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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

31. Although apparently rigid, bones exhibit a degree of elasticity that enables the skeleton to withstand considerable impact.
骨头虽然显然是钢硬的，但显示出一定程度的弹性，那弹性使得骨骼能承受相当大的冲击。

32. That xenon could not FORM chemical compounds was once believed by scientists.

科学家们曾经认为氙不能形成化合物。

xenon，氙。用谐音记：贼弄氙。

33. Research into the dynamics of storms is directed toward improving the ability to predict these events and thus to minimize damage and avoid loss of life.

暴风雨力学的研究被引导至提高预测它们来减少破坏和避免死亡的能力。

dynamics，力学，动力学。dy=带。na=那。m=马。带那马，有动力。

34. The elimination of inflation would ensure that the amount of money used in repaying a loan would have the same value as the amount of money borrowed.
消除通货膨胀会确保用于付还贷款的钱的与所借的钱价值相同。

inflation，使充气，通货膨胀。动词是 inflate。flat，扁平的，轮胎漏气（漏气后扁平了）。联想：轮胎漏气，往里（in）充气。

35. Futurism, an early twentieth-century movement in art, rejected all traditions and attempted to glorify contemporary life by emphasizing the machine and motion.
未来主义，二十世纪初的艺术中的运动，排斥所有的传统，并试图用强调机械和动态来颂扬当代的生活。

contemporary，当代的，同代。temporary，临时的，暂时的。联想：当代的，都是暂时的。。

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36. One of the wildest and most inaccessible parts of the United States is the Everglades where wildlife is abundant and largely protected.


37. Lucretia Mott’s influence was so significant that she has been credited by some authorities as the originator of feminism in the United States.


38. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than those of the domestic marketer.


39. The continental divide refers to an imaginary line in the North American Rockies that divides the waters flowing into the Atlantic Ocean from those flowing into the Pacific.


40. Studies of the gravity field of the Earth indicate that its crust and mantle yield when unusual weight is placed on them.