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LessonTwoHOMEATLAST
1.gabfest[‘ɡæbfest]n.冗长的谈话,非正式聚会
2.boozy['bu:
zi]adj.嗜酒的;酩酊的
3.camaraderie[,kæmə‘rɑ:
dəri:
]n.[法语]同志间友情,同志情谊
4.bare[bεə]vt.露出,使赤裸
5.wrestle['resl]vt.与摔跤;与…搏斗;使劲搬动
6.lucrative[‘lju:
krətiv]adj.有利可图的,赚钱的;
7.elite[ei'li:
t,i'li:
t]n.精英;精华;中坚分子
8.buoyant[‘bɔiənt]adj.有浮力的;轻快的
9.implore[im'plɔ:
]vt.恳求或乞求
10.prophetic[prəu‘fetik]adj.预言的,预示的;
11.scribble['skribl]vt.潦草地书写
12.clique[kli:
k]n.派系;小圈子,小集团
13.abuse[ə'bju:
z,ə'bju:
s]vt.滥用
14.converge[kən'və:
dʒ]vi.集中于一点;聚合
15.HBSabbr.哈佛大学商学院(HarvardBusinessSchool)
15.snorkeling[‘snɔ:
kəliŋ]n.潜水;浅滩潜水
16.dilemma[di'lemə,,dai-]n.困境;进退两难;
17.MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology麻省理工学院
18.McKinseyn.麦肯锡(公司)
19.lure[ljuə]n.诱惑物;诱惑;vt.引诱;诱惑
20.Sacramenton.萨克拉门托(美国加州首府)
21.stockoption职工优先认股权
22.perspective[pə'spektiv]
n.透视图;远景;观点、
23.segment['seɡmənt,seɡ'ment,'seɡment]vi.分割n.段;部分vt.分割
24.fiddlewith摆弄;乱动;玩弄;弄虚作假
25.tread[tred]vt.踏;踩;践踏;跳;踩出vi.踏;行走;踩;
26.prim[prim]adj.拘谨的;整洁的;呆板的vt.使显得一本正经;把…打扮得整整齐齐vi.显得一本正经
27.exhilarating[iɡ'ziləreitiŋ]adj.使人愉快的;令人喜欢的;爽快的v.使高兴,使兴奋
I.Wordsandexpressions:
1.buoyanta.cheerfulandoptimistic
2.cellularn.atelephonethatyoucancarryaroundwithyoumobilephone
3.cliquen.asmallexclusivegroupofpeople
4.MBA(abbrev)MasterofBusinessAdministration
5.prima.formal
6.returneen.hereareturnedstudentorastudentwhohasreturnedtoChina
7.sectorn。
apartofanareaofactivity,esp.ofbusinessortrade
8.segmentn.divisionorsection
9.start—upabeginninganddevelopinganewbusiness:
start—upcompanies
10.structurev.toreform
11.talkshown.achatshow
12.wirelessapplicationscompanyn.无线应用公司,移动通讯公司
II.Languagepoints:
1.baretheirfeelings:
sharetheircommonideas
2.sb’sanswerto(P4,Par.1):
sborsththatisconsideredtobejustasgoodasamorefamouspersonorthing
3.aChineseversionoftheInternetauctiongianteBay(P5,Par.1):
一家中国式或版本的网络拍卖巨人,名叫eBay
4.chiefoperatingofficer行政副主管
5.Internetdating(P5):
网上约会,交友
6.start—ups(P.5,Par.1):
start-upcompanies
7.loomlarge(P.5,Par.2)tobeimportant,havegreatinfluence
8.flyhigh(P.6,Par.1).tobeambitious
9.Thereisalotofthunder,butnotmuchrain
10.adebtspecialist
11.subjectsborsthto(P.6,Par.2):
12.stockoptions认股权
13.fiddlewith(P7,Par.2):
tokeepmovingortouchingsthwithone’Sfingers,esp.youareboredornervous
14.totreadlightlyonthesetP7Para3Tobecautiouswithmakingfriends
15.Theshowhasnoscript(P8,Para1):
16.thedelicatesubjectmatter(P8,para1很微妙的题材:
前面提到的sensitiveissue(敏感的问题)
17.theU.S.contingent(P8,Par.2):
heretheU.S.graduatesfromHarvardBusinessSchool
LessonThreeChinafindsWesternWaysBringNewWoes
1.woe[wəu]n.悲哀,悲痛;灾难
2.allyn.acountrythatisjoinedtoanotherbypoliticalagreement,esp.onethatwillprovidesupportinwar(盟国)
3.preeminence[,pri:
'eminəns]n.卓越;杰出
4.eclipse[i‘klips]vt.形成蚀;使黯然失色n.日蚀,月蚀;黯然失色
5.authoritarian(独裁主义)
6.vitality[vai‘tæləti]n.活力,生命力,生动性
7.clout[klaut]n.破布;敲打;影响力;势力;vt.给…打补钉;猛击
8.bedevil[bi‘devəl]vt.使痛苦;虐待;使苦恼
9.degradation[,deɡrə‘deiʃən]n..退化;堕落
