捷进英语 lesson 43

JOE:What's that statistic¹? I remember reading it years ago. If you look at what the human body is made of,
the materials are woth about 17 cents.

RICHARD:It must be more now.We must be worth at least a couple of bucks².

JOE:Well,think about it.We're mostly water and some protein,right?

Then there must be a mineral or two.

RICHARD:Sure.There are minerals:some iron,some copper³.But not much.

JOE:So you've got some water and a couple of piles of...

MARIE:Joe.We're eating.Could you pick a topic that is a little more appropriate.

RICHARD:Uh oh.We're being censored⁴.

NANCY:Some topics are better than others over dinner,honey.

JOE:Fine.Are there any other topics we should avoid?

NANCY:Religion.

MARIE:Sex.

RICHARD:Politics.

JOE:All the good stuff.

NANCY:Come on Joe.

MARIE:Forget it,Nancy.Some people have no imagination.

NANCY:We can have a very nice conversation about something else.

RICHARD:Like what?

NANCY:Haircuts.

MARIE:Flower arranging.

NANCY:Modern dance.

MARIE:How about knitting⁵? RICHARD:Please,please.We're eating!

JOE:I lost my appetite.

JUSTNE:Would you mind if I cheated off you on the biology test?

BETH:Get a life.

JUSTINE:I'm going to flunk⁶ it.I hate this DNA⁷ stuff.Who cares?

BETH:You're not going to flunk anything.

We covered that whole section and you know it all.

JUSTINE:You're lucky.You understand science.

You get it right away.

BETH:Excuse me.Who is the language expert?Who gets me through Spanish?

JUSTINE:That's easy.This is hard.

JUSTINE:It's not fair.Just because colleges have these stupid requirements,

we have to take subjects that we hate.

Everybody knows they have to take four years of English, three years of math,four years of...

BETH:Jus.There isn't anyone who loves every subject.

I really do want to study,OK?

JUSTINE:I talked to somebody you know last night.

BETH:Who?

JUSTINE:Stuart Bonnett.

BETH:What?

JUSTINE:But I know you want to study.We can discuss it some other time.

BETH:Where did you see him,Justine?

JUSTINE:At my brother's basketball game.He knows I know you.

BETH:What did you say? Because I will kill you if you said anything.

JUSTINE:You know,I,I think we should review Chapter 14.

1 statistic   

n.统计量；adj.统计的，统计学的

参考例句：

• Official statistics show real wages declining by 24%.官方统计数字表明实际工资下降了24%。
• There are no reliable statistics for the number of deaths in the battle.关于阵亡人数没有可靠的统计数字。

2 bucks   

n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃

参考例句：

• They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
• They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 copper   

n.铜；铜币；铜器；adj.铜(制)的；(紫)铜色的

参考例句：

• The students are asked to prove the purity of copper.要求学生们检验铜的纯度。
• Copper is a good medium for the conduction of heat and electricity.铜是热和电的良导体。

4 censored   

受审查的，被删剪的

参考例句：

• The news reports had been heavily censored . 这些新闻报道已被大幅删剪。
• The military-backed government has heavily censored the news. 有军方撑腰的政府对新闻进行了严格审查。

5 knitting   

n.编结物；接合，联合；[外科]骨愈合v.（使）愈合( knit的现在分词)；编结，编织；（使）紧密地结合；织平针

参考例句：

• Weaving and knitting are traditional cottage industries. 编织和针织是传统的家庭手工业。
• manipulative skills such as typing and knitting 诸如打字、编织这样的技能

6 flunk   

v.(考试)不及格(=fail)

参考例句：

• I will flunk him if my student doesn't learn the material in the course.如果我的学生没有掌握课程的内容，我就会让他不及格。
• If you flunk finals,you don't get the chance to do them again.如果你没通过期末考试，就没有机会再考一次了。

7 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。