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Chapter9 进阶词名词advent (n.) 来临，出现[同] arrival appearanceBut with the advent of the drip-dry shirt andthe frozen breakfast burrito，it became possible for any fellow，no matter how dometical1y challenged，to get out of the house on hisown. （TIME，May 6，1996，P．53）但是，伴随着随洗随干的免烫衬衫及冷冻的墨西哥馅饼早餐的出现，任何一个再不会做家事的家伙，都能够靠着一己之力打点一切，然后出门上班。animosity (n.) 敌意，仇恨 [同]hostilityIt is almost entirely the product of animositybetween two men leading rival parties whoare deeply jealous of each other.（TIME，Mar. 27，1995，p．36）这可以说全是两个敌对团体的龙头老大互相仇视所造成的，双方都深深地忌恨对方。antecedent (n.) 前例，先声[同]precursorIn 1937，working in his kitchen，Stibitz cobbled together a primitive adding device out ofdrycell batteries，metal strips from a tobaccocan，flashlight bulbs and telephone wires．Many consider it the earliest antecedent to thedigital computer.（TIME，Feb. 13，1995，P.23）1937年斯蒂比兹在厨房里，以数节干电池、香烟罐上取下的数条铁片、数个闪光灯泡、数根电线，草草制成一部原始的计算机；许多人认为这是数字电脑的先驱。▲adding device计算机；to cobble together草草制成aura (n.) 气氛，光晕[同]airRedford’s festival created an aura that welcomed young directors and persuaded Hollywood to do the same. （TIME，June 17，1996，p. 45）雷德福德影展制造了欢迎年轻导演加入的氛围，也促使好莱坞效法。behemoth (n.) 庞然大物，组织庞大的机构[同]monsterThe deal may spurmore competition for Microsoft，but it removes the threat that thegovernment will try to break up thebehemoth. （TIME，July 25，1994，P．13）这笔交易或许会给微软公司带来更多的竞争，但也解除了政府欲拆散这个庞大公司的威胁。bulwark (n.) 防御工事，提防One countrys louse，of course，is anothersbulwark against [fill in the ism：communism，nationalism，imperialism，capitalism].（TIME，Sept．23，1996，p. 35）当然，对一个国家来说是恶棍的人，对另一个国家可能就是对抗〔什么主义自己填：共产主义、民族主义、帝国主义、资本主义〕的长城。▲louse (n.) 虱，卑鄙的人bump (n.) （路面等的）隆起部分，喻困难Says Christensen of Thailands progress fromlow tech to high：“Its a long journey．Therewill be bumps along the way.”（TIME，Aug.5，1996，p. 42）克里斯坦森说，泰国由低科技提高到高科技的过程：“是一条漫长的旅程，沿路将会有许多困难。”carnage (n.) 大屠杀[同] slaughterThe once shabby alleys leading to ProvincialGovernment Plaza，site of the worst carnagein 1980，are now lined with trendy boutiques，while a sprawling shopping mall has justop