2016 06.1
interactive TV ads 电视互动广告
with a few taps 轻敲几下
a popular situation comedy 一部流行的情景喜剧
cable company 有线电视公司
roll out ads 推送广告
be greeted with 受到…对待
be greeted with some skepticism 遭到质疑
an overlay 一片覆盖区域
order a catalogue 订购商品目录
do with a boost 得以推进-> 迎来生机
fall by 10% 下降了10%
many of the dollars 许多费用
an interactive campaign 互动活动
30-second spots 30秒插播广告
fall far short of 差的很远
crave interaction 渴望互动
go well together 很好地匹配
check the sales items 核实特价商品
may be a result of the novelty 可能是(人们)对此感到新奇的结果
place (TV ads) at a great disadvantage 使…处于不利地位
do well in engaging the viewers 很好地让观众参与进来
this bleak view 蹩脚的观点
intellectual clarity 清醒的理智
political will 政治意志
structural unemployment 结构性失业
force into sth.
= be forced to do sth. 被迫做某事
plunge in 大幅下降
bring down rapidly 迅速下降
has soared 大幅增长
has surged 急剧增长
have been multiplying 不断增加
major occupational category 主要职业类别
a combined population 总人口
periods of high unemployment 失业高峰期
deeply root 根深蒂固
the Great Depression 大萧条时期
a large defense buildup 一次大的国防建设
a fiscal stimulus 财政刺激
adequate to the economy’s needs 满足经济需求
inadequate to 不足以
But now, as then 但是现在和那时一样
ideologically oppose 从意识形态上反对
on a sufficient scale to 大规模地去做
jump-start the economy 推动经济
cripple out economy and our society 削弱我们的经济和社会
back these claims 支持这些言论
we aren’t suffering from a shortage of // needed skills
我们并不缺少 // 所需的技能
we are suffering from a lack of // policy resolve
我们缺少的是 // 政策救助
a reason not to act on problems 对问题不作为的一个理由
corporate mismanagement 公司管理不善
the expert’s claim is groundless 专家的言论是无根据的
self-evident 不证自明的
The booming defense industry 蓬勃发展的国防工业
benefit package 福利待遇
thorough restructuring of industries 行业的全面整改
powerful opposition 强烈反对
government’s stimulus efforts 政府刺激措施
detect the problems in time 及时发现问题
2016 12.1
herald a new era 开创了新纪元
fewer than 4% of countries 不足4%的国家
be essentially climate “free-riders” 基本上都是气候的”免费搭乘者”
on the flip(v. 翻转) side 另一方面
be widely hailed 广受欢迎
hail
1.冰雹
2.打招呼
3.受到…赞颂
be best described as sketchy 只是概略设想
commendable adj. 值得赞扬的
the emissions-reduction pledges 减排保证
pledges submitted by countries 国家所提交的保证
countries (leading up to Paris talks) 领导巴黎会谈的国家
deliver on 履行
effectively ignoring historical emissions 实质上忽略了历史排放
be a meaningful mobilization(n. 动员) 进行动员工作
neutral adj. 中立的
sugary syrups 糖浆
provision n. 份额
the policies (outlined in the agreement) 协议中规定的政策
be critical of 对…批判
the economy picks up 经济复苏
the stock market 股票市场
burden the sole responsibility 全权负责
make joint efforts 共同努力
come to a consensus 达成共识
put in effect 使…生效
Putting in effect the policies in the agreement 使协议中的政策生效
be truly in jeopardy(n. 危险边缘) 是真正危险的
have been dubbed 被称为
engage in all three of these practices 做出全部这三种行为
fall through the cracks 跌入裂缝-> 崩溃
teenagers (who are engaging in inconspicuous(adj. 不明显的) behaviors)
行为不明显的青少年
full-blown disorders 完全失调
Many hitherto(迄今) unobserved youngsters 很多至今未被注意到的年轻人