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1.C minimize consequences and subtract consequences 都存在minimize最小化 subtract减轻 在这里subtract consequences 应该较合适火灾造成了巨大损失，但工厂却说损失没有报道的那么严重以此来减轻不好的后果。2.B cruising 巡航巡游有悠闲之意，其他三个没有卫星通信如此发达，商人们即使在太平洋中巡游也可以和办公室联系宛如就在隔壁那样方便。

他一点责任心都没有. He's so irresponsible. He's very offensive. 讨厌的 (他真是个让人讨厌的人) He's a difficult man to deal with. 他这个人很难对付. He's hard to put up with. 忍受 He's a stubborn old man.顽固的、倔强的 He's a hardheaded old man. 他是个倔强的老头. He's aiming too high. 他总是好高骛远. He's overreaching himself. He's out of his league. That man never admits defeat.他从不认输 He never admits he is wrong. He is a sore loser. He hates being defeated. He can't handle defeat.他是个输不起的人 He's very vague.他是个难以捉摸的人 He's just like my brother. He is difficult to understand. He isn't very clear. He's crooked. 性格孤僻、乖张 He's a crook. He's not nice to you? 他是不是对你不好? No, he's good for nothing. He isn't good for anything. 他一无是处. She's shy around strangers. 她认生. She's bashful. She feel uncomfortable around strangers. She's afraid of strangers. You're too timid. 你是个胆小鬼. You're gutless. You're a wimp. You're a chicken. He's acting big. 他在逞强. He's acting like a hot shot.他动不动就生气 He has a short temper. 易怒 He gets angry easily. He loses his temper quickly. He is very temperamental. 他喜怒无常 He eats like a horse.他很能吃. Your perfume is strong. 香水味 (你的香水味真够呛人的) I can smell your perfume a mile away. Your perfume is romantic.芳香扑鼻

1. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to _____the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.(可以翻译一下的么)A) decrease ) subtractC) minimizeB D) degrade大火造成了严重的损失，但厂方为了降低后果（的严重性）而声称损失并不像报道的那么大。把...程度降低 用degrade.decrease 一般表示数目的增减，subtract 表示从一个总数中减去一部分。minimize 指最小化，这里跟题意不符。所以选D2. Satellite communication are so up-to-date that even when________D(B)___ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door(A)gliding (C)piloting(B)cruising (D)patrolling卫星通讯是如此的发达，以至于纵使正游弋与太平洋上的生意人也能同他们的公司进行联系，就好像公司就在身边一样。gliding 滑翔，滑水piloting 飞行cruising 游弋，游历patrolling 巡逻这里根据题目的语境，在太平洋上，只能是乘船游弋了。所以选B