商务英语综合教程Unit 9 Climate ChageHot under the Collar.pptVIP

商务英语综合教程 ISBN：978-7-81134-- 2011年11月 第2版 Unit 9   Climate Change--Hot under the Collar Introduction One of the Labour Partys many transformations during Tony Blairs leadership was its conversion to environmentalism. A party with its roots in dirty, heavy industry such as coal-mines and blast-furnaces presented itself as an eco-friendly guardian of the planets future. New Words disillusionment n. 幻灭,觉醒 Rhetoric n. 花言巧语的 Predate v. 提早日期, 居先 extravagant a. 奢侈的, 浪费的, 过分的, 放纵的 brunt n. 冲击, 冲势 incentive n. 动机 dwelling