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但是很明显的是，大多数总统顾问仍然不愿意严肃面对全球变暖问题。

135. credibility可信性

The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project. 该组织在做一个深入而漫长的自我分析，名称为新闻可信性项目。

136. questionnaire调查问卷

In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area.

在最近的一次调查中，向全国一个大城市和五个中型城市的记者发放了调查问卷。

137. stimulus刺激，激励

Economic condition was only a stimulus for the trend toward efficient living.

对于追求高效生活的趋势，经济条件仅能起到激励的作用。

138. tendency倾向性

The researchers studied people's ability to influence others and their tendency to be influenced. 研究者们研究了人们影响他人的能力，以及愿意受人影响的倾向性。

139. ritual仪式

School districts across the country are revising their thinking on his educational ritual. 全国的学区正在改变对于这种教育仪式的看法。

140. priority优先性

The conventional view that education should be one of the very highest priorities for promoting rapid economic development in poor countries is wrong.

传统观点认为，在贫穷国家中教育能够促进经济的快速发展，因而具有最高优先性，这一观点是错误的。

141. privilege特权，优待

Intellect is resented as a form of power or privilege.

142. bias偏见

Putting things alphabetically may lead to unintentional bias. 将事物按字母顺序排列会导致非故意的偏见。

143. factor因素

This book does not include enough exploration of the social and biological factors. 该书没有对社会学及生物学因素进行充分探讨。

144. thrift节俭

In America the trend started as a reaction to the economic decline is still linked to the politics of thrift.

在美国，这一趋势作为对经济衰退的反应，仍然与节俭的政治具有联系。

145. intellect知识

Americans today don’t place a very high value on intellect. 当今社会美国人没有给予知识以很高价值。

146. Implication涵义

Critics have debated the social implications of these changes. 批评者们已经对这些改变的社会内涵进行过争论。

147. parachute降落伞

As a result, they have lost the parachute they once had in times of financial setback. 因此，他们失去了曾经财政困境中的那把保护伞。

148. counterbalance反平衡，抵消

“Schools have always been in a society where practical is more important than intellectual,” says an education writer, “schools could be a counterbalance.”

某教育作家说到：“大家都认为实用性比知识更重要，而学校正处于这样一个社会环境中，因此学校应当起到一个反平衡的作用。”

149. monopoly垄断

Patents’ monopolies restrict access to genetic tests. 专利垄断对基因检测造成了限制。

150. differentiation分化，区别

A rather similar process of differentiation has led to professional geologists coming togethernationally within one or two specific societies.

一个相当类似的分化过程导致专业地理学家在全国范围内通过以两个专门学会而走到了一起。

151. impact影响，作用

As the industry advances, cultural power may have an even greater impact. 随着工业的发展，文化的力量可能具有很大影响力。

152. immigrant移民

A century ago, the immigrants from across the Atlantic included settlers and sojourners. 一个世纪前，从大西洋彼岸过来的移民分为定居者和旅居者两种。

153. paralysis瘫痪

This is a classic case of “paralysis by analysis.” 这是一个“分析瘫痪”的经典案例。

154. descendent后代

The achievements of a man’s descendants are in a sense his achievements. 男性的后代的成就某种意义上就是他本人的成就。

155. sympathy同情

Your humor must be relevant to the audience and should help to show them that you are one of them or that you understand their situation and are in sympathy with their point of view. 你的幽默必须与听众有关，并有助于告诉他们你是他们的一员，或者是你理解他们的处境并对他们的观点有同感。

156. constitution宪法

The framers of the Constitution envisioned law as having authority apart from politics.

宪法制定者把法律想象为具有与政治不同的管辖权。

157. legislation立法，法律总称

The European Union is now considering legislation to compel corporate boards to maintain a certain proportion of women.

欧盟正在考虑通过立法来强迫公司董事会保有一定比例的女性。

158. bill法案

A bill by a Democratic Senator, which would offer financial incentives for private industry, is a promising start.

一位民主党参议员提交了一个法案，目的是向私营企业提供经济刺激，这是一个有前途的开端。

159. regulation法律的一种

There are valid concerns about the patchwork regulations that could result if every state sets its own rules.

加入所有的州都建立自己的条例，那么大家就会担心形成一种补丁式的法律。

160. statute法令

They agreed with this Constitutional logic but disagreed about which Arizona rules conflicted with the federal statute.

他们同意该宪法的逻辑，但不同意究竟是哪一项亚利桑那州法律与联邦法令相冲突。

161. tort侵权

The American Law Institute issued new guidelines for tort law stating that companies need not warn customers of obvious dangers with a lengthy list of possible ones.

美国法律研究院颁布了关于侵权法的新指导方针，该方针认为公司不需要列出那么长的清单来向顾客告知那些非常明显的危害。

162. liability责任

The information on products might actually be provided for the benefit of customers and not as protection against legal liability.

提供产品信息的目的可能事实上是处于顾客利益，而不是为了避免法律责任。

163. reliability可靠性

Many companies still hesitate to use the Web because of doubts about its reliability. 很多公司对使用网络还是很由于，原因是担心其可靠性。

164. logic逻辑

In dreams, a window opens into a world where logic is suspended and animals speak. 梦境向我们打开了通往另一个世界的窗户，在那里逻辑被悬置而动物张口说话。

165. component元件，成分

Of all the components of a good night’s sleep, dreams seem to be least within our control. 在良好睡眠的那些要素中，梦似乎是我们最难以控制的。

166. homicide谋杀

We don’t call those deaths homicides because the doctors didn’t intend to kill their patients, although they risked their death.

我们并不把那些死亡称为谋杀，因为医生们并非故意，尽管存在死亡风险。

167. subscriber订户

Some websites use screen savers to deliver a continually updated stream of news and advertisements to subscriber’s computer monitors.

一些网站通过屏保把不断更新的信息和广告发到用户的电脑屏幕上。

168. scheme计划

Such a move could affect firms such as McDonald’s, which sponsors the youth coaching scheme run by the Football Association.

该举动会影响诸如麦当劳这样的公司，麦当劳赞助了足球协会运作的年轻人训练计划。

169. notion概念

Online culture thinks highly of the notion that the information flowing onto the screen comes there by specific request.

在线文化高度推崇这样一个概念，那就是，信息只能通过特定请求而在电脑上显示。

170. accommodation住宿

He sees wonderful accommodations, beautiful gardens, sunny weather, and so on. 他看见了极好的住房，美丽的花园，以及灿烂的阳光等等。

171. comparison比较

Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries.

人们拿20世纪电视的发展与15、16世纪印刷的传播进行了比较。

172. contradiction矛盾，不一致

Very few writers on the subject have explored this contradiction which goes to the heart of what is wrong with the campaign to put computers in the classroom.