4. The New York Times, in a special editorial, felt that the work would 'acceleratethe deterioration'of the language and sternly accused the editors of betraying apublic trust.The New York Times:CheNem ork Cimes.TITAMICSINKSPOURHOURSAFTERHTTWGICEBERCAmerican morning dailyRA250SSAYSAEEMPSASTOPMAVEWTDAHSSTnewspaper.1) accelerate thedeterioration of the languagespeed up the lowering of thequality of the language
4. The New York Times, in a special editorial, felt that the work would ‘accelerate the deterioration’ of the language and sternly accused the editors of betraying a public trust. The New York Times: American morning daily newspaper. 1) accelerate the deterioration of the language: speed up the lowering of the quality of the language
4.The New York Times, in a special editorial, felt thatthe work would acceleratethe deterioration'of the language and sternly accused the editors of betraying apublictrustaccelerate:speedupe.g. The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate领先者在其余赛跑者加速时就逐渐失去了优势。We will accelerate the reform of the financial system under thesecircumstances.在这一背景情况下,我们将加快金融体制改革。The decline ofher health seemed to suddenly accelerate. 她的健康状况好像突然提前衰退了。deteriorate:（n. deterioration）to grow worse;become weak 恶化.变得更坏，退化：The weather deteriorated overnightHis health had deteriorated while he was in prisonHis deteriorating health forced him to retire
4. The New York Times, in a special editorial, felt that the work would ‘accelerate the deterioration’ of the language and sternly accused the editors of betraying a public trust. accelerate: speed up e.g. The leader is losing ground as the rest of the runners accelerate. 领先者在其余赛跑者加速时就逐渐失去了优势。 We will accelerate the reform of the financial system under these circumstances. 在这一背景情况下,我们将加快金融体制改革。 The decline of her health seemed to suddenly accelerate. 她的健 康状况好像突然提前衰退了。 deteriorate:（n. deterioration）to grow worse; become weak 恶化, 变得更坏，退化： The weather deteriorated overnight. His health had deteriorated while he was in prison. His deteriorating health forced him to retire
4.TheNewYork Times,in a special editorial,felt that thework would'acceleratethe deterioration'ofthe language and sternly accused the editors of betraying apublictrust.2) betraying a public trust: failing to meet the hopes ofthe public; failing to live up to the expectations of thepublic; fall short of...Eg. She betrayed her promiseI am sorry that I have betrayed your trust.Her eyes betrayed her sadnessHis accent betrayed the fact that he was foreign
4. The New York Times, in a special editorial, felt that the work would ‘accelerate the deterioration’ of the language and sternly accused the editors of betraying a public trust. 2) betraying a public trust: failing to meet the hopes of the public; failing to live up to the expectations of the public；fall short of. Eg. She betrayed her promise. I am sorry that I have betrayed your trust. Her eyes betrayed her sadness. His accent betrayed the fact that he was foreign
5.TheJournaloftheAmericanBarAssociationsawthepublicationasdeplorable',aflagrantexampleoflexicographicirresponsibility',‘aserious blowto the cause of good English'.l) American Bar Association: Bar here means lawyerscollectively: or the legal profession2) deplorable: worthy of severecondemnation orreproach：应受谴责的；悲惨的a deplorable act of violence.应受谴责的暴力行为3) lexicographic irresponsibility: lexicographic meansthe act, process, art, or work of writing or compilinga dictionary. A lexicographer is a person who writesor compiles a dictionary.Lexicographic irresponsibility means irresponsibilityin making the dictionary
5. The Journal of the American Bar Association saw the publication as ‘deplorable’, ‘a flagrant example of lexicographic irresponsibility’, ‘a serious blow to the cause of good English’. 1) American Bar Association: Bar here means lawyers collectively; or the legal profession. 2) deplorable: worthy of severe condemnation or reproach: 应受谴责的；悲惨的 a deplorable act of violence.应受谴责的暴力行为 3) lexicographic irresponsibility: lexicographic means the act, process, art, or work of writing or compiling a dictionary. A lexicographer is a person who writes or compiles a dictionary. Lexicographic irresponsibility means irresponsibility in making the dictionary
5.TheJournaloftheAmerican BarAssociationsawthepublicationasdeplorable',aflagrantexampleoflexicographicirresponsibility',‘aserious blow to the cause of good English'.4) flagrant: notoriously bad, offensive;flagrant disregard of the law 明目张胆地置法律于不顾a flagrant miscarriage of justice；可耻的审判不公5) cause of good English: the object for enhancingEnglish, the efforts to maintain a high standard forEnglish
5. The Journal of the American Bar Association saw the publication as ‘deplorable’, ‘a flagrant example of lexicographic irresponsibility’, ‘a serious blow to the cause of good English’. 4) flagrant: notoriously bad, offensive; flagrant disregard of the law 明目张胆地置法律于 不顾 a flagrant miscarriage of justice; 可耻的审判不公 5) cause of good English: the object for enhancing English, the efforts to maintain a high standard for English