*superior 后可以接介词 to，表示 ―比…更好的/更强的/更有效的‖，在句中一般用作表语或 后置定语。例如：

*For all babies, breastfeeding is far superior to bottlefeeding. 对于所有的婴儿，母乳喂养都

远远优于奶瓶喂养。

*We have a relationship infinitely superior to those of many of our friends. 我们之间的关系 比我们许多朋友之间的关系好太多了。 **superior 也可以用作名词，指―上级；上司；长官‖，其反义词为 inferior。superior 不能用 作副词。

3 super 表示―极好的；了不起的‖，能兼用作副词表示―极其；非常‖。例如： *They have gained market leadership by sel ing products that were of super quality. 通过 销售高质量的产品，他们已获得了市场的领导地位。

Lee is very straightforward, super honest and he always knows what he is talking about.

李非常直爽，且超级诚实，他总是知道自己在说什么。（super 用作副词） ―Did you enjoy the film?‖ ―Yes, I thought it was super.‖ ―你喜欢这个电影吗？‖ ―我喜欢，我 认为它超棒的。‖

*4 superb 的词义与 super 相同，表示―极好的；出色的；卓越的‖，superb 在句中不仅可以 作定语，也可以作表语，其副词是 superbly。例如：

*The fact is that the telephone service is superb here, as is compared to postal service. 事 实是，与邮政服务相比，这儿的电话服务是一流的。

*I am highly aware of the superb reputation of your school. 我非常了解你们学校极佳的声 誉。

4 During medical school and residency, I saw many children die of cancer and bloodshed from injury–circumstances against which medicine has made great progress but still has a long way to go. More importantly, I also saw children healthy thanks to advances in medical science such as infant breathing support,

powerful new medicines and surgical techniques and the entire field of organ transplantation. (Para. 1)

Meaning: When I was studying at a medical school and being trained at a hospital, I saw

many children die of cancer and shed blood from injury — situations that modern medicine, though has advanced a lot, is notable to completely handle. On the other hand,

I saw children healthy because of the medical achievements such as infant breathing

support and so forth.

Meaning beyond words: The comparison and contrast between the cases of children he

witnessed effectively il ustrates the importance and necessity of animal research.

5 My desire to tip the scales in favor of healthy, happy children drew me to medical

research. (Para.1)

Meaning: My doing medical research was driven by my priority to keep children healthy and happy.

6 My accusers have twisted the truth into a fable and cast me as the devil. They

claim that I have no moral compass, that I torture innocent animals for the sole

purpose of career advancement, and that my experiments have no relevance to

medicine. (Para. 2)

Meaning: Those who accuse me of having no moral standards distorted the truth into a

legendary story where I am depicted as a monster that tortures innocent animals only for

my career advancement and my experiments have nothing to do with medicine. Meaning beyond words: The paral el structure of ―that‖ clause evidently strengthens the

angry tone of the physician and it obviously is a plus when arguing for one’s viewpoint.

7 Meanwhile, an uncaring public barely watches, convinced that the issue has no

significance, and publicity-conscious senators and politicians increasingly give

way to the lobbying of animal rights activists. (Para. 2)

Meaning: At the same time, the general public act like bystanders, believing that the issue

is no big deal. The senators and politicians, who are familiar with the public issues, keep

making concessions to activists advocating animal rights.

Meaning beyond words: The physician is unhappy and dissatisfied with the indifferent

public and condemns those politicians who acted too softly to the animal rights activists.

8 We, in medical research, have also been unbelievably uncaring. We have allowed

the most extreme animal rights protesters to creep in and frame the issue as one of

―animal fraud‖ and hatred. (Para.3)

Meaning: It is incredible that we who are doing medical research have also been ignoring

the issue. We even gave permission to the most radical animal rights protesters to gradual y impact on our research practice and accuse it of animal deception and hatred

for animals.

Meaning beyond words: The medical researchers have been too soft to the animal

rights protesters that they got themselves into trouble.

frame vt. deliberately make sb. seem guilty of a crime when they’re not guilty, by lying to

*the police or in a court of law 陷害；诬告

Jack would never cheat at a exam, but his classmate framed him as a cheat who had