Lesson 37 The process of ageing 【单词列表】

likelihood  ^{n. 可能性}

• There is every likelihood that he will run for president next year. ^很有可能
• There is little likelihood that he will run for president next year. ^不大可能
• There is little likelihood of his attending the wedding.
• There is every likelihood of the prophecy failing. 

vulnerable ^{adj. weak or easy to hurt physically or mentally 脆弱的，易受伤害的}

• We should help the vulnerable groups in society.
• Young birds are vulnerable to predators.
• The wound is vulnerable to infection.

听力题

Many pesticides that farmers applied to their crops are eventually washed away by the rain and end up in ponds or other bodies of water where amphibians live. Amphibians are especially vulnerable to pesticides dissolved in the water because of their moist skins. Water can pass through an amphibian’s skin allowing toxins dissolved in the water to enter the amphibian’s body.

Q: According to the speaker, why do pesticides pose a threat to amphibians?

1. Pesticides can cause an amphibian's skin to dry out.
2. Pesticides kill the insects that amphibians depend on for food.
3. Dissolved pesticides can easily enter amphibian's bodies.
4. Amphibians may eat plants that have been treated with pesticides.

paper tiger ^纸老虎

• US imperialism is a paper tiger.
• All reactionaries are paper tigers.

Achilles' heel ^{致命弱点(阿珂琉斯之踵)}

Achilles: the hero of Homer’s Iliad, the son of Peleus and Thetis, the slayer of Hector John’s Achilles heel is his vanity.

• Official corruption remains the government’s Achilles' heel.
• But it also exposed an Achilles' heel. ^{但这也带来了一个致命弱点。} 
• These are IMs and emails for me, but we all have our Achilles' heel. ^{每个人都有弱点，对我来说是即时通信工具和邮件。}

Imperceptible ^{adj. 感觉不到的，难以觉察的}

• The slight change in temperature was almost imperceptible to the skin. ^{温度的细微变化皮肤几乎感觉不到。}
• There is an imperceptible change in temperature. ^{温度有细微的变化。}
• The difference between the two colors is imperceptible. ^{这两种颜色之间的差别很难区别。}

ageing ^{n. & adj.老化（的），老龄化（的）}

• Regular exercise and a healthy diet can slow down the process of aging. ^{规律运动和健康饮食可以延缓衰老过程。}
• Scientists are studying how genetics affects the aging process in humans. ^{科学家们正在研究遗传如何影响人类的老化过程。}
• The government is looking for new policies to address the aging problem in society. ^{政府正在寻求新的政策来解决社会老龄化问题。}
• China’s aging population has led to an increased demand for healthcare services. ^{中国的老龄化人口导致了对医疗服务需求的增加。}

graying / greying ^{（头发）变白；（人口）高龄化}

• He gazed in the mirror at his greying locks. ^{他凝视着镜中自己日渐花白的头发，感慨岁月不待人。}
• The graying of the population has become a major challenge for the country. ^{人口高龄化已成为该国面临的一个主要挑战。}

age ^{n.年龄，年纪；寿命}

• An idle youth, a needy age.
• All that is in my mind when I meet a young person. He may be conceited, ill-mannered, presumptuous or fatuous, but I do not turn for protection to dreary clichés about respect for elders—as if mere age were a reason for respect.

I'll give you everything I can. I'll build your dreams with these two hands. We'll hang some memories on the wall. And when just the two of us are there. You won't have to ask if I still care. 'Cause as time turns the page. My love won’t age at all.

• As we age, our skin becomes less elastic.
• She has aged well. ^{不要翻译成了“她老得够可以的~”，正确翻译：徐娘半老；风韵犹存}

odds ^{n. 可能性；困难，逆境}

• The odds are (that) you're going to fail.
• The odds are that it will rain before we reach the summit. ^{很有可能我们还没到山顶就会下雨。}

against (all) the odds ^{尽管困难重重；出人意料地}

• Against (all) the odds she achieved her dream of becoming a ballerina.
• Against all the odds, the small team managed to win the national championship. ^{尽管困难重重，这支小队伍竟然赢得了全国冠军。}

If they had only had one more child, the fact would have passed unnoticed. They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity.

fight / battle / struggle against the elements ^{与恶劣天气（风、雨等自然力量）作斗争}

• The sailors had to battle against the elements to bring the ship safely back to port. ^{水手们不得不与恶劣的自然天气搏斗，才将船只安全驶回港口。}
• Men accustomed to struggling for survival against the elements and Indians were bewildered by politicians, bankers and businessmen, and unhorsed by fences, laws and alien taboos.

thermodynamics ^{n. a branch of physics dealing with the relations between heat and other forms of energy 热力学}

• That's the first law of thermodynamics. ^{这是热力学第一定律。}
• It has nothing to do with thermodynamics. ^{和热力学没有任何关系。}
• The thermodynamics that we've seen so far. ^{即我们前面学到的热力学。}

“therm(o)” = heat ^热的

• thermometer  ^{n.温度计 （-thermo-热 + -meter-测量;仪表）}
• thermos / Thermos ^{n.保温瓶;膳魔师}
• Thermos mug ^n.保温杯
• thermal ^{adj.热的；保暖的（therm-,热，热量，-al,形容词后缀）}
• thermal energy ^{热能(以热的形式存在的能量)}
• thermal spring ^温泉
• thermal underwear ^保暖内衣

“dynam” = power ^力量

• dynamic ^{adj.充满活力 n.动力、活力（ -dynam-力 + -ic形容词词尾）}
• dynamite ^{v.炸毁 n.炸药 （-dynam-力 + -ite名词词尾）}
• dynamics ^{n.动力学，力学(dynamic +‎ -ics)}
• thermodynamics ^{n.热力学(therm-,热，dynamics,动力学)}
• hydrodynamics ^{n.[流] 流体力学；[流] 水动力学(hydro 水的 + dynamics,动力学)}