privilege
n. 特權
minority
n. 少數
do without
沒有…而設法對付過去
highly
ad. very 很,非常
risky
a. full of danger; full of the possibility of failure, loss, etc. 危險的;有風險的
nasty
a. very unpleasant 令人難受的
brutish
a. 野獸般的,野蠻的
anyway
ad. (used to change the subject of a conversation or to support an idea or argument) anyhow 不管怎么說
put/turn the clock back
倒退,開倒車
cut off
stop providing (sth.); remove (sth.) by cutting 切斷,中斷;切下,剪下
competition
n. 競爭;比賽
bring about
make (sth.) happen 引起,導致
technology
n. 技術
moreover
ad. 而且,再者
inquiring
a. showing an interest in knowing about things 好問的,愛探索的
inquire
v. 詢問
global
a. worldwide, of the whole earth 世界的,全球的
suppress▲
vt. keep from appearing 抑制;壓制
initiative
n. 首創精神;主動
inventiveness
n. 發明才能,創造力
slow down
make slower 減慢
rate
n. 速度;比率
ensure
vt. make sure 保證,確保
democratic
a. 民主的
informed
a. 有知識的,了解情況的;明智的
inform
vt. 告訴,通知
expert
n. 專家
at the moment
now 此刻,目前
in two minds
猶豫不決;三心二意
steady
a. constant; firm 平穩的;穩定的
evident
a. clear, obvious 明顯的
cartoon
n. 漫畫;動畫片
element
n. 成分;元素
astronomy▲
n. 天文學
audience
n. 觀眾;聽眾;讀者
series
n. 連續;系列;系列節目
fiction
n. 小說;虛構
harness
vt. control and make use of 駕馭;利用
background
n. 背景
acid
a., n. 酸(性的);酸味的(物質)
greenhouse
n. 溫室
nuclear
a. 原子核的;核心的
weapon
n. 武器
genetic▲
a. 基因的;遺傳(學)的
engineering
n. 工程;工程學
basis
n. 基礎
lie in
exist or be found in 在于
rote
n. 死記硬背
learn by rote
死記硬背地學習
relevance
n. 相關,關聯
in terms of
從…方面(或角度)來說;按照,根據
equation
n. 等式,方程(式)
brief
a. short; quick 簡潔的;短暫的
accurate
a. exact 準確的,精確的
mathematical
a. 數學的
halve
vt. 將…減半
tend
vi. be likely to happen or have a particular characteristic or effect 傾向,趨向
in the form of
having the shape of; existing in a particular form 呈…的形狀;以…形式
precise
a. exact 精確的
qualitative
a. 定性的;性質上的
grasp
n. understanding 掌握,了解
concept
n. 概念
sufficient
a. as much as is needed, enough 充分的,足夠的
convey
vt. make (ideas, feelings, etc.) known to another 傳達;表達
diagram
n. 圖表;圖解
framework
n. 框架;結構
molecular
a. 分子的
biology
n. 生物學
transistor
n. 晶體管;晶體管收音機
put across
cause to be understood 解釋清楚,使被理解
proportion
n. 比例;部分
truly
ad. 真正地;確實地
magic
n. 魔術;魔力
fit into
be part of a situation, system, etc.;be part of a group of people or things 適合;符合;屬于
responsibility
n. 責任
educate
vt. teach or train 教育
entertain
vt. give pleasure to; have as a guest 給…以歡樂;招待
hence
ad. as a result, therefore; from this time 因此;從此
contact
vt. get in touch with 與…接觸
alien▲
a. foreign; strange 外國的;陌生的
civilization
n. 文明
Proper Names
Stephen Hawking
斯蒂芬·霍金
Einstein
愛因斯坦(1879—1955,美籍德國理論物理學家)