VPS1-29/11/2017

Question 1

consistency + in/on/of/between/among

inconsistency

Answer 1

n. the quality of always being the same, doing things in the same way, having the same standards etc – used to show approval连贯性，前后一致【含褒义】
n. (行为的)反复无常,易变; 前后矛盾;不一致(观点，论点)

Question 2

sex/gender assignment

Answer 2

性别指定／分配

Question 3

It means WORLD to sb.

Answer 3

对某人来说意义重大

Question 4

Norman Archway

Answer 4

诺曼底拱门

Question 5

panoramic/panorama

Answer 5

adj. 全景的／n. 全景图；全貌，概述，概论 eg: a view, description or study of events or activities 全貌，概述，概论
•The investigation revealed a panorama of corruption and illegal dealings.调查揭露了腐败和非法交易的全貌。

Question 6

Deductive reasoning

Answer 6

演绎推理？

Question 7

information accuracy

Answer 7

信息准确度（有没有漏掉，乱加，说错信息）

Question 8

Language proficiency

Answer 8

语言熟练度

Language proficiency is the ability of an individual to speak or perform in an acquired language.

Question 9

Archaeology/Archaeologist/Archaeological

Answer 9

n./adj./adj. 考古学／考古学家／考古学的；有考古价值的

Question 10

A.D. (Anno Domini)/B.C. (Before Christ)

Answer 10

公元／公元前

需要注意的是，不存在公元前0年和公元0年，公元前1年之后的一年，就是公元壹年（即公元1年）；公元，即公历纪元，原称基督纪年，一种源自于西方社会的纪年方法

Question 11

cynical

Cynical + disregard/exploitation/manipulation/view/smile

Answer 11

adj. 愤世嫉俗的；认为人皆自私的
eg: a cynical view / smile
愤世嫉俗的观点；讥笑
adj. 只顾自己不顾他人的；见利忘义的
adj. 悲观的；怀疑的

Question 12

Parliament

Answer 12

议会，国会

Question 13

coherence

incoherence

Answer 13

n.The quality or state of cohering, especially a logical, orderly, and aesthetically consistent relationship of parts.
连贯的性质或状态，尤指各部分间逻辑的、有序的、完美的一致关系
eg: The points you make are fine, but the whole essay lacks coherence. 你提出的论点很好,但整篇文章缺乏呼应连贯。

Question 14

Bishop

Answer 14

主教

Question 15

outsider／insider

Answer 15

n. 门外汉； 局外人；不合群的人（不被团体，组织所接受）；（在竞赛中）获胜希望渺茫的人或队伍

n. 知情人士；局内人；圈内／业内人士

Question 16

synagogue

Answer 16

n. 犹太教堂

Question 17

vista

Answer 17

n. 美景；（尤指从高处看到的）壮观景色
eg: After a hard climb, we were rewarded by a picture-postcard vista of rolling hills under a deep blue summer sky.一番艰苦的攀登之后，我们得到了回报，只见蔚蓝的夏日晴空下群山起伏，如诗如画。
eg: a crowded vista of hills and rooftops-连绵的山峦和屋顶。
eg: …an endless fascinating vista of snow peaks and shadowed valleys.一眼望不到头的雪峰和幽谷构成的迷人美景

n. 前景 a possible future action or event that you can imagine；展望;前景 A vista is a vision of a situation or of a range of possibilities.
eg: As leader, he opened up exciting vistas of global co-operation.作为领袖，他开启了全球合作的美好前景。
eg: These uprisings come from desperation and a vista of a future without hope.发生这些暴动是因为人们被逼上了绝路，未来看不到一点儿希望。
eg: a vista of future business that was blinding in its promised magnificence.被无限美好的许诺所蒙蔽的日后业务的前景

Question 18

afresh

Answer 18

adv. (after v.) 重新，从头，另行

We agreed to look afresh at her original proposal.我们同意重新考虑她最初的建议。

Question 19

Engraver

Answer 19

入殓师

Question 20

demolish

Answer 20

v. 摧毁；推翻，拆毁

Question 21

Aphorism

Answer 21

n. 格言；警句 a short phrase that says sth true or wise

Question 22

lease

Answer 22

v. 租用

n. 租约，租契

Question 23

fake it till you make it

Answer 23

假装自己能够做到某件事，假装自己具备某种心态，通过自我催眠，骗过自己的大脑，做一个演员，通过这种人生如戏，全靠演技的练习方式来达到真正的目的。

Question 24

discern

Answer 24

v. 分辨出；觉察出；辨明；领悟
助记：dis分开+cern→分开搞清→区别。词根：cern, cert, cret，表示 “搞清, 区别”
In the breaking and remaking, in the timing, interweaving, beginning afresh, the writer comes to discern things in his material which were not consciously in his mind when he began.动笔前先列什么提纲。作家在剪裁修改、构思时间、穿插情节、以至从头重写的过程中，会领悟到素材中很多东西是他刚动笔时所未意识到的。

Question 25

excavate/excavation

Answer 25

v.／n. 挖掘，发掘（古物）；挖，开凿

Question 26

circus

Answer 26

n. 圆形广场; eg Piccadilly Circus; 环形交叉口；（古罗马的）圆形竞技场
n. 马戏团；Circus act／Circus ring 马戏表演／马戏表演场
n. 闹哄哄的人群;架势很大的活动 If you describe a group of people or an event as a circus, you disapprove of them because they attract a lot of attention but do not achieve anything useful.