Sentence 91
This trend, which was started by the medical community as a method of fighting heart disease, has had some unintended side effects such as overweight and heart disease—the very thing the medical community was trying to fight.
这一趋势最初起源于医学界作为一种对抗心脏病的方法，然而它有一些意想不到的副作用，例如造成超重和心脏病——心脏病正是医学界努力去对抗的疾病。
语法笔记
本句的主干是This trend has had some unintended side effects。which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰This trend；破折号后的名词短语the very thing...fight作同位语，解释说明heart disease；省略关系代词的定语从句the medical community was trying to fight修饰thing。
核心词汇
trend n. 倾向，趋势
community n. 社区；社会；团体；社团；界
fight n./v. 打仗，打架；争论
搭配 fight against 与……战斗，对抗……
fight with 和……作战
fight for 为……而战
heart n. 心；心脏；（纸牌中的）红桃
disease n. 病，疾病
搭配 disease of the eyes 眼疾
unintended adj. 非计划的；无意的；无心的
side effect （药物的）副作用；意外的连带后果
overweight adj. 过重的，超重的
very adv. 很，非常 adj. 恰好的，正好的（very做形容词时，用来加强语气）
Sentence 92
The Intelligent Transport team at Newcastle University have turned an electric car into a mobile laboratory
named “Drive LAB” in order to
understand the challenges faced by older drivers and to discover where the key stress points are.
纽卡斯尔大学的智能交通运输团队，将一辆电动汽车变成了一个名为“Drive LAB”的移动实验室，以了解者年长司机面临的挑战，以及去发现问题的关键点
语法笔记
本句的主干是The Intelligent Transport team have turned an electric car into a mobile laboratory。由and连接的两个不定式短语作目的状语；过去分词短语named “Drive LAB”和faced by older drivers分别作laboratory和challenges的后置定语；where the key stress points are作discover的宾语。
核心词汇
transport n. 交通运输系统；运输 vt. 运输，传送
搭配 public transport 公共交通工具派生 transportation n. 交通，运输
team n. 队，组
派生 teamwork n. 合作，协同工作
turn v. 旋转；转变，转弯 n. 轮流
搭配 turn up 露面，来到
mobile adj. 活动的，可移动的
搭配 mobile phone (= cell phone) 移动电话，手机
laboratory (=lab) n. 实验室；化验室
in order to 目的是……，为了……
challenge n. 挑战；艰巨任务 vt. 挑战；对……怀疑（或质疑）
搭配 meet/rise to a challenge 迎接挑战
key n. 钥匙；答案；键；关键（常与to连用）
point v. 指，指向 n. 点；要点，观点；分数
搭配 point of view 观点
point to/at 指着，指向
to the point of 到……的程度
派生 pointless adj. 无意义的
Sentence 93
Beauticians, bartenders, piano players and people with purple hats,
Welty's people come from afternoons spent visiting with old friends, from walks through the streets of her
native Jackson, Miss., from conversations overheard on a bus.
无论是美容师、酒吧招待、钢琴演奏者还是戴紫色帽子的人，韦尔蒂笔下的人物都来自她和老朋友们相聚的下午，来自在她士生土长的密西西比州杰克逊街头的散步，以及公共汽车上无意中听到的谈话。
语法笔记
本句的主干是Welty's people come from afternoons, from walks, from conversations。句首的Beauticians...people with purple hats作Welty's people的同位语；过去分词短语spent visiting with old friends作后置定语修饰afternoons；同样overheard on a bus也是作后置定语修饰conversations。
核心词汇
beautician n. 美容师（了解）
bartender n. 酒吧服务员，酒保（了解）
piano n. 钢琴
player n. 选手；表演
purple n. 紫色 adj. 紫的；紫色的
street n. 街，街道
native adj. 本土的，本国的
搭配 native language 母语
overhear v. 偶然听到；无意中听到
Sentence 94
The team's data only went up to 2017, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing.
