大连海事大学《考研英语》Unit 10 Reading.doc

Unit 10 Reading 1. commence address 2. board of trustees 3. bring the NASA chief back to Earth 4. kind of 5. Car Talk 6. have one thing going for sb. 7. a square peg in a round hole 8. unit 9. the Great Dome 10. honorary doctorate 11. Sidereus Nuncius 12. be humbled 13. the Charles River 14. sweet 15. teachings 16. MIT hack 17. cap and gown 18. settle for sth. 19. nothing less than 20. the Harvard-Yale game 21. instant coffee, instant messaging 22. blow sb. away 23. the Eagle 24. the nano-revolution 25. biomimetics 26. hybrid system 27. silicon-based computer chip 28. probe 29. You bet. 30. come up short 31. dust yourself off 32. Failure is not an option 33. What’s with sth? 34. the Mars Rock 35. peer review 36. the Hayden Planetarium 37. get a grip 38. while you’re at it 39. take (the) time out/off to do 40. check in (with someone) 41. mission control 42. indulge 43. never ever 44. nothing less than 45. Hacks of MIT  1. commencement address: Commencement address by Daniel S. Goldin, NASA administrator, given at MIT’s Commencement exercises on June 8, 2001. 6/8/2001 A commencement speech or commencement address is a speech given to graduating students, generally at a university. The “commencement” is a ceremony in which degrees or diplomas are conferred upon graduating students. A commencement speech is typically given by a notable figure in the community, during the commencement exercise. The person giving such a speech is known as a commencement speaker. Very commonly, colleges or universities will invite politicians, important citizens, or other noted speakers to come and address the graduating class. 毕业典礼讲话 2. board of trustees: a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution大学董事会 3. bring the NASA chief back to Earth: the NASA chief: refers to Daniel S. Goldin himself bring sb. back to earth: cause (sb.) to stop daydreaming; cause (sb.) to return to reality “Earth” in capital letter implies that Goldin is the