时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(八)月


英语课

This scientific American’s 60-second science, I’m Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?


 


One of the drawbacks to attending a sporting event can be the boorish 1 behavior of some fans who have pounded down the brewskies.  Now comes a study that finds that three quarters of fans who appear to be already intoxicated 2 had no trouble buying more alcohol.  And a fifth of people posing as underage also could buy beer.  The research appears in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. 


 


An additional public health service accomplished 3 by the study was that it employed actors.  Four thespians 4 hired on the basis of their ability to appear drunk were planted at stadiums.  And seven people over 21 but who looked much younger also attended games.  The research involved sixteen sports arenas 5 in five states.  The apparently 6 underage or intoxicated had three times the chance of making a successful alcohol purchase in the stands than at concession 7 booths.  Some people seem to go to games just to drink.  They should consider staying home to drink.  It’s much, much cheaper, they’ll be off the roads and most important, they’ll be spilling beer on the couch, not on me.


 


This scientific American’s 60-second science, I’m Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?


 



1 boorish
adj.粗野的,乡巴佬的
  • His manner seemed rather boorish.他的举止看上去很俗气。
  • He disgusted many with his boorish behaviour.他的粗野行为让很多人都讨厌他。
2 intoxicated
喝醉的,极其兴奋的
  • She was intoxicated with success. 她为成功所陶醉。
  • They became deeply intoxicated and totally disoriented. 他们酩酊大醉,东南西北全然不辨。
3 accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
4 thespians
n.演员( thespian的名词复数 );悲剧演员
  • Broadway was full of loafing thespians in search of next season's engagements. 百老汇大街上挤满了闲荡的演员,在寻找下个季度的演出机会。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • These fine thespians and l were just heading back to my cabin. 这些好演员们正打算和我回船舱呢。 来自电影对白
5 arenas
表演场地( arena的名词复数 ); 竞技场; 活动或斗争的场所或场面; 圆形运动场
  • Demolition derbies are large-scale automobile rodeos that take place in big arenas. 撞车比赛指的是在很大的竞技场上举行的大型汽车驾驶技术表演。
  • Are there areas of privacy in the most public of arenas? 在绝大部分公开的场合中存在需要保护隐私的领域吗?
6 apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
7 concession
n.让步,妥协;特许(权)
  • We can not make heavy concession to the matter.我们在这个问题上不能过于让步。
  • That is a great concession.这是很大的让步。
标签: SSS additional
学英语单词
acroscleroderma
Albert crepe
ambarka
amendments
amorpha infantilis
arithmetic mode
arteriolae et venulae maculares
bombyx
bonding state
bring something out
cadmium chlorite
calthrop
cardan axle
causely
caveat subscriptor
Cementon
charged state
Chroǔy Changvar
clairt
coalign
cobalt-60 pearls
cogence
commodulation
crippled
Danelaw, Danelagh
dishonour a bill of exchange
eddy-current heating
Englee
erysimums
family Juncaginaceae
four-bar chain
gedmin
heaves-to
Hebraic alphabet
hermitization
hydroxyl silicone oil
IDDL
identification error
idwals
illuminated book
in theworld
informal record
invendible
Ixtepec
Kondo temperature
lady's-smock
lagging jack
leave someone to himself
Li Bai
Libyanizing
lipomeria
Lodoacetamide
Lovewell
lunar atmospheric tide
machinery index
mailroom
Make-Whole Provision
medical paper
methyl phenyl carbinol
mojaddedi
mr-go
MSGED
multiprogramming monitor control program
NOT ACCEPTED screen status
oesophagocele
packing sedimentation by throwing stones
peerage
phantom structure
pit trap
Pittosporum tonkinense
plough-like farm tool
polytrope
pongamia glabras
primevity
reclamation act
remote closing of fire door
reversible generating set
ripe for sth
sabrecat
semaphorically
sesothoes
shuttlesworth
sideways movement
small casting
soft water
splice grafting
statistic decision problem
still air takeoff distance
strong assumption
t'ung ch'ueh t'ai
teaser transformator
throttle actuator
thure
time between overhauls (tbo)
tinnis
truck (on) down
unit voltage
unofficious
vapo(u)r space
varnish finish
verneys
waylons