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词汇

wipe out 彻底摧毁:完全摧毁,使彻底消失。 失控坠毁:由于失去控制而坠毁或撞毁。

modest = relatively small

assault = atttack on

specified = stated adj. 规定的;详细说明的 v. 明确指出;具体说明; 指定;详细说明(specify 的过去分词)

specificially = precisely 特意,专门地;明确地,具体地;具体来说,确切地说;局限性地;专门;(生)种的

moral = lesson adj.有关道德的;基于道德的,道义上的;品行端正的,有道德的;伦理的;能辨别是非的

n.道德准则(标准);寓意,道德上的教训

To deflect(使转向) sounds = change their direction

apparently(据说,显然;似乎,好像)=seemingly 貌似,看似(但可能并非如此);似乎,好像(是事实)

exploitation = use 剥削,压榨;开发,开采;(出于私利、不公正的)利用

indicative of (表明,说明 ) = suggesting

complexity = sophistication

inevitably (不可避免地,必然地;意料之中) = typically != necessarily

engage in = perform

accordingly—for that reason因此-因此

attendant—accompanying伴随的-伴随的