英语PK台 第8期:那些你必须知道的英语知识(2)

 Lie这个词到底是什么意思?

And now the sun threads upon me with a thousand feet that I may lie again in the dust of Egypt. --- Sand and Foam¹ by Kahlil Gibran

而今,太阳又用千万只脚在我身上践踏,让我再次躺在埃及的漫天沙尘里。---《沙与沫》卡里·纪伯伦

Even the oil that does lie closer to the heart of the region could be tough to exploit.

况且,位于该地区心脏地带的石油也难以开采。

The doctor knew that James was very ill. However, to make him feel better, he told him a white lie that he would recover soon.

医生知道詹姆斯的病情很严重,但为了安慰他,他撒了个小谎,说他很快便会复原。

For that matter是什么意思?

Don't talk like that to the elder, or to anyone else for that matter.

不要跟长辈那样说话，其实跟谁也不要那样。

Nobody else in the computer industry, or any other industry for that matter, could put on a show like Steve Jobs.

没人能像乔布斯一样,在计算机行业或其他行业里如此赚足眼球。

Successful marketing² is a matter, amongst other things, of identifying the right product for particular market.

成功的营销除别的以外, 取决于对特定市场相定位的产品.

He pretends to understand, but as a matter of fact he doesn't.

他装懂, 实际上并没懂.

As a matter of fact, this was purely³ newspaper gossip and speculation⁴.

事实上, 这纯粹是报纸上的闲谈和推测.

Play down与play along各表示什么含义?

The doctor played down the serious nature of the poor man's illness.

医生把这个可怜人的病情讲得轻些。

But Mr Sharma played down the defeats, insisting India was not trying to compete with China.

但是，沙玛对这些失败轻描淡写，并坚称印度没有试图与中国竞争。

He plays along with his boss all the time, but I'm sure he does not really agree with him.

他跟他老板一直合作着，但我敢肯定他并不真正与他老板意见一致。

Still, he wanted to show that he understood the concept, so he played along. He typed up a detailed⁵ response.

然而,为了显示他对这个概念的理解,他还是配合了.他完成了一篇详尽的回复.

动词Bear的过去式是born吗?

He was born in Sweden, but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship⁶.

他在瑞典出生, 但没有瑞典公民身份.

Chopin was born into the affluent⁷ home of a French father and a Polish mother of noble lineage in Warsaw.

萧邦出生在华沙一个富裕的家庭里,父亲是法国人,母亲则是波兰贵族的后裔。

On top of success in his business, his wife has borne him a chubby⁸ boy baby.

除了生意上得手以外,他妻子还给他生了个胖小子。

Figures show that the economic restructuring policy implemented⁹ by the SAR Government has borne fruit.数据显示,特区政府推动经济转型的政策已初见成效。

But this life is half made up of partings, and these pains must be borne.

但生活的一半都是离别，而且必须忍受这些离别之苦。

Sir Walter could not have borne the degradation¹⁰ of being known to design letting his house.

沃尔特爵士不愿让人知道他想出租房子,他忍受不了这个屈辱。

Along with只表示”与…一道,一起”吗?

The search for vaccines¹¹ has been hampered¹² by fears that healthy tissue would be destroyed along with tumors.

一直以来寻找癌症疫苗最担心的问题,是在摧毁肿瘤细胞的同时,会把健康组织也破坏掉。

Vanity Fair just named her to its best-dressed list, along with the likes of Kate Middleton and Lady Gaga.

《名利场》杂志刚刚将她评入最佳着装榜,一起入榜的还有英国王妃凯特-米德尔顿和Lady Gaga等人。

Tobacco is taxed in most countries, along with alcohol.

除酒之外，烟草在多数国家也都要徵税。

Along with supporting her husband, Hillary Clinton's also been more comfortable stepping out on her own.

除支持丈夫的事业外, 希拉里?克林顿在独立应对事务方面也更加自信.

1 foam   

v./n.泡沫，起泡沫

参考例句：

• The glass of beer was mostly foam.这杯啤酒大部分是泡沫。
• The surface of the water is full of foam.水面都是泡沫。

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

4 speculation   

n.思索，沉思；猜测；投机

参考例句：

• Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
• There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。

5 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

6 citizenship   

n.市民权，公民权，国民的义务(身份)

参考例句：

• He was born in Sweden,but he doesn't have Swedish citizenship.他在瑞典出生，但没有瑞典公民身分。
• Ten years later,she chose to take Australian citizenship.十年后，她选择了澳大利亚国籍。

7 affluent   

adj.富裕的，富有的，丰富的，富饶的

参考例句：

• He hails from an affluent background.他出身于一个富有的家庭。
• His parents were very affluent.他的父母很富裕。

8 chubby   

adj.丰满的，圆胖的

参考例句：

• He is stocky though not chubby.他长得敦实，可并不发胖。
• The short and chubby gentleman over there is our new director.那个既矮又胖的绅士是我们的新主任。

9 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句

10 degradation   

n.降级；低落；退化；陵削；降解；衰变

参考例句：

• There are serious problems of land degradation in some arid zones.在一些干旱地带存在严重的土地退化问题。
• Gambling is always coupled with degradation.赌博总是与堕落相联系。

11 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

12 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。