Language points:
11. whereas conj. 然而，但是，尽管
He must be about sixty ,whereas his wife looks about thirty. 他想必有60岁左右，而他妻子看上去大约有30岁。
12. virtual. a. 实质上的，事实上的
Now that the talks have broken down, war in the region looks like a virtual certainty. 既然谈判已经破裂，这一地区的战争看来肯定不可避免。
13. eclipse vt. 使暗淡，使失色
He is quite eclipsed by his clever wife. 他的妻子很聪明，相形之下，他显得黯然失色。
14. rouse vt. 惊起，唤起
He roused a sense of duty in me. 他唤起我的责任感。
15. otherwise adv. 否则，不然
Do it now. Otherwise it will be too late. 现在就干，不然就太迟了。
注意otherwise还可以做连词
It’s perfectly harmless ,otherwise I wouldn’t have done it. 这没有一点坏处，否则我也不会去干的。
16. no more than 仅仅，只不过
The litter girl is no more than five years old. 这个小女孩只有五岁。
17. deep-rooted/root vt. 生根，扎根
This plant should be rooted in sandy soil. 这种植物应种在沙质土壤。
The idea of democracy was rooted in people’s minds as it was introduced to China.
(民主的观念刚被介绍到中国，很快就深入民心了。)
18. take place. 发生，进行，举行
The accident took place only a block from his home. 这意外事故就发生在离他家一个街的地方。