Lesson 37
第37课
activate
vt.使活动起来，使开始起作用
The cardiac pacemaker is used to activate the heartbeat when the patient is suffering from a serious shock.
心脏起搏器是在病人严重休克时用来激活心脏跳动的。
adjacent
a. (to)邻近的，毗连的
Guangdong Province is adjacent to Hunan Province.
广东省与湖南省交界。
automation
n.自动化(技术)，自动操作
Automation means the methods and machines that make industry more and more automatic, esp. by means of electronic controls.
自动化指的是使工业生产日益自动化的方法或机器，尤指通过电子控制。
batch
n.一批，一组，一群；一批生产量
Every year migratory birds fly to Kunming in batches to survive the winter.
每年有成群的候鸟飞到昆明来越冬。
casualty
n.伤亡人员，死伤者；受害人，损失的东西
In Iran-Iraq war, both sides incurred heavy casualties.
在两伊战争中，双方均遭受惨重伤亡。
catastrophe
n.大灾难，灾祸
The Wenchuan earthquake in 2008 was a catastrophe.
2008年的汶川大地震是一场大灾难。
cavity
n.洞，穴，凹处；龋洞
There is a cavity in one of my teeth; it makes me terribly painful.
我有颗牙齿上有个洞，疼死我了。
census
n.人口普查，统计
A census of population is taken every ten years.
人口普查每十年进行一次。
coverage
n.新闻报道；覆盖范围
CCTV has an overall coverage of 90% of the mainland area by means of satellite telecommunication.
中央电视台通过通讯卫星已覆盖大陆90%的地方。
deficiency
n.缺乏，不足；缺点，缺陷
In spite of mental deficiency, Zhouzhou can conduct a large orchestra. It's really a miracle.
尽管智力上有缺陷，但舟舟却能够指挥大型管弦乐队。这真是个奇迹。
deficit
n.赤字，亏空，亏损
The financial deficit of the USA is now even more serious than Japan.
美国现在的财政赤字比日本要严重得多。
eccentric
a. (人、行为、举止等)古怪的，怪癖的，异乎寻常的 n. 古怪的人，怪癖的人
I'm afraid I cannot learn to speak Italian because I cannot pronounce the eccentric trill sound no matter how hard I try.
我怎么也发不出那古怪的颤音，我想我一辈子也学不会意大利语。
Mars, Venus and the other planets move in eccentric orbits.
火星、金星及其他行星沿不正圆的轨道运行。
eclipse
v. (日、月)食，遮掩(天体的)光；使暗淡，使失色，使相形见绌 n. (日、月)食；(地位、名誉的)消失，黯然失色
A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun.
当月球从地球和太阳之间穿过时就会发生日食。
Many actors go into eclipse after death.
许多演员死后声名衰退。
fascinate
vt.强烈地吸引，迷住
The changing vivid colors of the sunset fascinated the eye.
日落时变化多端的色彩使人看得入迷。
It is a universal social problem that many teenagers are fascinated with video-games.
许多青少年沉醉于电子游戏，这已成为一个普遍的社会问题。
gasp
n. /vi.喘息，喘气，倒抽气 vt. 喘着气说出(或发出)
An asthmatic patient coughs so much that he keeps gasping for breath.
哮喘病人咳嗽得很厉害，以至于不停地喘气。
hail
n.雹；一阵 vi. 下雹 vt. 招呼，高呼；热情赞扬，为…喝彩
In summer hail sometimes falls and damages the crops.
夏天有时下冰雹，使农作物受到损害。
The crowd hailed the actress with joy.
人们高兴地向那位女演员欢呼。