steam
n.蒸氣
steamboats-steamboat
n.汽船,輪船
In the steam-engine analogy, verbal aggression may vent some of the aggressive steam.
用蒸汽機打個比方吧,言語性的侵略可以釋放些許帶有侵略性質的蒸汽。
folk
n.人們adj.民間的,民眾的
A folk culture is small, isolated, cohesive, conservative, nearly self-sufficient group that is homogeneous in custom and race,
民間文化是小型的、孤立的、緊密的、保守的、近乎自給自足的群體,具有同樣的習俗、
with a strong family or clan structure and highly developed rituals.
同樣的人種和強有力的家庭或部族結構以及高度發展的宗教儀式.
fibers-fiber
n.纖維
Although we now tend to refer to the various crafts according to the materials used to construct them-clay, glass, wood, fiber,
在現代,人們將根據工藝品的制造材質對他們進行分類,如陶土,玻璃,木頭,纖維還有金屬。
and metal-it was once common to think of crafts in terms of function, which led to their being known as the "applied arts."
但最初人們根據工藝品的功能將他們通通定義為“實用工藝品”。
feet
n.腳,英尺
Today, well over a century later, there is still little direct evidence of what lies beneath our feet.
一百多年后的今天,對于腳下真正隱瞞了什么,至今未找到直接證據。
drilling-drill
n.鉆,鉆頭v.鉆;鉆孔
Thus drilling into the ice was tantamount to drilling back through time.
鉆冰相當于穿越回從前。
act
n.法案 v.扮演;舉動像
A survey is a study, generally in the form of an interview or a questionnaire, that provides information concerning how people think and act.
研究會對大眾的看法和行動提供信息,通常以訪問或問卷的形式存在。
wire
n.電線
Photoflash is now generated electronically, but the earliest form, first used in 1864,
我們今天所使用的是電子閃光燈,但在1864年,
was a paper bag containing magnesium wire and some oxygen-rich substance, such as potassium chlorate.
早期閃光燈實際上是一個紙袋,里面裝上鎂合金金屬線,一些像氯酸鉀等富氧物質。
remains-remain
v.剩下;保持不變
After 1785, the production of children's books in the Untied States increased but remained largely reprints of British books,
1795年后,兒童讀物在美國增產,但大部分仍為英國讀物的重印版,
often those published by John Newbery, the first publisher to produce books aimed primarily at diverting a child audience.
通常是約翰·紐伯里出版社讀物,它是第一家旨在出版兒童讀物的出版者。
related-relate
v.將(兩事物)聯系起來
relation
n.關系
The TVA is a unique institution in that it brings all the water-related functions of the federal government under a single body.
田納西河流域管理局是一個特殊的組織,它將所有與水務有關的聯邦政府納入一個獨立體中。
impulses-impulse
n.沖動,刺激,脈沖
Other links may involve changes in brain temperature and the release of neurotransmitters (substances that transmit nerve impulses).
其次,他們的聯系可能會涉及到大腦溫度變化和神經遞質的釋放(傳遞神經沖動的物質)。
illustrate
v.舉例說明,闡明
illustrations-illustration
n.例證,插圖
Three of the answer choices below are used in the passage to illustrate constructive processes and two are used to illustrate destructive processes.
下面三個答案都對建造流程進行了描述,兩個對破壞性流程進行了描述。
huge
adj.巨大的
For example, as the great ice sheets that covered North America during the last ice age steadily melted away, huge volumes of water flowed from them.
比如,隨著冰河時代覆蓋北美的巨大冰層逐漸融化,大量融水洶涌流出。
emphasize
v.強調
emphasis
n.對...的強調,加強
Instrumental leadership is leadership that emphasizes the completion of tasks by a social group.
協助領導強調社會團體對任務的完成。
survive
v.活下來,幸存
survival
n.留住生命,生存
In spite of problems with their condition, restoration, and preservation many panel paintings have survived,
盡管問題重重,但通過對畫板畫的修復與保護,許多作品已幸存下來,
and today many of them are housed in museum collections.
如今許多被陳列在博物館。
settlers-settler
n.移民者
settle
v.決定,安放
settlement
n.解決;殖民
It made it increasingly possible for settlers to obtain land in the West.
殖民者在西方贏得土地的可能性增加。
paleolithic
adj.舊石器時代的
Cave art seems to have reached a peak toward the end of the Upper Paleolithic period, when the herds of game were decreasing.
在后期舊石器時代獵群數量減少時,巖洞畫藝術似乎達到了頂峰。
interest
n.利息,嗜好 v.使感興趣
The Democratic Party primarily represented the interests of the market, banks, and commerce.
民主黨主要代表了市場、銀行以及商業的利益。