中国日报词汇中英对照(含例句)

cut back on：减少，削减They may want votes, but some Japanese election candidates have been cutting back on handshakes on the campaign trail as the new flu virus reaches epidemic proportions in Japan. 参加日本（众议院）选举的候选人们想拉选票，但由于新的（H1N1）流感病毒在日本大规模流行，一些候选人在宣传造势的过程中减少了握手次数。

play it safe：Also, play safe. Avoid extreme risks（谨慎行事）With little more than a week to go until the August 30 election that his opposition Democratic Party looks likely to win, candidate Denny Tamaki is playing it safe. 虽然距离8月30日的大选仅剩一周多一点的时间，而且日本反对党派民主党有望胜出，但候选人玉城丹尼还是决定谨慎行事。

set in:到来；开始When the northern hemisphere's autumn weather sets in, it is expected to worsen. 随着北半球进入秋季，流感疫情预计还将加剧。

debut：a first public appearance（初次登场）Obama debuted at No. 40, coming in ahead of talk show host Oprah Winfrey at 41 and Britain's Queen Elizabeth at 42. 米歇尔名列第40位，脱口秀主持人奥普拉?温芙瑞和英国伊丽莎白位居其后，分列第41位和42位。

grind on:无情地、坚定地向前移动She has gained increased prominence as the US recession grinds on. 随着美国经济危机的持续，她的影响力也逐渐提升。

down-to-earth：practical and realistic（务实的，实际的）Obama, 45, has won fans for her down-to-earth personality, her support of causes including healthy eating and the arts, and her fashion sense that has seen her grace several best-dressed lists. 45岁的米歇尔?奥巴马以其平易近人的性格赢得众多“粉丝”，她倡导健康饮食，推广艺术，其时尚品味让其多次跻身最佳着装榜，这些都是人们钟爱她的理由。

whopping: exceptionally large （巨大的；异常的）Unveiled on Monday, in Detroit, Michigan, US, the enormous cake - with a whopping circumference of 11ft - was over eight times bigger than the previous record holder. 这块巨型蛋糕于本周一在美国密歇根州的底特律市公布于众，它的“腰围”惊人，达到11英尺，比之前的记录保持者大八倍之多。

one-of-a-kind:special, unique（独一无二的）When covered with frosting and custard, the one-of-a-kind dessert boasted 2,000,000 calories. 再加上糖霜和蛋奶沙司，这块独一无二的大蛋糕所含的热量高达200万卡路里。

brainchild: an idea or plan produced by creative thought（点子、主意）The brainchild of American firm Gourmet Gift Baskets, the cupcake smashed the previous record of 151 lbs set on July 20. 这块蛋糕的创意来自美国“美食礼品篮”公司，它打破了之前于今年7月20日创下的151磅的记录。

rustle up: to prepare or find at short notice 草草弄好（rustle up a meal 急急忙忙弄出一顿饭）Luckily, the team managed to avert disaster by rustling up a cake withonly half a day to go, still managing to beat all other cupcake records in the process. 幸运的是，“梦之队”在离最后期限还剩半天的时间里又重新赶制了一个，避免了一场大麻烦，而且还是打破了所有其他杯形蛋糕的记录。

complication：a concurrent disease, accident, or adverse reaction that aggravates the original disease.（并发症）The death of composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the age of 35 may have been caused by complications stemming from strep throat, accordingto a Dutch study published on Monday. 著名作曲家沃尔夫冈?阿玛迪乌斯?莫扎特于35岁去世。

本周一公布的一项荷兰研究显示，他可能死于由脓毒性咽喉炎引起的并发症。

untimely:occurring too soon; premature（过早地出现的；untimely death 夭折）Since the composer's death in 1791, there have been various theories about the cause of his untimely end, from intentional poisoning, to rheumatic fever, to trichinosis, a parasitic disease caused by eating raw or undercooked pork. 自从这位作曲家于1791年去世后，有关他英年早逝的原因众说纷纭，如遭人投毒、风湿热以及因生吃或未煮熟猪肉而导致的寄生虫病等。

fall victim to:成为……的牺牲品"Our findings suggest that Mozart fell victim to an epidemic of strep throat infection that was contracted by many Viennese people in Mozart's month of death, and that Mozart was one of several persons in that epidemic that developed a deadly kidney complication," researcher Richard Zegers, of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, told the reporters. 荷兰阿姆斯特丹大学的研究人员理查德?席格斯在接受记者采访时说：“我们的研究成果表明，莫扎特当时感染了流行性脓毒咽喉炎，在莫扎特去世当月，维也纳有很多人得了这种病，有几人死于其引发的一种致命的肾脏并发症，莫扎特就是其中之一。

”inflammatory：accompanied by or tending to cause inflammation（发炎的，炎症性的）According to witness accounts, Mozart fell ill with an "inflammatory fever," which is consistent with strep throat, Zegers and his colleagues wrote in their report. 席格斯和同事在研究报告中写道，根据目击者的描述，莫扎特患病时伴有“炎症性高烧”，这与脓毒性喉炎的症状相符。

swelling：an abnormal enlargement or protuberance, as that resulting from edema.（肿胀，水肿）malaise：a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.（不舒服，乏力）The composer, who wrote more than 600 works during his life, eventually developed severe swelling, "malaise," back pain and a rash, consistent with a strep infection leading to kidney inflammation known as glomerulonephritis. 莫扎特的病症最终发展为严重水肿，并伴有“酸痛乏力”，背部疼痛以及皮疹，这与链球菌感染的症状相符，而正是这一感染引发了一种被称为“肾小球肾炎”的肾部炎症。

莫扎特一生共创作了六百多部作品。

early on: 在早期Zegers said it was also possible that Mozart had scarlet fever, which, like strep throat, can be caused by infection with streptococcal bacteria, but this was less likely because witnesses said Mozart developed a rash near the end of his illness and with scarlet fever, the rash appears early on. 席格斯称，莫扎特也可能是患上了猩红热。