UnitoneE-mailandInternet

Unitone:E-mailandInternetNewWordsandExpressionsBlondeadj.金发碧眼的e.g.WhowasthatblondIsawyouwerewithlastnight?昨晚我看见和你一道的那个金发女郎是谁？Rollv.滚,使...转动,摇摆e.g.Thedogrolledonthefloor.狗在地板上打滚。Theshipwasrollingheavilytoandfro.那船晃来晃去很不平稳。Respectableadj.a.值得尊重的,人格高尚的e.g.Sheisarespectablemarriedwoman.她是个受人尊敬的已婚妇女。Anapparentlyrespectableperson,group,orbusinessusedasacoverforsecretorillegalactivities.掩护表面值得尊敬的人、团体或企业，实际上用阴谋或不法活动做掩盖Communityn.社区，团体e.g.Everyoneshouldinvestsometimeincommunityservice.每个人都应该花些时间在社区服务上。Hisspeechwasanaffronttoallmembersofthecommunity.他的话对社区所有成员是故意的侮辱。Accessn.通路,进入,使用之权e.g.Citizensmayhavefreeaccesstothelibrary.市民可以免费使用这个图书馆。Heisamanofeasyaccess.他是一个很好接近的人。Voluntaryadj.自愿的,志愿的e.g.Manysocialservicesarestillprovidedbyvoluntarysocietiesinourcity.在我们的城市，许多社会服务仍然是有志愿团体提供的。Attendanceispurelyvoluntary.这次出席纯粹是自愿的.Contributionn.贡献e.g.Allcontribution,howeversmall,willbegreatlyappreciated.所有捐款，无论数目多么少，我们都深表感谢。I'lltrytowangleacontributionoutofhim.我要设法让他出把力.Websiten.网站e.g.ThenexttimeyougotoaShockedwebsite,theShockwavecontrolloadsandplaysthemovie.下次再到一个需要使Shockwave的网站时，Shockwave控制程序就会自动装载并播放电影。Financen.财政,财务e.g.Unlesswecangetmorefinance,we'llhavetoclosethestore.除非我们能得到更多的资金，我们将不得不关闭这家商店。ThepoliticianwasappointedastheMinisterofFinance.这位政治家被任命为财政部长。Financialadj.金融的,财政的e.g.Pleasegiveusa90-dayextensiononloanrepaymenttohelpustideovercurrentfinancialdifficulty.请给我们延长90天的贷款偿还期限，以便克服目前的财政困难。Thejournalistwasprobingintoseveralfinancialscandals.那记者正在调查几起财务丑闻。Linkn.环节,联系e.g.Istherealinkbetweensmokingandlungdisease?吸烟与肺部疾病之间有关系吗？Policesuspecttheremaybealinkbetweenthetwomurders.警方怀疑这两起谋杀案可能有关联.v.连接,联系e.g.Televisionstationsaroundtheworldarelinkedbysatellite.全世界的电视台通过卫星联系一起。Theroadlinksallthenewtowns.这条路把所有的新城镇都连接起来了。Rangen.范围,行列,射程e.g.Severalcarsareavailablewithinthispricerange.在这个价格范围内，有好几种汽车可供选购。Itcamewithinmyrangeofvision.该物体进入了我的视野.v.排列,归类于,延伸e.g.Thechildren‘sagesrangefrom8to15.这些孩子们的年龄在8岁到15岁之间。Thisriflerangesoveramile.这种步枪射程达一英里.Ourconversationrangedovermanytopics.我们的谈话涉及很多话题。Knitv.编织,密接,结合e.g.SheoftenknitswhilewatchingTV.她常常一边看电视一边织毛衣。hebrokenboneshaveknit(together)well.断骨已愈合良好.Digitaladj.数字的e.g.Mostofthecomputersweareusingaredigitalcomputers.我们正在使用的计算机大多数是数字计算机。TheonlyerroryoushallreceivebackisfromtheDTSclerkonthedigitalmachine.应该接收回来的唯一错误来自于Digital机上的DTS职员机。Isolationn.隔离，孤立e.g.Lookedatinisolation,thesefactsarenotencouraging.孤立地看，这些事实并不乐观。Hisisolationhasmadehimbluntaboutthefeelingsofothers.他的孤立使他对别人的感情木然无知。Libertyn.自由e.g.Itookthelibertyofreadingtheletter,eventhoughitwasaddressedtoyou.