六级They may be able to handle a drought of some length, and many people use the term "drought tolerant" to describe such plants, but they never actually stop needing to consume water, so Farrant prefers to call them drought resistant.

它们可能能够应对一定长度的干旱，许多人用“耐旱”一词来形容这种植物，但它们从来没有停止过用水，所以Farrant更愿意称它们为抗旱植物。

2018年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考Five years ago, when I taught art at a school in seattle, I used tinkertoys as a test at the beginning of a term to find out something about my students.

五年前，当我在西雅图的一所学校教艺术时，我在学期开始时用tinkertoys作为测试来了解我的学生。

2016年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

六级In a study published last year, psychologists coined the term workplace telepressure to describe an employee's urge to immediately respond to emails and engage in obsessive thoughts about returning an email to one's boss, colleagues or clients.

在去年发表的一项研究中，心理学家创造了“工作场所远程压力”一词，用来描述员工立即回复电子邮件的冲动，以及将电子邮件回复给老板、同事或客户的强迫性想法。

2016年12月阅读原文

考研But historically we have spent about 12 percent of our days contemplating the longer term.

但从历史上看，我们每天大约有12%的时间在思考更长期的问题。

2013年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考Now, I'll talk about some of the activities for this term.

现在，我将谈谈本学期的一些活动。

2015年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

六级A new term is created to address African AmericansAll ethnic groups share the nation's continued progress.

一个新名词被用来称呼非洲裔美国人。所有的种族群体都分享着国家的持续进步。

2015年12月阅读原文

考研But in the medium term,middle-class workers may need a lot of help adjusting.

但从中期来看，中产阶级工人可能需要很多帮助才能适应。

2018年考研阅读原文

四级In post-war Japan, the economy wasn’t doing so great, so you couldn’t get everyday-use items like household cleaners, says Lisa Katayama, author of Urawaza, a book named after the Japanese term for clever lifestyle tips and tricks, So people looked for ways to do with what they had.

《Urawaza》一书的作者Lisa Katayama说，在战后的日本，经济状况不太好，所以你无法买到像家用清洁剂这样的日常用品。这本书是以“聪明的生活方式技巧和窍门”一词命名的，因此人们想办法利用他们所拥有的东西。

2016年6月听力原文

考研It was only after "toddler" became a common shoppers' term that it evolved into a broadly accepted developmental stage.

只有在“蹒跚学步”成为一个常见的购物者术语之后，它才演变成一个被广泛接受的发展阶段。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, a vast four-year global study which reported its initial conclusions earlier this year, found reasons to believe that managing ecosystems sustainably—working with nature rather than against it—might be less profitable in the short term, but certainly brings long-term rewards.

《千年生态系统评估》（Millennium Economic Assessment）是一项为期四年的大型全球研究，今年早些时候报告了其初步结论。该研究发现，有理由相信，可持续地管理生态系统，而不是与自然协同工作，在短期内可能利润较低，但肯定会带来长期回报。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级a basis for explaining human genetic diversityan aid to understanding different populationsan explanation for social and cultural differencesa term to describe individual human characteristicsmodern genetics research is likely to fuel racial conflictsrace is a poorly defined marker of human genetic diversityrace as a biological term can explain human genetic diversitygenetics research should consider social and cultural variablesit is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosisit is important to include social variables in genetics researchracial categories for genetic diversity could lead to wrong clinical predictionsdiscrimination against black people may cause negligence in clinical treatmentThey be more precise with the language they use.

解释人类遗传多样性的基础有助于理解不同的人群解释社会和文化差异描述人类个体特征的术语现代遗传学研究可能助长种族冲突种族是人类遗传多样性的一个定义不清的标记种族作为一个生物学术语可以解释人类遗传多样性遗传学研究应考虑到社会和文化的差异，在诊断中必须将种族放在一边，在遗传学中包含社会变量是很重要的。研究遗传类别的遗传多样性可能导致错误的临床预测。临床治疗中的疏忽他们使用的语言更加精确。

2016年12月阅读原文

高考As a result it's likely to see a rise in the size of its working-age population and to witness strong economic growth over the longer term.

因此，它很可能会看到工作年龄人口数量的增加，并在长期内见证强劲的经济增长。

2017年高考英语江苏卷 任务型阅读 原文

四级We have presidential candidates running for their first term in office at age 68, 69 and 74.

