lessononeEnglish--aWorldLanguagevocabulary概要.ppt

Line 35: flashback – part of a cinema film that goes back to an earlier time电影〉闪回 The events of his childhood are shown in (a) flashback.他童年的故事是用倒叙法来表现的。 Line 35: brainstorming v. n.– a method of finding answers to problems using collective wisdom The experts finally solved all the technical problems by holding a number of brainstorming sessions. brainstorm a permanent solution to the problem Page 6 line 1: Clamp n. 夹子， 夹钳， 卡钉 v. 1) to fasten, to suppress 夹紧: a cigar clamped in one’s mouthclamp one’s mouth shut clamp down on对...施加压力； 镇压； 取缔， 禁止 2) to put or impose forcefully restrictions on: clamp a curfew on a town/ clamp controls on gambling3) to grip: the ground was clamped by winter. clamp down firmly on all dissentthe police are clamping down on speeders Line 2: balk – to be unwilling or reluctant to do something（常与at连用）犹豫不决；畏缩不前 Obviously the firm balked at renewing the contract. Line 5: a cream puff – something or someone thought to be ineffective 奶油松饼;懦夫 He is by no means a brave man; he is a cream puff. Line 7: enforce – to cause a rule or law to be carried out effectively实施, 执行 It is highly necessary to enforce the law to bring down the crime rate. enforce silence 强令安静 enforce obedience on [from, upon] sb. 强迫某人服从 enforced education 强迫教育, 义务教育enforce an argument [a demand] 加强论点[坚持要求] Line 7: corps – a group of people united in the same activity; a body of people associated together军, 队, 部队, 兵种 the diplomatic corps外交使团 the president’s press corps a dare-to-die corps 敢死队 Peace Corps [美]和平队 Compare: corpse Line 12: corporate – of or belonging to a corporation The company is concerned about its corporate image. corporate culture/motto/ structure/property/company/body Line 17: downgrade – to make less important; lower in rank, position or importance The embassy will be downgraded to a trade office. He was downgraded to an assistant manager. Compare: upgrade upgrade the talks to the foreign minister level; an upgrade gate We need to upgrade the