重點單詞
1.devastate
vt. 毀滅;毀壞
When cyclones devastate a city, when homes collapse in a sudden earthquake, the most urgent need is medical attention.
當氣旋毀滅一座城市,房屋在突如其來的地震中倒塌時,人們最迫切需要的是就醫。
2.turbulence
n. 騷亂,動蕩;[流] 湍流;狂暴
Once you have kids, of course, they introduce 18 years worth of excitement and turbulence into your marriage.
一旦你們有了孩子,當然了,這肯定會為你們的婚姻帶來18年的激動和騷亂。
3.interconnected
adj. 連通的;有聯系的
v. 互相連接(interconnect的過去式)
You have seen how they need to be interconnected and coordinated to create a cohesive application.
您已經看到了,需要怎樣把它們互相連接和調整它們以創建一個內聚的應用程序。
重點短語
1.Listen up
聽好了
Our preparation for the Age of Turbulence began nearly a year ago.
我們為動蕩時代來臨所作的準備差不多一年前就開始了。
2.brought down
接前,移入下頁
It should be no surprise, therefore, that the protest movement that brought down Mubarak no longer looked to the constitution for guidance.
這也就沒什么可奇怪了,將穆巴拉克拉下臺的抗議活動從此不再寄希望于憲法作為指引。
考考你(翻譯)
1.我們為動蕩時代來臨所作的準備差不多一年前就開始了。
2.兩者都是從一大堆互相連接的部件中浮現出來的模式。
3.二十年中,互聯網并沒有打倒獨裁者,也不排除邊界。
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上期答案
1.What do I get out of this relationship?
2.All trains in Tokyo were stopped, and black plumes of smoke rose over the skyline.
3.With barely a drop on its own doorstep, the city secured supplies from lakes to the north and the Colorado River to the east.