conventional adj. 依照惯例的, 约定俗成的, 依照传统的;常规的, 非核的
recession n. 经济衰退; 不景气;撤回
thoroughly adv. 彻底地;认真仔细地;完全地;非常,极其
preoccupation n. 全神贯注,入神;当务之急;使人全神贯注的事物
dominant adj. 支配的,统治的;占优势的;显性的 | n. 显性
civility n. 礼貌;端庄;礼仪
minister n. 大臣, 部长;公使, 外交使节;牧师 | vi. 辅助; 服侍
earnestness n. 坚定, 认真, 急切
dependent adj. 依靠的, 依赖的;取决于…的
composition n. 创作, 写作, 作曲;作文, 作品;构图; 构成, 成分;混合物, 合成物
sermon n. 布道, 讲道, 说教;讲道文章;一大通教训
frustration n. 挫折;失败;挫败;失意;沮丧
end n. 目的,目标
fall victim of bias 成为偏见的牺牲品
promote rapid economic development 推动经济快速发展
primary / chief / major / main / principle / prime cause 主要原因
achieve / fulfill / reach / realize the potential 实现潜能
poverty traps 贫穷的困境
constrain / restrain / limit the ability 抑制、限制某种能力
substantially / considerably / dramatically / greatly / significantly / vastly improve 大幅提升,极大改善
learned scholar 知识渊博的学者
intellectual earnestness 渴望求知
decisive / critical / crucial / key moment 决定性的时刻
settle one‘s fate 确定某人的命运
religious / moral / political commitments 宗教信仰 / 道德信条 / 政治信仰
This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary, but not a sufficient, condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance.
这种日益提高的教育水平,对于出色经济状况所要求的复杂政治体制,可能是一个必要但不充分条件。
To take this approach to the New Englanders normally means to start with the Puritans‘ theological innovations and their distinctive ideas about the church —— important subjects that we may not neglect.
以这种方式来看待新英格兰人,通常意味着要从清教徒的神学变革和他们对宗教的独特想法(我们可能不会忽略的重要主题)入手。
controversial adj. 有争议的, 引起争议的
perplexing adj. 使人困惑的;令人费解的
mischievous adj. 淘气的, 顽皮的;造成伤害的
ambiguous adj. 引起歧义的; 模棱两可的, 含糊不清的
duly adv. 充分地;适当地;按时地
alleged adj. 声称的,所谓的
peculiar adj. 奇怪的, 异常的;特有的, 独具的;〈非正〉不舒服, 有病的
for fear that 以免,唯恐 (同义词:in case that)
so long as 只要
as far as prep. 就...而言, 至于 | conj. 到...程度
in store 必将到来
hit / reach a plateau 达到平稳状态
be conveyed to 被转让给
be compared to 被比作
be consistent with 与……一致
be parallel with 与……相同
be peculiar to 对……情有独钟
Instead, the studies ended up giving their name to the "Hawthorne effect", the extremely influential idea that the very act of being experimented upon changes subjects‘ behavior.
相反,该研究最终得名为”霍桑效应“——一个有极高影响力的观点:正是作为实验对象这件事本身改变了受试者的行为。
原文:https://www.cnblogs.com/littlecan2020/p/13773715.html