2010考研英语历年真题来源报刊阅读:高校教育名誉之阶

spur  n.①靴刺，马刺;②刺激，刺激物;v.刺激，激励

grave n.坟墓;a.严肃的，庄重的

[真题例句]Lots of Americans bought that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to early graves (n.).[2005年阅读2]

[例句精译] 竟然有许多美国人买这些谬论的帐，30年来，大约有一千万烟民早早就进了坟墓。

reject  v.①拒绝，抵制，驳回;②丢弃;③排斥，退掉

[真题例句]In fact it is simply shallow: the confused center is right to reject (②) it.[1997年翻译]

[例句精译] 事实上，它很肤浅;困惑的中间派正要放弃它。

[真题例句](65) Until these issues are resolved, a technology of behavior will continue to be rejected (③), and with it possibly the only way to solve our problems.[2002年翻译]

[例句精译] (65)(如果)这些问题得不到解决，研究行为的技术手段就会继续受到排斥，解决问题的惟一方式可能也随之继续受到排斥。

peer  n.同等的人，贵族;vi.凝视，窥视;vt. 与……同等，封为贵族