Ballet is the ultimate in human movement.芭蕾舞是人类动作的至美。
ultimate['?lt?m?t]n.极致; 最佳典范What section of the bookstore do you usually peruse?你经常在书店里浏览哪个门类？peruse[p?'ru?z]v. 详细考察；精读The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serialsbroadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter&Gamble as sponsors and producers.之所以叫“肥皂剧”，是因为这些剧集播放之初都是由宝洁等洗涤用品生产商赞助或制作的。
soap opera肥皂剧（以家庭问题为题材的广播或电视连续剧）Sugar is ubiquitous in the diet.糖在饮食中到处可见。
ubiquitous[ju?'b?kw?t?s]adj. 普遍存在的；无所不在的Sorry, I forget to tell you that my computer is on the blink.抱歉，我忘了告诉你我的电脑出毛病了。
on the blink Blockbuster fantasy films like “The Lord of the Rings”are produced and directed by people who grew up with the game.像《指环王》这样的轰动全球的魔幻电影，就是被一群伴随着龙与地下城的游机器发生故障戏长大的家伙导演和监制的。
blockbuster['bl?kb?st?]n.大片Her long, fine hair was swept back in a ponytail.她那漂亮的长发向后梳成了一个马尾辫。
ponytail['p??n?te?l]n. 马尾辫...a human-sized replica of the Statue of Liberty.…一件真人大小的自由女神像的复制品。
replica['repl?k?]n. 复制品，复制物When a country or a company is playing catch-up it can look at whatothers are doing and do it better.当一个国家或一家公司在奋起直追的过程中，它可以学习其他国家的经验，并在此基础上改进它。
catch-up['k?t??p]n. 急起直追So how do you pander to the old audience without alienating the newone?那么，在不疏远新听众的情况下，怎样迎合老听众？pander['p?nd?]vi. 迎合；勾引The shrubs encroached ever more on the twisting drive.灌木丛蚕食了越来越多蜿蜒的车道。
encroach[?n'kr??t?; en-]vi. 侵占；蚕食；侵蚀vt. 侵犯He is on a trek through the South Gobi desert.他正徒步穿越南戈壁沙漠。
trek[trek]n. 艰苦跋涉If backing up your data sounds like a hassle, that's because it is. 如果备份数据看起来有点麻烦，那就对了，因为它的确是那样。
hassle['h?s(?)l]n. 困难，麻烦Use a cloth to wrap up the wound.用布把伤口包起来。
wrap up包裹；包扎（伤口）The earth may be thought of as a gigantic magnet.整个地球可以想像为一块硕大无朋的磁石。
magnet['m?gn?t]n. 磁铁；[电磁] 磁体；磁石Yes, there is tragedy that comes with autism: not because of what we are, but because of the things that happen to us.是的，孤独症有它悲剧的一面：不是因为我们有孤独症，而是因为我们需要承受的太多。
autism ['??t?z(?)m] n.孤独症；自闭症The second nurse comes out and tells the second father, "Congratulations you're the father of triplets”!第二个护士出来对第二位父亲说：“恭喜，你的孩子是三胞胎！”triplets['tr?pl?ts]n.三胞胎The boy just wants to brew mischief.男孩正想酝酿恶作剧。
mischief['mist?if]n.恶作剧Paris is France in miniature.巴黎是法国的缩影。
miniature['m?n?t??]缩影The curriculum must be preplanned.课程设置必须事先计划好。
curriculum[k?'r?kj?l?m]n. 课程Others are driven by peer pressure, always worried by what othersmight think. But in our country, many teachers still adopted the " force-feed type"teaching method.有些人则被同侪压力所驾驭，总是担心别人会怎么想。
peer pressure同辈压力而在我国，不少教师仍然采取“填鸭式”的教学方法。
force feed强迫接受Like most drugs, however, they can have side effects.不过就像大多数药物，它们有副作用。
side effectn.副作用After two hours of driving, we five arrived at Big Bear Lake, where wetook our zip line tour.大概开了两个多小时的车，我们一行五人到达了大熊山度假胜地，也就是我们即将滑索道的地方。
zip linen.高空滑索,滑索道She blinked when I opened the curtains.当我打开窗帘时她眨了眨眼。
blink[bl??k]vi. 眨眼I admire this enlightened life philosophy, rather than a relentlessobsession with amassing yet more personal wealth.我钦佩这种开明的生活哲学，而不是无尽地痴迷于积累更多的个人财富。
obsession[?b'se?(?)n]n. 痴迷I can’t stand being woken up in the morning and this little gadgetmakes the process even worse.我无法忍受早晨睡梦中被闹钟吵醒，而这个小玩意却把早晨起床搞得更糟糕。
gadget['g?d??t]n. 小玩意；小器具Scroll down to read about the latest update.滚动鼠标向下，阅读最新的更新。
scroll down滚动鼠标向下They vanished down the stairs like two phantoms.他们像两个幽灵似的下楼不见了。
、phantom['f?nt?m]n.幽灵How do you break through cravings for unhealthy food, because they really do have a hold on most of us!?你怎样突破对不健康食物的渴望？因为这些食物确实对我们大多数人有很大的诱惑。
cravings['kre?v??z]n.渴望In some cases, the ads can work too well, especially if they're linked toonline giveaways.在某些情况下，广告会发挥非常好的效果，尤其是提供网上赠品时。
"Fight me," I growled and drove a punch deep into his soft stomach.跟我打！”我低吼了一声，照着他软绵绵的胃部猛击一拳。
giveaway['ɡiv?,wei]n.(用来招徕顾客的)赠品punch [p?n(t)?] vi. 用拳猛击Several witnesses can attest to his good character.好几个证人可以证明他为人正派。
attest[?'test]v.证明；证实That same money will get you the finest hotel suite in Vail plus a fewdozen dailylift tickets.这笔钱足够你住维尔最豪华的酒店套房，再加上几十天的滑雪缆车票。
hotel suiten. 酒店套房I should be in line for promotion soon.我应该很快就会升职。
be in line for即将获得In light of the new findings, Brown urged people to “do a bit ofresearch”before venturing abroad.鉴于这些新发现，布朗强烈要求人们，在去国外前，务必“进行一些研究”。
in light of[?n la?t ?v ]根据；鉴于He fell and fractured his leg. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because she is not他摔下来跌断了腿。
