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Lesson 37
第37課
activate
vt.使活動(dòng)起來，使開始起作用
The cardiac pacemaker is used to activate the heartbeat when the patient is suffering from a serious shock.
心臟起搏器是在病人嚴(yán)重休克時(shí)用來激活心臟跳動(dòng)的。
adjacent
a. (to)鄰近的，毗連的
Guangdong Province is adjacent to Hunan Province.
廣東省與湖南省交界。
automation
n.自動(dòng)化(技術(shù))，自動(dòng)操作
Automation means the methods and machines that make industry more and more automatic, esp. by means of electronic controls.
自動(dòng)化指的是使工業(yè)生產(chǎn)日益自動(dòng)化的方法或機(jī)器，尤指通過電子控制。
batch
n.一批，一組，一群；一批生產(chǎn)量
Every year migratory birds fly to Kunming in batches to survive the winter.
每年有成群的候鳥飛到昆明來越冬。
casualty
n.傷亡人員，死傷者；受害人，損失的東西
In Iran-Iraq war, both sides incurred heavy casualties.
在兩伊戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)中，雙方均遭受慘重傷亡。
catastrophe
n.大災(zāi)難，災(zāi)禍
The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 was a catastrophe.
2008年的汶川大地震是一場(chǎng)大災(zāi)難。
cavity
n.洞，穴，凹處；齲洞
There is a cavity in one of my teeth; it makes me terribly painful.
我有顆牙齒上有個(gè)洞，疼死我了。
census
n.人口普查，統(tǒng)計(jì)
A census of population is taken every ten years.
人口普查每十年進(jìn)行一次。
coverage
n.新聞報(bào)道；覆蓋范圍
CCTV has an overall coverage of 90% of the mainland area by means of satellite telecommunication.
中央電視臺(tái)通過通訊衛(wèi)星已覆蓋大陸90%的地方。
deficiency
n.缺乏，不足；缺點(diǎn)，缺陷
In spite of mental deficiency, Zhouzhou can conduct a large orchestra. It's really a miracle.
盡管智力上有缺陷，但舟舟卻能夠指揮大型管弦樂隊(duì)。這真是個(gè)奇跡。
deficit
n.赤字，虧空，虧損
The financial deficit of the USA is now even more serious than Japan.
美國現(xiàn)在的財(cái)政赤字比日本要嚴(yán)重得多。
eccentric
a. (人、行為、舉止等)古怪的，怪癖的，異乎尋常的 n. 古怪的人，怪癖的人
I'm afraid I cannot learn to speak Italian because I cannot pronounce the eccentric trill sound no matter how hard I try.
我怎么也發(fā)不出那古怪的顫音，我想我一輩子也學(xué)不會(huì)意大利語。
Mars, Venus and the other planets move in eccentric orbits.
火星、金星及其他行星沿不正圓的軌道運(yùn)行。
eclipse
v. (日、月)食，遮掩(天體的)光；使暗淡，使失色，使相形見絀 n. (日、月)食；(地位、名譽(yù)的)消失，黯然失色
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.
當(dāng)月球從地球和太陽之間穿過時(shí)就會(huì)發(fā)生日食。
Many actors go into eclipse after death.
許多演員死后聲名衰退。
fascinate
vt.強(qiáng)烈地吸引，迷住
The changing vivid colors of the sunset fascinated the eye.
日落時(shí)變化多端的色彩使人看得入迷。
It is a universal social problem that many teenagers are fascinated with video-games.
許多青少年沉醉于電子游戲，這已成為一個(gè)普遍的社會(huì)問題。
gasp
n. /vi.喘息，喘氣，倒抽氣 vt. 喘著氣說出(或發(fā)出)
An asthmatic patient coughs so much that he keeps gasping for breath.
哮喘病人咳嗽得很厲害，以至于不停地喘氣。
hail
n.雹；一陣 vi. 下雹 vt. 招呼，高呼；熱情贊揚(yáng)，為…喝彩
In summer hail sometimes falls and damages the crops.
夏天有時(shí)下冰雹，使農(nóng)作物受到損害。
The crowd hailed the actress with joy.
人們高興地向那位女演員歡呼。
