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Unit 3: American Economy

 
   

Words & Expressions

laissez-faire

 

自由放任资本主义

launch

v.

开始

machine tools

n.

机械工具

maize

n.

玉米

merchandise

n.

商品

microchips

n.

微型芯片

monopoly

n.

垄断

mortgage

n.

抵押

moving assembly" line

n.

组装流水线

myth

n.

神话,没有根据的信念

outlet

n.

出口,发泄的机会

oversight

n.

监管

overwhelm

v.

超过

pest

n.

害虫

pesticide

n.

杀虫剂,农药

portion

n.

部分

precision engineering

n.

精密仪器工程

principally

adv.

主要地

productive capacity

 

生产能力

proportion

n.

比例

recession

n.

衰退

reluctance

n.

不情愿

resistance

n.

抵抗力

rigid

adj.

僵硬的

rolling

adj.

起伏的

roving

n.

纺粗纱

scarce

adj.

稀缺的

seep

v.

渗出

settlements

n.

定居地

sewing machines

n.

缝纫机

short-lived

adj.

短命的

snake

v.

像蛇一样蜿蜒伸展

soar

v.

高飞

sole proprietorship

 

个体业主

soybean

n.

大豆

spare

 

免除

spinning

n.

粗纺

squash

n.

南瓜

stockholder

n.

股东

strew

v.

点缀,铺盖

stump

n.

树桩

sustenance

n.

粮食,食物

switch

n.

转换

tariff

n.

关税

tenant

n.

佃农

thrust

v.n.

推进

toxic

adj.

有毒的

trace

v.

追溯

transcontinental

adj.

横跨大陆的

trudge

v.

跋涉

ultra-high speed

 

超高速

unrivaled

adj.

没有对手的

ventures

n.

投资项目

vigilance

n.

监督

virtue

n.

美德

Wall Street

 

华尔街

water turbines

n.

水轮机

weaving

v.

weed

n.

杂草

whim

n.

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