alternatively---adv.要不然;或者
procedure---n.程序,手续;步骤
But don't bother trying to kill off old habits; once those ruts of procedure are worn into the hippocampus, they're there to stay.
working procedure---进行程序
starting procedure---起动程序
loading procedure---加载程序
recommend---v.劝告;建议;推荐;介绍
recommendation---n.推荐;推荐信;建议;意见书
commend---v.推荐;表扬
master---v.精通;掌握 n.(已故)艺术大师;专家;能手;硕士学位;主人;雇主;老板 adj.技术熟练的;母盘的
Retailers that master the intricacies of wholesaling in Europe may well expect to take in substantial profits thereby.
masterpiece---n.杰作;代表作
According to the text, which of the following is true of recordings?
[A]They are often inferior to live concerts in quality.
[B]They are easily accessible to the general public.
[C]They help improve the quality of music.
[D]They have only covered masterpieces.
mastery---n.精通;掌握;统治;控制
be proficient in---熟练;精通
be adept at---擅长
be good at---擅长;精通
pour---v.倾倒;倒出;倾泻;(人)大量涌入
It never rains but it pours 祸不单行
outpouring---n.(感情、反应等的)迸发,流出;倾泻;爆发
pour into --- (使)大量涌入
strengthen---v.加强;巩固
What can be learned from the last paragraph?
[A]Immigration issues are usually decided by Congress.
[B]Justices intended to check the power of the Administration.
[C]Justice wanted to strengthen its coordination with Congress.
[D]The Administration is dominant over immigration issues.
strength---n.力量;力气;实力;长处;优点
You can start this process when they are 11 or 12. Periodically review their emerging strengths and weaknesses with them and work in communicating well or collarating. Also, identity the kinds of interests they keep coming back to, as these offer clues to the careers that will fit them best.
At first glance this might seem like a strength that grant the ability to make judgments which are unbiased by external factors.
bury---v.程埋(葬),安葬;掩藏,隐藏;掩蔽
bury one's head in the sand.
celebrate---v.庆祝;祝贺;歌颂;赞扬
In a society that so persistently celebrates procreation,is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing? It doesn't seem quite fair, then, to compare the regrets of parents to the regrets of the children.
celebrity---n.(尤指娱乐界的)名人;明星;(尤指娱乐界的)名声;名誉;名气
practically every week features at least one celebrity mom, or mom-to-be, smiling on the newsstands.
crop---n.庄稼;作物;产量;(在一起的)一群(人) n.种植;收获;收割;修剪;剪短
That matters because theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species ia about 50% of its original levels.
Some species of trees have been read out of the party by economics-minded foresters because they grow too slowly, or have too low a sale value to pay as timber crops.
crown---n.王冠;皇冠;王国政府;王国 v.为...加冕;立...为王(或女王)
Besides the ninety or so learned ministers who came to Massachusetts church in the decades after 1629, there were political leaders like John Winthrop, an educated gentleman, lawyers, and official of the Crown before he journeyed to Boston.