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Lesson 11
第11课
acute
a.严重的，激烈的；敏锐的；（疾病）急性的；尖的，锐的
One of the most acute problems in the Yellow River Valley is an inadequate water supply.
缺水是黄河流域最紧要的问题之一。
SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.
SARS的全名是：严重急性呼吸道综合征。
appliance
n.器具，器械，装置
Household electric appliances made in China are becoming more popular.
中国国产家用电器越来越受欢迎。
confine
vt.限制，使局限；禁闭 n. （pl. ）界限，范围
With cars, many people are now able to enjoy their leisure time by making a trip to the countryside or seaside on weekends instead of being confined to their immediate neighborhoods.
有了小汽车，许多人周末时可以到乡下或者海边尽情享受闲暇时光，而不必局限于在家附近活动。
The cure of liver cancer is still outside the confines of human knowledge.
肝癌的治愈方法仍超出了人类知识范畴。
consist
vi.（of）组成，构成；（in）在于，存在于
The beauty of the artist's style consists in its simplicity.
这位艺术家的风格上的美在于它的简朴。
The American Congress consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
美国国会由众议院和参议院组成。
deceive
vt.欺骗，蒙蔽
If you smoke and you still don't believe that there's a definite link between smoking and lung cancer, then you are certainly deceiving yourself.
如果你抽烟，并且仍然认为抽烟和肺癌之间没什么确切联系，那你肯定是在欺骗自己。
Sincerity is the base of friendship. Good friends shouldn't deceive each other.
真诚是友谊的基础。好朋友之间不应互相欺骗。
discard
vt.丢弃，抛弃
Today, one out of five discarded plastic soda bottles is recycled in the United States.
在今天的美国，5个被丢弃的塑料汽水瓶中有一个得到回收利用。
Outdated theory should be discarded.
过时的理论应当抛弃掉。
drift
vi.漂流，漂；漂泊，游荡 n. 漂流，漂流物，吹积物；大意，主旨；趋势，转移
Most of the world's volcanoes are found at the boundaries of the great drifting plates that make up the earth's surface.
世界上绝大多数火山都位于构成地球表面的巨大漂流板块的交接地带。
The Arctic is an ocean, covered with drifting packed ice and hemmed in by the land masses of Europe, Asia, and North America.
北极是一片海洋，为漂流的冰块所覆盖，四周被欧洲、亚洲和北美洲所包围。
exclaim
v.呼喊，惊叫，大声说
When the result came out that Beijing won its bid for the 2008 Olympic Games, all the Chinese people exclaimed with excitement.
当北京申奥2008胜出的结果出来时，所有的中国人都激动地欢呼起来。
finance
n.财政，金融； （常pl. ）财源，资金，财务情况 vt. 为…提供资金，为…筹措资金
The government will finance the building of the new roads with the taxes it collects.
政府将用它所征得的税收为修建新路提供资金。
Finance for the National Health Service comes from taxpayers.
国家卫生局的资金来自纳税人的税款。
Are new taxes needed to increase the nation's finances?
需要征新税以增加国家的财政收入吗？
gross
a.总的，毛的；严重的，显著的； 粗俗的，粗野的；臃肿的 vt. 获得…总收入（或毛利）
GDP stands for Gross Domestic Product.
GDP是国内生产总值的缩写。
Her manners and language are too gross for a lady.
她的举止和语言对于一个女士来说太粗俗了。
