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mirror: to represent someting honestly 反映
coverage: the range or quality of information that is included in a book or course of study, on television, etc. 这里明显指的是 book 中的信息范围。
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encapsulation: the process of expressing or showing the most important facts about something, 这里应该是封装的意思。虽然,剑桥词典说的是:扼要表述;压缩,概括。
constitude: to form or make something. 这里应该是这个意思,即:形成;构成;组成。
intend: to have as a plan or purpose. 打算;计划。在语句中,直接翻译成“为了”就可以了。
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ultimately: finally, 最终。
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intuitive: easy to understand and to use 易懂的;使用简便的。当然,我们最先接触这个单词的意思可能都是:直觉的;凭直觉的。
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revised: 修正过的;经过修改的。
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recall: to remember sth.
hence: for this reason, 因此;由此。
It is worth nothing that: 值得一提的是,值得提到的是。
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mimic: 模仿
auxiliary: 辅助的