英美概况课件PPT测试题及课后练习答案PDF 刘白玉封丽丽主编 978 7 81134 751 7 英国部分Chapter 4.ppt

CHAPTER FOUR ECONOMY of the United Kingdom Famous Quotation Work while you work; Play while you play. This is the way; To be cheerful and gay. — A. D. Stoddart British Philosopher New words predominant: adj. having more power or influence than others 占优势的；主导的 — Hatemongering is the predominant idea in the book by a racist. 在种族主义者写的书中，煽动仇恨是主要的观点。 dismantlement: n. the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery) 拆除 — The dismantlement appraisal date shall be the date of issuance of license for house dismantlement. 拆迁估价时点一般为房屋拆迁许可证颁发之日。 New words prosperity: n. the state of being successful, especially financially 兴旺；繁荣；成功；昌盛 — The new government ushered in a period of prosperity. 新政府的成立带来了一个繁荣的时期。 recession: n. a difficult time for the economy of a country, when there is less trade and industrial activity than usual and more people are unemployed 经济衰退；经济萎缩 — In the recession, our firm went through a bad time. 我们公司在经济衰退时期历尽艰辛。 New words shrink: v. to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to make clothes, fabric, etc. smaller in this way （使）缩水，收缩，缩小，皱缩 —The economy is shrinking instead of growing. 经济正在萎缩而不是在增长中。 stagnation: n. If something such as a business or society stagnates, it stops changing or progressing. 淤塞，停滞，不景气 —This country had now entered upon a long period of stagnation. 从此，这个国家进入了一个长期不景气的时期。 New words barley: n. a grain of barley 大麦 —The peasants are reaping a field of barley. 农民们正在收割大麦。 oats: n. annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder燕麦 — Oats mainly grow in cool climate. 燕麦主要生长在气候凉爽的地区。 New words hemp: n. a plant fiber大麻 —Hemp can be used for cloth and ropes. 大麻可用来做衣服和绳子。 stockpiles: n. something kept back or saved for future use or a special purpose储存 —Get a hustle on to stockpile these essential mater