大连海事大学《考研英语》unit 7 reading.ppt

Unit 7 reading inflict the better part of something credentials clean up one’s act exception fair (share) in this/that regard daily bread set sth. against sth. track record the 1954 OILPOL Convention spillage of oil embark on/upon sth culminate in/with sth MARPOL radical deadweight segregated ballast tank cargo tank enshrine the best of the existing industry practices load-on-top system annexe set sth out canvas antifouling paint the high seas maritime casualty ship recycling instrument legally binding public utility ozone depleting substances put a cap on SOx Emission Control Area (SECA) run on sth. fact of life propeller pitch the bare minimum outstanding under the auspices of sb/sth concerted effort/action/attack etc under the aegis of sb/sth in the first place think globally act locally address its own priorities for nothing pay a/the price; make sacrifices for the good of (be/take) centre stage a (whole) host of repercussion wake up to something inflict make someone suffer something very unpleasant使某人遭受 －These new bullets are capable of inflicting massive injuries. －The suffering inflicted on these children was unimaginable. －Our artillery inflicted heavy casualties on the enemy forces. the best/better part of something more than half of something; nearly all of something －We waited for the better part of an hour, then called again. －Summer was now past and gone, and the better part of autumn likewise. －I had lain awake the better part of the night. Usage notes: usually used with periods of time, as in the example credentials plural noun a quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a job; a document which shows that a person is qualified to do a particular job 资格，资格证书 －All the candidates had excellent academic credentials. －She was asked to show her press credentials. －The new finance minister has very sound credentials as an economist. －She had excellent credentials for the job. －There are doubts over his credentials as a future Prime