10.spawn[spɔ:
n]n.菌丝;卵;产物vt.产卵;酿成,造成;大量生产vi.产卵;大量生产
11.sedan[si'dæn]n.[美]轿车;轿子
12.navigate['næviɡeit]vt.航行于;驾驶,操纵;使通过vi.航行,航空
13.brisk[brisk]adj.敏锐的,活泼的,轻快的;凛冽的vi.活跃起来;变得轻快vt.使……活泼;使……轻快;使……
14.impoverish[im'pɔvəriʃ]vt.使贫穷;使枯竭
15.hermetic[hə:
'metik]adj.密封的;与外界隔绝的;不透气的;
16.scarcityn.罕见;稀少;不足;缺乏
17.mimic['mimik]vt.模仿,摹拟n.小丑;仿制品;效颦者,模仿者adj.模仿的,模拟的;假装的
18.famine['fæmin]n.饥荒;饥饿,奇缺
18.alcoholism['ælkəhɔlizəm].酗酒;酒精中毒
19.surge[sə:
dʒ]n.巨涌;大浪;汹涌澎湃vi.汹涌;激增
20.venerable['venərəbl]adj.庄严的,值得尊敬的;珍贵的
21.indulgence[in'dʌldʒəns]n.放纵;纵容;嗜好;
22.diabeten.糖尿病
23.chronic['krɔnik]adj.慢性的;长期的;习惯性的
24.sedentary['sedəntəri]adj.久坐的;坐惯的;定栖的;静坐的
25.swap[swɔp,swɔ:
p]n.交换;交换之物vt.以...作交换;与...交换vi.交易;交换
26.rigor['riɡə]n.严厉;精确;
27.elaborate[i'læbərət,i'læbəreit]adj.精心制作的;详尽的;煞费苦心的vt.精心制作;详细阐述
vi.详细描述;变复杂;
28.proliferate[prəu'lifəreit]vi.增殖;扩散;激增vt.使激增
29.cringe[krindʒ]vi.奉承;畏缩;阿谀n.畏缩;奉承
30.disposable[dis'pəuzəbl]adj.可任意处理的;可自由使用的;用完即可丢弃的
31.spur[spə:
]n.马刺;鼓舞,刺激;山坡vi.骑马疾驰;给予刺激vt.激励,鞭策;给…装踢马刺
32.intoxicate[in'tɔksikeit,-kit,-keit]vt.使喝醉;使陶醉;使中毒vi.醉
33.ethyl['i:
θail,'eθi-]n.乙烷基
34.ethylalcohol[有化]乙醇;[有化]酒精;威士忌
35.quadruple['kwɔdrupl,kwɔ'dru:
-]adj.四倍的;四重的vt.使…成四倍vi.成为四倍n.四倍
36.duplicate['dju:
plikət,'dju:
plikeit]vt.复制;使加倍n.复制品;副本dj.复制的;二重的vi.[遗传]重复;复制
I.Morenewwords
1.allyn.acountrythatisjoinedtoanotherbypoliticalagreement,esp.onethatwillprovidesupportinwar(盟国)
2.authoritarianbelievingordemandingthatrulesandlawsmustalwaysbeobeyedwhetherornottheyareright(独裁主义的)
3.brisklyactively;withlifeandspirit.
4.degradationadeclinetoalowercondition,quality,orlevel
5.duplicatev.tocopyexactly
6.guidelinesinformalrulesorinstructionsonhowsthshouldbedone.(指导方针)
7.moderately.fairlybutnotvery
8.palev..toseemlessimportant,clever,beautiful,etc.whencomparedwith
9.patronacustomer,esp.aregularcustomer
10.sedanaclosedautomobilehavingtwoorfourdoorsandafrontandrearseat
11.skylinetheoutlineofagroupofbuildingsoramountainrangeseenagainstthesky
12.stridetowalkwithlongsteps,esp,inahastyorvigorousway
13.substantiallargeenoughtobenoticeableortohaveanimportanteffect。
14.swelltoincreaseinsizeorvolumeasaresultofinternalpressure;expand(膨胀)
15.virtuallyalmostbutnotquite;nearly
16.waistlineanimaginarylinesurroundingthewaistatitsnarrowestpart.(腰围)
II.Languagepoints
1.thebulgeandthebottle
2.World’sFairWorldExpo(世界博览会)
3.poisedtoreclaimthegreatness-bereadytobringback/restorethegreatness
4.showuptocauseorallowtobeseen
5.trade…for…
6.lifeexpectancy
7.healthcaretheprocessoflookingafterpeople’shealth,includingmedicaltreatmentandadviceonhowtostayhealthy.(卫生保健)
8.drag…downpreventitsdevelopment
9.nationalcoming-out全民出动
10.market-orientedreformsthereformsarrangedanddirectedwiththedemandofthemarket(以市场为导向的改革)
11.city-dwellerapersonwholivesinaplaceofacity
12.inchronicshortsupplydifficulttoobtainbecauseofshortagewhichlastsforlongperiod(长期供应不足)
13.abeachheadinfourspecialeconomiczones
14.swap…for…trade…for…
