托福阅读备考之100个必懂短语（二）

　　65.in the absence of 在缺乏…的情况下

　　The concentrations at which the adverse effects appear will be greater than the concentrations that the pollutants would have in the absence of human activities.

　　66.in view of 由于

　　In view of the rate at which the radio sources emit energy, they should disappear in a few million years.

　　67.instead of 代替

　　Instead of working with light, however, he worked with microwaves.

　　68.invest in 投资

　　He started to invest in the town’s cultural development.

　　69.lead to 导致，引起

　　In fact, there is wide agreement that it is the rate of change humans are inflicting, even more than the changes themselves that will lead to biological devastation.

　　70.leave out 排除

　　Explanations of animal behavior that leave out any sort of consciousness at all and ascribe actions entirely to instinct leave many questions unanswered.

　　71.off the mark 不正确

　　This analogy is not far off the mark.

　　72.on behalf of 代表

　　Satire serves to prod people into an awareness of truth though rarely to any action on behalf of truth.

　　73. on the basis of 在…的基础上

　　Antoine Lavisher, on the basis of careful experimentation, was led to propose a different theory of burning

　　74.owing to 由于，因为

　　Marine sediment is by far the most important environment for the preservation of fossils, owing to the incredible richness of marine life.

　　75.perceive sth as sth 认为

　　Although art deco in its many forms was largely perceived as thoroughly modern, it was strongly influenced by the decorative arts movements that immediately preceded it.

　　76.pick up 学会

　　Adults make it as easy as they can for babies to pick up a language by exaggerating such cues.

　　77.put off 推迟

　　Some tasks could not be done in the winter, other had to be put off during harvest time.

　　78.regardless of 不顾

　　Ultimately, literature is aesthetically valued, regardless of language, culture, or mode of presentation.

　　79.result from 因..而产生

　　Most functions result from the needs of the local area and of the surrounding.

　　80.result in 结果，导致

　　The upward movement of fieldstones should result in pure soil.

　　81.set about 开始，动手

　　African American artists of this period set about creating a new portrayal of themselves and their lives in the United States.

　　82. set aside 留下将来用

　　Certain parts of town were restricted to residential use, while others were set aside for industrial or commercial development.

　　83.so far 到目前为止

　　The Paris Exhibition of 1889 included both the widest span and the greatest height achieved so far.

　　84.sort out 把…分类

　　Clay particles are sorted out by size and weight.

　　85.spring up 涌现

　　In the early colonial day in North America, small cities sprang up along the Atlantic Coastline.

　　86.stem from 起源于

　　It can be argued that much of New York City’s importance stems from its early and continuing advantage of situation.

　　87.stretch out 伸展，伸出

　　The residues from these explosions left huge black marks on the face of Jupiter, some of which have stretched out to form dark ribbons.

　　88.strive for 为…而奋斗

　　As they began to strive for social and cultural independence，their attitudes toward themselves changed.

　　89.take account of sth./take sth into account 考虑到

　　Artists are recognizing the distinction between public and private spaces, and taking that into account when executing their public commissions.

　　90.take advantage of 利用

　　Many families could take advantage of previously unavailable fruits, vegetables, and dairy products to achieve more varied fare.