¡¡¡¡passage
¡¡¡¡1. It is clich¨¦, but it is the key to the New Economy.
¡¡¡¡clich¨¦ n.³Â´ÊÀĵ÷
¡¡¡¡e.g. It is a bit of a clich¨¦, but you mean everything to me.
¡¡¡¡ËäȻ˵Á˺öà±éÁË,ÎÒ»¹ÊÇҪ˵,ÄãÊÇÎÒµÄÒ»ÇÐ.
¡¡¡¡Don¡¯t give me the clich¨¦ again.±ðÔÙÌáÀÏÒ»Ì×ÁË.
¡¡¡¡key n.¹Ø¼ü
¡¡¡¡e.g. the key/answer to the question
¡¡¡¡the key to the door
¡¡¡¡the entrance to the cave/theater
¡¡¡¡the heir to the throne
¡¡¡¡the solution to the problem
¡¡¡¡His investigation into the matter is the key to solving the problem.
¡¡¡¡2. tangible adj.¿É´¥ÃþµÄ,¿É¼ûµÄ --- intangible
¡¡¡¡e.g. tangible assets ÓÐÐÎ×ʲú
¡¡¡¡Sculpture is a tangible art form.µñËÜÊÇÒ»ÖֿɼûµÄÒÕÊõÐÎʽ¡£
¡¡¡¡3.collapse v&n µ¹Ëú,±ÀÀ£
¡¡¡¡e.g. The economy of the country is on the verge of collapse.
¡¡¡¡¸Ã¹úµÄ¾¼Ã¾ÍÒª±ÀÀ£ÁË.
¡¡¡¡The building collapsed during the air raid.
¡¡¡¡Õâ×ù½¨ÖþÎïÔÚ¿ÕÏ®Öе¹ËúÁË.
¡¡¡¡He went home after the hard work for a whole day, collapsed.
¡¡¡¡Ò»ÌìµÄÐÁÀÍÖ®ºó,Ëû»Øµ½¼ÒÀï½îÆ£Á¦¾¡.
¡¡¡¡4. boost v. ´Ù½ø,ÌáÉý
¡¡¡¡e.g. The vacation during the May Day has greatly boosted domestic economy.
¡¡¡¡ÎåÒ»¼ÙÆÚ¼«´óµÄÀ¶¯Á˹úÄÚ¾¼ÃÔö³¤.
¡¡¡¡These changes will help to boost the share prices.
¡¡¡¡ÕâЩ±ä»¯½«ÓÐÖúÓÚÌá¸ß¹ÉƱ¼Û¸ñ.
¡¡¡¡Internet boosts the involvement of parents into the study of their children.
¡¡¡¡5. Geography often plays a key role in determining who competed with whom.
¡¡¡¡play a¡role in: take a ¡ part in °çÑÝ¡µÄ½ÇÉ«, Æð¡µÄ×÷ÓÃ
¡¡¡¡e.g. He plays the key/main role in the play. ËûÔڸþçÖаçÑÝÖ÷½Ç.
¡¡¡¡His father plays a central role in his family.
¡¡¡¡He played an important role in reaching the agreement between the two sides.
¡¡¡¡Ë«·½´ï³ÉÒ»ÖÂ,ËûÆðÁ˺ܹؼüµÄ×÷ÓÃ.
¡¡¡¡6. Instant interactivity is critical¡
¡¡¡¡e.g. instant noodle/ coffee/success
¡¡¡¡*instantly,directly, immediately,the instance¿ÉÒÔÆðÁ¬´ÊµÄ×÷ÓÃ,Ï൱Óë as soon as.
¡¡¡¡e.g. I send you the news instantly/the instant I got it.
¡¡¡¡I will call you the instant I arrive in Beijing.
¡¡¡¡7. adoption n. ²ÉÄÉ,½ÓÊÜ
¡¡¡¡adopt a child ÊÕÑøº¢×Ó
¡¡¡¡adapt oneself to ÊÊÓ¦
¡¡¡¡e.g. He found it difficult to adapt to the city life.
¡¡¡¡You have to adapt to the life in college as soon as possible.
¡¡¡¡8. lead to Ö¸Òý,µ¼ÖÂ
¡¡¡¡e.g. All roads lead to Rome.ÌõÌõ´ó·ͨÂÞÂí¡£
¡¡¡¡His rumor led to great confusion. ËûµÄÒ¥ÑÔÕÐÖÂÁ˼«´óµÄ»ìÂÒ¡£
¡¡¡¡What led you to think so? ʲôʹÄãÕâôÏë¡£
¡¡¡¡9. get out of hand/ control ʧȥ¿ØÖÆ
¡¡¡¡e.g. once the car gets out of hand, the result will be disastrous.
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¡¡¡¡They are trying every means to keep the situation from getting out of hand.
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¡¡¡¡10. flip side: reverse side Ïà·´µÄ·½Ãæ
¡¡¡¡11. You are exposed to worldwide competitors as well.