15.assemblylineproductionline(生产线)
16.vitamin-andfiber-richcerealsfoodmadefromgrainthatcontainsvitaminandfiber
(富含维他命和纤维的谷类食品)
17.thosefigurespaleincomparisonwiththeUSA
18.achangewithoutprecedent史无前例的变化
19.springupappearorcomeintobeingquicklyorsuddenly
20.WorldHealthOrganization
21.ontrackforheadingfor;onthewayto
22.alcoholismcare对酒精中毒病人的医疗照顾
23.ontheriseincreasing
24.tostripawayexcessfatgetridofexcessfat
LessonFourExplodingTourismErodingChina’sRiches
1.explodingn.爆炸,爆发;水热炸裂v.爆炸,火爆
2.erodingadj.侵蚀的v.侵蚀;磨损
3.grotto['ɡrɔtəu]n.人工洞室;岩穴,洞穴
4.millennium[mi'leniəm]n.千年期,千禧年;太平盛世,黄金时代;一千年,千年纪念
5.stunning['stʌniŋ]adj.极好的;使人晕倒的;震耳欲聋的v.把…打昏;使震耳欲聋;使大吃一惊
6.shrine[ʃrain]n.圣地;神殿;神龛;圣祠vt.将…置于神龛内;把…奉为神圣
7.plunderer['plʌndərə]n.掠夺者;盗贼
8.scourge[skə:
dʒ]vt.鞭打;蹂躏;严斥;痛斥n.灾祸;苦难的根源;鞭子;鞭
9.swarm[swɔ:
m]vi.挤满;成群浮游;云集n.蜂群;一大群vt.挤满;爬
10.insupportable[,insə'pɔ:
təbl]adj.不能忍受的;忍耐不住的
11.mural['mjuərəl]adj.墙壁的n.壁画;(美)壁饰
12.sagging['sæɡiŋ]vi.下沉;松垂(sag的ing形式)
13.deteriorate[di'tiəriəreit]vi.恶化,变坏vt.恶化
14.plight[plait]n.困境;境况;誓约vt.保证;约定
15.breakneck['breiknek]adj.非常危险的;要使颈骨折断似的;极快的
16.revenue['revənju:
-nu:
]n.税收,国家的收入;收益
17.overhaul[,əuvə'hɔ:
l,'əuvəhɔ:
l]vt.分解检查,大修;追上并超过n.彻底检修,详细检查
18.dampvt.使潮湿;使沮丧,抑制;使阻尼vi.减幅,阻尼;变潮湿n.潮湿,湿气
19.exploitingn.利用;开拓v.利用;开发(exploit的ing形式)
20.mired['maiəd]v.使…陷于泥泞,使…陷入困境(mire的过去式)
21.whopping['hwɔpiŋ]adj.巨大的;天大的
22.inhospitable[in'hɔspitəbl]adj.荒凉的;冷淡的,不好客的;不适居留的
23.terrain[te'rein,tə-,'terein]n.地形,地势;地带;领域
24.batik['bætik,bə'ti:
k]n.蜡染色法;用蜡染色的布;[纺]蜡防印花
adj.蜡染的;似蜡防印花的;蜡染花布的
25.oasis[əu'eisis,'əuəsis]n.绿洲;舒适的地方;令人宽慰的事物
26.sacred['seikrid]adj.神圣的;庄严的;宗教的;神的
I.Morenewwords
1.ADAnnoDomini
2.churnvtoproducelargequantitiesofsthesp.withoutcaringaboutquality
3.cramptokeepinanarrowspace:
tohinderorpreventthemovement
4..dampenv.tomakesadordull
5.erodevtowearaway;eatinto
6.lessenv.tomakeorbecomeless
7.overhaulv.toexaminethoroughly
8..peelv.tocomeoffinstrips
9.plightn.difficultcondition
10.swarmv.tobepresentinlargenumber
11.terra-cottanhard,reddish-brownpottery
II.Languagepoints:
1.beyondtherepaireffortsofChineseandforeignexperts:
outsidetherangeorlimitsofsborsth
(中外专家都修复不了)
2.wakeupto:
tobegintounderstandtruereality
3.rakein:
togain(money)
4.thelion'sshare(of):
thelargestpartofsth
5.indangeroflovingourheritagetodeath
因喜欢我们的遗产而导致它处于为灭的危险;言外之意是旅游的人太多而使文化遗产无法好好保护。
6.tacklingithasturnedouttobearelativelyslowandhaphazardbusiness:
对待保护文化古迹这样的事,干起来却证明是慢吞吞而毫无计划的。
7.accountfor:
toamountto
9.convergeon:
togatherandmovetoward(sthorsb)fromdifferentdirections.
10.granttouristaccess:
togranttouriststherighttoenteraplace
12.crasscommercialism:
唯利是图
13.ethnicflavor:
民族风格或特色
14.seem/beintunewith:
toagreewith
15.whichformanyhikersispreciselythepointpoint—theaimorpurposeofsth
16.ashavecannedperformances…indigenouslife:
andcannedperformances(预先录好的表演)fortouristshavealsoproliferated...
17.carryingcapacity:
容纳量
LessonFiveTheEvolutionWars
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