21. serve useful purposes for … 有益于…
e.g. I agree insofar as some common core curriculum would serve useful
purposes for any nation
e.g. immediate disclosure would have served no useful purpose and
might even have resulted in mass hysteria.
22. nascent adj.初生的
e.g.in a nascent condition/stage/state || a nascent industry/ literature/art
23. reach a （fully informed） consensus as to … 对于…达成共识
24. unfettered adj.除去脚镣的；自由而不受约束的
25. irrespective of whether … 无论如何
e.g. While we must invest in research irrespective of whether the
results might be controversial.
