恋词考研英语真题5500词第十三天Unit 06继续
conduct
[kənˈdʌkt] v. 引导,带领;处理;实施;管理;传导(热、电等);指挥(军队、乐队等)
[ˈkɑ:ndʌkt] n. 行为;举动;指导,引导;实施
注意:conduct的名词形式和动词形式,读法不同
形近词:semiconductor, conductive, conductor
At the very least, the court should make itself subject to the code of conduct that applies to the rest of the federal judiciary.
解析:at the very least至少;subject to 服从;code除了代码,编码,密码,句子中是法典,道德准则,行为规范的意思;judiciary司法系统;the rest of 剩下的。Subject to the code,遵守准则,什么样的准则,code of conduct指导的准则,什么样的指导,conduct that applies to the rest of the federal judiciary适用于剩下的联邦司法系统的指导。
翻译:至少,法院应该让它自己遵守适用于其它联邦司法系统的指导准则。
Your outline should smoothly conduct you from one point to the next, but do not permit it to railroad you.
解析:outline概述,轮廓;railroad让...仓促行事,强迫...做;草率的通过。smoothly顺利地,连续而流畅地,平稳地。
翻译:你的大纲应当平稳地指导你从一个点到下一个,但不是让它(指你的大纲)让你仓促行事。
semiconductor [ˈsemikəndʌktər] n. 半导体
Semiconductor devices can perform a variety of control functions in electronic equipment.
半导体器件在电子设备中起到了各种各样的控制作用。
conductive [kənˈdʌktɪv] adj. 传导性的;传导的;有传导力的
Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water is.
盐水的导电性比淡水强的多。
conductor [kənˈdʌktər] n. (公共汽车的)售票员;列车长;(管弦乐队或合唱团的)指挥;导体
Even Tommasini, who had advocated Gilbert’s appointment in the Times, calls him “an unpretentious musician with no air of the formidable conductor about him”.
解析:even甚至;appointment任命,约定,任命的职位;Time杂志《时代》周刊,Times纽约时报,斜体字表示期刊;pretentious自命不凡的,炫耀的,虚夸的;unpretentious谦逊的,朴实无华的,不事张扬的,不爱炫耀的;musician音乐家;air除了空气,还有感觉的意思,no air of没有...的感觉;formidable可怕的,令人敬畏的;conductor这里是指挥的意思。
翻译:甚至在《纽约时报》上支持吉尔伯特任命的Tommasini,称他为“一个朴实无华的音乐家,身上没有令人敬畏的指挥”。
behaviour [bɪˈheɪvjər] n. 行为;举止;活动方式;性能;特点
This is a subtle form of peer pressure: we unconsciously imitate the behaviour we see every day.
解析:subtle微妙的;form形式;peer pressure同龄压力;conscious有意识的;unconsciously无意识地,副词,修饰动词imitate模仿;
翻译:这是一种同龄压力的微妙形式:我们无意识地模仿我们每天见到的行为。
steer [stɪr] v. 驾驶(车、船、飞机等);引导;指导(某人采取某种行动或态度)
Far less certain, however, is how successfully experts and bureaucrats can select our peer groups and steer their activities in virtuous directions.
解析:however表示转折的状语,certain确定,far less certain远远不确定;bureaucrat官僚主义者;virtuous善良的,有道德的;successfully是副词,所以修饰的不是experts,而是动词select and steer。
翻译:然而,远远不确定的是,专家和官员能多成功地选择我们的同龄团体并指引他们在美德方向上的活动。
tell [tel] v. 辨别,区别;告诉;讲述;吩咐,命令;(事物)显露,显示
形近词:teller, intellect, intellectual, intellectualism, intelligent, intelligently, intelligence, satellite
In December 2010 America’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed adding a “do not track” (DNT) option to internet browsers, so that users could tell advertisers that they did not want to be followed.
解析:December12月;commission委员会;Federal Trade Commission联邦贸易委员会;propose提议;do not track不要追踪;browser浏览器。
翻译:在2010年12月,美国联邦贸易委员会提议为互联网浏览器增加一个“不要追踪”选项,这样用户可以告诉广告商,他们不想要被追踪。
teller [ˈtelər] n. 讲话者;出纳员;银行柜员机
Every bank pays close attention to the speed and accuracy of its tellers.
每家银行都密切关注它的出纳的速度和准确性。
intellect [ˈɪntəlekt] n. 智力;非凡的才智;才智非凡的人
Darwin was convinced that the loss of these tastes was not only a loss of happiness, but might possibly be injurious to the intellect, and more probably to the moral character.
解析:Darwin达尔文;convince确信,be convinced 确信;taste除了味道,还有兴趣,爱好的意思;injure伤害;be injurious to 对...有害; moral character道德品质。
翻译:达尔文相信,这些兴趣的失去,不仅仅是快乐的损失,同样还会对智力,更有可能对道德品质有伤害。
intellectual [ˌɪntəˈlektʃuəl]
n. 知识分子;脑力劳动者
adj. 智力的;脑力的;理智的;知识的
Artistic and intellectual people tend towards left-wing views.
