《new-Unit 1-C》.ppt

Unit 1 C. 单词应用 state [n] 状态，情况 2007 年阅读 Text 4 The current state of affairs may have been encouraged—though not justi?ed—by the lack of legal penalty (in America, but not Europe) for data leakage. statistical adj. 统计的；统计学的 2007 年阅读 Text 2 Superhigh scores like vos Savant’s are no longer possible, because scoring is now based on a statistical population distribution among age peers. statement n. ( 正式的口头或书面 ) 陈述，声明； ( 意见或观点的 ) 表现，表达 2012 年阅读 text 2 A string of accidents, including the partial collapse of a cooling tower in 2007 and the discovery of an underground pipe system leakage, raised serious questions about both Vermont Yankee’s safety and Entergy’s management especially after the company made misleading statements about the pipe. overstate v. 夸张，夸大地叙述 2010年阅读 Text 4 It was banks that were on the wrong planet, with accounts that vastly overvalued assets. Today they argue that market prices overstate losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts. status [n]地位 2013年阅读 Text 4 However, the Justices said that Arizona police would be allowed to verify the legal status of people who come in contact with law enforcement. assert v. 坚称；断言；表明 2013年阅读 Text 4 The administration was in essence asserting that because it didn’t want to carry out Congress’s immigration wishes, no state should be allowed to do so either. publication n. 出版；发行；出版物；公布 2013 年阅读 Text 3 That’s one reason why we have launched Arc, a new publication dedicated to the near future. Republican [adj] ( 美国 ) 共和党的 2012 年阅读 Text 4 In Wisconsin the unions have rallied thousands of supporters against Scott Walker, the hard-line Republican governor. flaw n. 瑕疵；缺点 2006年阅读新题型 Pushed by science, or what claims to be science, society is reclassifying what once were considered character flaws or moral failings as personality disorders akin to physical disabilities. meaningless adj. 没有意义的；不重要的 2006年阅读 Text 4 But somew