975P2—Thebuzz—Chaosofholidaylaw.pptVIP

Chaos of holiday law No. 975 October 10, 2012 p.2: The Buzz Main Tasks New words and expressions chaos [5keiCs] n. 混乱，无秩序 expressway [ik5spreswei] n. 高速公路 snail [sneil] n. 蜗牛 scenic site 景点 scenic area 景区 tourist attraction 旅游景点 rubbish heap 垃圾堆 flexible [5fleksEbl] adj. 弹性的，灵活的 paid days-off = paid vacation / leave 带薪休假 motivation [7mEuti5veiFEn] n. 动机 New words and expressions stimulate [5stimjuleit] vt. 刺激，激励 consumption [kEn5sQmpFEn] n. 消费 boost [bu:st] vt. 推动，拉动 option [5CpFEn] n. 选择 peak season 高峰期，高峰季节 accommodation [E7kCmE5deiFEn] n. 住处，膳宿 pilot [5pailEt] vt. 引导，导航 editorial [edi5tC:riEl] n. 社论 New words and expressions generous [5dVenErEs] adj. 慷慨的，大方的 entitlement [in5taitlmEnt] n.权利 be entitled to sth. / to do sth. 对……享有权利，有（做某事）的资格或权利 survey [sE:5vei] vt. n. 调查（收入、民意等） consultancy [kEn5sQltEnsi] n. 咨询公司 allocate [5AlEukeit] vt. 分派，分配 statutory [5stAtjut(E)ri] adj. 法定的 New words and expressions implementation [7implimen5teiFEn] n. 执行，履行，贯彻，落实 overcrowding [7EuvE5kraudiN] n. 过度拥挤 consent [kEn5sent] n. 同意，赞成，答应 Mandarin [5mAndErin] n. 汉语，中国官话 staycation = stay + vacation 待在家里的假期 gouge [^audV] vt. 敲诈，欺骗 mire [5maiE] vt. 陷入泥潭； n. 泥潭 slump [slQmp] n. vi. 衰退；（物价）暴跌 Vocabulary exercises Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases on p.2. 1. Western politicians tend to take advantage of __________________ to gain the upper hand when it comes to election campaigns. 2. The PLA is capable of safeguarding China’s sovereignty and can ______________ when it is necessary to resort to force. Vocabulary exercises Fill in the blanks with suitable phrases on p.2. 3. It’s hard to raise the overall qualities of a country’s nationals, but it’s feasible to cultivate them gradually by abiding by the rules, such as “never _______________” on the road. 4. Some emerging states of Africa have been mainly supported by some pillar industries ___________. Background Information Paid leave (paid time off) One of the basic benefits that are included with many types of work is pa