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Lesson 13
第13課
agenda
n.議事日程
An agenda would include all major items that need to be discussed at the meeting.
議事日程包括了需要在會(huì)議上討論的所有主要內(nèi)容。
assistance
n.幫助，援助
Can I be of any assistance to you?
我能幫你什么忙嗎？
To paddle one's own canoe doesn't necessarily mean denying any external assistance.
獨(dú)立自主并不一定意味著要拒絕一切外來援助。
behavior
n.行為，舉止，表現(xiàn)；（機(jī)器等的）運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)情況，（事物的）反應(yīng)
Human behavior is mostly a product of learning, whereas the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct.
人類的行為通常是后天學(xué)習(xí)的產(chǎn)物，而動(dòng)物的行為則主要取決于本能。
competitive
a.競爭的，比賽的；好競爭的，求勝心切的；（價(jià)格等）有競爭力的
Our offer is competitive and we cannot lower the price any more.
我方的報(bào)價(jià)是有競爭力的，我方不能再降價(jià)了。
comprehension
n.理解（力）；理解力測驗(yàn)
A large vocabulary will help a lot when doing the reading comprehension.
在做閱讀理解的時(shí)候豐富的單詞量很有用。
Doing some background reading in encyclopedias is one way to improve your reading comprehension in English.
閱讀百科全書中一些背景資料是提高英語閱讀理解能力的一個(gè)方法。
conservation
n.保存，（對大自然資源的）保護(hù)，避免浪費(fèi)
There is a need for the conservation of trees, or there will soon be no forests.
有必要保護(hù)樹木，否則不久將會(huì)沒有森林了。
Conservation of water is of great importance in the cities such as Beijing and Tianjin.
像北京和天津這樣的城市實(shí)行節(jié)約用水非常重要。
current
a.現(xiàn)時(shí)的，當(dāng)前的；流行的，流傳的 n.（空氣、水等的）流，潮流；電流；趨勢，傾向
A scientist should always be able to stay current in his field of studies.
科學(xué)家應(yīng)能始終跟上他研究領(lǐng)域的新發(fā)展。
Newspapers influence the current of thought.
報(bào)紙影響思想潮流。
descend
vi.下來，下降；（from）起源（于），是…的后裔； （on）襲擊；（to）把身份降至，淪為 vt. 走下，爬下
The sun descended behind the hills.
太陽下了山。
Buddhism descends from ancient India.
佛教起源于古印度。
digest
vt.消化；吸收，領(lǐng)悟 n. 文摘
Spoon-feeding the students doesn't help them digest what they have been taught.
用填鴨式的教育方式教學(xué)生無助于學(xué)生 消化老師所傳授的知識(shí)。
The Reader's Digest is a popular magazine in the United States.
《讀者文摘》是美國的一本頗流行的雜志。
entertainment
n.娛樂，文娛節(jié)目，表演會(huì)； 招待，款待，請客
Some people say that Stephen Chow's movies cannot be regarded as a mere entertainment, but that they tell the audience much more.
有人說周星馳的電影不能簡單地看成是供娛樂消遣的， 實(shí)際上它給觀眾展示更深刻的內(nèi)容。
"Thank you very much for your entertainment!" "And thank you for coming!"
"謝謝你的款待！" "謝謝光臨！"
flexible
a.易彎曲的，柔韌的； 靈活的，可變通的
As we don't know what the weather will be like, we make flexible plans for our holiday.
因?yàn)椴恢捞鞖鉅顩r如何，我們?yōu)榧倨谧隽遂`活的計(jì)劃。
In the past, making quakeproof structures meant firm yet flexible materials, such as steel and wood, that bend without breaking.
在過去建造防震建筑物意味著用堅(jiān)固而有彈性的材料，如鋼材和木材，它們在彎曲時(shí)不會(huì)折斷。
inspire
vt.鼓舞，激起；給…以靈感
The remarkable life on the Galopagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.
加羅帕格斯島上不同尋常的生命現(xiàn)象激發(fā)了查爾斯·達(dá)爾文的靈感，使他創(chuàng)立了物種起源的理論。
prescribe
vt.開藥，指示（某種療法）；規(guī)定
A holiday is the best cure prescribed for the depression.
度假是開給抑郁癥病人的最好藥方。
Doctors usually prescribe radiotherapy for cancer patients.
醫(yī)生通常對癌癥病人采用放射治療。
