hyperactive a．活动过度的，极度活跃的
The process sweeps from hyperactive (a.) America to Europe and reaches the emerging countries with unsurpassed might．[2001年阅读)
[译文]这个浪潮从异常活跃的美国席卷到欧洲，并以不可比拟的威力影响到正在崛起的国家。
hypocritical a．伪善的，伪善者的
Instead，we are treated to fine hypocritical (a.) spectacles，which now more than ever seem in ample supply．[2000年阅读]
[译文]相反我们目睹了比以前任何时候都多的虚伪景观。
impartial a．公平的，不偏不倚的
The author's attitude toward the issue of “science vs．anti-science” is_______．
[A]impartial (a.)[1998年阅读]
[译文]作者对“科学与反科学”这场争端的态度_________。
[A]公平的
impoverish vt．使贫穷，使枯竭
To take advantage of this tool，some impoverished (vt.) countries will have to get over their outdated anti-colonial prejudices with respect to foreign investment．[2001年阅读]
[译文]要想利用互联网，某些贫困国家必须克服对国外投资所持的过时了的反殖民的种种偏见。
intellect n．智力
But not all parts of the brain are equally involved；the limbic system (the “emotional brain”) is especially active，while the prefrontal cortex(the center of intellect (n.) and reasoning) is relatively quiet．[2005年阅读]
[译文]但并不是所有大脑的部位都参与活动；控制情绪的大脑部位异常活跃，然而控制智力和理性的大脑部位却相对平静。
inconclusive a．非决定性的，不确定的
That the evidence was inconclusive (a.)，the science uncertain? [2005年阅读]
[译文]证据不充分，没有科学定论?
ingenuity n．机灵，独创性，精巧，灵活性
Since the dawn of human ingenuity (n.)，people have devised ever more cunning tools to cope with work that is dangerous．boring, burdensome，or just plain nasty．[2002年阅读]
[译文]从人类最初有了智慧至今，人们一直在设计日益巧妙的工具来处理那些危险的、枯燥的、繁重的或者只是简单肮脏的工作。
interpretation n．解释，阐明，口译，通译
(39：Publication)of the letter came two days after Lord Irvine caused a(40：storm)of media protest when he said the(41：interpretation (n.)) of privacy controls contained in European legislation would be left to judges(42：rather than)to Parliament．[2001年完形]
[译文]Irvine勋爵说，对欧洲立法中所包涵的关于个人隐私监控权的解释，将留给法官，而不是议会，这招致新闻媒体的一片抗议。此后两天，此信被公之于世。
ineptly ad．不适当地，无能地
First，some of the business restructuring of recent years may have been ineptly (ad.) done．[1998年阅读]
[译文]一种解释是近年来所进行的公司重组也许并未奏效。
inflationary a．通货膨胀的，通货膨胀倾向的
If the small hot spots look as expected，that will be a triumph for yet another scientific idea，a refinement of the Big Bang called the inflationary (a.) universe theory．[1998年翻译]
[译文]假如那些小热点看上去同预测的一致，那就意味着又一科学论说的胜利，这种论说即更完美的大爆炸论，亦称宇宙膨胀学说。
info n．①消息；②资料；③信息
A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide--the division of the world into the info (n．③) (information) rich and the info poor．[2001年阅读]
[译文]今天，人们十分关注所谓的是信息差异问题--世界上信息资源丰富的地区和信息资源贫乏的地区之间的差异；
infringement n．违反，侵害
Won't multinationals shift production from one place to another when a nation gets too strict about infringements (n.) to fair competition?[2001年阅读]
[译文]当一个国家对破坏公平竞争的行为的处理过于严厉时，跨国公司会不会把它们的生产从一地转到另一地呢?
inhuman a．野蛮的
Misled people tend to think that using an animal in research is________．
[B]inhuman (a.) and unacceptable [2003年阅读]
[译文]被误导的人们往往认为：在研究中使用动物是______。
[B]不人道、不可接受的
innate a．先天的，天生的
Its hero avoids being civilized--going to school and learning to read--so he can preserve his innate (a.) goodness．[2004年阅读]
[译文]该书(马克•吐温的小说《哈克贝利•芬》)的主人公逃避教化--不上学和不学习读书写字--因此他才得以保住善良的天性。
innermost a．最里面的，内心的，秘密的
Researchers have come to believe that dreams________．
[C]reflect our innermost (a.) desires and fears [2005年阅读]
[译文] 研究人员最终认识到梦________。 ,
[C]反映了我们内心的愿望和恐惧
insatiable a．不知足的，贪求无厌的
Humans are thoughtful and creative, possessed of insatiable (a.) curiosity．[2003年翻译]
[译文]人类既善于思考又善于创造，拥有永不满足的好奇心。
insidious a．阴险的
But one insidious (a.) form continues to thrive：alphabetism. [2004年阅读]
[译文]但是有一种隐蔽的(歧视)形式还在蔓延：按字母表顺序排名。
instantaneously ad．立即
But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant，instantaneously (ad.) focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd．[2002年阅读]
[译文]但是人的大脑能够扫描一个快速变化的场景，迅速排除98％的不相干的物体，立即聚焦于森林中蜿蜒道路旁的一只猴子，或者人群中的一张可疑的脸。
juggle v．杂耍，同时做(两种以上活动等)
For the women of my generation who were urged to keep juggling (vi.) through the’80s，downshifting in the mid-’90s is not so much a search for the mythical good life--growing your own organic vegetables，and risking turning into one--as a personal recognition of your limitations．[2001年阅读]
[译文]对我们这一代女性来说，整个80年代我们曾被迫忙碌地生活，90年代中期的简化生活与其说是寻求神话般的好生活一自己种有机蔬菜并试图与之合一一倒不如说我们都认识了自身的局限。
jurisdiction n．权限