艺术家和知识分子倾向于左派观点。left-wing 左翼的,左派的,左倾的,左的。
Once a discovery claim becomes public, the discoverer receives intellectual credit.
一旦一个发现主张变得公开,发现者获得知识信誉。
intellectualism [ˌɪntə'lektʃʊəlɪzəm] n. 知性主义;理智主义
Modern values like intellectualism, individualism, equality and freedom came along with industrialization.
现代价值观像知性主义,个人主义,平等自由伴随着工业化出现。
intelligent [ɪnˈtelɪdʒənt] adj. 聪颖的;有才智的;智能的
An intelligent computer will be an indispensable diagnostic tool for doctors.
解析:dispensable可有可无的,非必要的;indispensable必要的。
翻译:一个智能电脑会成为对医生来说一个必要的诊断工具。
intelligently [ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒəntli] adv. 聪明地;明智地
A Way to Filter Junk Mail Intelligently Based on Machine Learning
解析:intelligently副词修饰filter
翻译:一种基于机器学习的智能化垃圾软件过滤方法
intelligence [ɪnˈtelɪdʒəns] n. 智力;智能;聪明
Nerve cells, after all, do not have intelligence of their own.
毕竟,神经细胞,自身没有智能。
注:人工智能,产生智能的关键不是神经元本身,而是神经元之间的连接。
satellite [ˈsætəlaɪt] n. 人造卫星
A communication satellite 一个通信人造卫星
注:月球是地球的卫星,不是人造的
inform [ɪnˈfɔːrm] v. 告诉;通知
Please inform us of any changes of address. 地址有任何变动请通知我们。
notify [ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ] v. 通知;告知
Competition winners will be notified by post.
竞赛获胜者会由邮件通知。
lack [læk]
n. 缺乏;不足;缺少的东西
v. 缺乏,缺少
形近词:slack, slacken
It tends to ignore, and thus eventually to eliminate, many elements in the land community that lack commercial value, but that are essential to its healthy functioning.
解析:eventually最后,终于;than指代的是many elements in the land community that lack commercial value。
翻译:这倾向于忽视,并最终消除,缺乏商业价值的陆地群落的很多元素,但是这些元素对陆地群落的健康功能是必要的。
slack [slæk]
n. 煤末;[~s]长裤,便哭
adj. 松弛的;疏忽的
v. 放松;使缓慢;松懈;懈怠
slack muscles 松弛的肌肉
slacken [ˈslækən] v. (使)缓慢;(使)松懈;(使)松弛
Workers tended to be diligent for the first few days of the week in any case, before hitting a plateau and then slackening off.
解析:diligent勤奋的,孜孜不倦的;in case以防万一,in any case无论如何;plateau名词高原,(发展、增长后的)稳定期,停滞期;也可作不及物动词,表示(在一段时期的发展后)保持稳定水平,处于停滞水平;
翻译:无论如何,工人倾向于在一周的前几天勤奋,然后达到一个稳定器,接着松懈下来。
available [əˈveɪləbl] adj. 可用的;可获得的;有空的
These recordings are cheap, available everywhere, and very often much higher in artistic quality than today’s live performances; moreover, they can be “consumed” at a time and place of the listener’s choosing.
解析:这道考研真题在Unit 01讲解live时已经出现过。
翻译:这些音乐录音价格便宜,在任何地方都可以获得,而且通常会比如今那些现场音乐会的艺术品质高很多,进一步讲,它们(指这些音乐录音)可以在听众选择的任一时间和地点被“消费”。
One possible response is for classical performers to program attractive new music that is not yet available on record.
解析:response除了回应,还有应对措施的意思;program除了编程,这里是编排。
翻译:对于古典演出者来说,一种可行的应对措施是编排录音上还没有的有吸引力的新音乐。
be available to: 可用于
Consider the entire journey you’ll pursue——what kind of coursework the major demand, how many years of school you’ll need, and what job prospect will be available to you with a degree.
考虑一下你的求学之路,你的专业需要修哪些课程,你需要多少年的学校时间,以及获得学位后有什么样的工作前景。
obtainable [əbˈteɪnəbl] adj. 可获得的;可取得的
Although, this information is provided where it is obtainable.
尽管,这些信息是在可取得的地方提供的。
accessible [əkˈsesəbl] adj. 能接近的;易得到的
According to the text, which of the following is true of recordings?
[A] They are often inferior to live concerts in quality.
[B] They are easily accessible to the general public.
[C] They help improve the quality of music.
[D] They have only covered masterpieces.
翻译:
根据文章内容,下列哪一项有关音乐录音的说法是正确的?
[A] 它们在质量上通常比现场音乐会差
[B] 它们容易为大众所获得
[C] 它们帮助改善了音乐的质量
[D] 它们只涵盖了杰出的作品