it will close?more than?200?stores?nationwide, which may?result in?the?layoffs?of an?estimated?2,000 employees.
more than英 [m??(r) e?n] 比…更;比…更重要;超出需要;超乎尋常
stores英 [st??z] n.(大型)百貨商店;商店;店鋪;貯存物;備用物
nationwide英 [?ne??n?wa?d] ?
adj.全國(guó)性的;遍及全國(guó)的;全國(guó)范圍的
adv.在全國(guó)范圍內(nèi);就全國(guó)而論
result in英 [r??z?lt ?n] 導(dǎo)致;終于(失敗)
layoffs英 [?le???fs] ?n.(通常指因工作崗位不足的)解雇，裁員，下崗;休養(yǎng);療養(yǎng);養(yǎng)傷
estimated英 [?est?me?t?d] ?v.估價(jià);估算
2 the?crowds?that listen to the?candidates?are?bored or ecstatic,?depending largely on?how long they?speak for.
crowds 英 [kra?dz] n.人群;觀眾;一伙人;一幫人;群眾;民眾;老百姓;凡夫俗子
candidates英 [?k?nd?d?ts] n.(競(jìng)選或求職的)候選人，申請(qǐng)人;投考者;應(yīng)試者;參加考試的人;被認(rèn)定適合者;被認(rèn)定有某種結(jié)局者
bored英 [b??d] adj.無聊的;(對(duì)某人 / 事物)厭倦的;煩悶的
ecstatic英 [?k?st?t?k] ?adj.欣喜若狂;狂喜的;熱情極高的
depending on英 [d??pend?? ?n] 依據(jù)，根據(jù)
depending largely on很大程度上
speak for英 [spi?k f??(r)] ?代表…講話;為…辯護(hù)
3 The customer expressed her?distaste?for that broad hat.
distaste 英 [d?s?te?st]n.不喜歡;反感;厭惡
broad hat寬邊帽
4 his dealing with?the troublesome problem?attested to his managerial ability.
dealing with 處理；對(duì)待
Troublesome problem英 [?tr?bls?m ?pr?bl?m] 麻煩問題
attested英 [??test?d] v.證實(shí);是…的證據(jù);作證，證明(如在法庭上)
managerial ability英 [?m?n??d???ri?l ??b?l?ti] ?管理能力;管理才能
5 all we ever see is the wreckage after the plane crash, not the crash itself.
wreckage英 [?rek?d?] ?n.(車輛等的)殘骸;(建筑物等的)廢墟
6 the wrong medicines can kill people; the wrong financial products only impoverish.
impoverish英 [?m?p?v?r??] ? vt.使貧窮;使貧瘠;使枯竭
7 diamonds have little intrinsic value and their price depends almost entirely on their scarcity.
intrinsic value英 [?n?tr?nz?k ?v?lju?] ?內(nèi)在價(jià)值
scarcity英 [?ske?s?ti] n.稀缺;缺乏;不足;稀少
8?Access to?some parts of?South?America ?is still difficult, because part of the continent are still covered with thick forests.
access to英 [??kses tu] 接近，去…的通路，使用…的機(jī)會(huì)（權(quán)利）
9 the?native Canadians?lived in harmony with nature, for they repeated nature as a provider of life.
harmony 英 [?hɑ?m?ni] ?n.融洽;和睦;和聲;和諧;協(xié)調(diào)
Harmony brings wealth英 [?hɑ?m?ni br??z welθ] 和氣生財(cái);家和萬事興
provider英 [pr??va?d?(r)] n.供應(yīng)者;提供者;供養(yǎng)人
10?some educators?try to put students of similar abilities into the same class because they believe this kind of?homogeneous grouping?is advisable.
homogeneous grouping英 [?h?m??d?i?ni?s ?ɡru?p??] ?同質(zhì)分組
advisable英 [?d?va?z?bl] ?adj.明智的;明智;可取
11?encouraged by?their culture to voice their?opinions freely, the Canadians are not afraid to go?against the group consensus, and will?argue?their viewpoints enthusiastically, though rarely aggressively.
to voice their opinions freely暢所欲言
group consensus英 [ɡru?p k?n?sens?s] 群體共識(shí)
viewpoints英 [?vju?p??nts] n.觀點(diǎn);看法;角度
enthusiastically ?adv.熱情地;熱心地;激動(dòng)地;滔滔不絕地
aggressively ?adv.侵略地；攻擊地；有闖勁地;積極地；進(jìn)取地；有進(jìn)取心地
12 unfortunately I must have moved the camera, because the picture is rather?blurred.
blurred英 [bl??d]???美 [bl??rd] ?
adj.模糊不清的;記不清的;難以區(qū)分的;模棱兩可的
v.(使)變得模糊不清;(使)視線模糊;(使)看不清;(使)難以區(qū)分
13 the?ascent?of the mountain is?arduous, but anyone who makes it to the top is rewarded by a?spectacular view.
