2010年7月3日 星期六

Scientific American 2010,Feb

p11   They represnet a real hodgepodge.
hodgepodge   /'hɑdʒˈpɑdʒ/ KK 雜亂無章的一堆東西;大雜燴



hotchpotch (同義詞)

p28

The Naked Truth
Recent findings lay bare the origins of human hairlessness-and hint that naked skin was a key factor in the emergenc of other human traits
by Nina G. Jablonski

lay bare


道破

• lay something bare


暴露;揭露

• To expose or clarify something


p43
the art of bacteria warfare
New research reveals that how bacteria hijack our body's cells and outwit out immune system-and how we can use their own weapons against them

warfare
the activity of fighting a war, especially using particular weapons or methods 戰;作戰;戰爭
the activity of competing in an aggressive way with another group, company, etc. (群體、公司等之間的)鬥爭,競爭,衝突

hijack  /'haɪˈdʒæk/ KK
to use violence or threats to take control of a vehicle, especially a plane, in order to force it to travel to a different place or to demand something from a government 劫持(交通工具,尤指飛機)
to use or take control of something, especially a meeting, in order to advertise your own aims and interests 操縱(會議等,以推銷自己的意圖)


outwit  /ˈaut'wɪt/ KK
to defeat somebody/something or gain an advantage over them by doing something clever (智力上)超過,勝過