二十道填充题考试, 明天宣布答案 25

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二十道填充题考试, 明天宣布答案 25

Fill-in-the-blanks Instructions: Select the word listed on the bottom which best fills in each blank.
请选择考卷底部所列出的最适当单字填写在每一个空格内(二十道题目, 二十个选择, 每一选择只许使用一次)

01. Usually by four weeks of age puppies get their _______ teeth, commonly known as baby teeth.
02. If it wasn't for all the _______ welfare-statist crap, I personally would much rather ally with liberals.
03. Once considered the greatest sin in ancient Greece, _______ is one of the leading causes of the failure of venture backed companies.
04. Can Congress once again _______ its responsibility and allow any President to take the country into a "war", without their approval?
05. They may pay lip service to limited constitutional government, but their pro-war positions _______ their rhetoric.
06. It has triggered _______ and ethnic violence that dominates the struggle to reshape Iraq as a modern state, has emerged as a growing threat to the Gulf region, and has become linked to the broader struggle between Sunni and Shiite Islamist extremism, and moderation and reform, throughout the Islamic world.
07. _______ trauma is a stress reaction that may be experienced by clergy and other victim assistance professionals who are exposed to disclosures of traumatic images and events by those seeking help.
08. Nonetheless, the tone of ingratitude and _______ condescension falling from the raised eyebrows and sneering lips of the leftward-leaning half of the commentators deters me from delving further into their conversation.
09. An _______ occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the centre of the Sun being in the same plane as the Earth's equator.
10. Until now nobody wanted to say anything, so as not to look like a _______.
11. A _______ (also known as speaking, talking out a bill or kill drivel) is a type of parliamentary procedure. Specifically, it is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body whereby a lone member can elect to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a proposal.
12. These webmasters have entered their information into this directory to say that they are willing to trade _______ links with fellow websites.
13. Their usual professionally _______ expressions slipped markedly into stark astonishment, almost disbelief, hoping, no doubt, that this was not a glimpse of the future.
14. _______ is a process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight.
15. You're on the limits where there is no data to _______ and thus your game cannot predict the locations of the other players correctly.
16. There is a glaring _______ in the wake of Shirley Sherrod's firing and subsequent reinstatement offer, say those who know her in Georgia.
17. If they're traveling _______ as women, you expect Gerald to blow their cover by calling them "he"?
18. The comical management of our money reminds me of an _______ mastermind, who has the power to control the value of our currency, rapidly cranking on a monetary printing press with his right hand, and at the same time selectively counting goods or services that have inflated very little with the left hand, then declaring inflation is “under control” with a straight face!
19. First, the Court made clear that a "political _______" refers not just to line-drawing (ie, the drawing of election district lines in a fashion intended to achieve certain advantageous political effect) but also refers to other political action that affects electoral processes so as to advantage some citizens over others.
20. A _______ duty is a legal or ethical relationship of confidence or trust regarding the management of money or property between two or more parties, most commonly a fiduciary and a principal.

(abrogate, belie, deciduous, equinox, fiduciary, filibuster, gerrymander, hubris, incognito, interpolate, irony, lugubrious, omnipotent, photosynthesis, reciprocal, sectarian, supercilious, unctuous, vicarious, xenophobe)

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二十道填充题答案与解说

请网友注意, 你只能选择考卷底部所列出的最适当单字填写在每一空格(而且每个单字只能使用一次). 这次我把一些比较难的单字拿出来考网友. 如果您能够答对十题以上, 我恭喜您的优越单字程度.

01. Usually by four weeks of age puppies get their deciduous teeth, commonly known as baby teeth.
解说: 经常过了四个星期的年龄, 小狗会生出乳齿(deciduous teeth), 普通称之为婴儿齿.
编者按: 这里的deciduous是按时生长的或按时脱落的, 我们都知道乳齿到了一定时间会脱落.

02. If it wasn't for all the unctuous welfare-statist crap, I personally would much rather ally with liberals.
解说: 如果不是那些油腔滑调的(unctuous)国家福利的胡扯废话, 我个人比较愿意与自由派份子为伍.

03. Once considered the greatest sin in ancient Greece, hubris is one of the leading causes of the failure of venture backed companies.
解说: 曾经一度被古希腊视为最大的罪恶, 骄傲自大(hubris)是风险投资所支持的公司失败主要原因之一.

04. Can Congress once again abrogate its responsibility and allow any President to take the country into a "war", without their approval?
解说: 国会可以再一次放弃(abrogate)它们自己责任, 放任任何总统不经过国会认可而把国家带入"战争"吗?

05. They may pay lip service to limited constitutional government, but their pro-war positions belie their rhetoric.
解说: 他们可能会耍嘴皮大谈依循宪法的受约制政府, 但是他们的好战的立场却被他们的言辞所掩饰了(belie).
编者按: 这里的belie也可以解释为给与人一个假象.

