《精读三unit9词汇.ppt

Globalizations Dual Power (para18-27) Why is it so risky? (L.1,para18) risky /riski/ adj. (dangerous) Buying a second hand car is a risky bussiness. risk n. (gamble /ɡ?mb?l/ n.) ①take a risk/gamble 冒险 Isnt he taking a bit of a risk in coming here? ②at/take the risk of doing sth.冒险做某事 I couldnt take the risk of leaving him alone even for a short time. ③at risk处境危险 risk v. (gamble v.) ?risk doing sth.冒着······的危险 They may even risk losing their homes. ?risk sth. to do sth. He is prepared to risk everthing to avoid this war. The answer is that two problems could neutralize its potential benefits.(L.1,Para.18) neutralize/nju:tr?la?z/ v. 使失效，抵消;中和（术语） Rising price neutralize increased wages. neutralization/?nju:tr?la?ze??n/ n.中立状态 neutral /?nju:tr?l/ adj. / n. ①中立的，不偏不倚的； I awlays tried to remain neutral when they started aguing. ②中性的； The neutral language of an offical news report. ③暗淡的，肃静的; Neutral tones give the room a feeling of space. The global economy may be prone to harsher boom-bust cycles than national economies individually/??nd??v?d?u?li/.(L.1,Para.19) prone/pr?un/ adj. ①很可能的，有······倾向的，易于发生某事； be prone to sth./to do sth. be inclined/?n?kla?nd/ to do sth. Kids are all prone to eat junk food. ②脸朝下卧倒的，俯卧的； His eyes shifted to the prone body on the floor. economy /?k?n?m?/ n. ①经济状况，经济制度； ②节约措施，省钱办法； ③节约，节俭 The gas fire was turned low for reasons of economy. economic /?i:k??n?m?k/ adj.经济上的；产生经济效益的 economics/?i:k??n?m?ks/ n.经济学 economical/?i:k??n?m?kl/adj.经济的，节约的 economist/??k?n?m?st/ n.经济学家 The Asian financial crisis raised questions on both counts. on both counts在两方面 We have nothing to gain on both counts. count/ka?nt/ v. ①计数，数数 I counted the money. It was more than five hundred pounds. ②看作，算作，认为 You should count yourself lucky that you weren’t