20120815 <第四期5-16科技> Diseased Trees New Source of Climate Gas
concentration [k?ns(?)n'tre??(?)n] n. 浓度 methane ['mi?θe?n; 'meθe?n] n. [有化] 甲烷 ambient ['æmb??nt] adj. 周围的 Sixty trees sampled at Yale Myers Forest in northeastern Connecticut contained concentrations of methane that were as high as 80,000 times ambient levels.
flammable ['flæm?b(?)l] adj. 易燃的；可燃的 potent ['p??t(?)nt] adj. 强有力的 "These are flammable concentrations," said Kristofer Covey, the study's lead author and a Ph.D. candidate at Yale. "Because the conditions thought to be driving this process are common throughout the world's forests, we believe we have found a globally significant new source of this potent greenhouse gas."
gallon ['gæl?n] n. 加仑（容量单位） hectare ['hekte?; -ɑ?] n. 公顷（等于1万平方米） The estimated emission rate from an upland site at the Yale forest is roughly equivalent to burning 40 gallons of gasoline per hectare of forest per year.
sequester [s?'kwest?] vt. 使隔绝 sequestration [,si?kw?'stre??(?)n] n. 隔离 It also has a global warming potential equivalent to 18 percent of the carbon being sequestered by these forests, reducing their climate benefit of carbon sequestration by nearly one-fifth.
extrapolate [?k'stræp?le?t; ek-] vt. 推断 If we extrapolate these findings to forests globally, the methane produced in trees represents 10 percent of global emissions.
outwardly ['a?tw?dli] adv. 表面上；外观上地 hollow out vt. 挖空（挖洞；开凿） fungal ['f??g(?)l] adj. 真菌的（等于fungous） microorganism [ma?kr??'??g(?)n?z(?)m] n. [微] 微生物；微小动植物 methanogen [m?'θæn?d??n] n. [微] 产烷生物 Although outwardly healthy, they are being hollowed out by a common fungal infection that slowly eats through the trunk, creating conditions favorable to methane-producing microorganisms called methanogens.
timber ['t?mb?] n. 木材；木料 forestry ['f?r?str?] n. 林业 mitigation [,m?t?'ɡe??n] n. 减轻；缓和 No one until now has linked the idea that fungal rot of timber trees, a production problem in commercial forestry, might also present a problem for greenhouse gas and climate change mitigation.
加油加油，跟上啊~~ 分享一句今天的速度越障里的句子给sarah: A crisis in higher education has been brewing for years. Universities have been spending like students in a bar who think a Rockefeller will pick up the tab.
20120817 <第四期5-17科技> Project Mercury: Alan Shepard Becomes the First American in Space
cosmonaut ['k?zm?n??t] n. （俄）宇航员（等于astronaut） But before NASA could send an astronaut into space, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin of the Soviet Union became the first person to travel in space.
launch pad n. 发射台 With a roar, it began to rise slowly from the launch pad.
weightlessness ['weitlisnis] n. 失重；无重状态 It also tested the effect of weightlessness on living creatures.
thruster ['θr?st?] n. （火箭）[航] 推进器 One of the small thruster rockets that turned the spacecraft stopped working.
telemetry [t?'l?m?tri] n. [自] 遥测技术 The signals, or telemetry, reported on the condition of the systems.
shield [?i?ld] n. 防护物 During the second orbit, one of these signals warned that the heat shield might not be locked firmly to the bottom of the spacecraft.
parachute ['pær??u?t] n. 降落伞 Parachutes lowered the Mercury spacecraft to the ocean surface.
加油加油，跟上啊~~ 分享一句今天的速度越障里的句子给sarah: A crisis in higher education has been brewing for years. Universities have been spending like students in a bar who think a Rockefeller will pick up the tab.
20120818 <第四期5-18经管> FINANCIAL EDUCATION Bernanke: Kids Will be Better Off Than Parents, But…
acumen ['ækj?m?n; ?'kju?m?n] n. 聪明，敏锐 But they will also have to take on greater personal responsibility for their futures and require a higher level of financial acumen, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.
better off adj. 经济状况好的，富裕的 “My best guess is that our kids will be better off than we are,” Bernanke said during a town hall meeting with educators, called to discuss financial education in schools.
entrepreneurial [,ɑntr?pr?'nj?r??l] adj. 企业家的 He cited technology gains that make workers more productive, great universities, an entrepreneurial culture, an efficient market-based economy, and a diverse workforce as leading factors for his optimism.
astute [?'stju?t] adj. 机敏的 But the Fed chief was quick to note that kids will face many challenges, and one of them is the need to become more financially astute.
in favor of 支持；赞同 curriculum [k?'r?kj?l?m] n. 课程 Bernanke said he is “all in favor” of adding economics and personal finance courses to school curriculums.
literacy ['l?t(?)r?s?] n. 读写能力 I don’t think there are any students who should not be exposed to a basic financial literacy course.
weather ['weð?] vt. 经受住 Smart financial planning–such as budgeting, saving for emergencies, and preparing for retirement–can help households enjoy better lives while weathering financial shocks.
veer [v??] vi. 转向 The town hall meeting frequently veered away from financial education as teachers in the field, wasting an opportunity to push their agenda with a key official, asked macro questions like how the Fed balances political and economic needs and how the Euro crisis will play out in the U.S.