我们有68岁、69岁和74岁的总统候选人参加第一个任期的竞选。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级Francesca Haass, a senior at middlebury, says, "I find the in-class ones are more stressful in the short term, but there is immediate relief as you swallow information like mad, and then you get to forget it all."

middlebury的大四学生Francesca Haass说：“我发现课堂上的学生在短期内压力更大，但当你疯狂地吞下信息，然后你就会忘记一切，这会立即缓解压力。”

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

六级A 2001 study cataloged all the ways in which the term Black carried connotations ( ' , 涵义 ) that were more negative than those of African American.

2001年的一项研究对“黑人”一词的所有含义进行了分类（“，涵义 ) 这比那些非裔美国人更消极。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级A 2001 study cataloged all the ways in which the term " Black " carried connotations 涵 义 that were more negative than those of " African American. "

2001年的一项研究对“黑色”一词的所有含义进行了分类涵 义 这比那些“非裔美国人”更消极

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级As technology ( ' , and with it, work emails) seeps ( ' , 渗入 ) into every aspect of our lives, work-life balance has become an almost meaningless term.

随着技术（以及随之而来的工作电子邮件）的渗透，渗入 ) 在我们生活的方方面面，工作与生活的平衡已经成为一个几乎毫无意义的术语。

2016年12月阅读原文

六级As technology and with it, work emails seeps (渗入) into every aspect of our lives, work-life balance has become an almost meaningless term.

随着科技的发展，工作电子邮件也随之渗透(渗入) 在我们生活的方方面面，工作与生活的平衡已经成为一个几乎毫无意义的术语。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考Another way of setting realistic goals is to analyze your short and long term objectives, keeping in mind your beliefs, values and strengths.

另一种设定现实目标的方法是分析你的短期和长期目标，牢记你的信念、价值观和优势。

2019年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 七选五 原文

四级The report refers to this as the coming of the 18-hour city, and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston, Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville, which are positioning themselves as highly competitive, in terms of livability, employment offerings, and recreational and cultural facilities.

该报告称之为18小时城市的到来，并使用该术语来指休斯顿、奥斯汀、夏洛特和纳什维尔等城市，这些城市在宜居性、就业机会以及娱乐和文化设施方面都将自己定位为极具竞争力的城市。

2017年6月阅读原文

四级The-doctors response to the question of whether or not dogs can fall in love like humans do was a straight "Of course!" He went on to say that if love is defined as a long term commitment meaning dogs seek one another out when they're apart, they're happy

对于狗是否能像人类一样坠入爱河的问题，医生们的回答是“当然！”他接着说，如果爱被定义为一种长期的承诺，意味着狗在分开时会彼此寻找，那么它们是幸福的

2019年12月四级真题（第二套）听力 Section C

考研“So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism,” Newman wrote,“that I am tempted to define‘journalism’ as‘a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are'.

纽曼写道：“很少有作家有足够的头脑或文学天赋来维持自己在新闻界的地位，因此我很想把‘新闻’定义为‘不被阅读的作家对被阅读的作家的蔑视’。

2010年考研阅读原文

六级The good news is that a bill just approved by the House and a bill approved by the Senate Finance Committee would implement or test many reforms that should help slow the rise in medical costs over the long term.

好消息是，众议院刚刚通过的一项法案和参议院财政委员会批准的一项法案将实施或测试许多改革，这些改革将有助于长期减缓医疗成本的上升。

2016年6月阅读原文

六级In its 1994 report, the World Bank argued that the current pension system in most countries could not be sustained in the long term

世界银行在其1994年的报告中指出，大多数国家目前的养老金制度无法长期维持

2010年12月阅读原文

高考A free schedule of events for each term is available by calling the box office at 556-4183.

可致电556-4183向票房索取每学期的免费节目表。

2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

高考Thank you for your attention, and enjoy your new term.

感谢您的关注，祝您新学期愉快。

2015年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

高考The trend, then, was toward the "penny paper"--a term referring to papers made widely available to the public.

当时的趋势是“便士纸”（penny paper）——这个词指的是向公众广泛提供的文件。

2019年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考Food webs may be dominated by many weak links because that arrangement is more stable over the long term.

食物网可能由许多薄弱环节主导，因为这种安排在长期内更为稳定。

2019年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级I use the term "low-tier" cautiously, because GSU is a well-regarded research institution that attracts high quality professors and faculty from all over the country.

