第二十一天：阅读模拟练习一

今天开始阅读练习。总结的写作词汇是关于社会生活问题的。其中与“假”有关的问题放在前面。以后会专门总结“假研究”一类的问题。

今天的结束语是：Seek truth from facts（实事求是）。

counterfeit certificates伪造证书

counterfeit currency/stamp/ ID card伪造货币/邮票/身份证件

credit-card fraud信用卡欺诈

fake and shoddy commodities假冒伪劣商品

pseudo-science/superstition伪科学/迷信

unlicensed vehicle黑车

smuggled goods黑货/走私货

population explosion/baby boom人口爆炸

population census人口普查

birth/death rate出生/死亡率

family planning计划生育

high blood pressure高血压

heart attack心脏病

cancer癌症

euthanasia安乐死

death penalty/capital punishment 死刑

bring somebody to justice缉拿归案/绳之以法

law enforcement officers执法人员

bootlegging贩卖违禁品

money laundering洗钱

cyber bars/internet café网吧

drug addiction吸毒

epidemic disease传染病

AIDS 艾滋病和性病

campus/family violence校园/家庭暴力

male chauvinist大男子主义者

child abuse虐待儿童

dropout students失学儿童

eliminate illiteracy扫盲

help those in distress and aid those in peril扶危济困

poverty-stricken areas贫困地区

remote and mountain areas边远山区

shake off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity脱贫致富

pornographic books and magazines 黄色书刊

brain drain人才流失

personnel recruitment员工招聘

investment for infrastructure基本建设投资

organization at grass-root level基层组织

institutional reorganization机构重组

corruption phenomenon腐败现象

offer or take bribes行贿受贿

on-line love affair网恋

high divorce rate/single_parent children/only child高离婚率/单亲家庭子女/独生子女

DINK (double income, no kid)丁克家庭

nuclear family核心家庭

generation gap代沟

couch potato长时间看电视的人

cosmetics surgery美容手术

go on a diet节食/减肥

well-balanced meals营养均衡的食物

maintain a low profile保持低调

tendency toward boasting and exaggeration浮夸风

enjoy banquets using public funds公款吃喝

bad construction projects豆腐渣工程

welfare-oriented public housing distribution system福利分房

high-rise apartment building高层住宅楼

down payment首期按揭／首付

middle-class lifestyle中产阶级生活方式

juvenile delinquency青少年犯罪

social stability社会安定

community services社区服务laid-off workers下岗工人

trial period试用期on-the-job training; professional training岗位培训

U.N. Security Council联合国安理会

American dream美国梦

Government-funded personnel studying abroad公费留学人员

racial/sex discrimination种族/性别歧视

traffic jam/ road congestion交通阻塞

drunk driving酒后开车violation of traffic regulations触犯交通法规

rush/peak hour高峰时间

the second/third/fourth ring road二/三/四环路

security personnel保安人员

X-Generation新新人类

globalization全球化

intellectual property right知识产权

infringement on the patent right侵犯专利权

E.T. (extra_terrestrial being)外星人

avant garde（艺术风格）前卫/先锋

quiz show（电视）快速抢答节目

Hollywood blockbuster好莱坞票房大片

preservation of cultural relics文物保护

calisthenics/body-building exercises健身操

bungee jumping蹦极跳

epoch-making event划时代的事件

permanent residence certificate户口本