06. It has triggered sectarian and ethnic violence that dominates the struggle to reshape Iraq as a modern state, has emerged as a growing threat to the Gulf region, and has become linked to the broader struggle between Sunni and Shiite Islamist extremism, and moderation and reform, throughout the Islamic world.
解说: 遍及回教世界, 它曾经触发教派之间(sectarian)以及种族之间的暴力冲突, 支配着改造伊拉克成为现代国家的努力, 出现为海湾地区越来越大的威胁, 成为导致为逊尼派与什叶派回教极端份子之间的边界冲突, 以及促进温和与改革.

07. Vicarious trauma is a stress reaction that may be experienced by clergy and other victim assistance professionals who are exposed to disclosures of traumatic images and events by those seeking help.
解说: 间接体验的(Vicarious)精神创伤是一个神职人员以及辅导受害者专业人员因为经常目击求助者的创伤印象与事件经过而产生的沮丧反应.

08. Nonetheless, the tone of ingratitude and supercilious condescension falling from the raised eyebrows and sneering lips of the leftward-leaning half of the commentators deters me from delving further into their conversation.
解说: 但是, 有一半的左倾评论员由于忘恩负义的口气与傲慢不屑的(supercilious)行为所摆出扬眉冷笑使我不愿意再跟他们进行交谈.

09. An equinox occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is inclined neither away from nor towards the Sun, the centre of the Sun being in the same plane as the Earth's equator.
解说: 昼夜平分点(equinox)一年发生两次, 当地球轴心既不倾向也不倾离太阳, 太阳的中心与地球赤道位于同一平面上所发生现象.
编者按: 这里的equinox也可以解释为春分或秋分.

10. Until now nobody wanted to say anything, so as not to look like a xenophobe.
解说: 直到此时, 为了不被别人视为仇外者(xenophobe), 没有一人愿意说话.

11. A filibuster (also known as speaking, talking out a bill or kill drivel) is a type of parliamentary procedure. Specifically, it is a form of obstruction in a legislature or other decision-making body whereby a lone member can elect to delay or entirely prevent a vote on a proposal.
解说: 用冗长的发言阻挠议事(filibuster)是一种国会议事的程序. 特别是, 这是一个立法单位或决策团体里面只要一个成员就可以选择延后或完全阻止某个提案表决的阻碍形式.

12. These webmasters have entered their information into this directory to say that they are willing to trade reciprocal links with fellow websites.
解说: 这些网站站长们将网页资料放进目录内, 表示他们愿意交换互惠的(reciprocal)链接来指引到伙伴的网站.

13. Their usual professionally lugubrious expressions slipped markedly into stark astonishment, almost disbelief, hoping, no doubt, that this was not a glimpse of the future.
解说: 他们平常的阴霾忧郁的(lugubrious)表情显著地陷入鲜明的惊讶, 几乎不信, 希望, 毫无疑问, 这不是未来的一瞥.

14. Photosynthesis is a process that converts carbon dioxide into organic compounds, especially sugars, using the energy from sunlight.
解说: 光合作用(Photosynthesis)是一个使用阳光能量转变二氧化碳为有机化合物, 尤其是糖类的过程.

15. You're on the limits where there is no data to interpolate and thus your game cannot predict the locations of the other players correctly.
解说: 你已经到达极限, 没有数据可以供你衡量情况(interpolate), 所以你的游戏无法准确预测其他玩家的地点.

16. There is a glaring irony in the wake of Shirley Sherrod's firing and subsequent reinstatement offer, say those who know her in Georgia.
解说: 那些在乔治亚州认识她的人说, 紧接着Shirley Sherrod被炒鱿鱼又被人随后提供复职机会显示出这宗刺眼的讽刺性事件(irony).

17. If they're traveling incognito as women, you expect Gerald to blow their cover by calling them "he"?
解说: 如果她们隐藏真实身份地(incognito)以一群女人身份旅游, 你估计杰拉尔德会称呼她们为"他"来揭发她们真实身份吗?

18. The comical management of our money reminds me of an omnipotent mastermind, who has the power to control the value of our currency, rapidly cranking on a monetary printing press with his right hand, and at the same time selectively counting goods or services that have inflated very little with the left hand, then declaring inflation is “under control” with a straight face!
解说: 这个滑稽的金融管理使我想到一个全能的(omnipotent)首谋者, 拥有权力控制我们货币的价值, 以右手迅速地启动印钞机, 同时以左手计算出货物或服务的通货膨胀率非常低, 然后装着严肃地宣告通货膨胀已经"被控制住了"!

19. First, the Court made clear that a "political gerrymander" refers not just to line-drawing (ie, the drawing of election district lines in a fashion intended to achieve certain advantageous political effect) but also refers to other political action that affects electoral processes so as to advantage some citizens over others.
解说: 第一, 法庭表明一个"政治上为自己一党私利益划分选区"(political gerrymander)并不只是画分的问题, 而且使一些公民在选举过程得到比其他公民更多的优势.

20. A fiduciary duty is a legal or ethical relationship of confidence or trust regarding the management of money or property between two or more parties, most commonly a fiduciary and a principal.
解说: 受托责任(fiduciary duty)是一个介于两方或多方所付托的金钱或财产管理的法律或道德关系, 最普通的是介于一个受托人跟一个委托人.

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