33. Destruction
n.
破坏, 毁灭
Libyan leader Moammar Khadafi announced earlier this month he’s abandoning the pursuit of weapons of mass destruction .
34. Predict
v.
预知, 预言, 预报
The U.N. predicted today that the world’s population will grow at a slower pace than expected . 联合国今天发表的报告预计 ， 世界人口的增长将比预期的要慢 .
35. Revise
vt.
修订, 校订, 修正, 修改
The revised study says the population study will rise to about 9 billion by 2050 . 修改后的研究报告指出 ， 世界人口将在2050 年 达到90亿左右。
36. Treaty
n.
条约, 谈判
Top officials from around the world are in Mexico to sign the first worldwide anticorruption treaty . 世界各国的高级官员齐聚墨西哥 ， 签署第一个世界范围的反腐败公约 。
37. Convention
n.
大会, 协定, 习俗, 惯例
The United Nation’s convention is expected to be signed by more than one hundred nations . 预计将有一百多个国家签署这项联合国公约。
38. Assist
v.
援助, 帮助
The pact requires signatories to assist other countries in detecting illicit funds . 公约要求各缔约国要协助其他国家对非法资金进行调查。
39. Cancer
n.
癌, 毒瘤
Canto pop diva Anita Mui died early today , losing a battle to cervical cancer . 香港流行乐坛天后梅艳芳今日凌晨逝世 ， 最终无法战胜子宫颈癌病魔。
40. Band
n.
带子, 镶边, 波段, 队, 乐队
v.
联合, 结合
Forty- one years after Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards formed their band The Rolling Stones , Jagger will be knighted by Prince Charles . 在贾格尔和吉他手基思·查理斯 组成滚石乐队的41 年之后 ， 贾格尔将获得由查尔斯王子加封的爵位 。
41. Battery
n.
电池, 殴打
Singer Bobby Brown has been charged with battery after a weekend altercation with his wife , singer Whitney Houston . 歌手博比·布朗 在周末与其妻--- 歌星惠特尼. 休斯顿发生一场口角后被控以殴打罪。
42. Detective
n.
侦探
adj.
侦探的
Brown appeared with his lawyer before a judge after meeting with detectives and a court solicitor . 在与侦探和法律顾问会面后 ， 布朗和他的律师出席了庭审。
43.Dominate
v.
支配, 占优势
Microsoft’s leading product , called Windows , dominates the world market for personal computer operating systems . 微软的拳头产品视窗 ， 主导着个人电脑
操作系统的国际市场 。
44. Enable
vt.
使能够, 授予权利或方法
The basic programs that enable a PC to use specific applications such as e-mail and the internet . 这些基本的程序系统使个人电脑能够使用各种特定功能 ， 如电子邮件和因特网 。
45.Complain
v.
抱怨, 悲叹, 控诉
Real Networks complains that customers using Windows get Microsoft’s programs for watching video or listening to sound from the internet , whether they want them or not . Real Networks投诉说 ，视窗用户无论愿意与否 ， 他们都会得到微软的在线听音乐和观看视频图象的程序。
46. Accuse
vt.
控告, 谴责, 非难
Real Networks accuses Microsoft of pursuing a broad course of predatory conduct over a period of years . Real Networks 指责微软多年来一直全力推行掠夺性的经营方式。
47. revenue
n.
收入, 国家的收入, 税收
The result , Microsoft has been lost substantial revenue and business . 结果是 ， 微软已经蒙受了严重的经济损失和业务流失。
48. Approach
n.
接近, 逼近, 走进, 方法, 步骤, 途径, 通路
vt.
接近, 动手处理
vi.
靠近
As the euro approaches its fifth birthday on the market after two years as legal currency , it has registered its all-time best against the dollar. 成为合法货币两年后， 欧元在迎来问世五周年纪念之际 ， 兑美元的
汇率创下了历史的最高记录。
49. Approve
vi.
赞成, 满意
vt.
批准, 通过
v.
批准
More than fifty-six percent of possible voters in Poland have entered ballots on a measure to join the EU , and more than eighty percent of them approve the measure .
波兰为加入欧盟而举行的投票有超过56%的潜在选民参加 ， 而且超过八成的选民赞成这一举措。
50. Academy
n.
(高等)专科院校, 研究院, 学会, 学术团体, 学院
Katharine Hepburn won four Academy Awards for her lead parts ---more than any one else .
凯瑟琳赫本四次夺得奥斯卡学院奖最佳女主角―――这比其他任何人都多.
15. Missile
n.
导弹, 发射物
Pictures of insurgents firing an anti-aircraft missile in Iraq . 有关伊拉克叛乱分子发射防空导弹的录像。
16. Award
n.
奖, 奖品
vt.
授予, 判给
The Iranian human rights lawyer , Shirin Ebadi , picks up her Nobel Peace Prize award today . 伊朗人权律师希林.伊巴迪今天接受了她的“诺贝尔和平奖”。
17. Await
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