</p>4、As is often the case with collections of lectures by ------ authors, the book as a whole is ------, although the individual contributions are outstanding in themselves.! r+ b8 s1 C% _/ i! _2 f
A, different.。 disconnected2 e$ x9 u, L i3 G, T" u! E
B, incompetent.。 abysmal
8 P* N/ _$ x5 b6 A/ S- WC, famous.。 systematic4 n5 D1 Y+ j1 c$ }
D, mediocre.。 unexciting% q& g! _% O& {8 h/ W& X" n' g
E, various.。 coherent( h Q' L" n$ ?, D
contribution: n.(投给报刊等的)稿件,文搞
0 ? j5 `' e" T7 \" K6 q8 s7 T8 iincompetent: a.不称职的不胜任的: K2 b/ s, n7 H& C
abysmal: a.深不可测的,无底的,极度的9 s* s' D$ q* V2 ^
对于那些由不同的作者的演讲录编辑而成的集子来说,常有的情形是,整本书会显得杂乱无章,尽管单独的稿件就其本身而言可谓很出色。 ^) N+ K$ s- f. d0 p
5、Although some consider forcefulness and ------- to be two traits desirable to the same degree, I think that making a violent effort is much less useful than main-taining a steady one.
4 X& ?# A0 w7 R, b3 UA, promptness
2 J5 @: M7 w: F: W# S# gB, persistence9 f( Q& G9 m4 E7 u
C, aggression
; J7 R( z* W jD, skillfulness
& F6 V4 F( C, Q3 t! jE, lucidity* [3 f- h# o5 `( z; S. v
trait: n.特征,特点,特性
/ D& z- C! n: y$ bpromptness: n.快捷,迅速3 D" c) `0 R! x- g+ J, D
aggression: n.侵犯(行为),侵略(行为),挑衅
3 i W% I1 V# L' K% M) Ilucidity: n.明晰易懂,清澈透明
0 D3 k$ m* s* z) d. I虽然有人认为强劲有力和坚持不懈这两种特征同等可取,但我认为作一剧烈的努力远没有维持一稳定的努力来得有用。 |