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Passage A Notes to the Text ? 1. volunteer: 　　　　 v. to offer ones services or help without payment; to offer (to do sth.), esp. when others are unwilling. 　　　　自愿去做，自告奋勇去做Examples: 　　　　 He volunteered to help at the scene of the accident. 　　　　他主动在事故现场提供帮助。　　　　As soon as war was declared, many men volunteered. 　　　　战争一开始, 就有许多人志愿上战场。 　　　　n. a person who volunteers 志愿者Examples: 　　　　 Are there any volunteers for cleaning the kitchen?　　　　有谁愿意打扫厨房吗？　　　　This work costs us nothing; its all done by volunteers. 　　　　做这份工作我们没花一分钱，都是由志愿人员做的。 2 …and this knowledge, I felt, would stand me in good stead as I developed the media services that would be needed for our Games in 2002.　　　　…I felt this knowledge would help me develop the media services for the 2002 Games.　　　　我觉得这一知识对我十分有益，因为我所提供的媒体服务也将是我们承办2002年盐湖城冬奥会所需要的 3.range: 　　　　 a connected line of mountains, hills, etc.; the distance that a gun or missile can cover; a set of different objects of the same kind 系列Examples: 　　　　This is the mountain range with many rich deposits of gold.　　　　这是富含金矿的山脉。　　　　The shop keeps a wide range of goods.　　　　这个商店的商品琳琅满目。 4. suspect: 　　　　 to believe to exist or be true; to think likely 　　　　 猜疑，怀疑Examples: 　　　　We suspected that it was a trick to get our money.　　　　我怀疑这是骗我们钱财的鬼把戏。　　　　The judge suspected the truth of the thiefs excuse.　　　　这位法官怀疑小偷没说实话。 5. powerful: 　　　　 having great power; very strong; full of force 　　　　 强有力的，强大的Examples: 　　　　Powerful nations sometimes try to control weaker ones.　　　　强国有时企图凌驾于弱国之上。 　　　　Electric current is often powerful enough to kill.　　　　电流可使人致死。 6.emotion: 　　　　 any of the strong feelings of the human spirit. 　　　　感激，情感Examples: 　　　　His face showed nothing of his conflicting emotions.　　　　他的表情丝毫没有表露出他矛盾的心情。　　　　The candidate addressed the crowd with emotion.　　　　这位候选人充满感情地向观众讲话。 7.keen: 　　　　 (of the mind, the feelings, the five senses, etc.)good, strong, quick at understanding; deeply felt, etc.; having a strong, act