【正文】 in the face of面對　　[經(jīng)典例句] He won‘t give up his effort in the face of difficulty.　　29. ment on評論　　[大綱詞匯] ment ，評論，意見；v.（on）注釋，評論　　[經(jīng)典例句] They refused to ment on the conflicts between the two parties.　　30. back off放棄（主張）　　[擴(kuò)充詞匯] back off（=back down）放棄原來的主張，打退堂鼓　　[經(jīng)典例句] He backed off his opinion under pressure.　　31. hardline強(qiáng)硬路線的　　[擴(kuò)充詞匯] hardline a.（主張采?。?qiáng)硬路線的，不妥協(xié)的hardliner n.（主張）強(qiáng)硬路線者，不妥協(xié)者　　[經(jīng)典例句] The newly elected president insist on hardline foreign policy.　　32. to some extent在某種程度上　　[經(jīng)典例句] The answer is negative to some extent.　　33. assert宣稱　　[大綱詞匯] assert ，宣稱　　[衍生詞匯] assertion ，斷言　　[經(jīng)典例句] He asserted his idea， clearly and loudly.　　34. cite引用　　[大綱詞匯] cite ，引證；舉例　　[經(jīng)典例句] He cited Shakespeare in his thesis.　　35. launch a drive發(fā)起一場運(yùn)動　　[衍生詞義] drive 　　a sales drive推銷運(yùn)動　　[經(jīng)典例句] The municipal government launched a drive against pollution.　　36. label歸類　　[大綱詞匯] label ……，把……稱為；；標(biāo)記，符號　　[經(jīng)典例句] She labeled the boy a thief.　　37. potentially潛在地　　[大綱詞匯] potential ，可能的；勢的，位的　　[衍生詞匯] potentially 　　[經(jīng)典例句] People considered him a Potentially successful businessman.　　38. objectionable會引起反對的　　[大綱詞匯] objection v.（to）反對，異議　　[衍生詞匯] objectionable 　　[經(jīng)典例句] He didn‘t realize that it would be an objectionable movie when he shot it.　　39. strategy戰(zhàn)略　　[大綱詞匯] strategy ，策略　　[經(jīng)典例句] The government adopted a strategy of massive deflation.　　40. First Amendment（美國憲法）第一次修正案　　[大綱詞匯] amend ，修正　　[衍生詞匯] amendment ，修正；修正案　　41. be associated with與……有關(guān)系的　　[大綱詞匯] associate v.（with）使聯(lián)系，使聯(lián)合；交往，結(jié)合　　[經(jīng)典例句] They were closely associated with each other in the war.　　42. e to realize認(rèn)識到　　[大綱詞匯] realize ，體會到；實現(xiàn)　　[經(jīng)典例句] The school came to realize the necessity of change their method of teaching.　　43. be liable to易于…　　[大綱詞匯] liable a.（for）有責(zé)任的，有義務(wù)的；（to + infinitive）有……傾向的，易于…的　　[經(jīng)典例句] He is liable to evade his responsibilities.　　44. promise妥協(xié)　　[大綱詞匯] promise v./，折衷　　[經(jīng)典例句] They forced him to promise， but he refused firmly.　　45. stick to堅持　　[大綱詞匯] stick to堅持；忠于；信守　　[經(jīng)典例句] Everybody knows that his always sticks to principles.　　46. yield to屈服　　[大綱詞匯] yield ，生長；（to）屈服，服從；，收獲　　[經(jīng)典例句] They believed he would yield to his father‘s pressure soon.　　全文翻譯　　沒有一家公司樂意聽到別人說自己引起了社會的道德敗壞。參議員羅伯特？多爾上星期質(zhì)問時代華納公司高級人員時說：難道這就是你們要成就的事業(yè)嗎？你們已經(jīng)出賣了自己的靈魂，難道你們還非要腐化我們的國家，威脅我們的孩子不成？不過，對于成立于1990年的時代華納公司而言，這樣的質(zhì)問僅僅只是公司自我反思的最新表白，是在不同時期涉及責(zé)任、創(chuàng)作自由和公司底線問題的自我反省。　　于1992年接替已故董事長斯蒂夫？羅斯的56歲的現(xiàn)任董事長杰拉德？萊文是爭論的焦點人物。財政方面，他承受著抬高股價，減少公司巨額債務(wù)的壓力。在兩筆新的有線電視交易談妥后，債務(wù)將達(dá)到173億美元。他也答應(yīng)出售部分財產(chǎn)并重組公司，但現(xiàn)在投資者們?nèi)栽诮辜钡氐却??！　∪藗儗φf唱音樂的焦慮并沒使他的日子變得好過。萊文一向以它是一種富于表現(xiàn)力的演唱方式為理由來捍衛(wèi)公司的說唱音樂。1992年公司因出品IceT樂隊狂暴的說唱歌曲《警察殺手》后備受譴責(zé)時，萊文說這是街頭文化的合法表達(dá)方式，它應(yīng)該有自己的宣泄途徑。他在《華爾街日報》一篇專欄文章中寫道：任何一個民主社會的檢驗不在于它能多有效地控制各種情感的表達(dá)，而在于是否給予了人們思考和表達(dá)的最廣泛的自由，盡管有時這種結(jié)果會引起爭論和憤怒。我們不會在任何威脅面前退卻?！　∪R文不愿對上周的辯論做出評論，但有跡象表明這位董事長的強(qiáng)硬立場起碼在一定程度上有所緩和。在上個月的股東會議上，大家就搖滾樂的歌詞進(jìn)行了討論。萊文宣稱音樂不是社會問題的病因，他甚至還以自己為例。