WORDS
1、经济类:recession=sluggish经济不稳定 be in...shape经济处于...状态 appreciation升值 depreciation贬值 layoff,downsize,streamline下岗,裁员 bankruptcy倒闭 loan(一般)贷款 down payment预付款,首期付款 mortgage房贷 withhold扣款 refund check退款 paycheck薪水支票 pony up一次性支付 insurance policy保单 permium额外费用 Treasury(财政部) bond(债券)国债 shareholder股东 Red chip红筹股 dividend分红 default拖欠 even(adj.)持平 breakeven盈亏平衡点 rotten stock烂股 reinvest再投资 porfolio投资组合 Diversification分散投资 endorse背书(背面书写,support)
2、政治类:impeachment弹劾
3、ethnocide种族灭杀(日本人对中国人做的那种,杀不光也要将文化连根拔掉)ethnic cleansing种族清洗(德国人对犹太人做的那种,要杀的一个不留,现在知道了吧,这两种都绝对不会成功) racial harassment种族骚扰 discrimination歧视
4、fatigue疲惫 wear vt. vi.wear out磨损,耗尽 wearing,weary使人疲惫的 exhausts废气 be out of steam/energy上气不接下气
5、van商务车 hatchback两厢车 sedan三厢车 convertible敞篷车 shuttle(穿梭机) bus班车 coach[BrE]长途车
6、endeavor努力 endow馈赠 endowment天分
PHRASES
1、in the wake of(1)following随之而来 (2)as a result of
2、catch on=hit流行
3、make up a small fraction占很小的比重
4、target indicator目标,指标
5、on the ground进展
6、drawn on利用
7、be reluctant to不情愿
8、be dog-tired,as sick as a dog疲惫不堪 puppy love初恋
CULTURE
来自拉丁文:albeit=although ad hoc=special bona fide千真万确 sine qua non必要条件 de facto=in fact per se从本身而言 pro有点 con缺点 vice versa反之亦然 hypothesis假说
来自意大利文: Paparazzi狗仔队 Nazzi纳粹 plaza广场 (注意发音哦)
Summary
Topic
1、principles (1)抽象 (2)全面(包含) (3)篇幅
2、not Subordinations (Data,Eg,PS,C&C,Quotations)
3、Locations Paragraph:1st,but>last article:inverse pyramid(means:u will find TS when u read about 1/3 of the article or paragraph most of the time,and if u havn't found and th last sentence is single or short,maybe its the TS)
4、Characteristics
(1)强:强调类形容词e.g.great,huge,monumental,crucial,critical(名词milestone);强调类副词e.g.only,exclusively,sololy,all,always;强调类情态动词must;最高级(except "most people")
(2)新:SB,News e.g.new,now,recent,current,comtemporary(当代)
(3)奇:strange,? (exceptional,extraordinary,unique高口)