prior---adj.在先的；占先的
Prior knowledge and interest influence what we experience, what we think our experiences mean, and the subsequent actions we take.
release---v.释放；解放；发表，发布；发行 n.发表，发布
Quicker turnarounds mean less wasted inventory, more frequent release, and more profit.
publish---v.出版；发行
Not surprisingly, newly published discovery claims and credible discoveries that appear to be important and convincing will always be open to challenge and potential modification or refutation by future researchers.
deliver---v.发表；递送
announce---v.宣布；述说
remind---v.提醒；使想起
In the West, before mass communication and literacy(知识化), the most powerful mass medium was the church, which reminded worshippers(做礼拜的人) that their souls were in danger and that they would someday be meat for worms(蠕虫).
reminder---n.暗示
People in earlier eras(年代) were surrounded by reminders of misery(痛苦的回忆).
remind sb. of...提醒（某人）；使（某人）想起
temporary---adj.临时的，暂时的
chronic---adj.（疾病、残疾）慢性的，长期的；难以根除的；积习难改的
Not everyone experiences the kinds of severe chronic stresses(严重的慢性压力) Alvarez describers.
whereas---conj.而，却；反之；鉴于
The legal issues in the case are obscure: whereas the Supreme Court has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority over nuclear power, legal scholars say that Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting test of how far those powers extend.
elsewhere---adv.在别处；去别处
Entergy's business elsewhere might be affected.
wise---adj.有智慧的，聪明的
It is a wise father taht knows his own child, but today a man can boost(提升) his paternal(fatherly) (父亲般的) wisdom or at least confirm that he's the kid's dad. All he needs to do is shell out $30 for paternity testing ki(成套工具)t(PTK) at his local drugstore(药店)—and another $120 to get the results.
It is wise to take such gifts with gratitude(感激) and grace(恩典，优雅).
Otherwise---adv.否则；不同地
likewise---adv.同样地，也
European ministers instantly demanded(立刻要求) that the International Accounting Standards Board(IASB) do likewise.
wisely---adv.聪明地；明智地；英明地
The student who wrote "The A & P as a State of Mind" wisely dropped a paragraph that questioned whether Sammy displays chauvinistic(沙文主义的) attitudes towards women.
prudent---adj.谨慎的；慎重的；精明的
Publish-sector unions are prudent in taking actions.
acknowledge---v.承认；致谢；报偿；告知已收到
Dr. Worm acknowledges that the figures are conservative(承认数据比较保守).
But the Nobel Fundation's limit of three recipients per prize, each of whom must still be living, has long been outgrown(不合时宜的) by the collaborative nature of modern research—as will be demostrated(论证) by the inevitable(不可避免的) row over who is ignored when it comes to acknowledging the discovery of the Higgs boson.
knowledge---n.知识；学问；知道；认识；了解
Objective knowledge is the goal, not the starting points.
knowledgeable---adj.知识渊博的；有知识的；有见识的；聪明的
Instead of intimate(私密的) shops catering to(迎合) "a knowledgeable elite(精英)," these were stores "anyone could enter, regardless of class or background."
But we are now knowledgeable enough to reduce many of the risks that threatened the existence of earlier humans, and to improve the lot of those to come.
announce---v.宣布；发表；通告；报告...的来到
The company, a major energy supplier in New England, provoked justified outrage in Vermont last week when it announced it was reneging on(背弃) a longstanding commitment to abide by the strict nuclear regulations.
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