Public infrastructure did not keep pace with urban sprawl.
　　公共基础设施没有跟上城市前进的步伐。
　　infrastructure n.基础结构，基础设施
　　【释】 the basic systems and services, such as transport and power supplies, that a country or organization uses in order to work effectively
　　【例】 A country’s economic infrastructure is essential for its further development. 一个国家的经济基础结构对其未来发展至关重要。
　　sprawl vi.躺卧(蔓延) n.躺卧(蔓延)
　　【释】 to spread the arms and legs out carelessly and untidily while sitting or lying down
　　【派】 a. sprawled / sprawling
　　【例】 I was sprawling full length on the cargo. 我伸展四肢平躺在装载的货物上。
　　It reveals the remarkable ingenuity and the great organizing ability of the ancient Egyptians.
　　它揭示了古埃及人非凡的才智和伟大的组织能力。
　　ingenuity n.心灵手巧;足智多谋
　　【释】 skill and cleverness in making, inventing, or arranging things
　　【派】 a. ingenious; ad. ingeniously
　　【例】 The small boy has an extraordinary ingenuity of invention.小男孩具有非凡的发明才能。
　　A baby receives the genetic inheritance from its parents.
　　孩子从父母那里得到基因遗传。
　　inheritance n.遗传;遗产
　　【释】 money or objects that someone gives other people when they die
　　【派】 v. inherit; n. inheritor
　　【用】 inheritance of sth. from sb.
　　【例】 The inheritance of her good looks is from her mother. 她的美貌来自母亲的遗传。
　　Noise is controlled by modifying equipment and by using insulation and sound enclosures around machinery.
　　通过改造设备及在机器周围采用绝缘及隔音措施，嗓音得到了控制。

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