در زیر یکی دیگر از مقاله های مجله نیوزویک گزینش شده و واژگان دشوار آن بهمراه واژگان دشوار چند مقاله دیگر در اینجا آورده شده است. زبان آموزانی که بدنبال بدست آورده نمره هایی بالاتر از معمول در آزمون های آیلتس و تافل هستند (برای مثال نمره 8 آیلتس و 110 تافل) باید توجه داشته باشند که بررسی این مقاله و عادت به خواندن آن ها و بیرون کشیدن لغات دشوار تر و عبارت ها میتواند در بخش ریدینگ و همچنین در رایتینگ برای ایشان بسیار سودمند باشد. در پایان بهره گیری از یک فرهنگ واژگان یا دیکشنری توانمند و استاندارد و وارد کردن واژگان تازه در یک دفترچه کوچک برای بازبینی و مرور های بعدی را فراموش نکنید.
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–mascot = an animal or toy that represents a team or organization and is thought to bring them good luck
–marsupials = animals like kangaroo which carries its babies in a pocket of skin(pouch) on its body
–Shovels, wheelbarrows and a friend were pressed into action.
–conflate = to combine
–He conflates two images from Kipling’s short stories in the film
–avowed = sworn = admitted or said publicly
–circumscribe (1) = restrict = limit (2) to darw a line around sth
–The President’s power is circumscribed by Congress and the Supreme Court
–stamp out = to prevent sth bad from continuing
–we aim to stamp out poverty in out lifetimes
–Pitt was a great philanthropist and wanted to stamp out smuggling, which was rife
–dud = useless because if doesn’t work
–Critics have labeled the new telescope a dud
–several of the fireworks were duds.
–shudder = to shake for a short time because you are afraid, cold etc.
— I shudder with embarrassment whenever I think about it
–The car shuddered briefly as its engine died
–tawdry = (1)cheaply and badly made, (2) showing low moral standards
–tawdry jewelery and fake furs
–a tawdry tale of lies and deception
–lament = to express annoyance or disappointment about sth
–She lamented the fact that manufacturers did not produce small packs for single-person households.
–Steiner lamented the lack of public interest in the issue
–temp = to work temporarily
–Carol’s temping until she can find another job
–gig = perform a modern popular music or jazz
–We were gigging and getting well paid for it
–flab = soft loose flesh on a person’s body
–My workout video will help you get rid of that flab
–scrawny = skinny = slim
–do-gooder = sb who helps other people but their help is not needed
–Pearson isn’t just a do-gooder – he’s been in prison and wants to help others stay out
–puritan = sb with strict moral views who think pleasure is unnecessary and wrong
–NIMBY = not in my backyard
–brothel = pleasure house
–corral = move and keep in an enclosed place
–Keep the kids corralled safely in the backyard
–once at the airport, we were corralled into a small room
–We were staying in a seedy hotel in San Francisco
–seedy = sb or sth that looks dirty and poor