So when the premiers gather in Niagara Falls to assemble their usual complaint list，they should also get cracking about something in their jurisdiction (n.) that would help their budgets and patients．[2005年阅读]
[译文]所以，在下一次，当省政府官员们在尼亚加拉瀑布再次开会时，他们不仅要继续争论药品价格；而且还会在预算和病人的管辖权上吵的声嘶力竭。
lawsuit n．诉讼
In May，Julie Nimmons，president of Schutt Sports in Illinois，successfully fought a lawsuit (n.) involving a foot ball player who was paralyzed in a game while wearing a Schutt helmet．[1999年阅读]
[译文]五月份，伊利诺斯州的Schutt体育公司总裁朱利•尼蒙斯就成功地打赢了这样一场官司。一名橄榄球队员戴着该公司的头盔在一场比赛中受伤瘫痪，遂将该公司告上法庭。
landmark n．里程碑，划时代的事
What the researchers found was at once both amazing and expected：the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Cosmic Background Explorer satellite – Cobe -- had discovered landmark (n.) evidence that the universe did in fact begin with the primeval explosion that has become known as the Big Bang(the theory that the universe originated in an explosion from a single mass of energy)．[1998年翻译]
[译文]研究人员所发现的宇宙云系既令人惊讶，又是人们所期待的，因为美国国家航空航天局的宇宙前景探索者Cobe号卫星已经发现了划时代的证据证明宇宙的确起源于最早的一次爆炸，即人们一直所称的“大爆炸”(此理论认为宇宙起源于一大团能量)。
linguist n．语言学家
As a linguist(n.)，he acknowledges that all varieties of human language，including non-standard ones like Black English, can be powerfully expressive--there exists no language or dialect in the world that cannot convey complex ideas．[2005年阅读]
[译文]作为一位语言学家，他承认多种多样的人类语言，包括那些非标准的语言，比如黑人英语，都具有极强的表达力一世上没有传达不了复杂思想的语言和方言。
limbic a．边缘的
But not all parts of the brain are equally involved；the limbic (a.) system (the “emotional brain”)is especially active．while the prefrontal cortex (the center of intellect and reasoning)is relatively quiet．[2005年阅读]
[译文]但并不是所有大脑的部位都参与活动；控制情绪的大脑部位异常活跃，然而控制智力和理性的大脑部位却相对平静。
lining n．内衬，衬里
Many folks see silver linings(n.)to this slowdown．[2004年阅读]
[译文]许多人对于经济减速抱有乐观的希望。
liken vt．把…比作
Hence the analogy that likens (vt.) the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen，a cracked rearview mirror and a faulty steering wheel．[1997年阅读]
[译文]因此，才会有人将货币政策的指导作用比做是驾驶一辆带有黑色挡风玻璃、破碎的后视镜及方向盘失灵的汽车。
literate n．学者；a．有文化的，有阅读和写作能力的
Why mention the elementary schools? Because thanks to these schools our early mechanics，especially in the New England and Middle Atlantic states，were generally literate (a.) and at home in arithmetic and in some aspects of geometry and trigonometry．[1996年阅读]
[译文]为什么要提小学教育?正是因为有了这些学校，我们的早期技工才普遍能读会写，并精通算术及部分几何和三角，这种情况在新英格兰和大西洋中部各洲尤为可见。
livelihood n．生活，生计
Rather，we have a certain conception of the American citizen，a character who is incomplete if he cannot competently assess how his livelihood (n.) and happiness are affected by things outside of himself．[1999年阅读]
[译文]我们更应该具有的是作为美国公民的某种观念，即他必须准确判断自身的生活和幸福是如何受到外界影响的，否则他的公民特征就是不完整的。
lockout n．停工，封厂
The cruel discipline of the strike and lockout (n.) taught the two parties to respect each other's strength and understand the value of fair negotiation．[1996年阅读]
[译文]罢工和封厂的无情惩罚使双方学会了互相尊重对方的力量，理解公正谈判的价值。
logo n．标识语
“Anthropology” derives from the Greek words “anthropos” “human” and logos (n.) “the study of．”[2003年翻译]
[译文]“Anthropology”(人类学)一词来源于希腊词“anthropos”(人类)和“logos”(研究)。
manifestation n．显示，表现，示威运动
At Time Warner，however，such questions are simply the latest manifestation (n.) of the soul-searching that has involved the company ever since the company was born in 1990．[1997年阅读]
[译文]不过，对于成立于1990年的时代华纳公司而言，这样的质问仅仅只是公司自我反思的最新表现。
marketplace n．集会场所，市场
“Do we really want railroads to be the arbiters of who wins and who loses in the marketplace (n．)?”asks Martin Bercovici, a Washington lawyer who frequently represents shipper．[2003年阅读]
[译文]我们是否真地想让铁路公司成为在市场上决定谁败谁荣的裁决者呢?”马丁•贝科维奇问道，他是一位常常代表铁路客户的华盛顿律师。
maximize vt．最大值，最佳化
Thus，in the American economic system it is the demand of individual consumers，coupled with the desire of businessmen to maximize (vt.) profits and the desire，of individuals to maximize their incomes，that together determine what shall be produced and how resources are used to produce it．[1994年阅读]
[译文]因此，在美国经济体制中，消费者个人的需求，加上商人获取最大利润的追求及消费者想最大限度提高购买力的愿望三者共同决定应该生产什么和如何利用资源来生产这些产品。
manicurist n．指甲修饰师
But the 47-year-old manicurist (n.) isn't cutting，filing or polishing as many nails as she'd like to，either．[2005年阅读]
[译受]但是，这位四十七岁的指甲修饰师修剪、锉磨、上油的指甲数量却难遂其愿了。