研究生英语第二单元概要1.ppt

concession: n. the right to have a business in a particular place, especially owned by someone else. (政府或雇主等许可的）特权；特许权 e.g. The company owns valuable logging and mining concessions. Greyhound Inc. won the concession of running hotels in Glacier Park. the import/export concessions that had been granted to the island More to do concession (to) : something you let someone have in order to end an argument. 妥协，让步 e.g. The government refuse to give any concessions to the big drug company. to make concessions on/about sth e.g. Neither side is willing to make concessions on that issue. Both sides made various concessions, but neither would back down on the crucial points. More to do Fun and “good games” are now defined in terms of gate receipts, concessions revenues, the sale of media rights, market shares, rating points, and advertising potential. To translate: 今天，乐趣和“好比赛”的定义取决于门票收入、特许权收入、媒体传播权的出售、市场份额、收视率以及广告潜力。 We know that whenever any sport is converted into commercial entertainment, its success depends on spectator appeal. (Para. 2) converted into: 1) change (something) from one form or use to another 转变，转换 e.g. They converted the spare bedroom into an office. 2) (persuade someone to) change to a different religion (使某人)改变宗教信仰 e.g. European missionaries converted thousands to Christianity. More to do appeal: n. the power of attracting or of arousing interest e.g. a city with special appeal for museumgoers. appeal: vi. to be attractive or interesting e.g. This idea didn’t appeal to me. But e.g. Let us appeal to the President to aid us. appeal: n. an earnest or urgent request, entreaty, or supplication; v. to make an earnest or urgent request, as for help. e.g.他最后一次恳求父亲宽恕他。 He made one last appeal to his father to forgive him. More to do And e.g. We will appeal to a great variety of sources of information. 我们将求助于多种资料来源。 appeal: v. to have recourse, as for corroboration; resort ;n. a resort to a higher authority or greater power, as for sanction, co