外刊（三）
1. 译：批评这个表演的人质疑了开幕式上如此奢侈地使用电是否与上海世博会的环境可持续的主题一致。
Critics of the show questioned the opening s extravagant usage of electricity/ power could be consistent with shanghai expo s theme of environmental sustainability. power plant 发电厂
be consistent with 与---一致
consistency 一致性
the theme park 主题公园
2. tame 驯服
3. deadly fatal 致命的 conflict
4. It is hardly/ not inevitable that--- sth差不多是(不)可以避免的 hardly necessary 基本上不需要
it is inevitable that --- = inevitably, ---
5. peer into 探究sth
As scientists peer deep into human history and prehistory.
6. 译：越来越多的证据表明文化整合是一个不可阻挡的全球趋势。
Mounting evidence suggests that cultural integration is an unstoppable global trend.
7. economic integration
researchers = scientists (外刊中常见)
anthropology 人类学（认识）
sociology 社会学
8. *sth is that much can be done to do sth
Little can be done to reverse/ turn back the worsening trend.
关于扭转这个恶化的趋势几乎是无能为力的。
9. be destined to 注定会干sth(偏贬义)
10. Sb note that sb指出、提出sth
be noted for 以---著称
11. GM food = Genetically Modified food
modify 转变、转机
12. promulgate 发布、发表
promulgate laws 颁布法律
13. *innovation is in our DNA. 创新已经深入我们骨髓了。
14. grin n/v 漏齿笑
15. stand to lose/ gain 有损失/ 回报
16. freeze assets 冻结资产
freeze relationship 冻结关系
17. compete for sth = run for sth 为sth竞争
Eg：He decided to run/ compete for the second term. 他决定为第二任期而竞争 compete with sb 与sb竞争
compete against sb 与sb对抗（中日对抗）
18. reconcile 和解 reconciliation
*rarely if ever reconcile 很少和解，如果有