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不得不應付Euro Disney had to contend with many difficulties when its first financial year came to an end.當?shù)谝粋€財年結(jié)束時,歐洲迪斯尼樂園不得不去應對很多的困難。vt. argue or state that sth. is true 聲稱。27 By choosing a job that is both useful to society and personally fulfilling, workers maintain a simultaneous sense of purpose and enthusiasm that improves their whole lives. (Para. 9)Meaning: By choosing a job that is both useful to society and satisfying to themselves, workers are not only aware of what they want and but also highly motivated, which improves their whole lives.★simultaneous: a. happening or done at the same time同時的。最適宜的You should hold the book at a proper distance from your eyes?!飉onetary: a. (only before noun) relating to money, esp. all the money in a particular country 貨幣的。★aptly: ad. (~ named/ described/ called, etc.) named, described, a way that seems very suitable恰當?shù)孛?描述/稱呼等Indeed, if there is a single word that would very aptly define Monk’s music, it’s freedom.的確,如果有一個詞能恰如其分地描述蒙克的音樂, 那就是“自由”.★sink one’s teeth into sth.: (infml.) start to do sth. with a lot of energy and determination 精力充沛地開始處理某事。24 Even purely mental work can suffice as an outlet, as aptly expressed by the phrase “sinking one’s teeth into a problem”. ()Meaning: Even purely mental work can be enough for them to express and release their enthusiasm, as is well expressed by the phrase “sinking one’s teeth into a problem”.★suffice: vi. (fml.)be enough 足夠。Note experiential: a.(infml.) relating to or based on experience 與經(jīng)驗有關(guān)的;由經(jīng)驗得來的Surprisingly, many parents feel they missed experiential musicmaking activities in their youth and want to learn about music in the way their children are learning.令人吃驚的是,很多家長覺得他們年輕時錯過了體驗式音樂創(chuàng)作的活動,現(xiàn)在想以他們的孩子學習音樂的方式去學習音樂。 大量The center provides an array of services including surgery, rehabilitation and pain management.該中心提供大量的服務,包括外科手術(shù)、康復和疼痛治療等。揮霍的How is she paying for her extravagant holiday with her modest ine? 她的微薄收入怎么能為她奢華的假期埋單?20 However, it’s not necessary to take such a toxic attitude toward such a positive thing as leisure time. (Para. 7)Meaning: However, it’s not necessary to take such a negative attitude toward leisure time, which is, after all, a positive thing.★toxic: a. containing poison, or caused by poisonous substances有毒的?!飃ossip: n. [U] information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behavior and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarks 流言蜚語。 忍住International financial experts mitted to refrain from petitive devaluation of our currencies and decide to promote a stable and wellfunctioning international monetary system.國際金融專家承諾不使我們的貨幣出現(xiàn)競爭性貶值并決定要促進建立穩(wěn)定完善的國際貨幣體系?!飉edieval: a. connected with the Middle Ages(= the period between about AD 1100 and 1500)中世紀的。16 Increasing productivity with automated machines, such as robots, has reduced the number of necessary laboring hours. ()Meaning: With the use of machines which can automatically do the work for people, such as robots, productivity has increased and the number of necessary laboring hours has accordingly decreased.★automate: vt. start using puters and machines to do a job, rather than people使自動化The engineer used a puter program he had created to automate downloading of program updates.該工程師用自己設計的電腦程序自動下載程序更新。15 In recent decades,technological innovation and the division of labor have caused major economic changes by eliminating the need for special strength or skill in many fields and have turned many paid occupations with enjoyable work into boring labor.(Para, 6)Meaning: In recent decades, the improvements in technology and the division of labor have caused great economic changes. People do not need special strength or skill any more in many fields. Many paid jobs with enjoyable work have bee boring labor routine.★innovation: n.1)[U] the introduction of new ideas or methods 革新。 量規(guī)A gasoline gauge shows the amount of gasoline left in a car.油表顯示汽車剩余的油量。★livelihood: n . [C,U]the way you earn money in order to live生計It was the lack of a basic livelihood that pelled the oppressed to fight for their survival.正是由于無法維持基本的生計才迫使被壓迫者為自身的生存而抗爭。 培養(yǎng)。 自治權(quán)They are willing to give this district more autonomy, but not independence.他們愿意給該地區(qū)更多的自治權(quán),但不會讓其獨立。10 To laborers, on the other hand, leisure means autonomy from pulsion, so it is natural for them to imagine that the fewer hours they have to spend laboring, and the more hours they have free for play, the better. ()Meaning: To labors, on the other hand, leisure means plete freedom from what they are forced to do or what they have to do。有?傾向的Most children are prone to junk food.多數(shù)孩子喜歡吃垃圾食品。vt. (fml.) respect and admire sb. or sth. 尊敬。8 The difference does not, for example, correlate with the difference between a manual and mental job or between jobs of low or high esteem。 把?描述為When residents wanted to designate the Elk River as a heritage site, the mines killed the proposal. 當居民們想把埃爾克河確定為文化遺產(chǎn)時,該提議卻被眾多的礦井給毀掉了。★ voluntary: a. done willingly and without being forced自愿的。 what is necessary labor from the point of view of society is voluntary play from the individual’s per