尽管这封信是写给你的，但是我冒昧地看过了。IamafraidthatIamnotatlibertytodiscussthismatter.对不起，我无权讨论这个问题。Comfortv.安慰e.g.Itriedtocomforthimafterhewasdefeatedbyhisopponent.他被对手击败后，我尽力安慰他。n.舒适,安慰,安慰者e.g.Myhusbandwasagreatcomforttomewhenmysonwasill.我儿子生病时，丈夫给了我极大的安慰。Thedressiscarefullystyledformaximumcomfort.这服装精心设计，力求达到最大限度的舒适。Constitutionn.组织，宪法，体格e.g.Hehasagoodconstitution.他体质很好。Theconstitutionofaprimitivesocietyisnotnecessarilysimple.原始社会的结构并不一定就是简单的。Britainhasanunwrittenconstitution,andtheUnitedStateshasawrittenconstitution.英国有不成文的宪法,美国有成文的宪法.Sentencev/n.宣判，判决e.g.Themanwassentencedtothreeyearsinprison.他被判三年监禁。Thecondemnedmanlistenedtohissentencewithoutbattinganeyelid.那被定罪的人木无表情地听著对他的宣判.Lackn.缺乏，无，不足e.g.Theplantdiedforlackofwater.植物因缺水而枯死了。Lackofevidenceresultedintheiracquittal.因证据不足而宣判他们无罪.v.缺乏，短少，不足e.g.Heisgoodathisjobbutheseemstolackconfidence.他工作不错，但似乎缺乏信心。Moneyfortheprojectisstilllacking.进行这个项目的钱还没有著落.NewPhrasesandExpressionsAhandfulof少量的e.g.Weinvitedtwentypeople,butonlyahandfulofthemcame.我们邀请了20个人，但只来了寥寥数人。Allthetroubleisbeingcausedbyahandfulofmalcontents.这些是非都是由一小撮不满分子搬弄的.Ipickedupahandfuloflettersandbegantoopenthem.我拿起一叠信，开始把它们拆开。Thanksto:由于，多亏e.g.Thankstoyourtimelyintervention.多亏你及时调停。Thankstohiseffort,itismoresuccessfulthanwehaveexpected.由于他的努力，获得了比我们预期的更大的成功。Thankstothebadweather,thematchhadbeencancelled.多亏这个倒霉天气，挺好的比赛取消了。Iamfeelingbetternow,nothankstoyou.我现在觉得好多了，这并非由于你的原因。It'snothankstoyou(that)wearrivedontimeyourshortcutsweren'tshortcutsatall!我们及时赶到可并没叨你的光--你说的近路一点儿也不近!Passage:SeniorsFindFunonWebThousandsofAmericansover50arediscoveringfriends,fun,andnewideasonanInternet-basedcommunitycalledSeniorNet.“Iamanoldlady–excepton-linewhenIam37,blondeandreadytoroll,”saysarespectablememberofSeniorNet,atruecommunityofseniorsthatincludesa104-year-oldmember.AfifthofAmericanswithInternetaccess,or8-10millionpeople,areover50.SeniorNetisnon-profitsitethatdevelopsveryquicklythankstovoluntarycontributionsfromits25,000membersandahandfulofretireeswhodesignedthewebsiteandmanagemorethan200discussiongroupssetuponthenetwork.“Ofcourse,theusualtopicslinkedwitholdageareverymuchthere–healthandfinancialquestions–buttheyarenottheonlytopics,”saysGlenGilbert,thesite’sdirectorofdevelopment.Subjectsrangingfromcookingandknittingtodigitalcamerasandpoliticsarediscussed,hesays.“It’saplacewhereonecanbreaktheisolationofabedroomwithouthavingtoleaveit,whereyoucancomfortoneanotherintimesofsickness,”Gilbertsays.“Butitisalsoaplacewhereyoucanshareinthehappymomentsoflife,beitbirthdaysorevenweddings