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PAGE  PAGE 4 Unit Six Language Points 1. confront (Para. 1): vt. vi. to come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility （使）面对，遭遇, 对抗 ―Council Leader Cllr Jenny Dawe said: The harsh reality of the UK budget deficit requires us to confront some very difficult decisions. 议会主席詹妮达维议员说：“英国预算赤字的严峻现要求我们必须面对一些非常困难的抉择。” ―Berti Vogts, the former Germany World Cup winner, was confronted with an even bigger task when he took charge of Scotland in March 2001. 前德国世界杯得主贝尔蒂·福格茨在2001年指教苏格兰队时面临了一个更加严峻的任务。 2. citizenry (Para. 1): n. the body of citizens of a state or country 市民，公民，国民 citizenship (Para. 2): n. the status of a citizen with its attendant duties, rights, and privileges 市民或公民的身份、地位、责任、权利、意识等 civic (Para. 4): adj. of, relating to, or belonging to a city, a citizen 市民的，民间的，城市的， ―“What is important to us, as a people, is the opportunity to use the power of sport to deliver lasting economic, social and health benefits to our citizenry, Ghanas minister says, at a Global Sports Industry forum. 加纳部长在一个全球体育产业论坛上说：“作为一个民族，重要的是有这样一个机会使我们可以借用体育的力量为我们的国民提供持久的经济、社会和福利效益。” ―Inspectors say one in four schools in England fails to offer suitable lessons in citizenship. They had worked hard to make citizenship a key part of their curriculum. 监督人员说，英格兰四分之一的学校没有开设适当的有关公民意识方面的课程。他们曾经过努力使公民意识教育成为了整个课程体系的一个重要组成部分。 ―More than 2,500 business, government and civil society leaders from more than 90 countries are expected to attend this years World Economic Forum in the small Swiss alpine resort of Davos. 来自九十多个国家的2500多名企业、政府和民间组织的领导人将出席在瑞士阿尔卑斯山度假胜地达沃斯召开的2010年世界经济论坛。 3. address (Para. 2): v. speak to; to direct the efforts or attention of (oneself); to deal with: 向…讲话；对付，处理；致力于 ―The former Cuban president, Fidel Castro, is expected to address the national assembly this weekend for the first time in four years. ―Moving out of the current financial crisis and addressing the problem of climate change can be jointly achieved by shifting the world towards a low carbon economy.