
CHAPTER 19: Branding and Product Placement

Reading skill: Skimming
CHAPTER 20: Case Studt: 3M's Entrance into the Russian Market

Reading skill: Recognizing Text References
1. barefoot /b'ɛrfʊt/
(a.)赤腳的
I don't want to go around here barefoot .
我不想在這里光著腳板走路。
2. texture /t'ɛkstʃɚ/
織法,組織Villains are made of a different texture .
壞人是由不同的材料制成的。
3. vague /v'eg/
(a.)含糊的,不清楚的,茫然的
His thought was too vague to be described .
他的思路混混沌沌,難以理清。
4. accountable /ək'ɑʊntəbəl/
(a.)負有責任的,可以說明的,能夠解釋的
Every person is accountable for his own work .
每個人都要對自己的工作負責。
(a.)課外的,業餘的
List your summer jobs, extracurricular school activities .
列出你暑假里所做工作,學校的課外活動。
6. peninsula /pən'ɪnsələ/
半島
Dalian is in the south of the liaodong peninsula .
大連位于遼東半島南部。
孔,洞,穴,漏洞(vt.)挖洞,掘坑(vi.)進洞,鑿洞
The water drained out of the hole in the pail .
水從桶的孔里流出來。
He broke a leg and was hospitalized for a month
他摔斷了一條腿,住院治療一個月。
He started his official career as a diplomat .
abolish /əb'ɑlɪʃ/
(vt.)
廢止,革除,取消The unjust stamp act must be abolished .
必須廢止這個不公正的印花稅案。他從當外交官起開始了他的從政生涯。
10. diameter /dɑɪ'æmətɚ/
直徑,徑
Each telescope would be 100 meters in diameter .
每個望遠鏡的直徑為100米。
(v.)修改(vt.)修正,變更,修飾,緩和,減輕
They may modify the whole sentence .
可以用作全句的修飾語。
12. decade /dɛk'ed/
十年,10年
Prices have risen steadily during the past decade .
過去十年來物價一直上漲。
13. upbringing /'ʌpbrɪŋɪŋ/
教養
She regretted the rigidity of her upbringing .
她不喜歡嚴苛的家教。
14. overlook /'ovɚlʊk/
(vt.)眺望,俯瞰;聳出;檢查,監督;看漏;放任,寬容瞭望四圍的高地
This is a key point that is often overlooked .
這是常被忽略的要點。
15. entitle /ɛnt'ɑɪtəl/
(vt.)給…權利;給…題名,給…稱號
What entitles Zack to order us about?
荷爾蒙
I am under almost total control of hormones .
我幾乎完全受激素控制。
17. versatile /v'ɚsətəl/
(a.)多才多藝的,萬用的,萬向的
Tomorrow this versatile substance may be called in to help feed man .
明天這種用途廣泛的物質可能會被用來為人們提供食物。
18. ridicule /r'ɪdəkjul/
嘲笑,愚弄,笑柄(vt.)嘲笑,嘲弄,愚弄
He was shunned and ridiculed by the others .
別人都冷落他,譏嘲他。
19. veil /v'el/
面紗,面罩,藉口,幕,帳,遮蔽物(vt.)戴面紗,隱藏,遮蔽,掩飾(vi.)蒙上面紗
Night once more veiled the main striking force .
夜幕又一次覆罩著主力部隊。
20. brassiere
奶罩
Take off your sister s new brassiere watch pbs not deputy dawg
但你冷冷兩眼似看著無聊閑人
21. parcel /p'ɑrsəl/
包裹,部分,片(vt.)分配,打包(a.)部分的(ad.)局部地
He weighed the parcel in his hand ( s ) ..
他用手掂量了一下這個包裹。
22. suck /s'ʌk/
(vt.)吸,吮,吸入,吮吸,吸收,獲得(vi.)吸,吸奶吸,吸入,吮吸
She just curls up and sucks peppermints .
她老是蜷著腿躺著,吮著薄荷糖。
23. besiege /bɪs'idʒ/
(vt.)圍攻,包圍
The enemy were besieged in the blockhouse .
敵軍被我們圍困在碉堡中。
24. napkin /n'æpkɪn/
餐巾,餐巾紙,尿布
He was wiping his eyes with his napkin .
他用手帕擦眼睛。
25. fatigue /fət'ig/
U疲勞;C令人勞累的工作(vt.)使疲勞,使衰弱(vi.)疲勞The gentle drizzle had soaked his fatigues .
細雨早已把他的衣褲打得濕透。
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