我谨慎地使用“低层”一词，因为GSU是一家备受推崇的研究机构，吸引了来自全国各地的高质量教授和教员。

2018年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

高考For example, when I'm writing a textbook, it has become second nature to check a dozen definitions of a key term, which helps me dig into the core and understand its meaning.

例如，当我在编写教科书时，检查一个关键术语的十几个定义已成为我的第二天性，这有助于我深入理解其核心并理解其含义。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 任务型阅读 原文

考研Yet officials also hope for a much larger benefit: more long term decision-making not only by banks but also by all corporations, to build a stronger economy for future generations.

然而，官员们也希望获得更大的好处：不仅银行，而且所有公司都能做出更长期的决策，为子孙后代建设更强大的经济。

2019年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级Research now shows that regular quizzes, short essays, and other assignments over the course of a term better enhance learning and retention.

现在的研究表明，在一个学期中，定期的测验、短文和其他作业可以更好地提高学习和记忆能力。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

考研While these measures would be welcome in the short term, we must face up to the fact that the existing £4.5bn programme of grants to fund new affordable housing, set to expire in 2015, is unlikely to be extended beyond then.

虽然这些措施在短期内会受到欢迎，但我们必须面对这样一个事实：现有的45亿英镑资助新经济适用房的赠款计划（将于2015年到期）不太可能延长到2015年以后。

2014年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级By the late 1960s, that term was overtaken by Black.

到了20世纪60年代末，黑人取代了这个词。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级By the late 1960s, that term was overtaken by "Black".

到20世纪60年代末，这个词被“黑人”取代。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

六级In a study published last year, psychologists coined the term "workplace telepressure" to describe an employee's urge to immediately respond to emails and engage in obsessive thoughts about returning an email to one's boss, colleagues or clients.

在去年发表的一项研究中，心理学家创造了“工作场所远程压力”一词，用来描述员工立即回复电子邮件的冲动，以及将电子邮件回复给老板、同事或客户的强迫性想法。

2016年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考This new six-month trial will help US find out if we can influence customers to stand on both sides in the long term.

这项为期六个月的新试验将帮助我们发现，从长远来看，我们是否能够影响客户站在双方立场上。

2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级A gamification strategy that is not sufficiently thought through or well tailored to its players may engage people for a little while, but it will not motivate people in the long term.

一个游戏化策略如果没有经过充分的思考，或者没有为玩家量身定做，可能会吸引人们一段时间，但从长远来看，它不会激发人们的积极性。

2016年12月阅读原文

高考El nifio, a Spanish term for "the Christ child", was named by south American fisherman who noticed that the global weather pattern.

El nifio，西班牙语中“基督之子”的一个词，由南美渔民命名，他们注意到全球气候模式。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

高考The following term, I registered for an asl class.

下学期，我注册了一个asl课程。

2017年高考英语全国卷1 完形填空 原文

六级But numerous studies have now found that when classroom material is made harder to absorb, pupils retain more of it over the long term, and understand it on a deeper level.

但现在许多研究发现，当课堂材料变得更难吸收时，学生会长期保留更多的课堂材料，并在更深层次上理解课堂材料。

2013年12月阅读原文

考研Their success may be determined by a suit related to this issue, brought by the Mayo Clinic, which the Supreme Court will hear in its next term.

他们的成功可能取决于梅奥诊所（Mayo Clinic）提起的与此相关的诉讼，最高法院将在下一届开庭审理。

2012年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

六级And then, at a press conference in Chicago in 1988, Jesse Jackson declared that African American was the term to embrace.

然后，在1988年芝加哥的一次新闻发布会上，杰西·杰克逊宣布非洲裔美国人是一个应该接受的词。

2015年12月阅读原文

六级And then, at a press conference in Chicago in 1988, Jesse Jackson declared that " African American " was the term to embrace.

然后，在1988年芝加哥的一次新闻发布会上，杰西·杰克逊宣布“非裔美国人”是一个应该接受的词。

2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C

考研So few authors have brains enough or literary gift enough to keep their own end up in journalism. Newman wrote that "I am tempted to define ‘journalism' as a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are."

因此，很少有作家有足够的头脑或文学天赋，能够在新闻界保持自己的地位。纽曼写道：“我很想把‘新闻业’定义为一个蔑视的术语，不被阅读的作家用在那些被阅读的作家身上。”

2010年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

高考It provides a dozen definitions of a key term for us to find the heart/core of the matter.