ascent英 [??sent] ?n.上升;升高;登高;上坡;上坡路;前進(jìn);提高;進(jìn)步
arduous英 [?ɑ?dju?s]adj.艱苦的;艱難的
spectacular view英 [spek?t?kj?l?(r) vju?] ?引人入勝的景色
14 this project would?entail?a huge increase in?defense spending.
entail英 [?n?te?l] ?
vt.涉及;需要;牽涉;使必要
n.限定繼承權(quán);預(yù)定繼承人的順序
defense spending英 [d?'fens ?spend??] ? 國(guó)防開支
15 Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and?abide by?the same?federal laws.
abide by英 [??ba?d ba?] 遵守，遵照（法規(guī)、協(xié)議、判決等）
abide by one's promise英 [??ba?d ba? w?nz ?pr?m?s] 遵守諾言
federal laws英 [?fed?r?l l??z] ? 聯(lián)邦法律;聯(lián)邦法
16 the rest of the day was?entirely?at his?disposal?for reading or?recreation.
entirely英 [?n?ta??li] adv.完全;全部地;完整地
disposal英 [d??sp??zl] n.處置;處理;去掉;清除;(企業(yè)、財(cái)產(chǎn)等的)變賣，讓與
entirely satisfactory 英 [?n?ta??li ?s?t?s?f?kt?ri] 盡如人意
recreation英 [?ri?kri?e??n]n.娛樂;消遣;娛樂活動(dòng);游戲
17 the nurse?consoled?the patient by telling him stories of how many very ill persons survived with?perseverance?in thestruggle against?illnesses.
consoled英 [k?n?s??ld] v.安慰;撫慰;慰藉
perseverance英 [?p??s??v??r?ns] n.毅力;韌性;不屈不撓的精神
struggle against英 [?str?ɡl ??ɡenst] ?同…作斗爭(zhēng)
18 if the bill at last makes its way after years of?deliberation and lobbying, that could further dent Blackstone’s profits and share price.
bill英 [b?l] ?n.賬單;(餐館的)賬單;(提交議會(huì)討論的)議案，法案
vt.給(某人)開賬單，發(fā)賬單(要求付款);把(某人或事物)宣傳為…;宣布…將做某事
deliberation英 [d??l?b??re??n] ? ?n.細(xì)想;考慮;商議;審議;(說話或辦事)緩慢，從容，審慎
lobbying英 [?l?bi??] v.游說(從政者或政府)
share price英 [?e?(r) pra?s] ?n.股價(jià);股票價(jià)格
19 the?novelty?of the situation intrigued him.
novelty英 [?n?vlti] ? n.新穎性;新奇;新穎;新鮮;新奇的事物(或人、環(huán)境);廉價(jià)小飾物;小玩意兒
intrigued英 [?n?tri?ɡd] ?
adj.感興趣的;好奇;很感興趣;著迷
v.密謀;激起…的興趣;引發(fā)…的好奇心;秘密策劃(加害他人)
20 many languages have?perished,?and many?remaining aboriginal languages?may disappear in the face of pressure to speak more prevalent language.
perished 英 [?per??t]?
adj.極冷
v.死亡;暴死;喪失;湮滅;毀滅;(使橡膠等)老化，脆裂
remaining英 [r??me?n??] ?
adj.剩下的;仍需做的;還需處理的
v.剩余;遺留;仍然是;保持不變;繼續(xù)存在;仍需去做(或說、處理)
aboriginal 英 [??b??r?d??nl] ?
n.原住民;(尤指澳大利亞的)土著，土人
adj.澳大利亞土著的;(歐洲人到來之前某地區(qū)的人、動(dòng)物等)土著的，土生土長(zhǎng)的
in the face of英 [?n e? fe?s ?v] ?面對(duì)
prevalent英 [?prev?l?nt] ?adj.流行的;盛行的;普遍存在的
21?above all, during more than a year of life as a?fugitive,?why did she not take the many opportunities to escape-or even call her distraught family?
above all英 [??b?v ??l] 首先;尤其是
during more than a year of life在一年多的生活
as a fugitive英 [?z ? ?fju?d??t?v]形色倉(cāng)皇
fugitive英 [?fju?d??t?v] ? ?
n.逃犯;逃亡者;亡命者;逃跑者
adj.逃亡的;逃跑的;短暫的;易逝的
distraught英 [d??str??t] adj.心煩意亂的;心急如焚的;發(fā)狂的
22 when the girl?sat glumly, the parent was?instructed?not to?coax?her into playing, but simply describe what she was doing.
glumly adv.憂郁地
instructed英 [?n?str?kt?d] v.指示;命令;吩咐;教授，傳授(技能等);告知;通知
simply describe簡(jiǎn)述
coax 英 [k??ks] v.哄勸;勸誘
