词汇理解7-10篇

Passage 7
appetite 食欲，胃口
appetizing 有食欲的

Passage 8
engaged 忙于; 从事于; 已订婚; 被占用的
nicotine 尼古丁
swirl in controversy 处于争议的漩涡

Passage 9
executive branch employees 行政部门雇员
fiscal 财政的
grim 严肃的，凄凉的
mandatory 强制的; 法定的; 义务的
payroll 工资总支出
prevalent 流行的，普遍存在的

Passage 10
carefree 无忧无虑的
mug 杯子；扮鬼脸；行凶抢劫
internship 实习期
remedy 补救措施
sign on 签约受雇
Noughties boom 新繁荣时期
improve my resume 充实我的简历
Rainy days were such a distant memory that they hardly seemed worth saving for. （结合上下文翻译）既然穷困时期那么遥远，也就没有必要节俭了。
But with the supply of cheap credit drying up and a generation of school and university leavers about to flood the recession-hit job market, thousands of young people with no memory of the early 1990s recession are shocked into the realization that the world of 2009 is very different. 但是，随着廉价信贷供应的枯竭，一代中学和大学毕业生即将涌入受经济衰退打击的就业市场，成千上万对上世纪90年代初的经济衰退没有记忆的年轻人震惊地意识到，2009年的世界是非常不同的。