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Whether we like it or not, the world we live in has changed _ in the last hundred years, and it is likely to change _ in the next hundred. Some people would like to stop these changes and go back to what they see as a _ and simpler age. But as history shows, the past was not that wonderful. It was not so bad for a _ minority, though even they had to do without modern medicine, and childbirth was highly risky for women. But for the vast _ of the population, life was nasty, brutish, and short.
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答案：
1. great deal
2. even more
3. purer
4. privileged
5. majority
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译文:无论我们是否愿意,我们生活的世界在过去一百年间已经变化了许多,而且在未来的一百年里可能变化更多.有人想中止这种种变化,回到那个他们认为更纯洁更朴素的时代.但正如历史所表情的，过去并非那么美妙.过去对享有特权的少数人不算太糟,但即便他们也无从享受现代医疗,而生育对妇女来说风险极大.对占人口大多数的民众而言,生活是艰难、残忍而又短暂的.
词语解析
privilege
(1) privilege sb. from sth.表示”特免某人的…”的意思.
例:Knowing the fact that his parents died, the headmaster privileged him for the fees.弄清楚他父母双亡的事实后,校长特免了他所有的费用.
(2) grant sb. the privilege of doing sth.表示”赋予某人做某事的特权”的意思.
例:The teacher granted the monitor the privilege of finishing the work after the holidays.老师特许班长在假期后做完工作.
risk:后面只可接动名词用作宾语,不接动词不定式.
run risks冒险
take risks冒险
at the risk of冒…的风险
at risk可能遭到损失
at one’s own risk自行负责
run the risk of doing sth冒险做某事
at all risks无论冒什么危险
at any risk无论如何
risk one’s neck冒着生命的危险
