第一百零九讲

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    Para. 4 “Half of that is grunting, anyway,” says Lillico, “and it is indecipherable… if we, as fathers, don’t communicate with them, the impact we’re having on them is negligible, much less than maybe other adults in the community.

    grunt
    1. 动词（尤指因为烦恼或不感兴趣）咕噜，嘟哝着说 If you grunt, you make a low sound, especially because you are annoyed or not interested in something.
    The driver grunted, convinced that Michael was crazy... 司机嘟哝了一声，认定迈克尔是发疯了。
    He grunted his thanks. 他嘟哝着道了谢。
    Grunt is also a noun.
    Their replies were no more than grunts of acknowledgement.
    他们所谓的回答不过是表示承认的咕哝罢了。
    2. 动词（动物）发出哼声，发出咕噜声 When an animal grunts, it makes a low rough noise.
    ...the sound of a pig grunting. 猪发出的呼噜声

    indecipherable
    1. 形容词(字迹、话语等)难懂的，难辨认的，模糊的 If writing or speech is indecipherable, you cannot understand what the words are.
    Maggie's writing was virtually indecipherable... 玛吉的笔迹几乎无法辨认。
    He uttered little indecipherable sounds. 他声音很小，听不清楚。
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    decipher
    动词破译;译解 If you decipher a piece of writing or a message, you work out what it says, even though it is very difficult to read or understand.
    I'm still no closer to deciphering the code.
    我还是无法破译该密码。

    impact
    1. 可数名词影响;作用 The impact that something has on a situation, process, or person is a sudden and powerful effect that it has on them.
    They say they expect the meeting to have a marked impact on the future of the country... 他们称他们预期会议对国家的未来会产生显著影响。
    The major impact of this epidemic worldwide is yet to come... 这种传染病在世界范围内的重大影响还未完全显现。
    When an executive comes into a new job, he wants to quickly make an impact. 一个新主管刚上任时,会希望尽快树立威信。

    impact
    2. 名词撞击;碰撞;撞击力 An impact is the action of one object hitting another, or the force with which one object hits another.
    A running track should be capable of absorbing the impact of a runner's foot landing on it. 跑道应该能够吸收奔跑者踩踏地面时产生的撞击力。
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    3. 动词(对…)产生影响 To impact on a situation, process, or person means to affect them. 【
    Such schemes mean little unless they impact on people. 这些计划没什么意义,除非它们对人民产生影响。
    ...the potential for women to impact the political process. 女性影响政治进程的潜力
    4. 动词撞击;冲击;碰撞 If one object impacts on another, it hits it with great force.
    V on/upon/with
    When a large object impacts the Earth, it makes a crater. 当巨大物体撞击地球时,就会产生凹坑。

    negligible
    形容词 微不足道的;可忽略不计的 An amount or effect that is negligible is so small that it is not worth considering or worrying about.
    The pay that the soldiers received was negligible... 士兵拿到的军饷少得可怜。
    Senior managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible impact. 高层主管们相信罢工的影响微不足道

    neglect
    1. 动词 忽视;忽略;疏于照看 If you neglect someone or something, you fail to look after them properly.
    The woman denied that she had neglected her child. 那位女士否认疏于照管自己的孩子。
    ...an ancient and neglected church. 疏于维护的古教堂
    Neglect is also a noun.
    The town's old quayside is collapsing after years of neglect.
    镇上老码头区多年来疏于维护，快要塌陷了。
    2. 动词 不予重视;忽视 If you neglect someone or something, you fail to give them the amount of attention that they deserve.
    If you are not careful, children tend to neglect their homework. 如果你不注意的话，孩子们往往会不重视他们的家庭作业。
    3. VERB 动词疏忽;疏漏 If you neglect to do something that you ought to do or neglect your duty, you fail to do it.
    They never neglect their duties. 他们从未玩忽职守。
    Translation
    Para. 4 无论“总之那一半时间的对话都是含糊不清的咕噜声”，李力克说道，“而且对话的内容也无法弄懂……作为父亲，如果我们不和孩子进行交流，那么我们给他们的影响可能还远不及社区里其他成年人的影响大，简直可以被忽略不计了。”