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Tandem [‘t?nd?m ]（p22 ，line 7） n. 串联；串座双人自行车 1. an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another 2. a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats Although the concepts of communication and culture work in tandem, we separate them here for purposes of our discussion. 尽管交流和文化这两个概念像双座自行车一样并行不可分开，但是这里我们故意把它们分开，为的是方便我们有关它们的讨论。 Most goals begin with a desire that springs from a dream: a vision of how you could be, how things could be, or how you could be in tandem with things in your life. 大多数目标都起源于一个渴望，更深的说是一个梦想：你会怎么样，事情会怎么样，或是你会如何处理你生活中那些和你千丝万缕的事情。 Ingenious [ind?i:nj?s] (p23 , line6) adj. 有独创性的；机灵的，精制的；心灵手巧的 1(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action 2 skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends 3 showing inventiveness and skill Human communication is a subtle and ingenious set of processes. 人类的交流是微妙而巧妙的过程。 The ingenious boy made a radio set for himself. 这个聪明的男孩自己做了一台收音机。 Dimension [dimen??n, dai-] (p23, line9) n. 维；尺寸；次元；容积 1.the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height). 2.a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished 3. one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space 4. magnitude or extent Communication becomes even more complex when we add cultural dimensions. 当我们给沟通增加了文化维度，沟通就变得更加的复杂了。 Thickness The surface to surface dimension of the glass. 厚度玻璃的上下两个表面之间的距离。 Germane [d??:mein] (p23 , paragraph2, line2) adj. 有密切关系的；贴切的；恰当的 having close kinship and appropriateness To overcome the problems created by the complexity of communication, most scholars concentrate on those aspects that are germane to their special interests. 为了克服由于沟通的复杂性产生的问题,大多数学者集中精力研究一些与他们的特殊兴趣有密切联系的方面。 The 20summary is a sketch of the findings that are most germane to the public and world leaders. 这份20页的摘要是一些发现的一个梗概，