1. democratic [demə'krætɪk]
adj. 民主的;民主政治的
【真题例句】“The test of any democratic society,” he wrote in a Wall Street Journal column, “lies not in how well it can control expression but in whether it gives freedom of thought and expression the widest possible latitude, however disputable or irritating the results may sometimes be. We won’t retreat in the face of any threats.” 他在《华尔街日报》一篇专栏文章中写道:“对任何一个民主社会的检验,不在于它能多有效的控制情感的表达,而在于是否给予了人们最广泛的思考和表达自由,尽管有时这种结果会引起争论和愤怒。我们不会在任何威胁面前退却。”
【华尔街日报】华尔街日报(The Wall Street Journal)创刊于1889年,以超过200万份的发行量成为美国付费发行量最大的财经报纸。这份在美国纽约出版的报纸,着重在财经新闻的报道,其内容足以影响每日的国际经济活动。《华尔街日报》的读者主要为政治、经济、教育和医学界的人士,金融大亨和经营管理人员以及股票市场的投资者,其中包括20万名的董事长、总经理。美国500家最大企业的经理人员绝大部分订阅此报。
2007年6月,华尔街日报被新闻集团收购。
2016年10月,《华尔街日报》已经开始采用买断员工合同的方式进行“自愿裁员”。
2. condition [kən'diʃən]
n. 条件;情况;环境
【真题例句】For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.对很多人而言,尤其是那些自己或家人有严重健康问题的人,在奥巴马医改法案实施之前,唯一能获得保险的渠道是一份提供医保的全职工作。
3. witness ['witnis]
n. 证人;目击者;证据v. 目击;证明
【注】life sentence无期徒刑
【真题例句】Witness payments became an issue after West was sentenced to 10 life sentences in 1995.自韦斯特在1995年被判处十项无期徒刑后,给证人付报酬的做法就成了颇有争议的问题。
4. institution [,insti'tju:ʃən]
n. 制度;建立;(社会或宗教等)公共机构
【真题例句】So then the problem is not really about technology, but rather, “how do we innovate our institutions and our work practices?”由此可见,问题不在于技术代替人力,而是“我们该如何革新制度及工作方式”。
5. laboring ['leibəriŋ]
adj. 劳动的n. 劳动;操劳
【真题例句】Could be that you’re still laboring but not getting paid?同样进行劳动,却得不到报酬,你愿意吗?
6. comment ['kɔment]
n. 评论;意见;批评v. 发表评论;发表意见
【真题例句】If you are talking to a group of managers, you may refer to the disorganized methods of their secretaries; alternatively if you are addressing secretaries, you may want to comment on their disorganized bosses.如果你在和一群经理谈话,你就可以评论他们秘书紊乱的工作方法;相反,如果你在和一群秘书谈话,你就可以评论他们毫无章法的老板。
7. twist [twist]
v. 捻;拧;扭伤n. 扭曲;拧
【真题例句】Whichever it is, you know every twist and turn like the back of your hand. 不管是那条路,你对每一个拐弯处都了如指掌。
8. thumb [θʌm]
v. 翻阅;作搭车手势n. 拇指
【真题例句】It has long been known that a taxi firm called AAAA cars has a big advantage over Zodiac cars when customers thumb through their phone directories.人们早就知道,当乘客翻电话薄叫出租车时,一家名为“AAAA汽车”的出租车公司远比另一家名为“Zodiac汽车”的公司占有优势。
9. participation [pɑ:tisi'peiʃən]
n. 参与;分享;参股
【真题例句】We are looking forward to your participation.我们期待你的参与。
10. worldview ['wɝld,vjʊ]
n. 世界观
【真题例句】Sagan is more concerned with those who believe in ghosts, creationism and other phenomena that contradict the scientific worldview.而萨根则更关注那些相信鬼怪、上帝造物论和其他违背科学世界观的现象的人。