英语阅读三 蒋静怡unit4 reading 2.pptVIP

Unit 4 Common Sense or Legal Intervention;epidemic If there is an epidemic of a particular disease somewhere, it affects a very large number of people there and spreads quickly to other areas. （疾病的）流行，传播,流行病 ;outcry An outcry is a reaction of strong disapproval and anger shown by the public or media about a recent event. 强烈的抗议（或反对） hard-hitting If you describe a report or speech as hard-hitting, you like the way it talks about difficult or serious matters in a bold and direct way 报告、演讲）尖锐深刻的，直言不讳的 强硬,有力有效 ;philanthropist A philanthropist is someone who freely gives money and help to people who need it. 慈善家；乐善好施者 tied up If someone or something is tied up, they are busy or being used, with the result that they are not available for anything else. 忙得不可开交的；不得闲的；正在使用的 套牢,在消耗得差不多了。;treaty A treaty is a written agreement between countries in which they agree to do a particular thing or to help each other. 条约，协定 graphic Graphic means concerned with drawing or pictures, especially in publishing, industry, or computing 图解的，用图表示的;marketing activities 营销活动 partial bans and voluntary restrictions 不完全禁令和自我约束 disincentive A disincentive is something which discourages people from behaving or acting in a particular way. 抑制作用 incentive 动机;Revenue Revenue is money that a company, organization, or government receives from people. 税收 stand up to If you stand up to someone, especially someone more powerful than you are, you defend yourself against their attacks or demands 对抗，抗争，反抗（尤指比自己强的人）;entrenched If something such as power, a custom, or an idea is entrenched, it is firmly established, so that it would be difficult to change it. 根深蒂固 hang in the balance The future of those talks must now hang in the balance. 会谈的前景目前必然是悬而未决的。