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While their predecessors² have amassed⁴ dozens of Nobel

prizes and other intellectual accolades⁶, the current

crop of Cambridge undergraduates is focusing on a

rather less taxing competition – rear of the year.

当前辈校友们多次斩获诺贝尔奖，取得令人刮目的学术成就时，

如今的剑桥大学学生却 更热衷于不太费力的竞争——评选“年

度美臀”。

1. predecessor¹:祖先,前任,原有事物

Example: Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.我们新来的医生比他的前任年轻许多。

2. amass³:收集，积累

Example: He is planed to amass a fortune for a rainy day.他正打算积蓄财富以备不时之需。

3. dozens of：几十

Example: He's got dozens of suits but not one of them is presentable.他有几十套衣服，却没有一套像样的。

4. intellectual：凭理智做事者,知识分子

Example: He likes to set himself up as an intellectual.他喜欢自命为知识分子。

5. accolade⁵：表扬,嘉奖

Example: is new book received accolade from the papers.他的新书受到报纸的热烈赞扬。

4. current：现在的,流通的

Example: How long will she keep her current job?她现在这份工作能维持多久?

5. crop：农作物,收成,庄稼,(一)批

Example: The programme brought quite a crop of complaints from viewers.该节目招致观众诸多不满.

6. taxing:费力的,棘手的

Example: Raising a creative child can be taxing.培养一个有创造性的孩子可能会费心费力。

7. rear:后部,尾部,后方

Example: The rear of the bus is in smoke.公交汽车尾部在冒烟。

1 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

2 predecessors   

n.前任( predecessor的名词复数 )；前辈；（被取代的）原有事物；前身

参考例句：

• The new government set about dismantling their predecessors' legislation. 新政府正着手废除其前任所制定的法律。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 amass   

vt.积累，积聚

参考例句：

• How had he amassed his fortune?他是如何积累财富的呢？
• The capitalists amass great wealth by exploiting workers.资本家剥削工人而积累了巨额财富。

4 amassed   

v.积累，积聚( amass的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He amassed a fortune from silver mining. 他靠开采银矿积累了一笔财富。
• They have amassed a fortune in just a few years. 他们在几年的时间里就聚集了一笔财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 accolade   

n.推崇备至，赞扬

参考例句：

• Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.四家餐馆获授予三星级餐馆的最高荣誉称号。
• The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.诺贝尔奖已成为科学界的最高荣誉。

6 accolades   

n.（连结几行谱表的）连谱号( accolade的名词复数 )；嘉奖；（窗、门上方的）桃尖拱形线脚；册封爵士的仪式（用剑面在肩上轻拍一下）

参考例句：

• Unlike other accolades for literature which tend to value style or experimentation. 有别于其他偏重风格活实验性的文学奖项。 来自互联网
• Build your trophy room while amassing awards and accolades. 建立您的奖杯积累奖项和荣誉。 来自互联网