考研英语生词好词集（四）

be subject to groundless doubts 受到无端的怀疑

downgrade  低估

overestimate  高估

has fallen victim of bias  成为偏见的牺牲品

far-reaching 影响深远的

inexorable decline 不可阻挡的衰落之势

scope 范围

coverage 新闻报道

to the point of 达到某种程度

It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers.对于40岁以下的普通读者来说，他们 几乎无法想象，曾经有一段时期，在 大多数大都市的报纸上可以读到高品质的艺术评论。【下图为句子分析】

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yet 然而

表转折： however,
but ,

in fact ,                                              rather than                                   contrary to ,                                   though

instead (of)

rather
after all
in turn
yet
nevertheless
against
on the contrary
not just

considerable 相当大（或多）的

consisted in 存在于，在于

marvel at 对...感到惊奇

deem 认为，视为

circulation 发行，流通

general-circulation daily 普通读者发行的日报

certain  确信

abstract 抽象的

a long and purely abstract train of  thought      长时间的纯抽象思考【a... train of  一系列，可不翻译】

assert 宣称

reasoning 推理

far-reaching 影响深远

inexorable decline 不可阻挡的衰落之势

coverage 新闻报道

to the point of 达到某种程度

average reader 普通读者

It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to imagine a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers. 对于40岁以下的 普通读者来说，他们 几乎无法想象，曾经有一段时期，在 大多数大都市的报纸上可以读到高品质的艺术评论。

considerable 相当大（或多）的

consist in 存在于，在于

Yet a considerable number of the most significant collections of criticism published in the 20th century consisted in large part of newspaper reviews.  然而，20世纪出版的 大量最有意义的评论文集中，大部分 是报纸评论。

The beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity. 这计划的好处 就在于简单易行

marvel at 对... 感到惊奇

deem 视为，认为

circulation 发行，传递，流传，血液循环

in general- circulation dailies  在普通读者 发行的日报上

The coins were taken out of circulation.这种硬币已经停止 流通。

removed 遥远的，分离的，隔代的

the turn of the 20th century  20世纪初期

the eve of World War II  二战前夕

newsprint 新闻用纸

dirt-cheap 廉价的

stylish 时髦的，有风度的，漂亮的

ornament 装饰品

In those far-off days  在那些遥远的日子里

take it for granted 认为... 是理所当然

in detail and at length 充分详细地

We have already discussed this matter in detail and at great length. 我们已经 十分详尽地讨论了这个问题。

wear one's learning lightly 以轻松活泼的当时表现学识

be about sth 从事于...，忙于...

Everywhere people were about their daily business. 到处的人们都在 忙着干日常生活。

calling 职业

press 出版社

gift 天赋

literary gift 文学天赋

keep their own end up （在困难面前）不泄气，保持乐观

be tempted to do sth 打算做某事

contempt 轻蔑，轻视

So few authors have brains enough or literary gift to keep their own end up in journalism , that I am tempted to define 'journalism' as 'a term of contempt applied by writers who are not read to writers who are'.只有极少数作家足够聪明，也足够有 文学天赋去 坚持新闻写作，以至于我想把'新闻工作'定义为'不受读者欢迎的作家拿来嘲笑拥有大量读者的作家的 蔑称'。

virtually 几乎，实际上

cricket 板球运动

foremost 最著名的

knight 【动】封... 为爵士

in point 已出版，（指书）可买到

body of sth （某事物的）大量，片，块，堆等

a body of evidence 大量证据

save 除了... ，除... 外