第九期外刊笔记12讲.doc

第九期外刊视频课第十二讲#1. Small dogs generally live longer than big dogs.= Small-sized dogs typically live longer than big-sized dogs.= Small dogs outlive big dogs.= Small dogs have a longer life span than big dogs= Small dogs have a longer expectancy than big dogs.2. Dear baby, if you can survive, please remember I love you.3. This company has evolved into a monopolistic giant.4. evolve into = develop into = emerge as5. Research on animals from ants to apes has found that different individuals have different personalities.= Research into animals ranging from ants to apes has revealed / concluded / shown / demonstrated / confirmed that personalities differ/vary from individual to individual.= Different people have different opinions on this issue.=Folks are split / divided on this issue.= This is a divisive issue. = This issue splits people apart.= Peoples opinions on this issue are far from equal.6. People are divided on this aggressive marketing strategy.7. Adolescents aggressive behaviors generally stem from what they experienced in their childhood.8. Biologists have proposed that temperaments evolved along with life history.9. Some researchers have proposed that they evolved independently.= Some scientists have suggested that they had different origins.= Some scientists have found that they did not share origins.10. The proposed ban on genetically modified crops has drawn criticisms from the corporate world.11. , the thinking goes, 这种想法认为12. run/carry out/conduct/ do/perform experiments on13. Japanese aggression into China is justified from an evolutionary perspective.14. These researchers came up with a bold idea that all the creation shared the same origin.15. come up with an idea = put forward an idea = present an idea 16. Our newly launched/unveiled/introduced/ product targets not average consumers but business.17. A growing number of U.S. companies are becoming benefit corporations, a new type of business that puts social values ahead of chasing the bottom line. (put A ahead of B)18. Stability is put above all else in China./ be put above all else 置于其他所有之上，是重中之重19. a diversity of = a variety of 各种各样的of all stripes 形形色色的，20. Experts of all stripes have proposed a diversity of scheme on how to put crime under control.21. Simply put, = Simply stated, 简而言之22. Governments at Federal, state and local levels have made a big push to preserve ethnic diversity.23. Data leakage is grave/severe/serious in this country.24. collect data = gather data = accumulate data25. defy / 对满不在乎，不顾、违抗、反对 / 顶得住，经受得起 / 使成为不可能、使落空 / 激怒，想某人挑战、惹IBM is the only tech giant that defied gravity in the economic crash.The English weather defies forecast.They believe it essential to defy convention.The plane defied the laws of gravity.26. A host of similarly sized companies in this densely populated area are closely/intimately linked in business.27. back issue / current issue28. select = choose carefully29. His temper is predictably unpredictable. 他的脾气意料之中的不可捉摸30. His precise prediction is indicative of his superb professional skills.31. His behaviors are predictive of his future.32. is convinced that 。确信。33. Our newly elected CEO is convinced that our strategic partnership with that company is bound to bear fruit in the years to come.34. Contrary to 与 相反的是35. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the success of an individual is generally measured by the possession of wealth.36. Contrary to what I had initially thought, individual universities across this school district