expose---v.使暴露，使显露;揭露;揭发;使遭受
It is suggested in Paragraph 3 that childless folks____
A.are constantly(常常) exposed to criticism
B.are largely ignored by the media
C.fail to fulfill(履行) their social responsibility
D.are less likely to be satisfied with their life
pose----v.摆姿势;装模作样;提出(讨论等);造成;形成 n.姿势;装模作样
Nothing the medical/psychological nature of problem gambling behavior, the letter said that before being readmitted(重新进入) to the casino he would have to present medical/psychological information demontrating(证明) that patronizing(惠顾) the casino would pose no threat to his safety or well-being.
purpose----n.目的;用途;意志 v.决心;企图;打算
The southern states would not have signed the Constitution without protections for the "peculiar institution," including a clause that counted a slave as three fifths of a man for purpose s of congressional representation.
propose---v.主张;提议;建议;打算;计划;求婚
Durkheim proposed(主张) that religious beliefs functioned to reinforce(加强) social solidarity(团结，稳定).
In December 2010 America's Federal Trade Commission proposed adding a "do not track"(DNT) option to internet browsers, so that users could tell advertisers that they did not want to be followed.
impose---v.加强;征税;利用;欺骗;施加影响
compose---v.相成;组成;写作;作曲;使平静;排字
Do not attempt to(尝试) compose a perfectly correct draft the first time around.
oppose---v.反对;抗争
Reform has been vigorously(强力地) opposed, perhaps most egregiously(激烈的) in education, where charter(特许) schools, academies and merit pay(绩效工资) all faced drawn-out(持久的) battles.
suppose---v.猜想，料想;假设;认为
Here, Darwinism seems to offer justification(论据，正名) for if all humans share common origins it seems reasonable to suppose that cultural diversity(多样性) could also be traced to more constrained(受限的) beginnings.
be exposed to---暴露于;遭受
The kinds of interpersonal violence<暴力> that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situation(内部环境), by, unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be one-shot deals.
be composed of---组成
as opposed to---与...截然相反
Kids need a range of authentic(真实的，可靠的) role models–as opposed to members of their clique(同伴), pop stars and vaunted athletes(被吹捧的运动员).
be supposed to---(按计划或期望)应当，应该
Yet it is precisely(正好，恰是) these non-celebrity(非名人) influentials who, according to the two-step-flow theory, are supposed to drive social epidemic(流行) by influencing their friends and colleagues(同事) directly.
religion---宗教;信仰;信念
Today, surrounded by promises of easy happiness, we need art to tell us as religion once did, Memento mori(回忆不朽): remember that you will die, that everything ends, and that happiness comes not in denying(否定) this but in living with it.
religious---adj.宗教的;虔诚的 n.修道士
suffer---v.受苦;受难;受折磨
But many within the public sector suffer under the current system, too.
suffering---n.苦难;痛苦;折磨
suffer sth./suffer from sth.
epidemic---n.流行病 adj.流行的
It is the first worldwide epidemic designated(命名) by the World Health Organization in 41 years.
addict---n.吸毒成瘾者 v.使沉溺;使上瘾
Many others, while not addicted or mentally(精神的) ill, simply lack the everyday survival skills needed to turn their lives around.
payment---n.付款;支付;支付的款项;付款额
The prociple(原则) of British welfare(福利) is no longer that you can insure yourself against the risk of unemployment and receive unconditional payments if the disaster happens.
hijack---v.劫持 n.劫持;强行控制;操控
By offering on-trend items(入时的项目) at dirt-cheap(极便宜) prices, Cline argues, these brands have hijacked fashion cycles, shaking an industry long accustomed to(习惯的) a seasonal pace(步调).
scale---n.规模;比例(尺);鱼鳞;级别 v.测量;攀登;刮去....的鳞片
circumstance---[pl.]情况;形势;环境
Part of the fame of Allen's book is its contention(论点) that "Circumstance do not make a person, they reveal(揭示) him."
under the circumstances=in the circumstances
threaten---v.威胁;恐吓;预示
When one of these noneconomic categories(物种) is threaten and, if we happen to love it, we invent excuses to give it economic importance.
But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans, and to improve the lot of those to come.
prospect---n.前景;希望
This long perspective(角度) makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.
