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1.Initially such speculation is successful and encourages others to follow suit
2.a succinct description of ....3.In the aftermath of the latest collapse          chartered

1. The book gives an admirably succinct account of the technology and its history.

   这本书对该项技术及其历史作了极其简明的叙述。

   1. He succinctly summed up his manifesto as "Work hard, train hard and play hard."

      他把自己的宣言简明地概括成了“努力工作，努力训练，努力玩耍。”

4.unpalatable        

1. a lump of dry, unpalatable cheese.

   …一块干巴巴的、难以下咽的乳酪。

   1. It was only then that I began to learn the unpalatable truth about John.

      直到那时我才开始了解到有关约翰的令人难以接受的真相。

         defining :adj:最典型的，起决定作用的. V:规定，给...下定义 
5.in the offing    :迫在眉睫，近在咫尺                  has tipped into budget crisis,6.By implication        top up        annual pension (payment)     
    hector             

1. I suppose you'll hector me until I phone him.

   我想你会一直逼我到我给他打电话为止吧。

7. spend oodles of money on the race8.乌龙面： Se afood n oodles   ；       Udon；             seafood noodles9.conscience money
10.break up: 分手       sublessor       unfriend     concubine    imperial concubine                                pink news 
11.black art   piracy:海盗，盗版
 
12.apple polisher        = flatterer        =   toadeater  = kiss-ass
     funk :懦夫        French letter        =  condom          French chalk        French postcard                   
        play  possum

• the answer is not to play sycophant and brown-nose.

  不，答案肯定不是拍马屁或者奉承。

13.a fine day for young ducks :雨天14.Italian hand          indian weed                         indian  meal  

• sensed that fellow's Italian hand in this matter.

  我感觉到那家伙在幕后操纵这件事。

   pick nits  /nit pick:鸡蛋里挑骨头15.scene kid ：非主流少年                   underdog=short end    16.let ball:擦网球，触网球       curfew：宵禁         enforce martial law= impose a curfew17.big apple    kakuki:艺伎   chalk an cheese18. second hand             minute hand       hour hand19.old black=老黑，单身汉          skinny：密报，内部消息，小道消息，皮包骨的
skinny  = confidential information   =  classified information       confident 

1. He was quite a skinny little boy.

   他是个骨瘦如柴的小男孩。

20.lubber:笨拙的，傻大个21.neuropathy   ：神经病                  metaphrenia=    psychopathology        ??心理变态22. have come a long way           the dark days of late 200823.At the time=////at that time          on the day24. had been consigned to auction
25.To entice collectors       egg    on     eggplant
angel altogether
  kiss of death
             irrevocable
26.In light of           has become a lynchpin of

• He is a jack-leg lawyer.

  她是个不称职的律师。

27. learn the hard way          taint its prospects

• Whether that is really the right approach with male customers is, in light of this research, a moot point.

  根据这项研究，这是否真的是对待男性顾客的正确方式还是一个有争议的问题。

28. Notwithstanding                 supplant                   replace                 substitute  for   

1. He may be supplanted by a younger man.

   他可能会被一个年龄比他小的人取代。

        pumping oil 29. To the extent that 30. To stem the fighting              Enter China(再说中国方面）31.irk .      The trouble irks me a lot.
这件麻烦事很是让我心烦。 
    fell afoul of debt-write-off conditions      go afoul
32.oil concessions        making concession   French concession               effectively made the IMF redundant33. is a new scramble for Africa34.he is engaged in an intense rivalry
                            
 35.sleeves rolled up36.His words threw petrol on a bonfire
37. clamour for                clamor for  =  appeal   = call upon        outright
38.have long detested the new law39.Grass-roots opposition to health reform has been strong too.     grass-root unit40. crunches            as much as (差不多..                   in the ballpark41.astounding  astound at/by

• He was astound at his emotional change. He was able to laugh though he was in such a dilemma.

  他震惊在自己的这种情绪变化里，原来他还是笑得出来的。

42.       crafty      dodgy:善于骗人的            amulet   =   periapt                     catch on  caught on43.fuss around  fuss up                 Time and again 44.scupper :水性扬花的女人...排水口....45.closing down                 she was grandfathered46.depreciate ==devalue==devaluate == flight???          appreciate47. counter-attack             a sure-fire way        48.widely rumoured   :盛传                                  bludgeon 49.     a defiant Mr Obama                blitz         quell the backlash50.dog days：三伏天..             sad dog：易闯祸的人，放荡的人51.a millstone around their necks.52.leather  and   prunella：无关紧要的事情，无价值的东西....53.leatherneck ：海军陆战队队员！=marines      Marine corps (MC)：海军陆战队 54.On balance(有公平意思？）/ In short（简单说？） /To sum up /In summary/In general
55.come close to score: 接近得分，差点得分      override    

1. The welfare of a child should always override the wishes of its parents.

   孩子的幸福应该永远比其父母的心愿更重要

56.controversial=/disputable=/debatable /contentious ??              contentious territory
57.pavilion