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新托福之TPO阅读重点单词语境记忆18
Agriculture, iron, and the Bantu people
Scattered 分散的;稀疏的
They heard a few scattered shots. 他们听见几声稀疏的枪声。
They try to round up a scattered herd of cattle. 他们试图把分散的牲口赶在一起。
Livestock 家畜
At the county fair last year, prizes were given for the best farm products and livestock. 在去年全县交易会上, 最好的农产品和家畜都得了奖。
He is good at breeding livestock. 他擅长养家畜。
Camel 骆驼
The camel is a herbivorous animal. 骆驼是一种食草动物。
The merchant decided to use camels to carry his goods across the desert. 商人决定用骆驼载运货物穿过沙漠。
Profound 深度的;深远的
I give you my profound thanks for saving my life. 我对您的救命之恩深表谢意。
Beauty is but superficial while mind is profound. 美貌是肤浅的，而思想才是深邃的。
Blacksmith 铁匠
The old man is a blacksmith. 那位老人是一位铁匠。
The blacksmith’s shop is very noisy. 这个铁匠铺很吵。
Ingenious 设计独特的
Try to think of unusual and ingenious solutions. 尽量想想不同寻常的、巧妙的解决方法。
I never heard anything more ingenious than your suggestion. 我从来没有听过象你这样有独创性的建议。
Desiccation 干燥
Application: Suitable for desiccation, medical treatment and poultry artificial incubation. 用途：干燥、医疗和家禽人工孵化。
Spores normally resist desiccation and have many ordinary procedures of disinfection. 芽孢能抗干燥并且有很多普通的消毒方法。
Millet 小米
Millet is cultivated on some farms here. 这里有些农场种小米。
Mother cooked easily digestible millet mash at noon. 妈妈中午做了容易消化的小米糊糊。
Sorghum 高粱
They made sorghum into pig feed. 他们把高粱做成了猪饲料。
We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot. 我们可以在这块地上种植高粱或玉米。(plot小块土地)
Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚
They quarrelled with Italy without saving Ethiopia. 他们同意大利争吵，却救不了埃塞俄比亚。
I’m familiar with the many nationalities that comprise Ethiopia. 我对组成埃塞俄比亚的众多民族都很熟悉。
Sudan 苏丹
Our government buys most of Sudan’s oil and sells it arms. 我们政府购买了大部分的苏丹石油，并向苏丹出售武器。
I will go to Sudan on this summer holiday. 今年暑假我将去苏丹。
Hyksos 希克索斯王朝(公元前18-16世纪统治埃及，又称“牧人王朝”)
But the Hyksos did introduce new ideas into Egypt. 不过克索人将新思想介绍进了埃及。
They had now acquired the war-horse and the war-chariot, which the Hyksos hand brought to them. 他们现在得到了战马和战车，那是希克索斯带给他们的。
Cavalry 骑兵
The cavalry were advancing. 骑兵队伍正在挺进。
They were taken in flank by a troop of cavalry. 他们的侧翼受到一队骑兵袭击。
Metallurgy 冶金学
I graduated in metallurgy from Birmingham in 1985. 我于1985年在伯明翰大学修读完冶金学学位。
They are mainly used in metallurgy and conveyor systems. 它们主要应用在冶金和输送设备领域。
Nigeria 尼日利亚
Back in Nigeria we used to play a lot of tennis. 我们以前在尼日利亚经常打球。
Our listener question this week comes from Nigeria. 本周，我们要解答的听众提问来自尼日利亚。
Ghana 加纳
I live in Ghana. 我住在加纳。
Tema is the port of Ghana in West Africa. 特马，是西非加纳的港口。
Mali 马里
Konare became Mali’s President on June 8th this year. 杜尔是今年6月8日就任马里总统的。
The other countries affected are Mali, Niger, and Nigeria. 其它感染的国家有马里，尼日尔，尼日利亚。
Hoe 锄
Choose me a good hoe. 替我选一把好锄头。
I’d like to hoe in the field. 我愿在田里锄地。
Furnace 火炉
A blast of hot air came from the furnace. 一股热风从火炉里吹出来。
We had better fire up the furnace. 我们最好把炉子生起来。
Demographic 人口统计学的
Demographic pressures threaten to burden the next generation with heavy costs. 人口压力危机下一代的承重负担。
Demographic change is another reason why the workforce is greying. 人口变化是劳动力老龄化的又一原因。
Grey 灰色的;灰色
Today, the canopy of the heaven is grey. 今天的天幕是灰色的。
The most popular color this autumn is grey. 今年秋天最流行灰色。
Sub-Sahara Africa (非洲)撒哈拉以南的