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Lesson Thirteen Hong Kong is Tops at Cracking U.S. Shell Eggs 术语： fast food stores 快餐店 supermarket 超级市场 the wet market 出售未经加工的肉、鱼、禽的市场 wholesaler批发商 retailer零售商 hawker沿街叫卖的流动小贩(沿街叫卖者) luck draw幸运抽奖 promotional activity促销活动 词语释义： 1.eightfold :eight times as great or as numerous八倍的 2.constitute: be or be equivalent to (something)相当于 3.outlets: a store or dealer through which a product is marketed 经销店 4.odor: a distinctive smell气味 5.markedly: clearly noticeable; evident明显的，显然的 6.monopolize: have complete control of 垄断 7.refrigerate :subject (food or drink) to cold in order to chill or preserve it, typically by placing it in a refrigerator冷藏（食品或饮料） 句子翻译： Major suppliers to the Hong Kong egg market are making greater efforts to increase the competitiveness of their products in order to maintain or expand market shares. To promote sales of Chinese eggs, the Chinese Eggs and Products Company recently held a “luck draw” — a popular promotional activity in Hong Kong — with prizes in solid gold for winning retailers. Attractive posters are designed to promote both fresh eggs and preserved Chinese eggs. Lesson Fourteen Soft Commodities 术语： futures 期货 soft commodities: goods other than metal, eg cocoa, coffee, grains, potatoea, rubber and sugar, that are traded in the commodities and futures markets 软商品（在商品和期货市场上买卖的非金属商品，如可可、咖啡、谷物、马铃薯、橡胶和糖） equity market 股票市场 money market 货币市场 capital market 资本市场 foodstuff :a substance suitable for consumption as food食品，食物，粮食 terms of trade进出口交换比率（通过比较进口商品价格和出口商品价格来衡量贸易的形势） service sector 服务部门 liquid assets 流动资产 export quota system 出口配额制 protectionism 保护主义 Special Drawing Rights: 特别提款权 UNCTAD （ UN Conference on Trade and Development ）联合国贸发会 词语释义： 1.allure: powerfully attract or charm; temptation吸引，诱惑；引诱 2.grim: depressing or worrying to consider使人沮丧的；令人担忧的 3. soothsayer: a person supposed to be able to foresee the future, predictor预言者 4.volatile: liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse易变的，变化无常的（尤指向