1.notorious

She was a Japanese triple agent notorious for changing sides as often as she changed lovers.

她当时是一名日本三重间谍，因为改变立场就象变更情人一样频繁而声名狼籍。

2.disruption / potential / trigger

Heat causes the chemical bonds in cells to break down, a disruption that can be a potential trigger for cancer.

热会导致细胞内化学键的断裂，这种破坏可能是癌证的潜在诱因。

3.junk

I waste an average of ten minutes a day just on sorting through junk mail.

我每天仅仅拣出垃圾邮件就要浪费十分钟。

4.predominantly

In the developing world, illiteracy is predominantly a rural problem.

在发展中国家，文盲问题主要集中在农村。

5. staggering

A staggering percentage of America’s adults are unequipped for life is a modern society.

美国成年人中无法适应现代社会生活的比例高得惊人。

6. attributable

Business losses attributable to literacy deficiencies cost the U.S. tens of billions of dollars every year.

由于雇员文化素质低而造成的损失每年在美国高达几百亿美元。

7. trigger / sensor / activate

This would trigger sensors to activate electrical capacitors inside the bank.

这将触发传感器启动坦克内部的电容器。

8.induce / current

This electromagnetic field would induce electrical currents in the copper.

这个电磁场会在铜内感生出电流。

9.dissipate

Electromagnets would be used to dissipate the energy of an anti-tank missile.

电磁体是用来消散反坦克导弹的能量的。

10. soar

The Dow Jones Industrial Average has soared from around 50 points to 9,000 points.

道琼斯工业平均指数已经从40点大幅攀升到9，000点。