今天我们继续连载《厚朴GRE词汇笔记》之0017,请同学们先看题:
Software makers typically write licensing agreements disclaiming responsibility for any negative consequences of using their products, but as computers become integrated into everything from cars to medical devices, that stance will become __________.
A ambiguous
B untenable
C disfavored
D indefensible
E unwarranted
F gratuitous
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BD
首先我们读题,可以得到大致的印象如下:
制造软件的人通常会写下一些授权协议(协议中称自己对使用其产品造成的任何负面效果都不负责任),但是随着电脑变得几乎是任何事物的一部分(从汽车到医疗设备),这一stance将变得________。
然后我们可以推知,题目的意思是说制造软件的人以前老是喜欢说 “用我的软件造成的后果一概与我无关,我不负责”了,以后不能再这样说了,不能再用这种有点霸王条款味道的协议来逃避责任。
解开这道题一定要大概知道disclaim这个单词的意思。
这道题中需要同学们重点识记的几个单词是:
untenable adj.(尤指立场,观点)站不住脚的;守不住的,不能辩护的
(especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection
💡例句:
This argument is clearly untenable.
这论据明显是站不住脚的。
indefensible adj.站不住脚的,无法服人的
not justifiable by argument
💡例句:
The war is morally indefensible.
那场战争在道义上是说不过去的。
disclaim vt. 拒绝承认;否认
refuse to acknowledge; deny
💡例句:
The school disclaimed any responsibility for his death.
学校拒绝对他的死亡负责。
stance n. 态度;立场;观点
the attitude of a person or organization towards something; a standpoint
The party is changing its stance on Europe.
该党对欧洲的态度正在改变。
然后附上补完整之后的句子(英汉对照):
Software makers typically write licensing agreements disclaiming responsibility for any negative consequences of using their products, but as computers become integrated into everything from cars to medical devices, that stance will become untenable/indefensible.
软件制造商典型的做法是会写下一些授权协议(这些协议中包含一些称自己对使用其软件产品造成的任何负面效果一概不负责任的条款)让消费者接受,但是随着电脑(厚朴GRE注:及软件)变得几乎被集成到几乎所有产品中(从汽车到医疗设备),(软件制造商们的)这一立场将变得站不住脚。
我们继续看第二道题:
Geologists’s customary distinction between planetary mantle and core material appears
increasingly: liquid oxides can be considered either molten mantle constituents
or electrically conducting core components.
A. incontrovertible
B. untenable
C. dogmatic
D. flawed
E. contradictory
F. confusing
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BD
题目中文译文:
地质学家们习惯上把岩层分为地幔和地核,这种分法看起来越来越站不住脚了/有问题了:一些液态的氧化物既可以被是融化的地幔的组成部分,也可以被看成是导电的地核的组成部分。
这道题中需要同学们重点识记的几个单词是:
customary adj. (符合)习俗的,习惯的
according to the customs or usual practices associated with a particular society, place, or set of circumstances
💡例句:
It is customary to mark an occasion like this with a toast.
为这样的盛会举杯祝贺是符合习俗的。
flawed adj.有瑕疵的;有错误的;有缺点的
not perfect, or containing mistakes
💡例句:
His argument is deeply flawed.
他的论证有严重的漏洞。
我们再来看第三道题:
Any notion of justice in the fortunes of artists is __________: works of equal value and quality produce quite different returns or no returns at all.
A baseless
B cliché
C untenable
D insulting
E condescending
F idealistic
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AC
题目中文译文:
任何认为“不同艺术家的时运是公平的”的想法都是毫无根据的:一些价值和质量相同的作品产生的回报却截然不同(有的根本无法给艺术家带来任何回报)。
这道题中需要同学们重点识记的几个单词是:
baseless adj.无根据的
without foundation in fact
💡例句:
She assured me that my fears were baseless.
她向我保证说我的恐惧是毫无根据的。
fortunes n.时运/成败
the success or failure of a person or enterprise over a period of time or in the course of a particular activity
💡例句:
He is credited with turning round the company's fortunes.
人们将公司时运的扭转归功于他。
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