14 Astronomy

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专辑：Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star

歌手：Black Star

流派：Pop

发行时间：2012-07-09

1 astronomy[əˈstrɑnəmi] n．天文学 ★

That means that our nearest neighbours are perhaps 100 light years away, which is almost next door in astronomical terms. (C9 T1 P2)

这意味着离我们最近的邻居可能有100光年之遥，从天文角度来看，这几乎是临门的距离。

2 canvas[ˈkænvəs] n．帆布

3 curious[ˈkjʊrɪəs] adj．好奇的；有求知欲的★

Many believe it is a curious mixture of kangaroo, snake and crocodile. (C8 T4 S4)

许多人认为这是一种奇特的袋鼠、蛇和鳄鱼的混合体。

4 celestial[səˈlɛstʃəl] adj．天上的；天空的

5 phenomenon[fəˈnɑmɪnən] n．现象★

Smell, however, is a highly elusive phenomenon. (C8 T2 P3)

然而，气味是一种非常难以捉摸的现象。

6 shade[ʃed] n．树荫；阴影★

We'll plant mature pine trees to provide shelter and shade. (C8 T4 S1)

我们将种植成熟的松树，提供遮蔽和荫凉。

7 commonplace[ˈkɑmənˈples] n．老生常谈 adj．平凡的

The hard-won discoveries of scientists like Kepler or Einstein become the commonplace knowledge of schoolchildren. (C8 T3 P2)

开普勒（Kepler）和爱因斯坦（Einstein）等科学家来之不易的发现成为小学生们的常识。

8 intimate[ˈɪntəmət] adj．亲密的；私人的★

Different smells can provide us with intimate and emotionally charged experiences. (C8 T2 P3)

不同的气味可以给我们提供亲密和充满感情的体验。

9 infant[ˈɪnfənt] n．婴儿；幼儿★

For instance, infant mortality was high and life expectancy much shorter than today. (C8 T3 P2)

例如，婴儿死亡率很高，预期寿命比今天短得多。

10 thick[θɪk] adj．厚的★

This allowed glass of virtually any thickness to be made non-stop. (C8 T2 P1)

这使得几乎任何厚度的玻璃都可以不停地制作。

11 strap[stræp] v．用带捆绑；用皮条抽打；约束 n．带；皮带

Eric Scott was a stuntman in Hollywood for about a decade and has strapped jet packs to his back more than 600 times. (C8 TB S3)

埃里克·斯科特(Eric Scott)在好莱坞当特技演员已经有10年了，他已经把喷气背包绑在背上600多次了。

12 molasses[məˈlæsɪz] n．糖蜜；糖浆

13 mass[mæs] n．块；团；群众；民众；大量；众多★

mass use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides (C8 T2 P2)

大量使用化肥和杀虫剂

14 veil[vel] n．面纱；面罩 v．遮蔽

The AIS unveiled coolant-lined jackets for endurance athletes. (C6 T1 P1)

AIS为耐力运动员推出了冷却内衬夹克。

15 belly[ˈbɛli] n．腹部；胃

16 planet[ˈplænɪt] n．行星★

Since the lifetime of a planet like ours is several billion years. (C9 T1 P2)

因为像我们这样的行星的寿命是几十亿年。

17 assassin[əˈsæsn] n．刺客；暗杀

18 armchair[ˈɑrmtʃɛr] n．扶手椅

One's mother tongue carried out in an armchair at home. (C4 T3 P3)

一个人的母语是在家里的一把扶手椅上说出来的。

19 warfare[ˈwɔrfɛr] n．战争；冲突

Alfred Nobel, a lifelong pacifist, hoped that his explosive would be a powerful deterrent to warfare. (C10 TB S3)

终生奉行和平主义的阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔（Alfred Nobel）希望他的炸药能成为战争的强大威慑力量。

20 perception[pɚˈsɛpʃən] n．知觉；[生理]感觉；看法；洞察力★

Perception is not simply a product of what your eyes or ears transmit to your brain. (C9 T2 P3)

感知不仅仅是你的眼睛或耳朵传递给你大脑的东西的产物。

21 prophet[ˈprɑfɪt] n．先知；预言者

22 feature[ˈfitʃɚ] n．特色；特征★

a formal park with man-made features and gardens (C7 T4 S2)

具有人造特色和花园的正式公园

23 creator[krɪˈetɚ] n．创造者；创建者

The trouble is that the creator derives pleasure from coming up with the idea. (C12 T5 S4)

问题是创作者从想出这个创意中获得快乐。

24 creature[ˈkritʃɚ] n．动物；生物★

The daytime economy is already heavily exploited by other creatures such as birds. (C7 T1 P1)

“白天经济”已经被鸟类等其他生物大量开发。

25 target[ˈtɑrɡɪt] n．目标；指标★

What managers should be targeting is those employees who can take the lead in a situation. (C7 T1 S3)

管理者的目标应该是那些能够在某种情况下发挥领导作用的员工。

26 marketing strategy 营销策略

But do the drugs industry's sales and marketing strategies go too far? (C6 T4 P1)

但制药业的销售和营销策略是否走得太远了？

27 leader[ˈlidɚ] n．领导者；首领★

Cialdini believes that this‘follow-the-leader syndrome' is dangerous. (C10 T3 P1)

恰尔迪尼认为，这种“领导者综合征”是危险的。

28 blackberry[ˈblækˈbɛri] n.[园艺]黑莓

29 magnetic[mægˈnɛtɪk] adj．地磁的；有磁性的★

functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) (C12 T7 P3)

机能性磁共振成像

30 valley[ˈvæli] n．山谷；流域

Apart from these spectacular snow-covered peaks and valleys, there are marvellous historic villages. (C7 T3 S2)

除了这些壮观的白雪覆盖的山峰和山谷外，还有一些奇妙的历史村庄。

31 envelop[ɪnˈvɛləp] n．信封；包裹

Envelopes too can be re-used for internal mail. (C8 TB S2）

信封也可以用于内部邮件。

32 chat[tʃæt] v/n．聊天；闲谈

She'll have more time to chat. (C8 T4 S1)

她会有更多的时间聊天。

33 rhyming [ˈraɪmɪŋ] n．押韵 adj．押韵的

34 absurd[əbˈsɝ d] adj．荒谬的；可笑的★

So how does the sweet if sometimes absurd sound of infant-directed speech influence a baby's development? (C13 T3 P2)

那么，婴儿说话时发出的甜美（有时是荒谬的）声音如何影响婴儿的发育呢？

35 crow[kro] v．啼叫；报晓 n．乌鸦

36 blackbird[ˈblækbɝd] n．画眉；（欧洲的）乌鸫

37 voodoo[ˈvudu] n．伏都教（一种西非原始宗教）

38 civilize[ˈsɪvəlaɪz] v．使文明★

School education helped to civilize the people.

学校教育使人们文明起来。

39 panther[ˈpænθɚ] n．豹；黑豹

40 revolution[ˈrɛvəˈlʊʃən] n．革命★

During the industrial revolution and population explosion of the 19th and 20th centuries, the demand for water rose dramatically. (C7 T1 P2)

在19世纪和20世纪的工业革命和人口爆炸期间，对水的需求急剧上升。

41 plague[pleɡ] n．瘟疫；灾祸 v．折磨；使苦恼★

Coconut groves were plagued by leaf-mining hispides. (C8 T4 P2）

椰子林被树叶开采组织所困扰。

42 greed[ɡrid] n．贪婪；贪心

43 cancer [ˈkænsɚ] n．癌症★

cause cancer and mutations（C8 T4 P2）

导致癌症和突变