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经济学人下载:日本科学界压力测试

2014-08-14来源:Economist

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1.commit suicide 自杀

Why is this? Why is Islam the only religion that motivates its followers to commit suicide missions?
为什么伊斯兰是唯一一个驱动自己的追随者去执行自杀性任务的宗教呢？

So in a letter to her principal, she threatened to commit suicide if her parents pulled her out of school.
因此，她在给校长的一封信里表明，如果父母强迫她离开学校，她就自杀。

2.capable of 有…能力的

Show your teacher what you are capable of.
向你的老师表现出你能干什么。

In the wake of developments in science and technology, man has become more capable of conquering nature.
随着科学技术的发展，人们征服自然的能力也越来越强了。

3.point out 指出，指明

Can you point out the hotel on this map?
你能指出这家旅馆在地图上的位置吗？

I want to point out one area that I grade the students on, something that many of them dislike.
我想指出我在为学生们评分的一个地方，是他们中许多人都不喜欢的一点。