他的兒子是紐約州布朗克斯的一個教師，用說唱樂的表達(dá)方式與學(xué)生進(jìn)行交流。但他也談到了創(chuàng)作自由和社會責(zé)任之間要保持平衡的問題。他還宣布公司將致力于為一些人們可能會反感的音樂制定發(fā)行和標(biāo)識的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。　　總的來說，時代華納公司的15位董事是支持萊文和公司的經(jīng)營策略的。但內(nèi)部人士透露其中幾位對此事表示擔(dān)憂。我們中的一些人多年來就知道憲法第一修正案所說的自由并非毫無限制，魯斯說，我想與公司有關(guān)系的一些人可能是最近才意識到這一點。Much of the language used to describe monetary policy, such as steering the economy to a soft landing or a touch on the brakes, makes itself sound like a precise science. Nothing could be further from the truth. The link between interest rates and inflation is uncertain. And there are long, variable lags before policy changes have any effect on the economy. Hence there is an analogy that likens the conduct of monetary policy to driving a car with a blackened windscreen, a cracked rearview mirror and a faulty steering wheel.　　　　Given all these disadvantages, central bankers seem to have had much to boast about of late. Average inflation in the big seven industrial economies fell to a mere % last year, close to its lowest level in 30 years, before rising slightly to % this July. This is a long way below the doubledigit rates which many countries experienced in the 1970s and early 1980s.　　　　It is also less than most forecasters had predicted. In late 1994 the panel of economists which The Economist polls each month said that America’s inflation rate would average % in 1995. In fact, it fell to % in August, and is expected to average only about 3% for the year as a whole. In Britain and Japan inflation is running half a percentage point below the rate predicted at the end of last year. This is no flash in the pan。 over the past couple of years, inflation has been consistently lower than expected in Britain and America.　　　　Economists have been particularly surprised by favourable inflation figures in Britain and the United States, since conventional measures suggest that both economies, and especially America’s, have little productive slack. America’s capacity utilisation, for example, hit historically high levels earlier this year, and its jobless rate (% in August) has fallen below most estimates of the natural rate of unemploymentthe rate below which inflation has taken off on the past.　　　　Why has inflation proved so mild? The most thrilling explanation is, unfortunately, a little defective. Some economists argue that powerful structural changes in the world have upended the old economic models that were based upon the historical link between growth and inflation.　　　　67. From the passage we learn that ________.　　　?。ˋ）there is a definite relationship between inflation and interest rates　　　?。˙）economy will always follow certain models　　　?。–）the economic situation is better than expected　　　?。―）economists had foreseen the present economic situation　　　　68. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?　　　?。ˋ）Making monetary policies is parable to driving a car.　　　?。˙）An extremely low jobless rate will lead to inflation.　　　?。–）A high unemployment rate will result from inflation.　　　　（D）Interest rates have an immediate effect on the economy.　　　　69. The sentence This is no flash in the p