1.wind 有蜿蜒曲折的意思。这也比较好理解，风那么自由，乱吹嘛。
出现过在阅读真题的一个选项Winding and shorter than canali, 更蜿蜒曲折也更短。
2. precipitate 本身有降雨的意思，但也有引发、导致的意思。
出现过在一个逻辑题的原文里，A decrease in face-to-face social contact can precipitate depression. 面对面社交的减少可能会导致抑郁。
3. weather 有侵蚀的意思，这个也比较好理解，风吹日晒雨淋这些天气都可能带来侵蚀。
出现过在一个阅读原文，Fluvial geomorphology would probably then have been dominated by studies of chemical weathering rather than fluid mechanics. 如果是那样的话，这个学科可能就以化学侵蚀而不是现在的流体力学为主导了。
另外它还有禁受住的意思。
4. storm 有突袭、猛攻的意思。这意思还挺形象。
例句：Two weeks ago, after rioters stormed the Capitol as lawmakers were fulfilling their constitutional duty to tally the Electoral College votes, McConnell strongly condemned the mob but stopped short of calling out Trump for his role.
5. sunset 有终结/到期的意思。
Biden had an intense exchange with some Republicans during his Tuesday night speech after he said some members of the GOP want Social Security and Medicare to sunset every five years — meaning Congress would have to pass legislation to renew them.拜登在周二晚上的演讲中与一些共和党人进行了激烈的交流，因为他说共和党的一些成员希望社会保障和医疗保险每五年到期一次--这意味着国会必须通过立法来更新它们。
6. element 本身是元素的意思，但也可以表示恶劣天气。有一个相关的逻辑单题还比较难，我们来解析一下。
Although several ancient cultures practiced mummification, mummies from ancient Egypt are generally more well-preserved than mummies of similar antiquity from other cultures. One possible explanation for this difference is that the mummification techniques or material used by ancient Egyptians were better than those of other cultures. A second, more likely, explanation is that the extremely dry climate of ancient Egypt was largely responsible, given that dryness promotes the preservation of organic remains generally.
Which is the following provide the most support for the argument?
- The materials used by ancient Egyptians for mummification were not used by any other ancient culture that practiced mummification
- Some ancient Egyptian mummies are better preserved than other ancient Egyptian mummies form around the same time.
- No ancient people living in very damp areas practiced mummification.
- Bodies from ancient Egyptian tombs dating from before the practice of mummification began are almost as well preserved as ancient Egyptian mummies.
- Ancient mummies discovered in places other than Egypt have typically not been as well protected from the elements as ancient Egyptian mummies were.
首先题目要求支持作者论证，关键是弄明白作者在论证什么观点。第一种理解是通过后面两个原因，支撑/论证埃及木乃伊确实好；第二种理解是探究埃及木乃伊好的原因所在，“更好”是事实，不需要论证，是需要探究原因的现象。
第二种理解是对的。关键是第二句和第三句都用了表达可能性的词，possible/likely。论证一般是以确定的事实为基础推论一些不确定的但觉得很可能的东西。第一种理解就是用两个只是可能的陈述去论证第一句话比较笃定的判断，恰恰反了。
确定了作者在论证原因，接下来的问题就是支持哪一个原因，还是说两个都可以？
要去支持第二个，因为作者说了第二个more likely。如果支持第一个的话，就显得第二个未必more likely，相当于在反驳作者。这就是A和E共同的问题。A说埃及的材料跟别的不一样，可见差异正如第一个解释说的是因为材料。E说其他地方的木乃伊没有像埃及的木乃伊那么好地防护elements（恶劣天气），放在语境里就是说可能总的来说天气挺好，但难免大家都会有天气不好时运不济的时候，埃及就强在在这种时候可以很好地防护，那防护显然就靠技术和材料了，所以这还是说大家的差异在技术和材料。这两个选项都支撑了第一个解释，所以不对。
正确答案D说在制造木乃伊这个操作以前的埃及坟墓里的尸体已经跟后来的木乃伊保存得一样好了，可见保存好是因为某种共性，而这种共性显然不是木乃伊技术/材料，因为以前的跟它们没什么关系。这样就否定了第一个解释，通过拉踩技术和材料+暗示外在环境因素的办法加强了第二个解释，显得第二个解释确实更可能对。
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