【正文】 e about among the counters and stare at shelf after shelf of roses in more than 50 colors? Some are dressed in work clothes, and some in expensive suits and overcoats. 4. How does Roses Only obtain success in the discount rose retailing field? By holding prices down through controlling every link in the rose chain. Comprehension of the Text(3) 5. Why are . rose growers going bankrupt while discount rose retailers watch their business prosper? Because of severe foreign petition. 6. What is the trend that has hurt domestic rose growers such as Johnson Flowers of California? The trend is that imported roses are sold across the entire breadth of the industry, from big flower shops to streetcorner stands. Comprehension of the Text(4) 7. What are the Johnsons trying to do about their overseas petitors? They are trying to work with their overseas rivals instead of fighting them. 8. What happened recently to Colombia’s rose crop and to . rose growers on this Valentine’s Day? A recent frost killed 25% of Colombia’s rose crop and consequently . rose growers had the good luck to make a lot more money on this Valentine’s Day as there was less petition from overseas rivals. Text Analysis (1) Main idea of the text Rose industry, both selling and growing in ., is faced with severe challenges. Fortunately, some retailers and growers have found their way out. Roses Only, a retailer, made it by holding prices down, and Johnson Flowers survived the intense petition through cooperation with overseas rivals. Text Analysis (2) Main Ideas 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(chǎn)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(chǎn)商給愿意試用他們產(chǎn)品的顧客們分發(fā)免費的樣品。 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 。 via prep. using, through 通過，經(jīng)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 。 bankrupt a./n. a. 1. unable to pay what one owns 破產(chǎn) The pany went bankrupt because of its poor management. 那家公司因管理經(jīng)營不善而破產(chǎn)。 n. a person who is bankrupt 破產(chǎn)者 The bankrupt and the men to whom he owed money arranged an acmodation. 破產(chǎn)者和他的債權人協(xié)議調(diào)解。 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 。 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(zhì) 。 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 。 drive away 驅(qū)趕、驅(qū)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 。 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 。 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 。 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 。 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(shù)句子的長度在 20個字左右 。 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 had been through some terrible famine. 那個老婦人瘦得皮包骨，看上去就象經(jīng)歷了一場嚴重的饑荒 。 Today’s work should never be left over till tomorrow. 這些蘋果分完后還剩下兩個。 I want you to accou