生词表 2013

speculate 推测

plaintiff 原告

defendant 被告

indictment 控告 accusation

anticipate 预期

turnaround 周转时间

disposable 一次性的

hijack 劫持

curb 控制

fine-grained 细致的

get cracking on 动工，开始做

set off the row 挑起争吵

comply with 服从 observe conform to/with

on that count 在那一方面

indulgence 纵容

asteroid 小行星

be tempted to 想要做

flagship 旗舰

hence 因此，之后，自此

willfully 任性固执地

fad 一时流行的狂热

This long perspective makes the pessimistic view of our prospects seem more likely to be a passing fad.

lot 命运

But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans, and to improve the lot of those to come.

fashion 使成型

overstep 逾越，违反

agrotechnology 农业技术

eradicate 根除，消灭

paraphrase 转述，意译

disciplinary 学科的

Today, the socia sciences are largely focused on disciplinary problems and internal scholarly debates, rather than on topics with external impact.