．23，1996，P．43）?? 这位爱好小器械成癖的医生备有应付任何突发状况的装备。
注：freak (n.) [与修饰语连用]（……的）爱好者
982.contraption (n.) 奇妙的设计
[同]gadget
For quick acceleration and hill climbing，the turbine is linked to a flywheel，an energy-produring and energy-storing contraption that is at least as old as the first potter's wheel．（TIME，Sept．23，1996，p. 41）
为了瞬间加速或爬坡，涡轮机还连接飞轮。飞轮是一种可以制造与储存能量的奇妙装置，其历史与最初的陶工旋盘一样久远。
983.corridor (n.) 人口密集地带
It was for Asia the celestial event of the decade：total eclipses…occur somewhere on the globe every one to two years，but rarely are they visible along such a densely populated corridor. （TIME，Nov.6，1995，p．21）
对亚洲来说，这是近10年来的天文盛事：全球每一两年就会发生日全食，但很少像这样发生在人口稠密地区。
984.coup (n.) 大成功，大成就
In an impressive coup，she was on the September cover of both Vogue and Harper'sBazaar.（TIME，Dec．26，1994，P．157）
她登上《时尚》、《哈泼》两份杂志的9月号封面，是她个人生涯中令人赞叹的巨大成功。
985.dearth (n.) 缺乏
[同]lack
And though Hou is proud of his films，he thinks the dearth of commercial films is hurting Taiwan cinema.（TIME，Jan．29，1996，p. 43）
侯孝贤虽以他的电影为荣，但也认为商业电影的缺乏正损害着台湾的电影业。
986.detractor (n.) 恶意批评者，诽谤者
[同]critic
Barbie may not be everyone's favorite companion—detractors love to hate her plastic perfection—but the fashion doll with the impossible figure has long been the most popular girl at Mattel．（TIME，Nov. 11，1996，p. 36）
芭比娃娃也许不是所有人心爱的玩伴——批评者喜欢攻击她塑料制的完美造型——但这个身材只应天上有的时装洋娃娃，长久以来一直是美泰儿公司最受欢迎的女孩。
987.dominion (n.) 支配
The deal immediately raised questions about whether Gates who has near monopoly control of the PC software industry and is moving aggressively into computer networking，is planning to extend his dominion into graphic images as well．（TIME，Oct．23，1995，P．66）
这项交易立刻就引起了一些疑问：是否盖茨在几乎已独占个人电脑软件工业以及积极进入电脑网络领域之后，还打算控制图形图像领域？