1. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact.- w- A9 z ]' s
骨头看起来是脆硬的,但它也有一定的弹性,使得骨骼能够承受相当的打击。7 h7 @6 a7 ]3 Q
2. That xenon could not FORM chemical compounds was once believed by scientists.
( l/ Q! U# P' R7 k7 d* Y: n 科学家曾相信:氙气是不能形成化合物的。
) _4 w6 M4 h; C: I2 P# W& @ 3. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these events and thus to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.( c6 G3 ~7 l% p* z
对风暴动力学的研究是为了提高风暴预测从而减少损失,避免人员伤亡。5 x: t ^: N9 v0 o
4. The elimination of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same value as the amount of money borrowed. z2 Y! a7 g: [; D
消除通货膨胀应确保还贷的钱应与所贷款的价值相同。
& ~! G3 m) F* H. K3 \! D0 p, \7 | 5. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.9 O* R* K1 f- R$ \$ x0 G4 J
未来主义,二十世纪早期的一个艺术思潮。拒绝一切传统,试图通过强调机械和动态来美化生活。7 E: f. w* |4 a1 v3 C0 u
6. One of the wildest and most inaccessible parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.
: C2 O, Y/ F$ s4 _: g( ]( i' F3 j Everglades 是美国境内最为荒凉和人迹罕至的地区之一,此处有大量的野生动植物而且大多受(law)保护。
4 v% g3 Q2 |5 T# U, G$ O0 s 7. Lucretia Mott's influence was so significant that she has been credited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States.8 m( F/ `1 K' T" r6 v! T- o+ L e
Lucretia Mott's 的影响巨大,所以一些权威部门认定她为美国女权运动的创始人。
( Z9 z% J; P$ \: q, k. Y! y 8. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer." W5 T& O. S2 @) ~5 W3 M9 W
国际市场研究者的活动范围常常较国内市场研究者广阔。
- U% ?8 [6 p6 x 9. The continental divide refers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that divides the waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific.: O M) L' V3 S4 D/ X
大陆分水岭是指北美洛矶山脉上的一道想象线,该线把大西洋流域和太平洋流域区分开来。
5 M3 G [' I9 J9 B7 P. p; ]4 G8 B: w 10. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yield when unusual weight is placed on them.
5 c# \" _( D* N8 U. p- X1 l 对地球引力的研究表明,在不寻常的负荷之下地壳和地幔会发生位移。 |