Lesson 30

暴民统治, 暴民政治

电池, 蓄电池

The flashlight wouldn't turn on because the battery was dead.

手电筒打不开，因为电池没电了。

鲁莽, 冒失

It was with considerable temerity that she questioned the CEO’s decisions.

她以相当大的鲁莽质疑了CEO的决定。

正派, 得体

制革厂, 鞣革车间

婚姻, 结婚

年金, 定期付款

She receives a monthly annuity from her retirement fund.

她从她的退休基金中收到每月的年金。

财阀统治, 富人政府

Critics argue that the country's political system has evolved into a plutocracy, where economic elites wield disproportionate influence over government policies.

批评者认为，该国的政治体系已经演变成一种富豪统治，经济精英对政府政策施加了不成比例的影响。

欢乐, 喜悦

不敬, 不虔诚

轨迹, 路径

巫术, 黑魔法

礼拜仪式

有罪不罚, 豁免

The hackers operated with impunity, never facing arrest.

黑客们以有罪不罚的方式运作，从未面临逮捕。

忠诚, 效忠

鸟舍, 大型鸟笼

She visited the aviary to observe tropical birds in their natural-like habitat.

她参观了鸟舍，观察热带鸟类在类似自然的栖息地中的生活。

紧迫性

要人, 显贵

速度, 速率

The velocity of an object is the rate of change of its position with respect to time.

物体的速度是其位置相对于时间的变化率。

怪物, 畸形