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　　词汇学习

　　1.contraband n.走私货

　　例句：The ship was found not to be carrying anycontraband.

　　并未发现这艘船上载有任何违禁物品。

　　2.meningitis n.脑(脊)膜炎

　　例句：He died of tubercular meningitis.

　　他死于结核性脑膜炎。

　　3.espionage n.谍报活动

　　例句：The authorities have arrested several people suspected of espionage.

　　官方已经逮捕了几个涉嫌从事间谍活动的人。

　　4.paraplegic n.截瘫者

　　例句：Joni Eareckson a teenager in a diving accident, has been a paraplegic for over 40 years.

　　娇妮(JoniEarecksonTada)在少年时代,因跳水时发生意外, 四十年来一直四肢瘫痪.

　　5.untenable adj.不堪一击的

　　例句：This argument is untenable from an intellectual, moral and practical standpoint.

　　从智识、道德和现实的角度来看，这一论点是站不住脚的。

　　内容解析

　　1.Stewart Parnell who was convicted last year ofknowingly shiping contaminated peanut butterand faking the results of laboratory tests after thetoxin was traced back to his Georgian peanutfactory.

　　trace back to 追溯到

　　例句：His family traces back to the Norman Conquest.

　　他的家世可追溯到诺曼人征服英国的时代。

　　例句：The rumor has been traced back to a bad man.

　　那谣言经追查是个坏人造的。

　　2.Several officials in some of Brazil's biggest construction firms have been arrested or chargedin connection with the long running scheme under which multi-million dollar bribes would pay topoliticians, middle man and managers in exchange for lucrative PetrolBras contracts at a timewhen the company was the driving force behind Brazil's economic boom.

　　in exchange for 用……交换

　　例句：Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.

　　汤姆用一个苹果与海伦换一块蛋糕.

　　例句：It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favors.

　　公务员通过索要礼物或钱财作为为他人提供便利的交换是违法的。