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前五句

86. Artificial flowers are used for scientific as well as for decorative purposes. They are made from a variety of materials, such as wax and glass, so skillfully that they can scarcely be distinguished from natural flowers.
人造花用于科学和装饰的目的。它们是用各种材料做成的，如腊和玻璃，做得如此精巧，以致几乎不能将它们和自然花区别开来。

decorative，装饰性的。动词是decorate，装饰。dec-表示10。or，或许。10月或许要装饰。

87. Three years of research at an abandoned coal mine in Argonne, Illinois, have resulted in findings that scientists believe can help reclaim thousands of mine disposal sites that scar the coal-rich regions of the United States.

对伊利诺伊阿尔贡一个废弃的煤矿的三年的研究结果，科学家认为可以帮助重新开采美国富矿地区的留下伤痕的数以千计的废弃处理的矿场。

disposal，配置，布置，处置，处理。是名词。动词是dispose。dis-前缀，表示分离。pos

-置放。分离置放，配置处置。

88. When the persuading and the planning for the western railroads had finally been completed, the really challenging task remained: the dangerous, sweaty, backbreaking, brawling business of actually building the lines.

当西部铁路游说和计划性最终得以完成后，剩下的真正挑战性的任务是：在实际建造这条线路时的汗水、累断腰的、喧嚷的活。

sweaty，出汗的。名词和动词是sweat。加后缀y，变成形容词。ty结尾的词，通常都是名词，因为ty是名词后缀。但是，如果一个单词的结尾是y，y前面是一个单词，那么，它是形容词。

89. Because of the space crunch, the Art Museum has become increasingly cautious in considering acquisitions and donations of art, in some cases passing up opportunities to strengthen its collections.

由于空间的嘎杂嘎杂的声响，艺术博物馆已经在购买和捐赠艺术品上提高警觉，在些情况下，拒绝了强化其馆藏的机会。

pass， 经过，传递。up，上。pass up，往上面传，不接下来，就是拒绝。

90. The United States Constitution requires that President be a natural-born citizen, thirty-five years of age or older, who has lived in the United States for a minimum of fourteen years.
美国宪法要求总统必须是本土出生公民，35岁或以上，住在美国至少14年。

President，总统。president，可根据情况翻译为：议院议长，法庭庭长，长官大臣，总裁，主席，校长等。pre-前面。sid-坐。ent-人。坐在前面的人，不管是什么职称，都是长官。

后五句

91. Arid regions in the southwestern United States have become increasingly inviting playgrounds for the growing number of recreation seekers who own vehicles such as motorcycles or powered trail bikes and indulge in hill-climbing contests or in caving new trails in the desert.

92. Stone does not decay, and so tools of long ago have remained when even the bones of the man who made them have disappeared without a trace.

93. Insects would make it impossible for us to live in the world; they would devour all our crops and kill our flocks and herds, if it were not for the protection we get from insect-eating animals.

94. It is true that during their explorations they often faced difficulties and dangers of the most perilous nature, equipped in a manner which would make a modern climber shudder at the thought, but they did not go out of their way to court such excitement.

95. There is only one difference between an old man and a young one: the young man has a glorious future before him and old one has a splendid future behind him: and maybe that is where the rub is.