STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Consider why the era of "cheap oil" may have dried up
- Find out where the Berlin Wall went after it came down
- Meet a teen who found a cause after losing his limbs
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※ crude noun 原油
oil in a natural state that has not yet been treated
※ defy verb 違抗
to refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation, etc.
children openly defying their teachers
A few workers have defied the majority decision and gone into work despite the strike.
The fact that aircraft don't fall out of the sky always seems to me to defy (= act against) the law of gravity.
A forest fire raging in the south of France is defying (= is not changed by) all attempts to control it.
※ hefty adjective 大而重的、可觀的
large in amount, size, force, etc
a hefty bill/fine
Her salary will go up by a hefty 10%.
a hefty woman with dyed blond hair
※ legit adjective 合法的
legitimate
allowed by law
The army must give power back to the legitimate government.
I'm not getting involved in this fund-raising scheme if it isn't legit.
※ tribute noun 悼念、致哀
[C or U] something that you say, write or give which shows your respect and admiration for someone, especially on a formal occasion
Tributes have been pouring in from all over the world for the famous actor who died yesterday.
For wedding bouquets, floral tributes (= flowers sent to someone's funeral) and all your flower needs, call Mandy's Florists.
※ pay tribute to sb/sth
to praise someone or something
The minister paid tribute to the men who had fought the blaze.
※ emblazon verb （用圖案、符號或文字醒目地）裝飾
to print or decorate something in a very noticeable way
Her name was emblazoned across the front of the theatre.
cars emblazoned with the company logo
※ intertwine verb 糾纏
to twist or be twisted together, or to be connected so as to be difficult to separate
The town's prosperity is inextricably intertwined with the fortunes of the factory.
The trees' branches intertwined to form a dark roof over the path
※ freak adjective 不正常的、怪異的
very unusual or unexpected
She was crushed in a freak (= very unlikely) accident in a cave in France.
A freak whirlwind has destroyed over 20 caravans in west Wales.
※ amputee noun 被截肢者
a person who has had an arm or leg cut off
※ prosthesis noun 假體 （義肢）
an artificial body part, such as an arm, foot or tooth, which replaces a missing part
prosthetic adjective
a prosthetic hand
※ stomp verb 跺腳、踐踏
[I usually + adverb or preposition] to walk with intentionally heavy steps, especially as a way of showing that you are annoyed
She stomped up the stairs and slammed her bedroom door.
He woke up in a bad mood and stomped off to the bathroom
◆ 60-Second Science│ ScientificAmerican
Diet and the Brain
A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences finds that brain chemicals linked to addiction are in play with a high-sugar diet, and a study in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that a high-carb diet had lasting mood-elevation effects. Cynthia Graber reports
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※ corticotropin 促腎上腺皮質激素
※ withdrawal noun 退癮
[U] when something is taken away so that it is no longer available, or when someone stops being involved in an activity
Doctors demanded the withdrawal of the drug (from the market) after several cases of dangerous side-effects were reported.
Her sudden withdrawal from the championship caused a lot of press speculation about her health.
※ relapse verb 故態復萌
to become ill or start behaving badly again, after making an improvement
She managed to stop using drugs for a month, but then relapsed.
He looked happy for a brief while, before relapsing into silent misery.
※ rodent 齧齒動物
※ waist 腰部
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