1.distressing adj.使人痛苦的,令人苦恼的
Tranquillizers help alleviate the distressing symptoms of anxiety.
镇静剂有助于缓解焦虑所带来的不安症状。
2.boost vt.促进,提高
Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale.
尽你所能让她树立信心,提高士气。
3.trigger vt.引发,触发
The current recession was triggered by a slump in consumer spending…
目前的经济衰退是由消费支出骤跌引起的。
4.handle vt.处理或负责
Our plan is to allocate one member of staff to handle appoint-ments.
我们的计划是分派一位职员处理预约事宜。
5.psychological adj.心理的;精神上的
Psychological twists perk up an otherwise predictable story line.
心理转折使原本老套的故事情节变得生动有趣。
6.traumatic adj.<医>外伤的损伤的;创伤的
He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report.
他急忙向我保证没有什么不快的事情要说。
7.decrease n.减少,减小
Bank base rates have fallen from 10 per cent to 6 per cent — a decrease of 40 per cent.
银行的基本利率已从10%降到了 6%,降幅高达40%。












