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Key to the traslation Unit One 1. stock market in retrospect provide the foundation for destructive consequences prosperous development of information technology ride roughshod over sth 7 be in danger 8 combat effectiveness 9. armed forces 10 on the contrary 11 homeland security 12. be at war 13 innocent victims 14. secret police 15 weapons of mass destruction (WMD) 16. play into the hands of sb. 17 pre-emptive attack 18. pay lip service to 19 the last resort 20. nuclear proliferation Unit two World Economic Forum ( WEF ) dotcom mania corporate social resposibily (CSR) deferred compensation Non-Goverrmental Organizations(NGOs) to say nothing of article of faith corporate philanthropy good works 10.tax relief 11.case studies 12.win-win character Unit Three flying gear the aircraft carrier combat operations U.N Secretary-General power cuts White House Gallup poll pull no punches the US. Central Command the U.N General Assembly wax museum take root far off the mark wishful thinking U. S. Defence Secretary Unit Four death house death penalty/capital punishment cable television chamber of commerce criminal justice electric chair correctional officer be good or ill unthinkabe acts of violence prison museum Unit Five constitutional ban on gay marriage debate about fundamental mores recognise each other’s marriage laws granting gays some legal rights short of marriage 5 reject these arguments one by one 6. the operation of federal system 7 most guarantee or extend the operation of democracy 8 women’s suffrage 9 defend social norms 10 a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress 11. public pressure on legislators 12. taking a bigger political gamble