character
 n.1.性格，品质 2.性能 3.人物 4.字符，(汉)字
 
characterize
 vt.表示......的特征，描述......的特征
 
characteristic
 a.特有的，独特的
 n.特征

1. The world's three top central bankers (Greenspan, Duisenberg and Hayami) are all close to the top of the alphabet, even if one of them really uses Japanese characters. (NETEM 2004, Text 2, Paragraph 3)
世界三大中央银行行长(Greenspan，Duisenberg，Hayami)全都接近字母表的上端，三人之中有一人即使用日文也是如此。

2. The brain hemispheres take turns sinking into the sleep stage characterized by slow brain waves. (CET-6, 2001.1, Passage 1, Paragraph 2)
大脑半球轮流进入睡眠状态，脑电波放慢速度表明了这一特点。

special
 a. 1.特殊的 2.专门的 3.附加的，额外的
 
especially
 ad.特别，尤其
 
specialist
 n.专门医师，专家
 
specialty
 n.1.专业，专长 2.特性，特质
 
speciality
 n.1.专业，专长 2.特性，特质
 
specialize
 vt (in)专门研究，专攻，专业化
 
specialization
 n.特殊化，专门化，特化作用
 
specific
 a.1.特有的，特定的 2.具体的，明确的
 
specification
 n.1.详述 2.(pl.)规格，说明书
 
specify
 v.指定，详述
 
species
 n.(物)种，种类
 
spectacle
 n.1.(pl.)眼镜 2.壮观，奇观
 
spectacular
 a.壮观的，引人入胜的
 n.壮观的演出
 
spectator
 n.观众，旁观者
 
prospect
 n.前途，前景
 
expect
 vt.1.期望，预期 2.料想，认为
 
expectancy
 n.期待，期望
 
unexpected
 a.想不到的，意外的，未预料到
 
expectation
 n.期待，预期
 
speculate
 vt.1.思考 2.投机 3.推测
 
speculative
 a.1.投机的，投机买卖的 2.思索的，推测的，以深思熟虑为基础的
 

1. Mr.McWhorter's academic speciality is language history and change, and he sees gradual disappearance of "whom" ,for example, to be natural and no more regranttable than the loss of the case-endings of Old English. (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 2)
麦荷特先生的学术专长在于语言史和语言演变。举例来说，他认为"whom"一词的逐渐消失是自然的，并不比古英语中词格尾缀的消失更让人惋惜。

2. Today there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the weary traveler. (NETEM 1997, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)
如今，有了很多的慈善组织专门帮助疲惫的旅行者。

3. The individual now has more information available than any generation, and the task of finding that one piece of information relevant to his or her specific problem is complicated, time-consuming, and sometimes even overwhelming. (NETEM 1995, Passage 3, Paragraph 3)
今天，个人可获得的信息比任何时代的人都多，而要找到一条与自己问题相关的信息既复杂又耗时，有时甚至相当困难。

4. Another line of thought assumes a memory storage system of limited capacity that provides adaptive flexibility specifically through forgetting. (NETEM 1995, Passage 5, Paragraph 4)
另一个思路是假定记忆的存储体系容量有限，这种体系会特别通过遗忘来提供一种适应外部世界的灵活性。

5. Instead, we are treated to fine hypocritical spectacles, which now more than ever seem in ample supply: the critic of American materialism with a Southampton summer home; the publisher of radical books who takes his meals in three-star restaurants; the journalist advocating participatory democracy in all phases of life, whose own children are enrolled in private schools. (NETEM 2000, Passage 5, Paragraph 2)
相反我们目睹了比以前任何时候都多的虚伪景观：美国物欲主义批评家在南安普顿拥有一幢避暑别墅；激进的出版商到三星级宾馆就餐；倡导终生参与民主制的新闻记者却把自己的子女送进私立学校。

6. Americans' life expectancy has nearly doubled over the past century. (NETEM 2003, Text 4, Paragraph 1)
美国人的寿命几乎翻了一番。

7. Two other explanations are more speculative. (NETEM 1998, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)
另外两种解释让人更觉得有道理。（注：上下文都是在理性分析为什么美国劳而无获，这里又用了more，所以speculative应当是思索的，理性分析的意思。而不是像大多数参考书说的是"猜测的"意思，因为前面内容都不是"推测"，就无所谓"更推测"的意思）

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