B-U-A课文单词.docVIP

New Words: 1hacker n. [C] a person who secretly uses or changes the information in other peoples computer systems 黑客 EG: Hackers broke into the Pentagons security system last night. 昨晚有几位黑客侵入了五角大楼的安全系统。 It turned out that the hacker was a teenager, not a computing expert as they thought. 原来这名黑客是个十几岁的少年，不是他们认为的计算机专家。 2modernize modernize (v.) modernization (n.); v. (BrE modernise) make or become more modern （使）现代化 EG: The use of mobile phones has been modernizing the countrys telephone system. 使用移动电话使国家的电话系统逐步实现现代化。 We need more funds to modernize our teaching facilities. 我们需要更多的资金来使教学设施现代化。 3classification classification (n.) classify (v.) class (n./v.); n. [U] the process of putting people or things into particular groups according to their features 分类，归类 EG: His job involves the classification of different species of butterfly. 他的职责之一是把各种蝴蝶分类。 The classification of wines is often done according to their region. 酒常常是按产地来分类的。 4voltage n. [C, U] 电压 EG: low-voltage electrical current 低压电流 For the first time it would be possible to send high voltages on slender wires for hundreds of miles. 第一次有可能将高电压用细电线送到数百英里以外。 5high-voltage a. marked by great energy 能量大的 EG: What your company needs is some high-voltage talent in the sales department. 贵公司需要的是精力充沛的销售部门的人才。 There is no doubt she has the high-voltage skills demanded of her. 毫无疑问，她具有她需要具备的良好技能。 6brilliance brilliance (n.) –brilliant (a.); n. 1. [U] great skill or intelligence 才华；才智 EG: He is respected for his brilliance as an artist. 作为一名艺术家，他的才华受到人们的尊敬。 Marks brilliance brought him top marks on the Harvard entrance exam. 马克的聪明才智使他在哈佛的入学考试中获得了高分。 2. [U] great brightness 光亮；光辉 EG: The sky was clear and the sunlight had a brilliance that made her feel dizzy. 天空明亮，太阳的光辉令她有点头晕。 It was already dark, but the square glowed with brilliance. 天黑了，可广场却一片光明。 7corridor n. [C] a long narrow passage in a building or train 走廊；通道 EG: A couple of the doors further down the corridor were shut, and app