Lesson 17

大灾难, 自然灾害

The 2004 Indonesian earthquake and tsunami caused a massive cataclysm that claimed over 200,000 lives.

2004年印尼地震和海啸造成了一场巨大的灾难，夺走了超过20万人的生命。

催化剂, 活化剂

Enzymes are naturally occurring biological catalysts that allow complex metabolic reactions to proceed efficiently in living cells.

酶是天然存在的生物催化剂，可使复杂的代谢反应在活细胞中高效进行。

弹射, 用力投掷

The young inventor built a small model to catapult marbles across the room.

年轻的发明家建造了一个小模型来弹射弹珠穿过房间。

瀑布, 大瀑布

Tourists gathered to admire the majestic cataract plunging over the rocky cliff face.

游客们聚集在一起，欣赏从岩石悬崖上倾泻而下的雄伟瀑布。

球度, 圆度

During quality inspections, defective balls that did not meet specifications for size, roundness and sphericity were rejected from production.

在质量检查期间，不符合尺寸、圆度和球度规格的有缺陷的球被拒绝生产。

球体, 旋转椭球体

The Earth is not quite a sphere but is better described as an oblate spheroid flattened at the poles.

地球并不完全是一个球体，但更准确地描述为在两极扁平的椭球体。

球径仪, 用于测定曲面圆度的测量工具

To pass inspection, the ball bearings needed a spherometer reading within tight tolerances for its spherical shape and diameter.

为了通过检查，球轴承需要球径仪的读数在其球形形状和直径的严格公差范围内。

移民, 移居者

Ellis Island was the gateway for millions of European emigrants seeking a new life in the New World.

埃利斯岛是数百万寻求在新世界开始新生活的欧洲移民的门户。

移民, 移居国外

Many Irish emigrated to America in the 19th century due to poverty and famine in their homeland.

19世纪，许多爱尔兰人由于家乡的贫困和饥荒而移民到美国。

扰乱, 使不安

The constant noise from the construction site perturbed the residents, disrupting their peace and quiet.

建筑工地持续不断的噪音扰乱了居民，破坏了他们的平静和安宁。

扰乱, 干扰

The looming deadline was a constant perturbation to her otherwise calm demeanor as she worked.

迫在眉睫的最后期限对她工作时原本平静的举止是一种持续的干扰。

淋, 涂

I'm basting the turkey with butter every 15 minutes as it roasts in the oven.

我在火鸡在烤箱里烤的时候，每隔15分钟就用黄油淋它。

堡垒, 据点

挥霍者, 浪费者

Though he had wasted his inheritance, the community still saw him as a fellow man, not as a prodigal.

尽管他浪费了他的遗产，社区仍然把他看作是一个人，而不是一个浪子。

巨大的, 可观的

The earthquake caused a prodigious amount of damage to the city.

地震给城市造成了巨大的破坏。

奇迹, 奇观

The sequoia tree's height is truly a prodigy of natural growth in the plant kingdom.

红杉树的高度确实是植物王国中自然生长的奇迹。

立法者, 法律的给予者

Moses is considered one of the most important lawgivers in history for delivering the Ten Commandments to the Israelites.

摩西被认为是历史上最重要的立法者之一，因为他向以色列人传达了十诫。

立法者, 议员

After years of advocacy, the bill was finally passed when a critical mass of lawmakers recognized the urgent need for reform.

经过多年的倡导，当一批关键的立法者认识到改革的迫切需要时，该法案终于获得通过。