研究小组的数据只到2017年，但研究人员还探讨了如果消费者用具有一种以上功能的新电子产品取代旧产品会发生什么情况，比如可进行文字处理和看电视的平板电脑。
语法笔记
本句是由but连接的并列句。前一分句的主干是The data went up to 2017，后一分句的主干是the researchers explored...。what引导宾语从句what would happen...TV viewing，作explored的宾语；宾语从句中包含一个if引导的条件状语从句，该状语从句中又包含一个that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词electronics；such as举例说明new electronics。
核心词汇
data n. 资料，数据
explore v. 探险：探索
派生 explorer n. 探险者，探险家
consumer n. 消费者
replace vt. 取代，代替；把……放回原处
搭配 replace A with B 用B代替A
product n. 产品，产物
electronic adj. 电子的
搭配 electronic scanner 电子扫描仪
派生 electronically adv. 用电子方法，用电子装置
serve v. 上菜；服务，招待；服役
搭配 serve as 作为；充当，担任
派生 servant n. 仆人
word n. 单词；言语；消息，音讯
搭配 in a word 总之
in other words 换言之
keep one's word 遵守诺言
have words with sh. 与某人争吵
have a word with sb. 与某人谈话
processing n. 加工
Sentence 95
This year, 25,310 students who have accepted places in higher education institutions have put off their entry until next year,
according to statistics on university entrance provided by the University and College admissions service (UCAS).
根据大学入学服务（UCAS）提供的大学入学统计数据，今年有25310名接受高等教育机构录取的学生推迟到明年入学。
语法笔记
本句的主干是25,310 students have put off their entry。who在句中引导定语从句，修饰先行词students；过去分词短语provided by the University and College Admissions Service (UCAS)表被动，作后置定语修饰statistics on university entrance。
核心词汇
accept v. 接受
派生 acceptable adj. 可接受的
acceptance n. 接受
place n. 位置，地点；入学名额，求学机会，进修机会
higher education 高等教育
put off 推迟
entry n. 进入；入口
according to 根据，按照
statistics n. 统计表；数字，数据
provide v. 提供
搭配 provide sb. with sth. (= provide sth. for sb.) 为某人提供某物
派生 provision n. 提供，供给，供应品
admission n. 准许进入（或加入）；承认
service n. 服务；服务机构；公共设施
Sentence 96
Science can't explain the power of
pets, but many studies have shown that the company of pets can help lower blood pressure and raise
chances of recovering from a heart
attack, reduce loneliness and spread all-round good cheer.
科学无法解释宠物的力量，但许多研究表明，宠物的陪伴可以帮助人们降低血压，增加心脏病康复的机会，减少孤独感，并传播全面的快乐。
语法笔记
本句是but连接的并列句，but表示转折。前一分句的主干是Science can't explain the power of pets，后一分句的主干是many studies have shown that...。that引导的是宾语从句，从句中动词can help lower、raise、reduce和spread为并列谓语。
核心词汇
power n. 力量；动力；能力，权力；电力
搭配 come to power 掌权
power station 发电站
派生 powerless adj. 无影响力的，无权的；无能为力
pet n. 宠物
blood n. 血，血液
chance n. 机会，可能性
搭配 by chance 偶然，凑巧
by any chance （尤用于问句，询问是否真实、可能等）或许，可能
recover vi. 痊愈 vt. 恢复；重新获得
搭配 recover from 从……中恢复
recover consciousness 恢复知觉
派生 recovery n. 恢复；痊愈
attack vt. 攻击，袭击
loneliness n. 孤独，孤苦伶仃
spread n./v. 延伸，展开；传播
搭配 spread out 展开
all-round adj. 全面的，多方面的；全能的，多才多艺的
搭配 all-round electric dictionary 功能齐全的电子词典
good adj. 好的；令人满意的，有益的
Sentence 97
Data shows that kids and teens who do read frequently, compared to infrequent readers, have more books in the home, more books purchased for them, parents who read more often, and parents who set aside time for them to read.
数据显示，与不经常阅读的孩子和青少年相比，经常阅读的孩子和青少年的家里有更多的书，为他们买的书更多，而且他们的父母读书的频率更高，并且会留出时间让他们读书。
语法笔记
本句的主干是Data shows that...。that引导宾语从句，其主干是kids and teens have more books, more books, parents, and parents；句中have后接了四个并列的宾语，其中两个parents后各接一个who引导的定语从句；过去分词短语compared to infrequent readers作状语，表比较。
核心词汇
compare vt. 比较，对照
搭配 compared with/to 和……比较起来
compare...to... 把……比作/比喻成……
compare...with... 把……与……相比较
派生 comparable adj. 可比较的，比得上的
infrequent adj. 不常发生的，罕见的
home n. 家；本国；产地 adv. 到家；回家；在家
purchase v. 购买，采购 n. 采购；购买的东西
often adv. 经常地
aside adv. 到旁边，在旁边
Sentence 98
Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events
of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
对我们而言，语言因经历而充满意义；我们活得越久，某些词语就越能让我们回忆起过去的快乐和悲伤；我们读书越多，学得越多，对我们有意义的词语数量就越多。
语法笔记
本句由两个分号连接了三个并列的分句。第一个分句的主干是Words become filled with meaning，第二个分句使用了比较句型“the longer..., the more...”,第三个分句使用了比较句型“the more..., the more...”。在第三个分句中，定语从句that mean something to us修饰先行词words。
核心词汇
fill v. 装满；充满
搭配 fill in 填充，填写
be filled with 充满……
meaning n. 意思，含义
certain adj. 某些，确定的，无疑的，肯定的
be certain to do sth. 肯定会做某事
派生 certainly adv. 无疑，确定，肯定；当然，行
event n. 事件，大事；竞赛
搭配 sports event 体育赛事
the number of... 的数量
Sentence 98
Words become filled with meaning for us by experience; and the longer we live, the more certain words bring back to us the happy and sad events of our past; and the more we read and learn, the more the number of words that mean something to us increases.
