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Unit 1 Scientists
Reading B
words and expressions
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chemist
n. 化学家; 药剂师
organic chemist 有机化学家
There's a chemist's shop not a hundred miles from Dumfries.
这儿有一家离邓费利斯不远的药店.
She worked as a research chemist.
她曾经是化学研究员。
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crystallography
结晶学:研究晶体的发生、生长、外部形态、内部结构及物理性质的科学。
在早期,结晶学的主要研究对象是自然界中生长的矿物晶体。矿物学家为了研究矿物的需要才研究结晶学,而结晶学也在研究矿物时得到了发展。
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double helix 双螺旋
helix angle 螺旋线角
helix structure 螺旋结构
Normal, double - helix DNA is spiral, like a loosely coiled spring.
正常的双螺旋DNA是螺旋形的, 像一根松松地卷曲的弹簧.
helix
n. 螺旋结构
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adj. 科学的; 精通学理的
scientific
scientific research 科学研究
scientific management 科学管理
scientific progress 科学进展
People use scientific terms with no clear idea of their meanings.
人们使用科学术语, 但并不是很清楚它们的含义。
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adj. 不死的, 永恒的
undying
You need an undying belief in your own ability.
你要坚定不移地相信自己的能力。
Yuan Longping had won our undying gratitude.
袁隆平爷爷让我们感念一生。
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n. 激情, 热情
passion
have a passion for 对…有强烈的爱好
passion fruit [植]百香果
crime of passion 冲动犯罪
His abiding passion was ocean racing, at which he scored many successes.
他一直酷爱海上赛艇,并多次在比赛中获胜。
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adj. 热烈的; 激昂的
passionate
He brought to the job not just considerable experience but passionate enthusiasm.
他不仅给这一工作带来了不少经验,而且倾注了极大的热情。
The book is both a history and a passionate polemic for tolerance.
这本书既是一段历史,也是一篇主张宽容的激情论辩。
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disapproval
n. 不赞同, 反对
Excessive conformity is usually caused by fear of disapproval.
过于墨守成规通常都是由于担心得不到认可。
disapprove vt. 反对,否决,不同意
She wants to be an actress, but her parents disapprove.
她想当演员,可是她父母不同意。
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publish
The deadline to publish the document is a week tomorrow.
一周后的明天是公布这份文件的最后期限。
To write and publish this poem was a daring, transgressive act.
创作并发表这首诗是一个大胆越轨的举动。
vt.& vi. 出版,发行; 宣布, 颁布
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doctorate
post doctorate 博士后
He obtained his doctorate in Social Psychology.
他获得了社会心理学博士学位。
She received a