第十二节 副词加名词

1. Anwar, a former UMNO stalwart, was seen as the coming leader until he and then-

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad split in the late 1990's.

安瓦尔，前马来西亚马来民族统一机构坚定分子，在他与当时的首相马哈蒂尔·穆罕默德

的关系破裂前，一直被认为是未来的领导人。

2. It was that joint near-suicide that finally put Grandpa off his guard.

正是这种两个人一起的几乎自杀的行为终于让爷爷放松了警惕。

3. So-called whole-body scans were originally used as a last-resort diagnostic tool to

find hidden tumors in patients with cancer.

所谓的全身扫描检查最初是用于发现癌症患者体内隐藏肿瘤的一种最后采用的诊断手段。

4. Despite being in off-peak season and during a financial crisis, advance ticket sales

have topped 25 percent.

尽管现在正处于演出淡季和金融危机中，票房预售仍然达到了 25%的好成绩。

拓展学习：

Given Broadway's record for this quiet season, it would normally be good to sell 20

percent.

对百老汇来说，这种淡季的一般票房业绩能卖出 20%的票就算不错了。

词 汇 积 累

1. flavor n 风味；香料；滋味

That's just distinctly Latin in flavor. 明显的拉丁特色。

2. flaw n 瑕疵，缺点

a. a character flaw. 性格缺陷。

b. long term-flaws. 顽疾。

3. flesh n 肉；肉体

a. They become one flesh. 两人合为一体。

b. What produces goose flesh? 产生鸡皮疙瘩。

4. flexibility n 柔韧性，机动性，灵活性

Therefore, it's-there is a little flexibility in the system.

因此这个体制内有一点灵活性。

拓展学习：flex adj 弹性工作制的

Flex time has proven to be extemely popular. 弹性工作时间很受欢迎。

flex time policy. 弹性工作时间制度。

5. flight n 飞行；班机；逃走

four flights of stairs. 4 段楼梯。