Lesson 43appraisaln. 估计，估量，评价The members of the IOC made an objective appraisal of Beijing.国际奥林匹克委员会成员对北京做出了客观的评价。
archn. 拱，拱门，拱形（结构）v. （使）成拱形 a. 淘气的The cat arches its back when it sees the dog.猫看到狗，就会把背拱起。
A bright rainbow arched above after the rain.雨后彩虹在天上形成弓状。
arenan. 竞技场，表演场地；活动场所The world is as an arena of moral conflict.世界像一个道义冲突的竞技场。
bureaucracyn. 官僚主义；官僚机构，官僚We must fight against the bureaucracy in order to improve governmental work.为了提高政府部门的工作效率，我们必须与官僚作风做斗争。
confervi. 商谈，商议vt. （on）授予，赋予The engineers and technicians are still conferring on the unexpected accident of the fire damp explosion.工程师和技术员们还在讨论此次瓦斯爆炸的意外事故。
consecutivea. 连续的，连贯的I am extremely busy every week on three consecutive days, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.我每个星期一、星期二、星期三连续3天都非常忙。
consensusn. （意见等）一致，一致同意The voters' consensus was that the capital penalty should not be abolished.大多数选民的意见是不应该废除死刑。
What is the consensus of opinion at the afternoon meeting?下午会议上一致的意见是什么?consequenta. 作为结果（或后果）的，随之发生的His long illness and consequent absence put him far behind in his work. 他因病缺席很久，耽误了很多课程。
contendvi. 争夺，竞争；搏斗，争斗vt. 声称，主张The defense contended that the evidence was inadmissible.被告方声称证据是不可接受的。
discrepancyn. 不符合（之处），不一致（之处）There was a discrepancy in the two reports of the loss of the earthquake in India.对于印度这次地震的损失，两份报告不一致。
discretea. 分离的，不相关联的The picture consisted of a lot of discrete spots of color.这幅画由许多零散的色点组成。
disruptvt. 使中断，扰乱An accident of the collision of a truck with a train has disrupted railroad services into and out of Paris.一辆卡车与一列火车相撞的事故中断了进出巴黎市的铁路交通。
Protesters in Poland disrupted Clinton's speech.波兰的抗议者干扰了克林顿的演说。
exceptionala. 例外的，独特的，异常的优越的，杰出的Mozart showed exceptional musical talent when he was only 3 years old. 莫扎特3岁时就表现出非凡的音乐才能。
executionn. 死刑；实行，执行，履行；演奏，表演Executions used to be held in public.死刑过去常常当众执行。
forthcominga. 即将到来的；可得到的；乐于助人的When she was asked why she was absent from the party, no answer was forthcoming.当问到她为什么没来参加晚会时，她不作任何回答。
We asked several villagers the way to the mine, and they are very forthcoming.我们向好几个村民询问通往矿山的路，他们都很乐意相助。
fracturev. （使）断裂，（使）折断n. 断裂，骨折A fracture in any part of the body can be very serious in elderly people. 老年人身体的任何部位发生骨折都有可能成为严重疾患。
hystericala. 歇斯底里般的，情绪异常激动的On hearing the news that he was elected senator, he was in hysterical laughter.一听到他当选参议员的消息，他一阵狂笑。
insane蠢极的，荒唐的；精神失常的，疯狂的You must be insane to drive your car so fast.你把车开得这么快，一定是疯了。
instrumentala. （in）起作用的，有帮助的；用乐器演奏的Technical innovation is instrumental in improving the quality of products.技术革新有助于提高产品的质量。
Encouragement is more instrumental for the development of children than blame.鼓励比责备对孩子的成长更有帮助。
insulatevt. 使绝缘，使隔热，使隔音；隔离，使隔绝（以免受到影响）The royal family is insulated from many of the difficulties faced by ordinary people.王室人员都毋须应付平民所面临的许多困难。
Many houses in the north are warm in winter because they are insulated so that the heat is not lost.北方的许多房子在冬天很暖和，因为它们都做了隔热处理，使热量不致散失。
localityn. 地区，地点Localities, even individual villages, developed their own languages. 许多地区，甚至各村子都有他们自己的语言。
modulen. 模块，组件，模件；（航天器的）舱It is very fast to use computation module to process files.利用计算模块来处理文档速度很快。
numericala. 数字的，用数表示的，数值的We do not have any numerical information about casualties of the earthquake.我们还没有有关地震伤亡人数方面的报告。
pronea. （to）易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的Children of poor health are very prone to colds in winter.体弱的孩子在冬天易患感冒。
propagatevi. 繁殖，增殖vt. 繁殖，增殖；传播，宣传，使普及Most plants propagate by seed. 大部分植物用种子繁殖。
Water easily propagates sound. 水容易传导声音。
resultanta. 作为结果而发生的，因…而造成的Her rudeness and the resultant criticism from her parents made her ashamed.她没有礼貌结果被父母批评，这使她很羞愧。
retentionn. 保留，保持The retention of old technology has slowed the company's growth.延用旧技术阻碍了该公司的发展。
retrospectn. 回顾The retrospect that the Chinese football team has been repeatedly defeated in the important matches was depressing.回想起中国男子足球队在重大比赛中屡战屡败真是令人沮丧。
spousen. 配偶You may choose to pay income tax jointly or separately from your spouse. 你可以选择与配偶一起或分开交纳所得税。
spongen. 海绵vt. 用湿海绵（或布）擦，揩Young people should not sponge off their parents.年轻人不应该依赖父母。
stabilizev. （使）稳定，（使）稳固The primary task of the police is to stabilize the social order.警察的首要任务是稳定社会秩序。
stereotypen. 陈规，老套，固定的模式（或形象）vt. 对…形成固定看法Regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding. Westerners are trendy,Midwesterners are dull, Northeasterners are brainy, and Southerners are lazy.区域间的刻板印象自从美国建国以来就成为它的一部分。
西部人时髦，中西部人木讷，东北部人机智，南方人懒惰。
It's wrong to stereotype people, as if they were all alike.把人们看做都是一样的，这是错误的。