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2017-09-18来源:和谐英语
1.census

n. 人口普查,统计; 人口财产调查;
[例句]A new pet census showed that cats now outnumber dogs by a whisker ( 7 million to 6.9 million)
新的宠物普查显示出猫的数量略微超过了狗的数量(700万比690万)。

2.median annual income

年收入中位数

3.misleading


adj. 误导性的; 骗人的; 引入歧途的;
[例句]It would be misleading to say that we were friends
说我们是朋友会让别人产生误解。

4.diverse

adj. 不同的,多种多样的; 变化多的; 形形色色的;
[例句]Society is now much more diverse than ever before.
当今社会较之以往任何时候都要丰富多彩得多。

5.preference

n. 偏爱; 优先权; 偏爱的事物; (债权人) 受优先偿还的权利;
[例句]Parents can express a preference for the school their child attends
父母可以表达对自己孩子所上学校的偏好。

6.origin

n. 出身; 起源,根源; [数] 原点,起点; [解] (筋,神经的) 起端;
[例句]The disorder in military policy had its origins in Truman's first term
军事政策的混乱可追溯到杜鲁门的第一届任期。

7.proficiently

网络 熟练地; 熟练;

8.chapter

n. 章,回; (俱乐部、协会等的) 分会; 人生或历史上的重要时期;
vt. 把…分成章节;
[例句]Chromium supplements were used successfully in the treatment of diabetes ( see Chapter 4)
铬补充剂被成功运用于治疗糖尿病(见第4章)。

9.associate

vt. 联想; (使) 发生联系; (使) 联合; 结交;
vi. 联盟; 陪伴同事;
n. 合伙人; 伴侣,同志; 非正式会员;
[例句]Through science we've got the idea of associating progress with the future
通过科学我们知道了应该把进步和未来联系起来。