Persistent 固執(zhí)的 頑固的
A small but persistent group of criticsmany of them supported by the oil and coal industriesstill don’t buy it.TIMEJuly 81996p.41
有一群人數(shù)不多但固執(zhí)已見的批評者,還是不信這一套,這些人中有很多受到石油業(yè)者和煤炭業(yè)者的支持。
Persuasive 有說服力的
Could it be that religious faith has some direct influence on physiology and health﹖Harvard’s Herbert Benson is probably the most persuasive proponent of this view.TIMEJune 241996p.40
宗教信仰是不是對生理和健康有直接的影響?哈佛的哈柏特·班森大概是這一理論最具說服力的提倡者。
Pervasive 遍布的
The Iocal U.S.attorneyEddie Jordanhas called corruption in thepolicedepartment“pervasiverampant and systemic.”TIMEMar.201995p.45
當(dāng)?shù)氐拿绹蓭焼痰ぞ驮f過,該警察局內(nèi)“貪污成風(fēng),非常猖獗,而且整個警局已成貪污共同體”。
(注systemica.毒物、疾病等)影響全身的
phony 偽造的
A police raid on a Tokyo trading company netted 2000 pieces of counterfeit Nike merchandise including phony Air Maxes.TIMEOct.7.1996p.12)
警方突擊東京一貿(mào)易公司,搜出2000件耐克產(chǎn)品的贗品,其中包括Air Maxes運動鞋的仿冒品。
(注)netv.捕獲:counterfeita.偽造的