对我们而言，语言因经历而充满意义；我们活得越久，某些词语就越能让我们回忆起过去的快乐和悲伤；我们读书越多，学得越多，对我们有意义的词语数量就越多。
语法笔记
本句由两个分号连接了三个并列的分句。第一个分句的主干是Words become filled with meaning，第二个分句使用了比较句型“the longer..., the more...”,第三个分句使用了比较句型“the more..., the more...”。在第三个分句中，定语从句that mean something to us修饰先行词words。
核心词汇
fill v. 装满；充满
搭配 fill in 填充，填写
be filled with 充满……
meaning n. 意思，含义
certain adj. 某些，确定的，无疑的，肯定的
be certain to do sth. 肯定会做某事
派生 certainly adv. 无疑，确定，肯定；当然，行
event n. 事件，大事；竞赛
搭配 sports event 体育赛事
the number of... 的数量
语法笔记
本句的主干是It was calculated that...。It在此处作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句that when...in the world；该主语从句的主干是there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons；when引导时间状语从句；a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States作more than 3 billion passenger pigeons的同位语，对其作进一步的解释说明；句末的现在分词短语making it...作结果状语。
核心词汇
calculate v. 计算，核算
搭配 It is calculated that... 据估算
calculator n. 计算机，计算器
passenger n. 乘客，旅客
pigeon n. 鸽子
total adj. 总数的；总括的；完全的 n. 合计 vt. 合计为
派生 totally adv. 总合地，完全地
perhaps adv. 可能，或许
abundant adj. 丰富的，充裕的
派生 abundance n. 丰富，充裕
world n. 世界
Sentence 99
It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons-a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total
bird population in the United states,
making it perhaps the most abundant
bird in the world.
据统计，当它的数量达到最高点时，有30多亿只旅鸽——这个数字相当于美国鸟类总数的24%至40%，使其可能成为世界上数量最多的鸟类。
语法笔记
本句的主干是It was calculated that...。It在此处作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句that when...in the world；该主语从句的主干是there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons；when引导时间状语从句；a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States作more than 3 billion passenger pigeons的同位语，对其作进一步的解释说明；句末的现在分词短语making it...作结果状语。
核心词汇
calculate v. 计算，核算
搭配 It is calculated that... 据估算
calculator n. 计算机，计算器
passenger n. 乘客，旅客
pigeon n. 鸽子
total adj. 总数的；总括的；完全的 n. 合计 vt. 合计为
派生 totally adv. 总合地，完全地
perhaps adv. 可能，或许
abundant adj. 丰富的，充裕的
派生 abundance n. 丰富，充裕
world n. 世界
Sentence 100
While famous foreign architects are invited to lead the designs of landmark buildings in China such as the new CCTV tower and the National Center for the Performing Arts, many excellent Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage.
当外国著名建筑师们受邀来指导中国地标性建筑的设计时，如新央视大楼和国家大剧院，许多优秀的中国建筑师都在努力成为焦点。
语法笔记
本句的主干是Chinese architects are making great efforts to take the center stage。句首的While引导时间状语从句，该时间状语从句使用了被动语态；因从句使用了现在时，所以主句使用了现在进行时，表示和从句的动作同时发生。
核心词汇
famous adj. 著名的，出名的
infamous adj. 声名狼藉的，臭名远扬的
architect n. 建筑师；设计师
landmark n. 标志性建筑
tower n. 塔
national adj. 国家的，全国性的
center n. 中心，中央；圆心
the performing arts 表演艺术
excellent adj. 极好的，优秀的
搭配 excellent English 极好的英文
excellent students 优秀学生
派生 excellence n. 优秀，杰出，卓越
excellently adv. 优秀地，极好地
effort n. 努力；艰难的尝试
make an effort to do sth. 努力做某事
individual/personal efforts 个人的努力
派生 effortlessly adv. 容易地
stage n. 舞台，阶段
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