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我的译文尽量照顾“信”、“达”。供参考。巧记方法若看不太明白，请阅读我以前的有关形象记忆的博文。---姚鸿恩

6. The greater the population there is in a locality, the greater the need there is for water, transportation, and disposal of refuse.

一个地区，人口越多，水、交通和垃圾清除的需求就越大。

locality，地区，地点。local，地方的。加名词后缀 ity。

refuse，n.垃圾、废物。v.拒绝。记：拒绝垃圾。

7. It is more difficult to write simply, directly, and effectively than to employ flowery but vague expressions that only obscure one’s meaning.

简单、直接、有效的写作，难于那种花哨然而使得含义不清的表达模糊的写作。

employ，除了雇佣外，另一个常用的意思是：使用。记：雇佣来使用。

obscure，v.a.（使）模糊不清。ob-反对。s=蛇。cure，治愈。“反对蛇治愈”—模糊不清。

8. With modern offices becoming more mechanized, designers are attempting to personalize them with warmer, less severe interiors.

随着现代办公室日益（机械）自动化，设计师们正尝试用比较温馨、比较不严厉的内部（设计）来使之人性化。

personal，个人的，私人的。ize，动词后缀，表示“使”、“化”。

9. The difference between libel and slander is that libel is printed while slander is spoken.

诽谤和造谣的区别是：诽谤是书面的，而造谣是口头的。

libel，n.诽谤性文字 v.诽谤。谐音：莱布尔诽谤。

slander 诽谤，造谣。跟slang（俚语）一起记。用俚语来造谣。

10. The knee is the joint where the thigh bone meets the large bone of the lower leg.

膝盖是大腿骨和小腿骨连接之处。

thigh，大腿。t=她。high=高。她高高的大腿。

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11. Acids are chemical compounds that, in water solution, have a sharp taste, a corrosive action on metals, and the ability to turn certain blue vegetable dyes red.

12. Billie Holiday’s reputation as a great jazz-blues singer rests on her ability to give emotional depth to her songs.

13. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of what is conceived to be reality.

14. Long before children are able to speak or understand a language, they communicate through facial expressions and by making noises.

15. Thanks to modern irrigation, crops now grow abundantly in areas where once nothing but cacti and sagebrush could live.