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• Instead of being five new family members, these children had immediately become a commodity.
• commodity n. 商品 commodity economy 商品经济 commodity market 商品市场 goods, wares
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8. eternal [i'tɜ:nl]adj. 永恒的，永久的，不 朽的 9. immortal[i'mɔrtl] 不死的； 永恒的， --His name is immortal because the longest suspension bridge was named for him. 10. temporary temporary job.
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对比 1. perpetual : 不休止的，一直持续下 去的，不易受阻的 --They are as poor as church mouse, they have to struggle against perpetual poverty. 2. constant 连续的，不断的
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3. confine 局限于,禁闭 confine sb. to --The boy is confined to the dark room. =The boy is restricted to the dark room. 4. cramp 限制（限制某人的活动或是限 制动植特的生长） --No body can cramp children. --You can not cramp my activity.
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• Acting on the contention that facts are sacred, reporters can cause untold suffering to individuals by publishing details about their private lives.
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--The school is exclusive, only very clever children can go to it. 这所学校很排外，只有特别聪明的孩 子可以在这儿上学。 --The store is exclusive, only very wealthy people can visit it. 这个商场很排外，只有特别有钱的人 才能光顾。
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12. permanent 非临时的，永久的 --In a big city, sometimes we can not get permanent job.
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• They would have continued to struggle against economic odds and would have lived in obscurity.
• obscurity n. 默默无闻 in obscurity --He is in obscurity.
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obscure adj. 不起眼的 --The bus stopped at a obscure bus stop.
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• But they suddenly became the parents of quintuplets, four girls and a boy, an event which radically changed their lives.
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• However, this freedom can easily be abused.
• abuse v. 滥用 --Don’t abuse your authority. 不要滥用职权。 --We shouldn’t abuse our rights. --For VIP, they shouldn’t abuse their privilege.
• untold adj. 数不尽的，无限的 =too many to be counted --There are untold stars in the sky. --I am afflicted by / with untold anxieties.
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对比 1. numerous ['nju:mərəs] 无数的 2. countless countless anxieties 无数的烦恼 --As human being, we can’t keep ourselves free from countless anxieties.
• restrict v. 限制 =keep within a certain limit --The prisoners’ activity is restricted.
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对比 1. limit 表示时间、空间、程度等方面的限 定，且限定到某一个点 --Land development must be limited. 2. restrict 只说明限定范围 --He restricts himself to two cigarettes a day. restrict sb. to 限制在......范围内
constantly --It is raining constantly. 雨不停地下着。 3. continuous 连续不断的 --They have continuous discussion. --They have continuous attempt.
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4. continual [kən'tinjuəl]频繁的 continually adj. --It rains continually. =It is raining continuously / constantly. 最近频繁地在下雨。 5. lasting
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3. countable: can be counted 4. uncountable 不可数的,不可数名词 5. numberless 无数的，没有房号的 --This is a numberless room. 这是一个没有房号的房间。 6. numberable 数得清的 7. innumberable 不能数得清的
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5. hamper 限制，妨碍,困累 --What hampered you to do so? --The housewife has a lots to do every day, because she is hampered by poverty. --My limited vocabulary hampered my reading. --I am hampered by my limited vocabulary.
• exclusive adj. 独占的，独家的 =not share with others --The swimming pool is for my exclusive use.
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exclusive right 独权 --The newspaper offered a large sum of money to the person to get exclusive right to publish his article. 对比 exclusive 排外的，排它的 inclusive 包括在其中的
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• As the parents had five children, life was a perpetual struggle against poverty.
• perpetual adj. 永久的 =permanent =lasting for a long time =everlasting
• radically adv. 彻底地，完全地 同义词：completely, entirely, thoroughly, fully, inclusive
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• Newspapers and magazines offered the family huge sums for the exclusive rights to publish stories and photographs.
Lesson 45
The power of the press 新闻报道的威力 by Kitty
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Fast reading源自• 略Text• In democratic countries any efforts to restrict the freedom of the press are rightly condemned.
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6. everlasting 持久的，耐久的 --The pair of trousers is everlasting. --Generally speaking, jeans are everlasting. 7. endless 无尽的，无边的 --You can appreciate endless unbroken clouds.