基础口译教程词汇短语表
U5 Social Problems
Warming-up Practice
1. It was an impul buy.
impul /'ɪmpʌls/ n. a sudden strong desire to do something without thinking about whether it is a nsible thing to do冲动；突然的欲望
an impul buy冲动购物英语说课模板
downtown area市区
lottery ticket彩票
one in ten million 一千万分之一
negative /'negətɪv/脸大的女生 adj. considering only the bad qualities of a situation, person etc and not t
he good ones消极的，负面的
trade v. to buy and ll goods, rvices etc as your job or business买卖（货物），进行贸易，从事交易
share cn. one of the equal parts into which the ownership of a company is divided股，股份
stock market股市
shareholder n. someone who owns shares in a company or business股东，股票持有者
invest /ɪn'vest/ v. to buy shares, property, or goods becau you hope that the value will increa and you can make a profit投资
bet n. an agreement to risk money on the result of a race, game etc or on something happening, or the money that you risk打赌；赌金，赌注
sheer /ʃɪə/童谣格式 adj. 纯粹的
2. I opened a life insurance policy yesterday.
insurance /ɪn'ʃʊərəns/ un. an arrangement with a company in which you pay them money, especially regularly, and they pay the costs if something bad happens, for example if you become ill or your car is damaged保险
policy /ˈpɒlɪsɪ/ n. a way of doing something that has been officially agreed and chon by a political party, a business, or another organization政策，方针
open a life insurance policy买了一份人寿保险
generation /‚dʒenə'reɪʃən/ n. all people of about the same age一代（人）
retire v.退休
claim /kleɪm/ v. 微信小技巧to officially demand or receive money from an organization becau you have a right to it索要，索取
allowance / əˈlauəns/ n. amount of sth, esp money, allowed or given regularly 津贴; 补助
claim a monthly allowance 每个月领取一笔津贴
under the insurance policy根据保险契约
in ca 以防万一
agree with sb. on sth.在某事上跟某人达成一致
3. What explains the growing trend toward delayed childbearing?明显陵
growing trend逐渐增长的趋势
delayed childbearing 晚育
divorce /dɪ'vɔːs/ n. the legal ending of a marriage离婚
divorce rate离婚率
think twice再三考虑
financial /faɪ'nænʃ(ə)l/ adj. relating to money or the management of money金融的；财务的
cure /sɪ'kjʊə/ adj. a situation that is cure is one that you can depend on becau it is not likely to change稳固的，可靠的，稳定的
financially cure经济上有保证了
devote /dɪ'vəʊt/ v. to u all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone致力，献身，倾注
devote time to one’s career把时间投入到事业中
Passage Interpretation
Part A English-Chine Interpretation
Passage 1
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make comments on sth.对……作出评论
juvenile /'dʒuːvənaɪl/ adj. law relating to young people who are not yet adults少年的
juvenile crime 少年犯罪
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unsatisfactory /,ʌnsætɪs'fækt(ə)rɪ/ adj. not good enough or not acceptable不够好的，不能令人满意的
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involve /ɪn'vɒlv/ v. If you say that someone involves themlves in something, you mean that they take part in it, often in a way that is unnecessary or unwanted. 使卷入
criminal activity 犯罪活动
inevitably /ɪnˈɛvɪtəblɪ/ adv. ud for saying that something is certain to happen and cannot be avoided必然地，不可避免地
have a rious impact on sth.对……有着严重影响
growing child成长中的孩子
take… for granted 把……视为理所当然
conflict /'kɒnflɪkt/ n. a state of disagreement or argument between people, groups, countries etc〔意见等的〕抵触，冲突，矛盾
on bad terms with与……关系不好
get divorced离婚
put a great emotional strain on sb. 给某人带来很大的感情压力
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boredom 读山海经十三首/'bɔːdəm/ n. the feeling you have when you are bored, or the quality of being boring厌倦，厌烦；无聊
discontent /dɪskən'tent/ n. a feeling of being unhappy and not satisfied with the situation you are in不满意，不满足，不愉快
spoilt middle-class youths 被宠坏了的中产阶级家庭的年轻人
regard… as… 把……当作
revolutionary /revə'luːʃ(ə)n(ə)rɪ/ cn. someone who joins in or supports a political or social revolution革命者；革命家
fulfillment /fʊl'fɪlmənt/ n. 满足
gang wars 集体斗殴
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alienation /eɪlɪə'neɪʃ(ə)n/ n. the feeling of not being part of society or a group疏离感
disgraceful /dɪs'greɪsfʊl/ adj. bad, embarrassing, or unacceptable可耻的，丢脸的；很差劲的
desperate /'desp(ə)rət/ adj. willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger〔为了改变糟糕境遇而〕不惜冒险的，拼命的，绝望的
isolated /'aɪsəleɪtɪd/ adj. feeling alone and unable to meet or speak to other people〔人〕孤单的，孤独的
bully /'bʊlɪ/ v. to threaten to hurt someone or frighten them, especially someone smaller or weaker欺侮，恐吓〔尤指以大欺小，恃强凌弱〕