它为我们找到问题的核心提供了一打关键术语的定义。

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

四级The term kleptoplasty is used to describe the practice of using hiJacked genes to create nutrients from sunlight.

盗贼整形术一词用来描述利用被劫持的基因从阳光中创造营养的做法。

2019年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

六级It's a simple term that encapsulates the fact that relationships at work can reasonably be non-intimate, inconsequential, unimportant and even, dare I say it, disposable or substitutable.

这是一个简单的术语，它概括了这样一个事实：工作中的关系可以是非亲密的、无关紧要的、不重要的，甚至，我敢说，是一次性的或可替代的。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

高考Finally, I'd like to remind you that there will be several parent's evenings during this term.

最后，我想提醒你，本学期将有几个家长之夜。

2015年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

高考"NUS statistics show that over 40% of students are forced to work during term time and the figure increases to 90% during vacating periods, " he said.

他说：“新加坡国立大学的统计数据显示，超过40%的学生在学期期间被迫工作，而在假期期间，这一数字上升到90%。”。

2015年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

六级Maintaining relationships over the long term takes effort.

长期维持关系需要付出努力。

2019年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

四级He sets the term for everyone else

他为其他人定下了条件

2010年6月听力原文

四级The term is coming to an end.

学期快结束了。

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section B

四级Take-homes require thoughtful engagement which can lead to longer term stress as there is never a moment when the time is up?

带回家需要深思熟虑的参与，这可能导致长期的压力，因为从来没有一个时刻是时候到了？

2017年12月四级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

高考I'd like to start our new term with a few notices.

我想以几条通知开始我们的新学期。

2015年高考英语北京卷 听力 原文

六级” By the late 1960s, that term was overtaken by “Black.

到20世纪60年代末，这个词被“黑人”所取代。

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题（二）

六级” And then, at a press conference in Chicago in 1988, Jesse Jackson declared that “African American” was the term to embrace.

然后，在1988年芝加哥的一次新闻发布会上，杰西·杰克逊宣布“非裔美国人”是一个值得接受的词。

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题（二）

六级A 2001 study cataloged all the ways in which the term “Black” carried connotations (涵义）that were more negative than those of “African American.

2001年的一项研究列举了“黑人”一词的所有含义(涵义）比那些“非裔美国人”更消极。

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题（二）

六级’’ Why did Jesse Jackson embrace the term “African American” for people of African descent?

’’

2015年12月大学英语六级考试真题（二）

六级a basis for explaining human genetic diversity an aid to understanding different populations an explanation for social and cultural differences a term to describe individual human characteristics The example of the disease cystic fibrosis underdiagnosed in people of African ancestry demonstrates that it is absolutely necessary to put race aside in making diagnosis it is important to include social variables in genetics research.

解释人类遗传多样性的基础

2016年12月六级（第三套）真题

六级（I use the term “low-tier” cautiously, because GSU is a well-regarded research institution that attracts high quality professors and faculty from all over the country.

（我谨慎地使用“低层次”一词，因为GSU是一家备受尊敬的研究机构，吸引了来自全国各地的高素质教授和教师。

2018 年 6 月6级真题第3套

六级” That’s precisely the approach that two researchers advocated before a room of pediatricians (儿科医生) last week at the American Academy of Pediatrics meeting, when they discussed the 21st century challenge of “sharenting,” a new term for parents’ online sharing about their children.

“这正是两名研究人员在儿科医生面前提倡的方法(儿科医生) 上周，在美国儿科学会的会议上，他们讨论了21世纪“分享”的挑战，这是一个新的术语，指的是父母在网上分享他们的孩子。

2018年12月6级真题第一套

六级Brin and Page meant to name their creation Googol (the mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeroes), but someone misspelled the word so it stuck as Google.

Brin和Page本打算将他们的作品命名为Googol（数字1后面跟着100个零的数学术语），但有人拼错了这个词，所以它被固定为Google。

2007年6月英语六级真题

六级The 94 I received this term does not reflect the hard work that I put into this course.

这学期我得到的94分并不能反映出我在这门课上所付出的努力。

2010年6月英语六级真题

四级The term itself seems to imply soon extent of “knowing” about computers, but knowing what.

这个词本身似乎意味着很快就会“了解”计算机，但知道什么。

1991年1月英语四级真题

四级While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations.

新学期即将开始，也许我们应该重新考虑考试的问题。

1991年1月英语四级真题

四级While a new school term is about to begin, perhaps we should reconsider the matter of examinations.

