2010考研英语历年真题来源报刊阅读 从基因到转基因生命体

isolate  v.隔离，孤立
　　
[真题例句] Scattered around the globe are more than 100 small regions of isolated volcanic activity known to geologists as hot spots.[1998年阅读5]
[例句精译] 地球上散落分布着100多个相互独立的小火山活动区，地质学家称之为热点。
　　
trait[treit]  n.特征，特点，特性
　　
[真题例句] (61) One difficulty is that almost all of what is called behavioral science continues to trace behavior to states of mind, feelings, traits of character, human nature, and so on.[2002年翻译]
[例句精译] (61)难题之一在于所谓的行为科学几乎全都依然从心态、情感、性格特征、人性等方面去寻找行为的根源。

spill[spil]  v.溢出，溅出;n.摔下，跌下
　　
[真题例句] 54. What the author tries to suggest may best be interpreted as_______.[1998年阅读1]
[A] It’s no use crying over spilt (v.) milk
　　
[例句精译] 54. 作者试图提醒的意思可以最恰当地解释为：____。
[A] "覆水难收"
　　
modify  v.更改，修改，修饰
[真题例句] In response, schools are modifying their programs, adapting instruction to children who are exceptional, to those who cannot profit substantially from regular programs.[1994年阅读3]
[例句精译] 作为回应，学校也在调整课程安排，使授课能够适应特殊儿童，适应那些不能从常规课程中真正获益的儿童的需要。
　　
routine  n.例行公事，常规;a.常规的，例行的
　　
[真题例句] You can make a mental blueprint of a desire as you would make a blueprint of a house, and each of us is continually making these blueprints in the general routine (n.) of everyday living.[1996年阅读1]
[例句精译] 你可以在头脑里勾画出一幅欲望的蓝图，就像你可以设计房屋的蓝图一样，而我们每个人在日常生活中都在不停地画着这样的蓝图。
[真题例句] Like other human beings, he encounters moral issues even in everyday performance of his routine (a.) duties-he is not supposed to cook his experiments, manufacture evidence, or doctor his reports. [2006年翻译]
[例句精译] 像其他人类一样，普通科学家甚至在每天日常的工作中都遭遇到了道义上的问题--他不应该伪造实验、制造证据或改动他的报告。

infestation   n.(害虫, 盗贼等)群袭, 出没, 横行