重点讲解：

administrative
adj. 管理的，行政的
Other industries have had to sack managers to reduce administrative costs.
其他行业已不得不解雇管理人员来减少管理成本。
This ensures that any further administrative operations from the toolkit can not be performed.
这样可确保不能从工具集执行任何进一步的管理操作。
recognition
n. 识别；承认，认出；重视；赞誉；公认
He searched for a sign of recognition on her face, but there was none.
他在她的脸上搜寻她认出来的迹象，但没有。
His government did not receive full recognition by the United States until July.
他的政府直到7月才得到美国的完全承认。
sophistication
n. 复杂；诡辩；老于世故；有教养
It would take many decades to build up the level of education and sophistication required.
要花好几十年的时间来逐步达到所需要的教育和发展水平。
Languages are not just differing codes, but subjective symbols, associated with issues such as coolness, sophistication, and broader horizons.
语言不仅仅为不同的代码，还是主观符号，与凉爽、复杂和更宽视野等主观感觉相关。

美国文化：

听证会起源于英美，是一种把司法审判的模式引入行政和立法程序的制度。听证会模拟司法审判，由意见相反的双方互相辩论，其结果通常对最后的处理有拘束力。出了本段视频，我们还可以在《闻香识女人》的末尾找到关于听证会的内容，就是那段著名的演讲。