新学期即将开始，也许我们应该重新考虑考试的问题。

1994年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级And the term big business—referring to the biggest companies, is seen in opposition to labor.

“大企业”一词指的是最大的公司，被视为反对劳工。

2003年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级But consider this very different use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court has delivered its opinion in a controversial case.

但考虑一下这个词的不同用法，一家报纸报道称，最高法院在一个有争议的案件中发表了意见。

2003年9月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级I see the term “opponent” as one of those words.

我认为“对手”就是其中一个词。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The dictionary meaning of the term “opponent “is “adversary “: “enemy “; “one who opposes your interests.

术语“对手”的字典含义是“对手”：“敌人”；“反对你的利益的人。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Replacing the term “opponent” with “associate” could be an ideal way to start.

将“对手”一词替换为“伙伴”可能是一个理想的开始方式。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级The dictionary meaning of the term “associate” is “colleague”; “friend”; “companion.

术语“同事”的字典含义是“同事”；朋友同伴

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级You may soon see and possibly feel the difference in your reaction to the term “associate” rather than “opponent.

你可能很快就会看到并可能感觉到你对“同事”而不是“对手”一词的反应有所不同。

2005年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级For example, university education is often referred to as 'tertiary education’ in the United Kingdom, but this term is almost never used in the United States.

例如，大学教育在英国通常被称为“高等教育”，但这个词在美国几乎从未使用过。

2006年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级By opening the North American continent, highways have enabled consumer goods and services to reach people in remote and rural areas of the country, spurred the growth of suburbs, and provided people with greater options in term of jobs, access to cultural programs, health care, and other benefits.

通过开放北美大陆，高速公路使消费品和服务能够到达该国偏远和农村地区的人们手中，刺激了郊区的发展，并为人们提供了更多的就业选择、文化项目、医疗保健和其他福利。

2006年6月大学英语新四级(CET-4)真题

四级Assuming you make it to the end of your natural term, about 78 years for men in Australia, you will die on average five years before a woman.

假设你的自然任期结束，澳大利亚男性大约78年，你平均会比女性早五年死亡。

2008年12月英语四级考试真题

四级Today’s presentation will show how we see the development of the motor car in the short to medium term, and that is why we have invited all of you here today.

今天的演讲将展示我们如何看待汽车在中短期内的发展，这就是我们今天邀请大家来到这里的原因。

2013年6月大学英语四级考试真题(第1套)

四级The term “catharsis” has religious implications of removing evil and sin; it’s no surprise that religious ceremonies are, around the world, one of the main settings for the release of tears.

“宣泄”一词具有去除罪恶的宗教含义；毫不奇怪，在世界各地，宗教仪式是释放眼泪的主要场所之一。

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

四级Apple, by their calculations, had a 37 percent innovation premium during Mr. Jobs’ first term with the company.

根据他们的计算，在乔布斯任职的第一个任期内，苹果的创新溢价为37%。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套)

四级There is no conclusive proof, but Mr. Hal Gregersen says it is unlikely that Mr. Jobs could have reshaped industries beyond computing, as he has done in his second term at Apple, without the experience outside the company, especially at Pixar—the computer-animation (动画制作）studio that created a string of critically and commercially successful movies, such as “Toy Story” and “Up.

没有确凿的证据，但Hal Gregersen先生说，如果没有公司之外的经验，乔布斯先生不太可能像他在苹果的第二个任期那样重塑计算机以外的行业，尤其是在皮克斯——计算机动画(动画制作）工作室，创造了一系列评论和商业上成功的电影，如《玩具总动员》和《向上》。

2015年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套)

四级The report refers to this as the coming of the “18-hour city，”，and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston, Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville, which are “positioning themselves as highly competitive, in terms of livability, employment offerings, and recreational and cultural facilities.

该报告称这是“18小时城市”的到来，并用这个词来指代休斯顿、奥斯汀、夏洛特和纳什维尔等城市，这些城市“在宜居性、就业机会、娱乐和文化设施方面都将自己定位为具有高度竞争力”。

2017年6月大学英语四级真题 (第3套)

四级“Research now shows that regular quizzes, short essays, and other assignments over the course of a term better enhance learning and retention.

“现在的研究表明，在一个学期中，定期的测验、短文和其他作业可以更好地提高学习和记忆力。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级Francesca Haass, a senior at Middlebury, says, “I find the in-class ones are more stressful in the short term, but there is immediate relief as you swallow information like mad, and then you get to forget it all.

