《大学英语6级 - 阅读》第二章 强化训练15篇 Passage 3
1. 单词
1) radically 明显地，彻底地
American parents have radically increased the variety of names they give their children.
美国父母给他们孩子取得名字明显变得多样化.
2) cause comment 造成议论
... may cause comment when people first hear it?
当人们第一次听到它时可能会造成议论吗？
3) identical 完全相同
Even though the papers are identical.
即使论文完全相同.
4) compensate 弥补
It will compensate for most of the negative effects of stereotypes.
这将会消除绝大多数定式思维的影响.
5) steretypes 定势思维
Most American have strong and specific stereotypes about what sort of person bears that name.
大多数美国人会对取了那种名字的那类人形成一种强烈且特殊的定式思维.
6) bestow 赐予
An older person bestows the name.
长老赐予名字
7) clan 宗族
... included the name of his or her clan.
.. 包含了他或她宗族的名字.
8) totem 图腾
They can then use the game totem to initiate a new game.
他们可以使用该游戏图腾启动新的游戏。
9) reservation 保留地
She is off the reservation.
她离开了保留地.
10) brand-new 新颖
these stories often require writers to create brand-new names.
这些故事经常要求作者创造出新颖的名字.