telephone-number-sized a.像电话号码（长度）那么多的
eg. Many, like the Fundamental Physics Prize, are funded from the telephone-number-sized bank accounts of Internet entrepreneurs. (2014 Text 3)
很多奖项的资金，跟基础物理学奖一样，都来自互联网企业家那些拥有巨额存款的银行账号。
scattered a.分散的
eg. The goals of the prize-givers seem as scattered as the criticism. (2014 Text 3)
奖项设立者的目的看起来似乎和批评声一样多样化。
distribute v.颁布;分配;分销;使散开
eg. As Nature has pointed out before, there are some legitimate concerns about how science prizes—both new and old—are distributed. (2014 Text 3)
正如《自然》杂志曾经指出的那样，一些关于新老科学奖项如何颁发的担忧是合理的。
unrepresentative a.非常规的
eg. The Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, launched this year, takes an unrepresentative view of what the life sciences include. (2014 Text 3)
今年设立的“生命科学突破奖”在生命科学的范畴上就采取了非常规的观点。
grace n.[常pl.]风度;优美;优雅
eg. It is wise to take such gifts with gratitude and grace. (2014 Text 3)
明智的做法是心怀感激，有风度地接受这些奖金。
其他单词：
far from 远非
lucrative [ˈlu: krətɪv] a.获利多的;赚大钱的
outgrow [ˌaʊtˈɡrəʊ] v.不适于;增长得容不进(某地);因长大而放弃
prestige [preˈsti: ʒ] n.声望
distort [dɪˈstɔ: t] v.歪曲
cement [sɪˈment] v.僵化 n.水泥
upstart [ˈʌpstɑ: t] n.新贵
status quo 现状
scattered [ˈskætəd] a.分散的;零散的