exceed [ik5si:d] vt. 1.超過(guò)，勝過(guò) 2.超出

　　exceedingly [Ik5si:dINlI] ad. 極端地，非常地

　　excess [5ekses] a. 過(guò)量的，額外的

　　n. 1.超過(guò)，過(guò)多 2.過(guò)度，過(guò)分

　　excessive [ik5sesiv] a. 過(guò)多的，極度的

　　1. This means that, for the first time, there will be an excess of boys in those crucial years when they are searching for a mate. (NETEM 2000, Passage 2, Paragraph 1)

　　這就意味著男孩到了尋找伴侶的關(guān)鍵年齡將首次出現(xiàn)男孩過(guò)�，F(xiàn)象。

　　2. He was drawing excessively fine distinctions. (NETEM 1995, Passage 1, Paragraph 4)

　　他把兩者區(qū)分得過(guò)于細(xì)微.

　　3. Men always look on themselves as proud princes, with the exception of a small number of either extremely ugly or exceedingly smart ones.

　　世上的男人總以為自己是驕傲的王子(除了少數(shù)極丑和少數(shù)極聰明的例外)。

　　settlement [5setlmEnt] n. 1.定居點(diǎn) 2.結(jié)賬3.調(diào)停，解決

　　settle [5setl] vt. 1.結(jié)(帳)，支付 2.解決3.使定居

　　vi. 1.定居 2.(鳥(niǎo)等)歇落

　　settle的相關(guān)近義詞及衍生：

　　inhabit [in5hAbit] vt. 居住于，棲息于

　　inhabitant [in5hAbitEnt] n. 居民

　　dwelling [5dweliN] n. 住處，寓所

　　Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest cabin or settlement. (NETEM 1997, Passage 2, Paragraph 3)

　　單獨(dú)旅行時(shí)，如果挨餓、受傷或生病，通常只能向比較近的小屋或村落求助。

　　term [tE:m] n. 1. (pl.)條件 2.術(shù)語(yǔ)3. 期限，某特定的期間

　　4. 學(xué)期

　　terminate [5tE:mineit] v. 結(jié)束

　　terminal [5tE:minl] a. 末端的，終端的;

　　n. 1.終點(diǎn)(站) 2.終端，接線端

　　determine [di5tE:min] vt. 1.決定，決心 2.確定3.限定

　　1. In the emic approach, the goal is to describe behavior in one culture or ethnic group in terms  that are meaningful and important to the people in that culture or ethnic group, without regard to other cultures or ethnic groups. (CET-6, 2002.6, Passage 1, Paragraph 2)

　　著位法的目的是描述某一種文化或者一個(gè)種族中對(duì)其有意義或重要的行為，而不必涉及其他文化和種族。

　　2. In the profit-seeking organizations, decision-making effectiveness was most often assessed in financial terms. (CET-6, 2000.1, Passage 3, Paragraph 4)

　　在贏利性的組織中，作決定的有效性通常由財(cái)政條件來(lái)衡量。

　　3. If they are not looking, the speaker assumes that they are disinterested and either will pause until eye contact is resumed or will terminate the conversation. (CET-6, 1997.6, Passage 4, Paragraph1)

　　如果聽(tīng)者沒(méi)有看他，說(shuō)話人會(huì)以為他對(duì)話題不感興趣，因此他會(huì)暫停一下，直到眼神交流恢復(fù)或者他會(huì)結(jié)束談話。

　　4. The important thing in life is to have a great aim, and the determination to attain it.

　　人生重要的事情是確定一個(gè)偉大的目標(biāo)，并決心實(shí)現(xiàn)它。 (注：我們?nèi)松�的偉大目�?biāo)不是考上研，而是考上研之后的理想)

　　resolution [7rezE5lju:FEn] n. 1.堅(jiān)定，決心 2.決定，決議3.解決

　　absolute [5AbsElu:t] a. 絕對(duì)的，純粹的

　　dissolve [di5zClv] vt. 1.解除(婚約等) 2.(使)溶解，融化

　　solve [sClv] vt. 解決，解答

　　salute [sE5lu:t] v. 1.歡迎 2.向……打招呼3.敬禮

　　solution [sE5lju:FEn] n. 1.解決方法 2.溶解，溶液

　　soluble [5sCljubl] a. 可溶的

　　resolute [5rezElju:t] a. 堅(jiān)決的，果斷的

　　resolve [ri5zClv] v. 決定，決定

　　n. 1.解決，解答 2.決心，決定3.決議

　　nonetheless [7nQnTE5les] ad. 盡管如此，可是(亦作：none the less)

　　nevertheless [7nevETE5les] ad./conj. 盡管如此，可是

　　notwithstanding [7nCtwiW5stAndiN] prep./ad./conj. 雖然，盡管，還是

　　1. That experiences influence subsequent behaviour is evidence of an obvious but nevertheless remarkable activity called remembering. (NETEM 1995, Passage 5, Paragraph 1)

　　過(guò)去的經(jīng)歷會(huì)影響日后的行為，這就表明存在著一種明顯但卻非凡的腦力活動(dòng)——記憶。

　　2. The notion that learning should have in it an element of inspired play would seem to the greater part of the academic establishment merely silly, but that is nonetheless the case. (CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 1)

　　應(yīng)該將具有靈氣的戲劇元素納入到學(xué)習(xí)中來(lái)，這種觀點(diǎn)對(duì)于大多數(shù)學(xué)術(shù)權(quán)威來(lái)說(shuō)似乎有些荒謬，但事實(shí)的確如此。

　　decide [di5said] vi. 裁決，解決

　　decided [di5saidid] a. 1.明確的 2.決定了的

　　decision [di5siVEn] n. 1.決定，決心 2.果斷

　　decisive [di5saisiv] a. 1.決定性的 2.果斷的，斷然的

　　concise [kEn5sais] a. 簡(jiǎn)明的，簡(jiǎn)潔的

　　precision [pri5siVEn] n. 精確，精密度

　　precise [pri5sais] a. 精確的，準(zhǔn)確的

　　1. And thanks to the continual miniaturization of electronics and micro-mechanics, there are already robot systems that can perform some kinds of brain and bone surgery with submillimeter accuracy — far greater precision than highly skilled physicians can achieve with their hands alone. (NETEM 2002, Text 2, Paragrph 2)

　　由于電子和微觀機(jī)械儀器的不斷縮小，現(xiàn)在已有一些機(jī)器人系統(tǒng)能夠進(jìn)行精確到毫米的腦部和骨髓手術(shù)，其精確性遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)熟練的醫(yī)生用他們的雙手所能達(dá)到的水平。

　　2. Much of the language used to describe monetary policy, such as “steering the economy to a soft landing” or “a touch on the brakes”, makes it sound like a precise science. (NETEM 1997, Passage 5, Paragraph 1)

　　很多用來(lái)描述貨幣政策的語(yǔ)言，如“引導(dǎo)經(jīng)濟(jì)軟著陸”，“觸動(dòng)經(jīng)濟(jì)剎車(chē)”，使它聽(tīng)起來(lái)像是一門(mén)精確的科學(xué)。