《新闻常用英语词汇.doc

单词每日一背（都是些time新闻词汇） █anonymous [?ˋnɑn?m?s] adj. 匿名的，不知名的 【反】known, named So he went on his own fact-finding mission, leaning heavily on a 49white paper submitted last month by three anonymous high-tech firms. (TIME, Feb.27, 1995, p.31) 所以他继续其真相调查工作，埋头审阅一份厚达49页的白皮书，这份白皮书是上个月由3家匿名的高科技公司提出的。 █at stake [?t stek] 危急存亡关头的，有可能丧失或受损的 【同】at risk At a news conference,(U.S. Undersecretary of Defense) Perry declared that the credibility of the international community (NATO) was at stake. (TIME, June 5,1995, p.38) 在记者招待会上，（美国国防部长）佩里宣称，北约这个国际组织正面临信任危机。 █blunt [bl?nt] adj. 直言不讳的 Clinton’s summation was startlingly blunt: “It is better to have reached no agreement (on Japan’s opening it domestic market) than to have reached an empty agreement.” (TIME, Feb.21, 1994, p.41) 最后克林顿语惊四座，直言不讳地总结说：“（在日本开放其国内市场这个议题上）与其获得形同一纸空文的协议，不如不要协议。” █burgeoning [b?d??ni?] adj. 正快速发展的 Genetic information is the raw material of the burgeoning biotechnology industry, which uses human DNA to build specialized proteins that may have some value as disease-fighting drugs. (TIME, Jan.16, 1995, p.54) 基因信息是目前正蓬勃发展的生物科技工业的原料；此工业利用人类DNA制造特化蛋白质，而这些蛋白质或许可作为治病药物之用。 █coherent [koˋh?r?nt] adj. 前后连贯的，有条理的 【反】muddled, incoherent Curry… impressed Clinton with his ability to fashion a coherent policy message that synthesized the often conflicting interests of the party’s traditional and moderate wings. (TIME, June 5, 1995, p.22) 科里就是有这个本事，能够把党内保守派、温和派往往都各不相让的利益结合在一起，做出一份有条有理的政策报告，令克林顿大为赞赏。 █ fashion v. 制作 synthesize v. 综合，合成 conciliatory [k?nˋs?l???t?r?] adj. 有和解之意的 The executive director of the Christian Coalition told a prominent Jewish audience, in a conciliatory speech, that calling the U.S. a “Christian nation” is wrong… (TIME, Apr.17, 1995, p.13) 在一场有意化解对立的演讲中，基督教联盟的执行主（蟹）席告诉台下那群犹太名流说，将美国叫做“基督教国家”是不对的。 conscious [ˋkɑn??s] adj. 意识到……的 【同】aware Times Books recently announced that it will publish a book of socially-conscious poetry by former President Jimmy Carter. (TIME, July 18, 1994, p.9) 时代图书公司最近宣布，将出版一本由前总统卡特所