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　　词汇解释

　　1.mount vt. 增加;爬上;使骑上马;安装，架置;镶嵌，嵌入;准备上演;成立(军队等) vi. 爬;增加;上升 n. 山峰;底座;乘骑用马;攀，登;运载工具;底座v. 登上;骑上

　　The soldiers stood beside their horses, waiting forthe order to mount.

　　士兵们站在马的旁边，等待上马的命令。

　　2.detachment n. 分离，拆开;超然;分遣;分遣队

　　One detachment pushed into the eastern suburbs towards the airfield.

　　一支小分队开进了东部郊区向飞机场挺进。

　　3.oligarch n.寡头政治的执政者，寡头统治集团成员

　　He was the most famous financial oligarch in American history.

　　他是当年美国最有名的财政寡头。

　　4.dodge n. 躲闪;托词 vt. 躲避，避开 vi. 躲避，避开

　　He desperately dodged a speeding car trying to run him down.

　　他拼命地闪身躲开一辆高速撞向自己的汽车。

　　5.booby-trap vt. 在微开的门上放一东西以惊打来人;设诡雷，布陷阱

　　Police were checking the area for booby traps.

　　警察在这一地区搜索饵雷。

　　6.reconciliation n. 和解;调和;和谐;甘愿

　　The crisis trends toward a reconciliation.

　　这场危机趋于和解。

　　7.prevail vi. 盛行，流行;战胜，获胜

　　We hoped that common sense would prevail.

　　我们希望常识能占上风。

　　8.bloodshed n. 流血;杀戮

　　The government must increase the pace of reforms to avoid further bloodshed.

　　政府必须加快改革的步伐以避免更多的流血事件。

　　内容解析

　　1.A small detachment of Afghanistangovernment forces is reported to be held up ina military base in the south of the countrysurrounded by the Taliban.

　　be held up 滞留

　　Food can also be held up on the seas or at the dockside.

　　粮食也可能延搁在海上或码头上。

　　Parment will be held up until the contract has been signed.

　　付款将延期到合同签订。

　　2.The bug miscalculated the sentence reductions they were entitled to for goodbehavior.

　　entitled to 有权享有;有…的资格

　　Every worker will be entitled to four weeks' paid holiday a year.

　　每位工人每年都能享受4周的带薪休假。

　　A farmer is entitled to a certain particularized tax treatment.

　　农民能够得到某种具体的税收待遇。

　　3.Since then, they have lived from hand to mouth, sometimes working as agriculturelaborers and surviving on about five dollars a day.

　　live from hand to mouth 糊口度日;现挣现吃;收入勉强糊口;紧能满足眼前的需要(尤指食物方面)

　　These Indians live from hand to mouth berries, nuts, and roots.

　　这些印第安人靠浆果、坚果和树根为生。

　　These people live from hand to mouth on berries and roots.

　　这些人靠浆果和根茎勉强度日。