麻烦高手看一下英语单选，要求稍微解释一下的哦

Question

1. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to _____the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.(可以翻译一下的么)
A) decrease ) subtractC) minimizeB D) degrade
2. Satellite communication are so up-to-date that even when________D(B)___ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door
(A)gliding (C)piloting
(B)cruising (D)patrolling
(同样希望能给出翻译的哦)

Answer 1

1. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to _____the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.(可以翻译一下的么)
A) decrease ) subtractC) minimizeB D) degrade
火灾带来了巨大的损失，但是工厂为了降低后果称损失没有报道说的那么严重。
A) Decrease
B) subtract
C) minimize
D) degrade
Decrease：减少，降低，缩短，decrease v.指数量上的减少；力量或者强度的减弱。Subtract：减，减去，去掉，差集，minimize：. 把…减至最低数量[程度]2. 对(某事物)作最低估计; 极力贬低(某事物)的价值[重要性]。Degrade：1. 使降级, 使降低身份2. 使丢脸3. 降低…身分；侮辱…的人格；使受屈辱4. 降低，削弱（尤指质量）
根据原文的意思，选择C最合适

2. Satellite communication are so up-to-date that even when________D(B)___ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door
(A)gliding (C)piloting
(B)cruising (D)patrolling
(同样希望能给出翻译的哦)

卫星通信如此发达，甚至于当商人游历在大西洋中游，也能同他们的公司进行联系，就好像公司近在咫尺。
(A)gliding ：滑翔
(B)cruising：漫游于,徘徊于
(C)piloting：领航

(D)patrolling：巡逻

根据原文的意思，选择B最合适

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Answer 2

1. The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to _____the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.(可以翻译一下的么)
A) decrease ) subtractC) minimizeB D) degrade
大火造成了严重的损失，但厂方为了降低后果（的严重性）而声称损失并不像报道的那么大。
把...程度降低 用degrade.
decrease 一般表示数目的增减，
subtract 表示从一个总数中减去一部分。
minimize 指最小化，这里跟题意不符。
所以选D
2. Satellite communication are so up-to-date that even when________D(B)___ in the middle of the Pacific, businessmen can contact their offices as if they were next door
(A)gliding (C)piloting
(B)cruising (D)patrolling
卫星通讯是如此的发达，以至于纵使正游弋与太平洋上的生意人也能同他们的公司进行联系，就好像公司就在身边一样。
gliding 滑翔，滑水
piloting 飞行
cruising 游弋，游历
patrolling 巡逻
这里根据题目的语境，在太平洋上，只能是乘船游弋了。所以选B

Answer 3

1.C minimize consequences and subtract consequences 都存在
minimize最小化 subtract减轻 在这里subtract consequences 应该较合适
火灾造成了巨大损失，但工厂却说损失没有报道的那么严重以此来减轻不好的后果。
2.B cruising 巡航巡游有悠闲之意，其他三个没有
卫星通信如此发达，商人们即使在太平洋中巡游也可以和办公室联系宛如就在隔壁那样方便。