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　　1.outer adj.远离内部[中心]的,;外围的

　　例句：We'll move to the outer suburbs.

　　我们将搬到市郊。

　　2.minor adj.较小的, 较少的, 低级的, 次要的

　　例句：The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.

　　年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。

　　3.portion n.一部分, 一份, (食物的)一份, 一客;

　　例句：Three thousand dollars is no more than a portion.

　　3000美元只不过是一部分。

　　You are paid your portion not later than a week.

　　不会晚于一周你就可以得到你那一部分报酬。

　　4.benchmark n.基准

　　例句：The benchmark Shanghai composite index closed down 95.02 points.

　　上海复合指标基准关盘时下降了95.02点。

　　5.overland adj.经由陆路的, 横跨大陆的

　　例句：Overland trucks carry food to market.

　　横越大陆的卡车把食品运往市场。

　　6.restore vt.恢复,使回复;归还,交还;修复,重建

　　例句：At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.

　　目前医生每天在给他按摩, 帮助他恢复腿臂的功能。

　　7.erosion n.腐蚀, 侵蚀; 磨损

　　例句：Soil conservation is intended to curb erosion.

　　土壤保持旨在控制水土流失。

　　8.monitor vt.监听, 监视

　　例句：This instrument monitors the patient's heartbeats.

　　这台仪器监听病人的心跳。

　　You must monitor the latest intelligence on armaments.

　　你们必须密切注意有关军备的最新情报。

　　[积少成多]

　　1.Earlier, heavy rains from Earl caused flooding in low-lying areas of Antigua, and winds ripped out trees and blew down power lines on the nearby island of St. Martin.

　　rip out偷窃,撕去;狠狠地发出…

　　例句：He is apt to rip out an oath, when greatly excited.

　　他特别激动时常喜欢骂上一句。

　　2.It is running parallel to Earl and off to the east, maybe impacting Bermuda by the weekend.

　　parallel to平行于

　　例句：The road runs parallel to the railway.

　　这条公路与铁路平行。

　　3.Bill Reed of the National Hurricane Center says Fiona is not expected to come as close to land as Earl did.

　　“as(否定句中可用so)+adj./adv.+as…”，其基本意思为“……和……一样”。但在实际应用中，此结构在不同的语境中含义差异较大。

　　1)表示不同人或物同一性质的比较，意为“……和……一样……"。

　　The tree is as tall as the building(is).

　　这棵树和那栋楼一样高。

　　Michael is as bright as George(is).

　　迈克尔和乔治一样聪明。

　　2)表示同一个人或物不同性质的比较，意为“既……又……”

　　Alice works as happily as(she)plays(happily).

　　艾丽丝愉快地工作，尽情地玩。

　　Danny is not so wise as he is witty.

　　丹尼为人风趣，但欠明智。

　　3)用于表示两个人或物不同性质的比较，表示程度相同或相当，意为“……而……”。

　　He was as handsome as his wife was beautiful.

　　他长得非常英俊，他的妻子也长得非常漂亮。

　　He was as experienced as his brother was green.

　　他经验丰富，而他兄弟却涉世未深。

　　4.Current forecasts show Fiona moving north on a path that will keep it far off the U.S. East Coast.

　　keep构成系表结构：keep+表语，意为"保持，继续(处于某种状态)"。其中表语可用形容词、副词、介词短语等充当。如：

　　You must look after yourself and keep healthy.(形容词)你必须照顾好自己，保持身体健康。