¡¡¡¡expose v.³ÂÁÐ,ʹ±©Â¶,
¡¡¡¡e.g. Don¡¯t expose the soldiers to unnecessary risks. ²»ÒªÈÃÊ¿±øð²»±ØÒªµÄΣÏÕ.
¡¡¡¡Don¡¯t expose children to too much violence on TV.
¡¡¡¡²»ÒªÈú¢×ÓÃÇ¿´¹ý¶àµÄµçÊÓÉϵı©Á¦»Ãæ.
¡¡¡¡be exposed to ¾ÊÜ,ÔâÊÜ
¡¡¡¡e.g. Nowadays children are exposed to too much violence.
¡¡¡¡ÏÖÔڵĺ¢×ÓÃÇ¿´ÁËÌ«¶àµÄ±©Á¦¾°Ïó.
¡¡¡¡The flowers in the wild are exposed to the wind and rain.
¡¡¡¡Ò°ÍâµÄ»¨¶ä¾ÊÜ·ç´µÓê´ò.
¡¡¡¡12. be willing to Ô¸Òâ
¡¡¡¡e.g. He is willing to pay the price I ask.
¡¡¡¡Are you willing to go with us?
¡¡¡¡13. prime adj. Ö÷ÒªµÄ,×î¼ÑµÄ,×îºÃµÄ
¡¡¡¡prime Minister Ê×Ïà,ÄÚ¸ó×ÜÀí
¡¡¡¡prime time »Æ½ðʱ¼ä
¡¡¡¡14. pronounced adj.Ã÷È·µÄ,¼á¶¨µÄ
¡¡¡¡e.g. He has pronounced ideas on everything.
¡¡¡¡Ëû¶ÔÈκÎÊÂÇ鶼ÓÐÃ÷È·µÄ̬¶È.
¡¡¡¡He is a man of pronounced opinions.
¡¡¡¡ËûÊǸöÓмᶨÒâ¼ûµÄÈË.
¡¡¡¡15. benefit from ´Ó¡ÖлñÒæ
¡¡¡¡e.g. If you keep on, you will benefit from physical exercises in the long run.
¡¡¡¡Ö»Òª¼á³Ö,¶ÍÁ¶ÉíÌ峤ԶÉϽ²»áʹÄãÊÕÒæÎÞÇî.
¡¡¡¡I have benefited a lot from morning reading.³¿¶ÁʹÎÒ»ñÒæ·Çdz.
¡¡¡¡16. gap n. ²îÒì,²î¾à,ÆçÒå
¡¡¡¡e.g. There is a great gap between views of the two experts.
¡¡¡¡ÕâÁ½Î»×¨¼ÒµÄÒâ¼û·ÖÆçºÜ´ó.
¡¡¡¡The gap between developing countries and developed countries is becoming narrow.
¡¡¡¡·¢´ï¹ú¼ÒºÍ·¢Õ¹Öйú¼ÒµÄ²î¾àÔ½À´Ô½Ð¡ÁË.
¡¡¡¡generation gap ´ú¹µ
¡¡¡¡17.physical barriers óÒ×±ÚÀÝ
¡¡¡¡invisible barriers ÎÞÐεÄÕÏ°
¡¡¡¡18. The shelf space of the World Wide Web is unlike any other in that it has no bounds.
¡¡¡¡in that: since, because
¡¡¡¡e.g. He is not willing to move to the new house, in that he dislikes the noises there.
¡¡¡¡Ëû²»Ô¸Òâ°áµ½Ð¼ÒÈ¥,ÒòΪ²»Ï²»¶ÄÇÀïµÄÔëÒô.
¡¡¡¡Koalas are different from other animals in that they sleep much longer.
¡¡¡¡¿¼ÀºÍÆäËûµÄ¶¯ÎﲻͬµÄÊÇËûÃDZÈÆäËûµÄ¶¯Îï˯µÄʱ¼ä³¤µÄ¶à.
¡¡¡¡19. premium n. ½±½ð
¡¡¡¡20. aggregated adj. ¾ÛºÏµÄ,ºÏ¼ÆµÄ
¡¡¡¡aggregation n. ¾ÛºÏ,ºÏ¼Æ strategic aggregation Õ½ÂÔÕûºÏ
¡¡¡¡21. customize v. ¶¨×ö
¡¡¡¡e.g.Her dress fits well, for it was customized in the best tailor¡¯s.
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¡¡¡¡22. impulse n. ³å¶¯,´Ì¼¤
¡¡¡¡e.g. He is a man of impulse.ËûÊǸöÈÝÒ׳嶯µÄÈË.
¡¡¡¡He called the girl that he met only once on impulse.
¡¡¡¡Ëûһʱ³å¶¯¸øÄǸöÓëËû½öÓÐÒ»ÃæÖ®ÔµµÄÅ®º¢´òÁ˵绰.
