外刊经贸知识选读Lesson_3.ppt

nose out 打探出，查出=discover The reporters nosed out all the details of the affair. 记者打探出这件事的所有细节、 4. dig up挖出；掘起；开垦；发现 to dig up the street挖掘街道 to dig up information搜集消息 Where did you dig her up? 你在哪儿碰上她了? creep v.爬行 creep in/into sth. 开始发生，影响 As the doctors became more tired, errors began to creep into their work. 由于越来越疲劳，医生们的工作开始出现差错。 creep out 逐渐增长 House prices are creeping up again. 房价又渐渐上涨。 15. laggard [l?ɡ?d] adj. 落后的；迟钝的；迟缓的 n. 落后者；迟钝者 The laggard service patterns cause easily medical disputes and make more medical risks. 落后的服务模式容易导致医疗纠纷，增加医疗风险。 strike v.击打，碰撞 The ship struck a rock. 船触礁了。 v. 突然想到，猛地意识到 It suddenly struck me that how we coulg improve the sitiuation. 我一下子明白我们如何能改变局面。 striking adj.引人注目的，显著的 She bears a striking resemblance to her older sister. 她酷似她姐姐。 24. outbid [,autbid] vt. 在开价上战胜；出价高于 He outbid his rivals at the auction. 拍卖中他叫价高于竞争对手。 25.branch n.树枝，分支，支流 The bank has branches all over the country. 那家公司在全国设有分支。 branch out (into sth) 涉足（新工作），拓展（新业务） The company has now branched out into selling insurance. 公司现在已开展了保险销售的新业务。 branch off 分岔 Just after the lake ,the path branches off to the right. 小路在经过虎吼右边有条岔道。 brokerage 中间人业务 1.亦作brokering代理人(或中间人、经纪人、中人)业务，经纪业， 2. (付给经纪人、中间人的)手续费，佣金，回扣 broker [br?uk?] n. 经纪人，掮客 brokerage fee经纪人佣金 25. overwhelm 1. (尤指以军事力量)压倒，压服；击溃；粉碎： We overwhelmed the enemy by superior forces. 我们以优势兵力打垮了敌军。 2. 制服；使不知所措；使受不了： I was overwhelmed by such a temptation. 我经受不住那样的诱惑。 3. 覆盖；淹没： Flood overwhelmed the city. 洪水淹没了那座城市。 career n.生涯，职业，事业 He is playing the best of his career. 他正处于网球生涯的巅峰时刻。 V.(失控地)猛冲，疾驰，飞奔 The vehicle careered across the road and hit a cyclist. 那辆车冲过马路，撞上了一辆自行车。 1、“If there is a road to China’s future, Highway 204 out of Shanghai is it.”（如果有通往中国的未来之路的话，那便是始自上海的204国道。） 1)????? What is the exact meaning of “ out of” here in the sentence? 2)????? Why does the author compare(比喻) Highway 204 to the road to China’s future? (you may answer the question after you’ve studied the whole article.)