Middlebury的大四学生Francesca Haass说：“我发现课堂上的学生在短期内压力更大，但当你疯狂地吞下信息，然后忘记一切时，你会立即得到缓解。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级Take-homes require thoughtful engagement which can lead to longer term stress as there is never a moment when the time is up.

带回家需要深思熟虑的参与，这可能会导致长期的压力，因为时间从来没有到。

2017年12月大学英语四级考试真题（第1套）

四级So, these things are not sustainable; they don't make us happy in the long term.

因此，这些事情是不可持续的；从长远来看，它们不会让我们快乐。

2018年6月大学英语四级真题（第2套)

四级In 1975，geochemist Wallace Broecker introduced the term “climate change” in an article pub-lished by Science.

1975年，地球化学家Wallace Broecker在《科学》杂志发表的一篇文章中引入了“气候变化”一词。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

四级In 1979, a National Academy of Sciences report used the term “global warming” to define increases in the Earth’s average surface temperature, while “climate change” more broadly re-ferred to the numerous effects of this increase，such as sea-level rise and ocean acidification(酸化).

1979年，美国国家科学院的一份报告使用“全球变暖”一词来定义地球平均表面温度的上升，而“气候变化”更广泛地指的是这种上升的众多影响，如海平面上升和海洋酸化(酸化).

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

四级NASA used the term “climate change” because it more accurately reflects the wide range of changes to the planet caused by increasing amounts of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

美国国家航空航天局使用了“气候变化”一词，因为它更准确地反映了大气中温室气体含量增加对地球造成的广泛变化。

2020年12月大学英语四级真题（第3套）

考研C. R. Barnes has suggested that it is as proper to term the plant a water structure as to call a house composed mainly of brick a brick building.

C.R.Barnes建议，将植物称为水结构，就像将主要由砖组成的房屋称为砖建筑一样恰当。

1991年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研The sun is also variable over a long term: its heat output goes up and down in cycles, the latest trend being downward.

太阳在长期内也是可变的：其热量输出呈周期性上升和下降，最近的趋势是下降。

1992年全国硕士研究生入学统一考试英语试题

考研But it is the arrival of new satellite channels — funded partly by advertising and partly by viewers’subscriptions — which will bring about the biggest changes in the long term.

但从长远来看，新的卫星频道的到来将带来最大的变化——部分资金来自广告，部分资金来自观众订阅。

1996年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Many people mistakenly believe the term drug refers only to some sort of medicine or an illegal chemical taken by drug addicts.

许多人错误地认为“毒品”一词只指吸毒者服用的某种药物或非法化学物质。

1997年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研This is why the more neutral term substance is now used by many physicians and psychologists.

这就是为什么现在许多医生和心理学家使用更中性的术语“物质”的原因。

1997年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Few would dispute that the term applies to the Unabomber, whose manifesto, published in 1995, scorns science and longs for return to a pre-technological utopia.

很少有人会质疑这个词适用于Unabomber，其1995年发表的宣言蔑视科学，渴望回到技术之前的乌托邦。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研“The term ‘anti-science’ can lump together too many, quite different things,” notes Harvard University philosopher Gerald Holton in his 1993 work Science and Anti-Science.

哈佛大学哲学家Gerald Holton在1993年的著作《科学与反科学》中指出：“‘反科学’一词可以把太多、完全不同的东西混为一谈。”。

1998年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Methodology is a term that remains inherently ambiguous in the historical profession.

方法论是一个在历史学界本质上仍然模糊不清的术语。

1999年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Curiously, some two-and-a-half years and two novels later, my experiment in what the Americans term “downshifting”has turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality.

奇怪的是，大约两年半的时间和两部小说之后，我对美国人所说的“放慢节奏”的实验将我疲惫的借口变成了绝对的现实。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Downshifting-also known in America as “voluntary simplicity” has, ironically, even bred a new area of what might be termed anticonsumerism.

具有讽刺意味的是，在美国也被称为“自愿简单”的降级甚至催生了一个可能被称为反消费的新领域。

2001年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题

考研Strengthening economic growth, at the same time as winter grips the northern hemisphere, could push the price higher still in the short term.

在北半球冬季来临的同时，经济增长的加强可能会在短期内推高价格。

2002年全国攻读硕士学位研究生入学考试英语试题