英语专业四级阅读理解练 第25期

词汇讲解

1.   dispute  争论

His honesty is beyond dispute. 
他的诚实是无可争议的。

They are disputing about the rights and wrongs of the case. 
他们正在激烈争论这个事件的是非曲直。

2.    haltingly  犹豫的

Reconciliation on the Korean Peninsula is moving haltingly.
朝鲜半岛和解进程依然曲折。

3.  demographic  人口的,人口统计的

His research was summarized in a report entitled The New Americans: Economic, Demographic and Fiscal Effects of Immigration.
他的研究成果概括在题为:《新美国人:移民对经济、人口和财政的影响》报告中。

Such a profound demographic shift could take place while no one was watching because, officially, no one was watching.
人口组成上的这一深刻变化本来会在无人注意下悄然进行，因为官方的确无人理会这件事。

4.  extinction  消灭[除], (生物等的)灭绝; (火等的)熄灭; 毁灭; (法律等的)废除

This species was doomed to extinction.
这一种类注定要灭绝。