1.far too many 太多
She's asking far too many personal questions for my liking.
她问了我太多太多的个人问题。
2.essentially /ɪˈsenʃəli/ adv.
used when stating the most basic facts about something 本质上;根本上;基本上=basically
Ballet is essentially a middle-class interest.芭蕾舞本质上是中产阶级的爱好。
Unemployment rates have remained essentially unchanged.失业率基本保持不变。
3.cure /kjʊə $ kjʊr/ v.
to make an illness or medical condition go away治愈，治好(病人或动物);治好(疾病);to solve a problem, or improve a bad situation解决,了结(问题) n.药;药物;疗法;治疗;疗程;(解决问题、改善糟糕情况等的)措施，对策
Attempts to cure unemployment have so far failed.到目前为止，解决失业问题的努力都失败了。(cure - to solve a problem, or improve a bad situation)
cured ham腌制火腿 (cure - to preserve food, tobacco etc by drying it, hanging it in smoke, or covering it with salt)
4.profound /prəˈfaʊnd/ adj.
巨大的;深切的;深远的;知识渊博的;理解深刻的;deep or far below the surface of something深邃的;艰深的;玄奥的
Her work touches something profound in the human psyche.她的作品触及了人类心灵深处的一些东西。
5.flu /fluː/ n.
a common illness that makes you feel very tired and weak, gives you a sore throat, and makes you cough and have to clear your nose a lot 流行性感冒;流感
He had come down with the flu.
他得了流感病倒了。
6.pandemic /pænˈdemɪk/ n.
a disease that affects people over a very large area or the whole world(全国或全球性)流行病;大流行病adj.（疾病）大流行的;普遍的，全世界的
One pandemic of Spanish flu took nearly 22 million lives worldwide.
西班牙流感的大爆发夺去了全球近2,200万人的生命。
endemic /enˈdemɪk, ɪn-/ adj.
地方性的;(某地或某集体中)特有的，流行的，难摆脱的n.地方病;某地特产的植物[动物]
Malaria is endemic in many hot countries.
疟疾是许多气候炎热国家的流行病。
epidemic /ˌepəˈdemɪk◂/ n.
a large number of cases of a disease that happen at the same time流行病;(迅速的)泛滥，蔓延adj.流行性的;极为盛行的
the outbreak of a flu epidemic
流感的爆发
7.spell /spel/ v.
用字母拼;拼写;拼出，会拼(单词);拼作;拼成n.(持续的)一段时间;(干某事或在某处工作的)一段时间;a piece of magic that someone does, or the special words or ceremonies used in doing it咒语;符咒;魔法
to cast/put a spell on sb
对某人施魔法
8.demon /ˈdiːmən/ n.
an evil spirit or force恶魔;魔鬼;技艺出众的人;精力充沛的人;(使人担忧和不快的)邪恶事物
demons torturing the sinners in Hell 地狱里折磨罪人的魔鬼
He skis like a demon. 他滑雪技艺超群。
a demon cook 一个厨艺惊人的厨师
the demon drink(BrE, humorous) 含酒精饮料 =alcoholic drink
the soft drink 不含酒精饮料
9.folk /fəʊk $ foʊk/ n.
人们;各位;大伙儿;亲属;家属;(尤指)爹妈adj.传统民间的;民俗的;流传民间的;普通百姓的
In addition, religious organizations are involved in the folk water activity deeply too.
另外，宗教组织也被深深卷入到民间的水事活动中。
folk medicine/remedy民间医药；民间医学 - a traditional type of medical treatment that uses plants or simpletreatments rather than scientific methods
10.half-measures折中措施
Italians prefer compromise, half-measures and gradual change.
意大利人喜欢和解折中的渐变。
measure /ˈmeʒə $ -ər/ v.
测量;度量;(指尺寸、长短、数量等)量度为;估量，判定(重要性、价值或影响等)n.措施;方法;(一定的)量;尺度;标准;程度
11.lethal /ˈliːθəl/ adj. causing death, or able to cause death致命的;可致死的;危害极大的;破坏性极大的 = fatal
The closure of the factory dealt a lethal blow to the town.
那家工厂的关闭对这座城镇是一个致命的打击。
12.hygiene /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/ n.
the practice of keeping yourself and the things around you clean in order to prevent diseases卫生
Be extra careful about personal hygiene.
要非常注意个人卫生。
13.contain /kənˈteɪn/ v.
包含;含有;容纳;to control strong feelings of anger, excitement, etc控制，克制，抑制(感情);to stop something from spreading or escaping防止…蔓延(或恶化)
She was unable to contain her excitement.
她无法抑制内心的激动。
to contain an epidemic
防止流行病的蔓延
Government forces have failed to contain the rebellion.
政府军未能遏止叛乱。
14.available /əˈveɪləbəl/ adj.
something that is available is able to be used or can easily be boughtor found可获得的;可购得的;可找到的;有空的
available resources/facilities
可利用的资源 / 设备
readily/freely/publicly/generally available
可以容易 / 免费 / 让公众 / 普遍得到的
15.aha /ɑːˈhɑː/ int.
used to show that you understand or realize something(表示了解或发现某事物的喜悦)啊哈
Aha! So that's where I left it!
啊哈！原来我把它丢在这儿了！
Aha! So you planned all this, did you?
啊哈！所以这一切都是你策划的，是吗？
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