</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.# @- K6 w9 f$ s, i9 \; t0 N
A, different.. disconnected7 d% f$ J. c7 \! H/ x
B, incompetent.. abysmal
: c8 W" z4 y2 V. d5 [ C, famous.. systematic Y6 k& Y4 h( K/ i! B% `4 \
D, mediocre.. unexciting
' Z0 j0 v9 Z6 h, Z9 m E, various.. coherent
% s8 \8 U' b% u4 K% v; q& j contribution: n.(投给报刊等的)稿件,文搞
" h( Y r! O) f; V( G; m incompetent: a.不称职的不胜任的1 \; d I$ q7 `5 k
abysmal: a.深不可测的,无底的,极度的 + l7 T0 m; R* L
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。% T+ o+ H+ h" i+ l4 O0 s/ m6 Y0 Y5 G
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." n" b2 T" ]! y1 P6 \
A, promptness
9 R4 b6 B R* t B, persistence& i1 e' J/ Q+ N$ g+ A
C, aggression7 J/ s, M& z( K; @0 h
D, skillfulness
( u0 A' S8 D( T, q2 G2 b# x! j E, lucidity
6 m" Y/ M2 y5 {% ~- m( K trait: n.特征,特点,特性! W: D3 S! y( q. ~ G; X& k
promptness: n.快捷,迅速
% V* q/ J! n& P8 n' g1 K aggression: n.侵犯(行为),侵略(行为),挑衅
+ ?0 @" X6 Y' X( ~ lucidity: n.明晰易懂,清澈透明
" ?+ T; U, s' D/ N+ Z 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。* l! i8 e9 ?1 }1 J5 _6 W5 F! x
6、The popularity of pseudoscience and quack medicines in the nineteenth century suggests that people were very----- but the gullibility of the public today makes citizens of yesterday look like hard-nosed ------.
1 G8 o* w, s4 y- w. ? A, cautious.. educators
" q% q- S" W; g! q B, sophisticated.. realists
0 x1 Z8 L ?& y7 t9 }9 D7 W9 [) w C, rational.. pragmatists
/ Z9 f1 q: Q+ I3 @ D, naive.. idealists
B2 u8 Y1 ^& |6 ]8 U0 r E, credulous.. skeptics' y5 ]9 Q7 | c. y; N9 e! n
pseudoscience: n.伪科学% C" ^5 e' p- x
quack: n.冒牌医生,江湖骗子
' Q3 M1 Y# t0 |+ W& Z5 ?$ _ hard-nosed: a.1.(猎犬)嗅觉不灵的 2.执拗的,倔强的,顽强的,不屈不挠的 3.(美俚)精明而讲究实际的6 X! g) O4 ~1 v9 f7 J
sophisticated: a.老于世故的,富于经验的,精通的
3 J5 Z5 q: K2 d9 a/ P. |6 w rational: a.1.理性的,理智的,明事理的 2.合理的 3.神智健全的
: d3 d5 E4 V1 g+ r2 j" q7 \ pragmatist: 实用主义者 o; f7 \; i" X! l
naive: a.1.天真的 2.幼稚的,轻信的 3.未有过经验的
; n, U& u7 s8 Q2 u idealist: n.1.理想主义者,理想家,空想家 2.〔哲〕唯心主义者,唯心论者
( w+ A1 v! N: g credulous: a.轻信的,易受骗的,因轻信而引起的
8 Q2 R% A% s0 c' C: P4 E4 p sceptic: n.1.怀疑(论)者 2.怀疑宗教(尤指基督教)者4 p, j# [( v `) O3 N* z
伪科学和江湖庸医在十九世纪的风靡一时,表明人们相当轻信,但当今公众之如此易于受骗上当,使得昨日的公民看上去犹若精明实际的怀疑者。6 B; Z( E, ?7 _2 ~
7、Though extremely ------ about his own plans, the man allowed his associates no such privacy and was constantly ------- information about what they intended to do next.& ~- s: Z. I: u" _9 Q+ I Q
A, idiosyncratic .. altering5 v- V1 f6 n9 ~3 t) }/ g
B, guarded.. eschewing, X% S! v& s }* _4 W8 ?
C, candid.. uncovering
0 W, j6 _, t, G, V D, reticent. . soliciting: ^ n2 j; ?0 q( J9 c7 N% ^ Y
E, fastidious.. ruining |