【正文】 eas of Each Part As long as the rose remains the most popular flower as a symbol of love, any changing conditions in the nation’s rose industry mean much to rose growers, and to those who distribute roses and those who sell. Part I (Paras. 1) Part II (Paras. 26) When selling roses is no longer a beautiful experience for traditional flower shops, one rose retailer, Roses Only, made a success with some adjustments. Part III (Paras. 712) Severe foreign petition puts . rose growers on the edge of bankruptcy. Johnson Flowers, a domestic rose grower, however, finds a way out. Part IV () When people in the rose business are trying to adapt to changing conditions in the marketplace in order to succeed, they long for the good old days of steady profits for them. Words and Expressions distribute delivery via bankrupt launch release chase rival go out of style range from… to… look like/as if be left over account for nothing but on sb.’s side Structures 1. Typical patterns for the exposition of sb.’s way of doing sth. 2. Typical patterns for parisons and contrasts distribute vt. 1. supply (goods) esp. to shops 銷售 The pany aims eventually to distribute its products throughout the European Union. 該公司的最終目的是將產品銷售到整個歐盟。 2. divide and give out 分發(fā) The manufacturers distribute free samples to customers who are willing to try their products. 生產商給愿意試用他們產品的顧客們分發(fā)免費的樣品。 3. spread out through an area 分布 The world’s wealth is not fairly distributed between women and men. 世界財富男女之間分配不均。 delivery n. 1. the act of taking or giving sth. to sb., or the things taken or given 投遞，送交 Since you fail to keep your promise of punctual delivery of the goods, we have to cancel our order and claim for pensation. 由于你方未能如約準時交貨 ， 我方只好取消定單 ，并且要求索賠 。 2. the process of giving birth 分娩 To our great joy, she had an easy delivery in the hospital. 令我們大為高興的是 ， 她在醫(yī)院順利生產 。 via prep. using, through 通過，經由 Thanks to the swift transmission of television pictures via satellite, we are kept wellinformed of what is happening all over the world. 多虧電視畫面通過衛(wèi)星能夠迅速傳送 ， 我們才能及時準確地了解發(fā)生在全世界各地的事情 。 As there is no direct flight available, we will have to/have no option but to fly to Athens via Paris. 由于沒有直達航班 ， 我們不得不經由巴黎飛至雅典 。 bankrupt a./n. a. 1. unable to pay what one owns 破產 The pany went bankrupt because of its poor management. 那家公司因管理經營不善而破產。 2. lacking in some good quality 敗壞 The public views him as a morally and ethically bankrupt politician. 公眾把他看作是道德淪喪的政客。 n. a person who is bankrupt 破產者 The bankrupt and the men to whom he owed money arranged an acmodation. 破產者和他的債權人協(xié)議調解。 launch vt. 1. begin (sth. such as a plan) or introduce (sth. new such as a product) 發(fā)起（運動），推出（產品） To beautify the environment and make the campus green, the student union launched a campaign to plant trees surrounding the university. 為了美化環(huán)境 ， 綠化校園 ， 學生會發(fā)起一項在大學周邊植樹的運動 。 2. send (a new ship, etc.) into the water or send (a rocket, satellite, etc.) into the sky or space 使 （ 船 ）下水 ， 發(fā)射 （ 火箭 、 衛(wèi)星等 ） Russia’s space industry has won a contract to launch its first western satellite. 俄國的航天工業(yè)贏得了一份合同 ， 發(fā)射它的第一枚西方衛(wèi)星 。 release vt./n. (1) vt. 1. allow (news, film, etc.) to be made known or to be shown 發(fā)布、發(fā)行 Don’t release this news to the public until we give you the goahead. 請等我們給你許可后再公布這條新聞。 2. give freedom or free movement to 釋放、放開 Under the pressure of international consensus, the hijackers released three of the hostages. 迫于國際輿論 ， 劫機犯釋放了三名人質 。 release vt./n. (2) n. 1. the act of setting free or being set free 解脫 After the match the coach had a feeling of release. 比賽結束后 ， 教練有一種如釋重負之感 。 2. a book, film, record, piece of news, etc. that has been made available to the public 發(fā)行的新書 、 電影 Her latest release is a song about hopeless love. 她的最新單曲是關于無望的愛情 。 chase vt./n. vt. 1. force to run away。 drive away 驅趕、驅逐 The Johnsons’ cat likes to chase after the mice as if it were playing with them. 約翰遜家的貓喜歡追逐老鼠 ， 好像在跟它們鬧著玩似的 。 2. run after in order to get 追趕 、 追逐 Many a person sacrifices their health in the process of chasing after fame and wealth. 許多人在追求名利和財富的過程中犧牲了健康 。 n. an act of chasing sth. 追蹤 、 追捕 After the robbery, the police immediately gave chase to the criminals. 劫案發(fā)生之后 ， 警方立即開始追查罪犯 。 rival n./vt. n. a person, group, etc. peting with others for the same thing or in the same area 競爭對手 Clashes between rival football fans/supporters are monplace in western football matches. 相對立的兩派足球球迷間的沖突在西方球賽中很常見 。 vt. seem or be as good as sb./sth. 與 …… 相匹敵 As far as the old lady is concerned, of all the flowers in the garden, few can rival the lily. 對那個老婦人來說 ， 花園里所有的花卉當中 ， 很少有能與百合花相媲美的 。 go out of style/date 不再時興，過時 這些老歌也許永遠都不會過時，而且會越來越 受歡迎。 Maybe these old songs will never go out of style and will bee more and more popular. These models of coats are no longer in fashion now. 這種樣式的外衣不再時興了 。 range from…to… 在一定范圍內變化 那個貧窮的山村學校里只有二十五個年齡從 6歲到 13歲不等的學生。 In that poor village school, there were only 25 students ___________________________. whose ages ranged from 6 to 13 Sentences range from 5 or 6 words to 70, with the majority not far from 20. 句子的長度從 6個字到 70個字不等 ， 不過大多數句子的長度在 20個字左右 。 look like+N./clause。 look as if+clause 看起來像；好像要 From the results, (似乎我們當初做出了正確的選擇 )_________________________________ it looks as if we made the right choice. The old lady was only skin and bones and she looked as if she h