Chinese Students A Growing US Business Commodity
spawn [sp??n] vt. 造成 bent on doing sth专心做某事 And the money Chinese students bring with them has spawned an industry bent on seeing even more find their way here.
head start领先 But since many of those families want to give their children a head start on college, hundreds of private academic placement services have joined the competition.
echelon ['e??l?n; 'e??-] n. 梯形 socio-economic adj. 社会经济的 "All of our students and all of our families are of the upper echelon of the socio-economic background in China," she said.
divulge [da?'v?ld?; d?-] vt. 泄露 While refusing to divulge just how much Astar charges for its services, Quinn says all students must present a financial statement that shows they can support themselves for the length of time they will be in the United States just to qualify for a visa.
proficiency [pr?'f??(?)ns?] n. 精通，熟练 Those students will spend from three to six months to get them to a level of English proficiency so they can pass the kind of tests they need to go to a US school, according to Quinn.
加油加油，跟上啊~~ 分享一句今天的速度越障里的句子给sarah: A crisis in higher education has been brewing for years. Universities have been spending like students in a bar who think a Rockefeller will pick up the tab.
20120819 <第四期5-19经管> The joy of the nudge Olympics
by any measure不论以哪种标准 sceptical ['skeptik?l] adj. 怀疑的 draw to接近 BY ANY measure Britain has shown the world—and its own sceptical population—that the country can stage a brilliant Olympics. As the games draw to a close on August 12th, David Cameron, the prime minister, will be delighted that the predicted “feel good factor” of hosting the event did indeed emerge. Even the sun has (mostly) shone.
shunt [??nt] vt. 回避讨论 dissident ['d?s?d(?)nt] n.意见不同的人 missile ['m?sa?l] n. 导弹；投射物 In 2008 China staged a command-and-control games, shunting dissidents and other undesirables out of Beijing, ordering locals not to drive and even launching 1,100 cloud-seeding missiles before the opening ceremony to make it rain somewhere other than over the main stadium.
nudge [n?d?] n. 推动 coax [k??ks] vt. 哄诱 coerce [k??'??s] vt. 强制，迫使 By contrast, the London games have been a “nudge” Olympics, where locals and visitors have been coaxed rather than coerced.
coalition [,k???'l??(?)n] n. 联合 behavioural [bi'heivj?r?l] adj. 行为的 subtly ['s?tli] adv. 巧妙地 steer [st??] vt. 引导 In 2010 the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition set up a behavioural insight unit to consider how government might subtly steer people’s decisions.
trudge [tr?d?] n. 长途跋涉 grin [gr?n] v. 露齿而笑 once-in-a-lifetime千载难逢（的好机会） The long trudge from Stratford station to the Olympic Park is lined with grinning volunteers, many shouting cheery messages reminding people that this is a once-in-a-lifetime event.
20120820 <第四期5-20文史哲> Romney Announces Ryan as VP Running Mate
decent ['di?s(?)nt] adj. 正派的 stuck with 无法摆脱 "My dad died when I was young. He was a good and decent man. There are a few things he would say that have just always stuck with me.
bold [b??ld] adj. 大胆的 At 42, Ryan brings youth to the Republican ticket and strong support from conservatives for his bold budget proposals to cut the size of government.
embark [?m'bɑ?k; em-] vi. 上车 Romney and Ryan embark on a campaign bus tour through key battleground states in advance of the upcoming Republican convention in Florida, where both men will be in the national spotlight.
commissioner [k?'m??(?)n?] n. 理事；委员；行政长官 Human Rights Commissioner Laurence Korbandy says some states have particularly poor records when it comes to protecting the rights of women and girls.
dropout ['dr?pa?t] n. 中途退学 The research findings establish that early pregnancies and early marriages are key because of the high dropout rate for the girls from schools.
activist ['ækt?v?st] n. 激进主义分子 overdue [??v?'dju?] adj. 过期的 Human Rights activist and Secretary General of the South Sudan civil society alliance, Biel Boutros Biel, said human rights activist and Secretary General of the South Sudan Civil Society Alliance, Biel Boutros Biel, has welcomed the new report by the South Sudan Human Rights Commission but says it is long overdue.
arbitrary ['ɑ?b?t(r?)r?] adj. 武断的；专制的 Biel said arbitrary arrests are far too common in South Sudan.
wildcat ['wa?l(d)kæt] n. 野猫 lynx [l??ks] n. 猞猁 ocelot ['?s?l?t; '??s-] n. 豹猫 bobcat ['b?bkæt] n. 山猫之类 When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat.
humanitarian [hj?,mæn?'te?r??n] n. 人道主义者 ANTAKYA, Turkey — Some Western and Arab Gulf powers say they are increasing humanitarian and support aid to the Syrian opposition.
conduit ['k?ndj??t; 'k?nd?t] n. 沟渠 smuggling ['sm?ɡl??] n. 走私 At the Turkey-Syria border, the main conduit for foreign aid to rebel fighters, there are signs the aid trail also may include covert arms smuggling.
confiscate ['k?nf?ske?t] vt. 没收 Almost all our weapons are confiscated from the defeated regime army.
allegedly [?'led?idli] adv. 依其申述 rifle ['ra?f(?)l] n. 步枪；来复枪 ammunition [æmj?'n??(?)n] n. 弹药；军火 Opposition supporters have posted videos on social media sites allegedly showing big caches of weapons - mainly Kalashnikov rifles - and ammunition.
red-handed ['red'hændid] adj. 正在作案的；手染血的 The FSA's foreign supporters are attempting to tip the scales of the conflict towards the rebels in Syria while avoiding being caught red-handed, says analyst Eyal.
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