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Day 329                                                  Nov. 6

ech.e.lon [}GND`lAn] n. 等級；階層；某一等級(或階層) 的全體人員

  the lower echelons of the firm

  the lower /upper /higher echelons of the Pentagon

  That news reporter interviews people in the highest echelons of government.

  We heard stories of corruption in the upper /higher echelons of the firm.

erroneous [0}roniDs] adj. (觀念、資料) 錯誤的；不正確的        (err) (error)

  an erroneous diagnosis /theory     //      erroneous assumptions /conclusions

  We received erroneous information.

  reports based on erroneous information

erroneously adv.

  Patients had been erroneously diagnosed as having cancer.

  The paper reported erroneously that he had died.

viral [}va0rDl] adj. 病毒的；病毒引起的relating to or caused by a virus     101指

  A cold is a viral infection. 病毒性感染         //          a viral e-mail

  He has a viral infection, that is, viral pneumonia.

vir.us [}va0rDs] n. 1. 病毒；病毒性疾病                           96指

  AIDS is caused by a deadly virus.       //        the AIDS virus

  The doctor says I have a virus.         //         the flu virus

  I’ve been in bed all week with a virus.       //         a virus infection

               2. 電腦病毒

  Computer viruses are usually spread through the Internet.

  The virus got into the computer through e-mail.

precondition [prikDn'd0NDn] n. 先決條件；前提 prerequisite             97指

  An army withdrawal is a precondition for peace talks. 

  A ceasefire is an essential precondition for negotiation.

  An education is an essential /important /necessary precondition for getting a good

    job.  ( = prerequisite )

dicker [}d0kQ] v. 討價還價；議價；講價bargain

  I tried to dicker for a discounted price.

  I don’t have time to dicker with you.

  They spent hours dickering over the car’s price.     [ = haggling ]