2012.7.23 单词 Mind the equality gap!

来源：http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/2012/07/120724_witn_tube_map.shtml

Mind the equality gap!

If you're hoping for a long and healthy life, the best place in London to live is here in Oxford Circus, where the life expectancy for children born now is 96 years. The area is slap bang in the middle of the city, and its residents tend to be very wealthy - living inimposing houses that are secluded from the hectic high street. So it's not surprising that it has come out top in a new map by Dr. James Cheshire of University College London that he created as a vivid display of disparities in wealth. 

"The tube map is a very popular thing for Londoners, all of us can relate to it as we travel around the city. Conventionally these sorts of demographic statistics are displayed as a map that shows general areas rather than giving someone something more tangible to think about."

If you travel 15 minutes or so on the underground - to Brixton station in South London - the life expectancy drops to 78 - a full 18 years less than in Oxford Circus. 

There is a well-established link between life expectancy and deprivation, and Brixton is one of the poorer areas of London - it has a large immigrant population and was one of the scenes of last year's riots. 

With recent research showing that levels of inequality in the UK have returned to heights last experienced at the start of the Second World War, this map points out that one of the world's wealthiest cities really has to "mind the gap" in living standards.

life expectancy
基本翻译
预期寿命；平均寿命
网络释义
life expectancy:预期寿命 | 平均寿命 | 寿命

slap bang in the middle :right in the centre

imposing [ɪm'pəʊzɪŋ]
基本翻译
adj. （建筑物等）壮观的；威风的；（仪表）堂堂的；给人深刻印象的
v. impose的ing形式
网络释义
imposing:仪表堂堂 | 壮丽的 | 雄伟的

secluded [sɪ'kluːdɪd]
基本翻译
adj. 隐蔽的；隐退的，隐居的
v. 隔绝（seclude的过去式）
网络释义
secluded:人迹罕至 | 安静 | 僻静

hectic ['hektɪk]
基本翻译
adj. 兴奋的，狂热的；脸上发红；肺病的
n. 脸红；患肺结核
网络释义
hectic:兴奋的 | 发热的 | 忙碌的

vivid ['vɪvɪd]
基本翻译
adj. 生动的；鲜明的；鲜艳的
网络释义
vivid:生动的 | 形象的 | 鲜艳的

disparity [dɪ'spærɪtɪ]
基本翻译
n. 不同；不一致；不等

demographic [,dɛmə'ɡræfɪk]
基本翻译
adj. 人口统计学的；人口学的
网络释义
demographic:人口统计的 | 人口统计学的 | 人口的

tangible ['tæn(d)ʒɪb(ə)l]
基本翻译
adj. 有形的；切实的；可触摸的
n. 有形资产
网络释义
tangible:实在的 | 有形的 | 具体的

well-established ['weli'stæbliʃt]
基本翻译
adj. 得到确认的；固定下来的
v. 已确立起来；固定下来（well-establish的过去分词）
网络释义
well-established:固定下来的 | 得到确认的 | 非常确实的

deprivation :lacking in money or possessions

riots
基本翻译
n. 暴动（riot的复数）
v. 骚乱（riot的第三人称单数形式）；闹事
网络释义
riots:社会骚乱 | 暴动