英美报刊选读.doc

1. BBK electronics 步步高电子有限公司2. portable and countertop DVD players 便携式和台式播放器3. The New York Time 《纽约时报》4. USA Today 《今日纽约报》美国唯一的全国性日报5. Boddington’s （ale）伯丁顿麦芽酒6. conventional wisdom 通常的看法或见解 7. alumni connection 校友联谊网8. FORTUNE 《幸福》杂志9. Ivy League 常春藤联合会10. Sullivan & Cromwell， Mckincey，麦肯锡 Goldman Sachs高盛公司 美国经济的基石11. SAT 学业能力评估测验12. AndrewW? Mellon Foundation 梅龙基金会13. the inner city 贫民区14. The Winner Take-All City 《胜者通吃的社会》15. Lehman Brother 雷曼兄弟 Merrill Lynch 美林集团 Wells Fargo 富国银行16. 常春藤联合会（美国东部八所大学）布朗大学 Brown University哥伦比亚大学 Columbia University康奈尔大学 Cornell University达特墨斯学院 Dartmouth College哈佛大学 Harvard University宾夕法尼亚大学 University of Pennsylvania普林斯顿大学 Princeton University耶鲁大学 Yale University17. The Financial Times 《金融时报》18. New York’s World Trade Center 纽约世贸大厦19. the Pentagon 五角大楼20. Capitol 国会大厦21. the European Union’s External Relations Commissioner 欧盟对外关系委员22. The U.S. mainland 美国大陆23. Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisians 巴克斯达尔空军基地24. American Airlines 美国航空公司25. United Airlines 联合航空公司26. Federal Aviation Administration 美国联邦航空局（FAA）27. the West Bank 约旦河西岸28. GMT 格林威治标准时间29. the State Department 美国国务院30. CIA 中央情报局31. Camp David Accords 戴维营协议32. U.S. interest 美国机构33. Reuters 路透社 法新社AFP 美联社AP 合众社UPI34. the blame game 即 伊拉克自由计划35. Abrams M1A1tank 艾伯拉姆斯主战坦克36. Operation Iraqi Freedom 伊拉科自由计划37. Coalition forces 美英联军38. Russian-made Kornet antitank missile 俄制科内特式反坦克导弹39. neoconservative hawks 新保守主义鹰派40. Baath party 复兴党41. Shiite （伊斯兰教）什叶派教徒42. Al-Jazeera （卡塔尔）半岛电台43. GI 美国士兵 GI Jo 美国女兵44. special operation forces 特中部队45. Al-Qaeda （拉登的）基地组织46. Lt. Gen 陆军中将47. Marinese’ First Expeditionary Division 美国海军第一陆战队远征师48. Saddam Fedayeen 萨达姆敢死队49. CENTCOM 在海湾战争中指挥“沙漠风暴行动“的中央司令部50. Black hawk Down 黑鹰坠落51. Brookings Institution 布鲁金斯学会52. the Marines （美国）海军陆战队（官兵）53. Kosow 科索沃54. Medina Division 麦地那师55. Operation Desert Storm 沙漠风暴计划56. Operation Desert Shield 沙漠盾计划57. Capital Hill 美国国会山（国会大厦所在地）58. shellshock 战争疲劳症59. foxhole 散兵坑60. blitzkrieg 闪电战61. hawks 鹰派62. doves 鸽派63. dawks 中间派64. decapitation stike 斩首打击65. shock and awe 对地方发动或展开重大轰炸或打击以取得“震慑“效果66. embedded reporter 随军记者67. anti-tank guided missile 反坦克制导导弹68. biological and chemical weapons 生化武器69. civilian casualties 平民伤亡70. commando 突击队71. global-positioning technology 全球定位技术72. mechanized units 机械化部队73. precision- guided bomb 精确制导导弹74. POW 战俘75. scud missile 飞毛腿导弹76. weapons of mass destruction 大规模毁灭性或杀伤性武器77. DJIA 道琼斯工业股票指数78. inflationary spiral 螺旋式通货膨胀 79. MI5 军情5处80.bank failure 银行破产（因坏账太多）81. Sunnite逊尼派1. Compared with Japan， why can china absorb foreign investment get the advanced technology or adapt Chinese technological standards?Because some of Japan’s technology is more advanced than western countries，they don’t need to absorb foreign investment. China has immense and low paid workforce, huge market, open policy, and plenty of resource. 2. What is china’s biggest advantage in the economic competition?China’s biggest advantage is its immense and low paid workforce. China has the largest population with vast reserves of cheap labor in inland areas 3. Is china’s economy vulnerable? Why or why not?Yes, the transition from a planned economy to a form of capitalism makes china susceptible to economic booms and bust which can lead to an unsustainable economic bubble.4. What did the traditional Chinese life style emphasize? What about the western lifestyle? How can this change of lifestyle affect people’s health? How can it influence china’s economic development?1) Chinese lifestyle emphasized restraint 2) Western lifestyle indulge3) Due to the bad habit of eating and drinking, more and more people are dangerously overweight and obsess. Death from diet-related illness increased while life expectancy slow down or turn around.. With life become more and more convenient people become less activated, weight problem become a big change in Chinese life pattern.4) The burden of health care cost was going up immensely, which will prevent the Chinese economy developing swiftly. Quality of the population was badly a affected, which will influence personal contribution to the development of economy. Demanding of such service that can solve the fat and alcoholic problem will make china face a large financial cost.5. What are the two main factors that lead people to gain weight? What have caused the changes in people’s lifestyle and diet? Sedentary lifestyle makes less activation Unhealthy diet2) Chinese people followed western life style which is not sensible. Economy developed, people get higher income, and live more comfortable life 6. Will unhealthy eating and drinking lead to substantial financial costs? Why?Yes, this unhealthy diet will dead to some diet-related diseases, such as: heart disease, stokes and adult-Ons。