构词con共同+crete制造→共同制造→混凝土

a.1.existing in material form; that can be touched, felt, etc 以物质形式存在的; 具体的; 实体的

2.definite; positive 确实的; 明确的; 确定的

3.solid凝固的

vt.to build with hard, strong construction material.凝结

vi.to harden; solidify硬化;固化

真题连线2003英译汉

Thus，the anthropological concept of“culture”，like the concept of“set”in mathematics，is an abstract concept which makes possible immense amounts of concrete research and understanding. 因此，人类学中的“文化”概念就像数学中“集”的概念一样，是一个抽象概念。它使大量的具体研究和认识成为可能。

condemn★

构词com共同+demn伤害→共同伤害→谴责

v.to express strong disapproval of: to pronounce judgment against 谴责,指责;判刑,宣告有罪

真题连线2004 Text 2

Over the past century, all kinds of unfairness and discrimination have been condemned or made illegal. 在过去的一个世纪里各种各样的不公和歧视遭到了谴责或定为非法。　condense★

构词con全部+dense浓缩→全部浓缩

v.1.become thicker or more concentrated变稠或变浓; 浓缩

2.change from gas or vapour to a liquid凝结

3. put sth into fewer words 简缩; 摘要; 简述

真题连线1998英译汉

According to the theory，the universe burst into being as a submicroscopic，unimaginably dense knot of pure energy that flew outward in all directions，emitting radiation as it went，condensing into particles and then into atoms of gas. 根据这一理论，宇宙的形成是由一团亚微观的、极其稠密的纯能量团朝四面八方向外发散，随着放出辐射线，浓缩成粒子，然后形成气体原子。

condition★

构词con共同+dit给予+ion名词后缀→共同给出的[条件]

n.1.状态; 处境; 地位; 身分

2.现状; 状况; 情况

3健康状况; 健康

4.条款; 规定; 约定; 条件

5.环境; 情况

真题连线2007 Text 2

Research has found that IQ predicted leadership skills when the tests were given under lowstress conditions, but under high-stress conditions, IQ was negatively correlated with leadership - that is, it predicted the opposite. 研究发现，如果在低压力状况下进行智商测试，那么这种测试就可以预测领导才能，但是，在高压力状况下，智商测试所得的结果与领导才能的关系是否定的，也就是说，它预测的结果是相反的。　conduct★

构词con共同+duct引导，带来→引导大家一起做→指挥

vt.1.to direct the course of; manage or control.指挥

2. transmit传导

3.to comport (oneself) in a specified way:行为，举止

链接conductive a.传导的

conductor n.领导者, 经理, 指挥

真题连线1997 Passage 5

Hence the analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rearview mirror and a faulty steering wheel. 因此，才会有人将货币政策的指导比作是驾驶一辆带有黑色挡风玻璃、后视镜破碎及方向盘失灵的汽车。

confer★

构词con共同+fer带来，拿来→共同带来观点→协商

vt.1.to bestow (an honor, for example)授予

2.to invest with (a characteristic)赋予

vi.to meet in order to deliberate together or compare views.协商

真题连线2002 Text 2

That compulsion has resulted in robotics - the science of conferring various human capabilities on machines. and if scientists have yet to create the mechanical version of science fiction, they have begun to come close. 这种不得已的行为导致了机器人科学的产生——一门将人类的能力赋予机器的科学。如果科学家们还没有在机械上实现科幻小说的幻想，那么他们也已经很接近这个目标了。　confess★

构词con全部+fess说→全部说出→坦白

v.1.to disclose; admit坦白

2.to make known (ones sins) to God or to a priest忏悔

习惯用语confess (that)…得承认; confess to承认

真题连线2000 Passage 5

What has happened is that people cannot confess fully to their dreams, as easily and openly as once they could, lest they be thought pushing, acquisitive and vulgar. 现在的情况是人们不能像以前那样轻易地、公开地坦白自己的梦想，惟恐别人认为自己爱出风头、贪婪、庸俗不堪。