moderately large

【问】 As air has weight，it exerts force on any object immersed in it. The force per unit area isthe air pressure. This pressure under standard condition is about 1kg/cm². As a result ofthis pressure very large forces are exerted on even moderately large areas.(北大《英语》(三)，P. 21)

[原译]由于空气有重量，所以它对空气中的任何物体都施加压力。每单位面积的压力叫做气压。在标准情况下的气压为1公斤/厘米²。由于这种压力的结果，就有很大的力作用于相当大面积上。(教参)

moderately large是指“相当大”吗?

【答】 副词moderately在这里的意思是not very(不很，不太)，例如：a moderately hot day(不很热的一天)。moderately large不是言其大，而是言其不大。即使脱离上下文，我们仅从句中的even这个词也可以看出这一点。另外，moderate用作动词(vt，vi)时，作“缓和”、“减轻”解。

[试译]……甚至在不很大的面积上也会产生很大的作用力。

请做下面的英语试题：

1. The workers' demands are_______; they're asking for only a small increase in theirwages.

A. moderate B. commercial C. abnormal D. complicated

2. If you________your demand，then maybe you will have more chance of getting what youwant.

A. conduct B. dismiss C. overcome D. moderate