English Learning Day 7

Time 2023.2.24

1.单词

[1]     contraceptive n. 避孕药 adj. 避孕药的

[2]     prototype  n. 原型，雏形；最初形态

[3]     fertility n. 生育 e.g. safety fertility安全生育；planned fertility 计划生育；effective fertility 有效繁殖率

[4]     testosterone [teˈstɒstərəʊn] n. 睾酮；睾丸素

[5]     pathway n. 途径；小路；路径

[6]     enzyme [ˈenzaɪm] n. 酶

[7]     trial n. 实验

[8]     replicate v. 复制；n. 复制品；adj. 转折 syn. reproduction n. 再现；繁衍

[9]     boycott v. 抵制；拒绝购买 n. 抵制

[10]  jeopardize v. 危害；危及 e.g. The International Olympic Committee is desperate to calm the water and not jeopardize the Game’s message of global peace.

2.短语

[1]     sperm swimming 射精 e.g. Male contraceptive pill prototype stops sperm swimming.

[2]     补充knock out：破坏

[3]     Hormone deficiency 荷尔蒙缺乏

[4]     Calm the water 息事宁人

3.翻译

1. Failure is only postponed success as long as courage “coaches” ambition. The habit of persistence is the habit of victory.                                            ——Herbert Kaufman

直译：只要有志向和勇气，失败只是迟来的成功。坚持的习惯就是胜利的习惯。

翻译1：志存高远并勇敢无畏，失败便是成功之母。坚持便是胜利。

翻译2：志存高远并且勇敢无畏，那么失败也只不过是迟来的成功。习惯坚持的人也就是那习惯胜利的人。