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　　词汇学习

　　1.epic adj.史诗般的，叙事诗的

　　Their epic fight is the subject of a new film.

　　他们史诗般的战斗是一部新电影的主题。

　　2.rock v.摇晃;摇动;震动

　　His death rocked the fashion business.

　　他的去世震惊了整个时装界。

　　3.devout adj.虔诚的;真诚的

　　His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

　　他的爷爷是一个虔诚的佛教徒。

　　4.prominent adj.突出的，杰出的

　　Political trials were being used to keep prominent activists out of circulation.

　　通过对著名活动家进行政治审判使其从公众视线中消失。

　　5.auction vt.拍卖;竞卖

　　The airline plans to auction its international routes to former competitors.

　　这家航空公司打算把他们的国际线路拍卖给以前的竞争对手。

　　6.derive vt.& vi.得到，导出;源于

　　Nor does scientific knowledge derive straightforwardly from experiments and observations.

　　科学知识也并非简单地从试验和观察中得来。

　　7.inform vi.通知

　　Teachers inform me that Tracey's behaviour has improved no end.

　　老师们告诉我特雷西的行为大有改善。

　　8.reticence n.沉默

　　Her reticence was in sharp contrast to the glamour and star status of her predecessors.

　　她的寡言少语和前任们的光鲜亮丽、明星范儿十足形成了鲜明的对比。

　　9.accompany vt.陪伴，陪同

　　Barron invited her to accompany him to the races.

　　巴伦邀请她陪他参加比赛。

　　10.eternally adv.永恒地，常常

　　The whole universe exists eternally in that one infinite being.

　　整个宇宙在无限的空间中永生。

　　内容解析

　　1.The two men had much in common when itcame to science, but not when it came toreligion.

　　in common共有

　　We happened to discover we had a friend incommon.

　　我们凑巧发现我们有一个共同的朋友。

　　when it come to一旦涉及

　　He really know the rope when it come to flying.

　　对飞行之事,他太清楚不过了。

　　2.It has always been my object to avoid writing on religion, and I have confined myselfto science.

　　confine to限于…之内

　　I shall confine myself to the subject of geography.

　　我将专攻地理学。

　　3.Why did the young barrister’s letter so get under Darwin’s skin that he broke with alife-time of reticence on matters of religion?

　　get under one’s skin直译为深入皮肤底层，而这并不是什么皮肤科的医学用语，它在俚语中的解释是：Tobother or irritate someone.打扰或激怒某人

　　It's my fault. I let this woman get under my skin, and I thought I could outmuscle her. I keepplaying it back in my mind. If I'd just kept my mouth shut.

　　是我的错。她是我的眼中钉，我还以为可以搞定她。我一直这么告诉自己，要是我不多嘴逞强就好了。