20120320 p7 Indian Case Pits Patients Against Patents

This article is from "The New York Times" 2012/3/20 p.7

Article title: Indian Case Pits Patients Against Patents

Indian case voice recording, part 1 of 2

Indian case voice recording, part 2 of 2 

pit……against

使相鬥;使對立;使競爭[(+against)

The managers want to pit the champion against John.

經理人想讓冠軍與約翰比賽

generic

a. 非商標的;沒有商標名的

n. 1. 通稱  2. 非專利藥

leukemia [pbth`maQ]

n. 1. 【醫】白血病(俗稱血癌)

stake

賭金,賭注

high-stakes 高額賭注

showdown

n.1. 攤牌;最後的一決雌雄[C][S1]

We may have to force a showdown.

我們也許得迫使對方攤牌。

intellectual

a.1. 智力的;理智的

intellectual property

ph.1. 智慧財產

knockoff

n.1. (售價低廉的)冒牌服裝;名牌仿製品

She knows the place to go for quality knockoffs.

她知道去哪裡買高級的名牌仿製服裝。

stifle

vt.1. 使窒息,悶住;悶死

The heavy smoke stifled the firemen. 濃煙使消防隊員窒息。

2. 扼殺;抑止,阻止

She tried hard to stifle her laughter.她強忍住笑。

3. 藏匿,掩蓋

advocate

n.1. 提倡者;擁護者[(+of)

vt. 1. 擁護;提倡;主張[+v-ing]

He advocates reforming the prison system.他主張改良監獄制度。

relent

vi.1. 變溫和;變寬容;發慈悲,憐憫

2. 減弱,緩和

In the morning the storm relented a little.早晨大風暴減弱了一些。

dispute

n. v. 爭論;爭執

generically

ad.1. 一般地;普通地

chronic [thqFnah]

a.1. (病)慢性的;(人)久病的

She's developed a chronic cough.她的咳嗽已成了一種慢性病。

2. 長期的,不斷的

The economy flourishes despite a fairly high rate of chronic unemployment.儘管失業率居高不下,經濟仍在蓬勃發展。

3. 慣常的,習慣性的

He is a chronic complainer.他這個人老是抱怨。

myelogenic [umAaQpQtgYUnah]

a.1. 起自或生於骨髓的

gastrointestinal

a.1. 胃腸的

primarily

ad.1. 首先;起初,原來

Primarily a teacher, she later became a writer.她原先是教師,後來成了作家。

2. 首要地,主要地;根本上

The issue was not primarily a political one.這問題根本不是政治問題。

tweak

n.1. 扭;捏;擰 2. 苦惱,焦急

vt.1. 扭;捏;擰

impede

vt.1. 妨礙,阻礙;阻止

The attempt to rescue the climbers was impeded by bad weather.救援登山者的努力因天氣惡劣而受阻。

foster

vt.1. 養育,領養 2. 培養,促進 3. 心懷(希望、野心等)

a.1. 養育的,收養的

clause

n.1. (文件的)條款,款

appeal

vi.1. 呼籲,懇求[(+to/for)][+to-v]

He appealed to me for help.他向我求援。

He appealed to his friends for support.他請求朋友支持。

2. 訴諸,求助[(+to)]

We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information. 我們將求助於多種資料來源。

3. 有吸引力,迎合愛好[W][(+to)]

The idea appealed to Mary. 這主意正合瑪麗的心意。

4. 【律】上訴[(+to/against)]

He appealed against the five-year sentence he had been given. 他對被判五年徒刑提出上訴。

5. (體育比賽中)訴諸裁判,訴請裁決[(+to/against)]

vt.1. 【美】將...上訴,對...上訴

He appealed his case to a higher court. 他向上一級法院申訴。

n. 1. 呼籲,請求[C][U][(+to/for)]

He made one last appeal to his father to forgive him. 他最後一次懇求父親寬恕他。

2. 吸引力,感染力[U]

These subjects have lost their appeal for most students. 對多數學生來說,這些學科已經失去了吸引力。

3. 上訴[C][U]

4. 訴諸裁判[C]