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1、WordsandExpressionsglobalization:n.freeflowsofcapital,labor,technology,andpersonalcontactacrossnationalborders*SomeseethespreadofEnglishasaninternationallanguageasjustanotherconsequenceofglobalization.(=Thankstoglobalization,theburgeryoubuyinMoscowisexactlythesameastheoney
2、oubuyinNewYork.)sweepaside:clearawayorgetridofsuddenlyorforcefully;refusetopayattentiontosth./sb.says*Anyway,bythenshewassurethatJuliuswouldsimplyhavesweptanycurbsaside.他们对所有的反对意见不予理睬。(=Theysweptalltheobjectionsaside.)Pattern:sweepaway扫清,迅速消灭sweepout扫掉;清除sweepover眺望,环视swee
3、pup打扫干净,收拾干净strengthen:vt.becomestrongerormakesth.strongerWemuststrengthentheweaklinks.(=ThePresident'sfirstprioritywastostrengthentheeconomy.)asset:n.1)(usu.pl)moneyorpropertythatapersonorcompanyowns*Copyrights,patents,trademarks,brandnames,andtradesecretsareallpartofacom
4、pany’sintangibleassets.目前，他们的资产有623万美元。(=Currently,theyhave$6,230,000inassets.)2)anadvantageoraresource*Themostpowerfulassetwehaveisourskilled,dedicatedworkforce.(=Asenseofhumorisanimportantassetforanyteacher.)Collocation:capital/fixedassets资本/固定资产cashassets现金资产liquid/circ
5、ulating/currentassets流动资产netassets净资产makeno/littledifference:haveno/littleeffect(on),beofno/littleimportance(to)*Thatdoesnotmeanitmakesnodifferencetosocialwelfarewhichruleswesettleupon.姚明的缺席似乎对休斯顿火箭队没有太大的影响。(=TheabsenceofYaoMingseemedtomakelittledifferencetotheperformanceo
6、ftheHoustonRockets.)identify…as:recognizeandcorrectlynamesomeoneorsth.*HisaccentidentifiedhimasaFrenchman.(=Thepolicemanidentifiedhimasthethief.)elite:n.agroupofpeoplewhohavealotofpowerandinfluencebecausetheyhavemoney,knowledge,orspecialskills*Onlyasmallelitecanaffordtosen
7、dtheirchildrentothisschool.这些人构成了有决定权的精英集团。(=Thesepeopleformanelitewhohavethepowertomakedecisions.)Collocation:political/social/economicelite政治/社会/经济精英ahandfulof:averysmallnumberofpeopleorthings:*Thatplacewasoflittleinterest.Ionlytookahandfulofpictures.(=Whatcountsishaving
8、ahandfulofyoungthatareexceptional.)earnest:adj.markedbyorshowingdeepsincerityorseriousnes
