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Unit 5 Business Text I Levi Strauss Company Levi Strauss施特劳斯，莱维：(1829?-1902) 美国的布生产商，推广了粗劳动布裤子并成立了莱维·施特劳斯公司(1850年） clothing衣服的总称；衣饰 She took only a few items of clothing. Remember to bring a change of clothing. clothes衣服 I enjoy shopping for new clothes. What sort of clothes was he wearing? Machine/machinery; weapon/weaponry household goods家庭用品, 日用商品 household家庭的, 普通的, 平常的 household appliances. 家用电器 a household name. 家喻户晓的名字 New England新英格兰：美国东北的一个地区，由现在的缅因州、新罕布什尔州、佛蒙特州、马萨诸塞州和康涅狄格州和罗得岛州组成 Kentucky肯塔基州：美国中东部一州。1772年作为第十五个州加入联邦。丹尼尔·布恩的特兰西法尼亚公司在1775年首次在此永久性定居。通过《巴黎和约》（1783年），此区成为美国一部分。法兰克福是其首府，路易斯维尔是最大城市。人口3,698,969 prosperity繁荣, 旺盛 I wish you all prosperity. 祝你万事顺利。 Peace brings prosperity. 和平带来繁荣。 California加利福尼亚：美国西部靠近太平洋的一个州。1850年被收纳为第三十一个州。这个区域是西班牙的殖民地，后按瓜达卢佩一伊达尔戈条约回归美国（1848年）。由于其阳光明媚的气候，并在拓荒年代发现了金矿，加利福尼亚常被称为金色之州。萨克拉门托是其首府，洛杉矶是其最大城市。人口29,839,250 dry goods纺织品 (=soft goods) tents 帐篷 gold miner金矿矿工 durable work clothes 耐用的工作服 durable goods耐用品 a durable colour不易褪色的颜色 durable peace 持久的和平 tailor裁缝 The speech was tailored to an audience of business leaders. 演讲修改成适合商业领域领导人听 waist-high overalls高及腰际的工作裤 in business在做买卖 The company has been in business for over thirty years. Ive just got to buy the paint and then were in business. ironically 讽刺地 Ironically, his cold got better on the last day of his holiday. guarantee担保 The rain guarantees a good crop this year. 这场雨保证了今年有好收成 My watch is guaranteed for one year. 我的表保修一年。 Many shopkeepers guarantee satisfaction to customers. 许多店主对顾客保证满意。 shrink收缩 The dog shrank from the whip. 那狗退缩以躲避鞭子。 He shrank with cold.他冷得缩成一 团。 The cloth shrinks in the wash. 这布一洗要缩水 wrinkle使皱 wrinkle (up)ones forehead皱起额头 wrinkle with age老得皮肤皱起 fade褪色 The lights and music faded as we set sail from the harbor. 当我们从海港起航时，光线逐渐变暗，音乐声逐渐减弱 Youthful energy fades over the years. 青春的活力随岁月消失 The sun has faded the (colour of the) curtains.阳光使窗帘褪色。 pants短裤 fit like完全相合, 恰好 tough坚韧的 a tough story 难以置信的故事 a tough job棘手的工作 a tough