The sporting spirit体育的精神I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at footbal...
Secrecy in industry 工业中的秘密Two factors weigh heavily against the effectiveness of scientific research in industry. One is the general atmosphere of secrecy in which it is carried out, the other the la...
The modern city 现代城市In the organization of industrial life the influence of the factory upon the physiological and mental state of the workers has been completely neglected.Modern industry is based on...
Too high a price? 代价太高?Pollution is the price we pay for an overpopulated, over industrialized planet. When you come to think about it, there are only four ways you can deal with rubbish: dump it, bu...
New Year resolutions 新年的决心The New Year is a time for resolutions. Mentally, at least, most of us could compile formidable lists of ‘dos’ and ‘don’ts’. The same old favourites recur year in year out wi...
In the public interest 为了公众的利益The Scandinavian countries are much admired all over the world for their enlightened social policies. Sweden has evolved an excellent system for protecting the individua...
Instinct or cleverness? 是本能还是机智We have been brought up to fear insects. We regard them as unnecessary creatures that do more harm than good. We continually wage war on them, for they contaminate our ...
76.sym-,syn-表示“共同，相同”sympathy 同情(sym+pathy 感情)symphony 交响乐(sym+phony 声音)symmetry 对称(sym+metry 测量→两边测量一样→对称)symbiosis 共生(sym+bio 生命+sis→共同生命)symposium 专题讨论会(sym+pos 放+ium→放在一起〔讨论〕→专题讨论)synchronous 同时发生...
71.sub-① 表示“在下面，次一等，副手”subdue 征服;减轻(sub+due 从属→从属在下面→征服)subjugate 镇压;征服(sub+jug 牛轭+ate→套上牛轭→镇压)subliminal 潜意识的(sub+limin 门槛+al→在门槛下→在意识之下→潜意识的)submerge 沉没，淹没(sub+merge 淹没→淹没下去)submissive 恭顺的(sub+miss ...
67.paeudo-表示“假，伪”pseudo 假的,虚伪的pseudonym 假名,笔名(pseudo+nym 名字)pseudoscience 伪科学(pseudo+science 科学)pseudograph 冒名作品(pseudo+graph 写→写出的假东西)pseudology 谎话(pseudo+ology 说话→学科说假话)68.re-①表示“向后，相反，不”reflect 回想;...