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Chapter 6Reading Linda 2008.5 commercial n. An advertisement on TV or radio [C] The TV show was interrupted by too many commercials. 那档电视节目插进的商业广告太多了,不断被打断 a.商业的;商务的 Commerce n. [U] 1. 商业,贸易,交易 Our overseas commerce has increased a great deal. 我们的海外贸易已大大增加。 consumer n. 1. 消费者;消耗者 Consume v. Consumption n. estimate vt. 1. 估计,估量[(+at)][O2][+(that)] The police estimated the number of demonstrators at about 5,000. 警方估计示威者的人数为五千左右。 The medicare cost is estimated to be one billion dollars. 老年医疗保健费用估计为十亿美元。 2. 评价;判断 vi. 1. 估计;估价[(+for)] I asked a contractor to estimate for the repair of the house. 我请了承包商估计修缮这幢房子的费用。 estimate n.[C] 1. 估计;估价;估计数 The experts estimate is that the painting is worth $3,000. 专家估计这幅画值三千元。 2. 评价;判断;看法 My estimate of the situation is not so optimistic. 我对形势的估计不那么乐观。 typical a. [(+of)] 1. 典型的,有代表性的 This painting is typical of his early work. 这幅画是他早期的代表作。 2. 特有的,独特的;表现特征的 It was typical of him to be so merciless. 只有他才会这么冷酷无情。 Identify vt. 1. 确认;识别;鉴定,验明[(+as)] She identified him as her attacker. 她认出他就是袭击她的人。 I cannot identify this signature. 我识别不出这是谁的签字。 2. 视...(与...)为同一事物[(+with)] Never identify wealth with happiness. 千万不要把财富和幸福等同起来。 3. 使参与;使合作[(+with)] The politician refused to identify himself with the Administrations foreign policy. 那位政治家拒不支持政府的外交政策。 vi. 1. (与...)认同;一致;感同身受[(+with)] I identified with the heroine of the novel. 我与小说中的那个女主人公感同身受。 identity N. 身份;本身;本体[C][U] His drivers license revealed his identity. 他的驾驶执照证明了他的身份。 Identity card= ID card advertiser Materialistic a. 1. 唯物论的;唯物主义的 2. 实利主义的 Materialism n. Cf. Idealism n .唯心主义 survey V. 调查,向...作调查[H] In five of the villages (that were) surveyed, non-farm work provided one quarter of their income. 在五个被调查的村子中,非农工作为它们提供了四分之一的收入。 n. 1. 调查;调查报告;民意调查(测验)[U][C] A recent survey of public opinion showed that most people were worried about the increasing crimes. 一份最近的民意调查表明,大多数人对不断增长的犯罪率表示忧虑。 Conduct a survey possession n. 1. 拥有;占有[U] The possession of a degree does not gua