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- suffering. 苦难
- at the mercy of. 完全受...的支配
- do one's bidding. 服从某人
- threaten to. 可能...（发生不好的事情）
- do more harm than good. 弊大于利
- strive to. 争取，努力
- assert. 主张
- cement. 巩固
- bid for. (尤指许下诺言)企图获得，争取
- deprive of. 剥夺，使失去...（权利）
- fertile. 肥沃的
- silt. 淤泥
- reservoir. 水库
- barely. 几乎不
- myth. 错误观念；神话
- persist. 持续
- stop short of. 险些儿
- send in the troops. 派军队参加战斗
- contention over... 关于...的争论
- go-ahead. 批准
- wrong-headed. 判断错误的
- cause hardship for. 给...造成困难
- far from. 远远不
- proper. 合规矩的
- sighted. 有视力的
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- corporate. 公司的
- revival. 复苏
- preside over. 主导
- mildly. 轻微地
- discouraging. 使人沮丧的
- conclusive evidence. 决定性证据
- the underling trend. 潜在趋势
- the treasury secretary. 财政部长
- disjunction. 分离
- the mass of. 大量
- a leap in. 飞跃
- downsizing. 实行精简
- be driven by... 由...驱动
- be intended to. 打算
- matter as much. 也有助于
- speculative. 猜测的
- besiness restructuring. 业务重组
- ineptly. 不适当地
- revenue. 收益
- far too many. 太多的
- in a mechanistic fashion. 以一种简单机械的方式
- chop out. 削减
- give sufficient thought to. 给予充足的考虑
- dismiss sth as. 将...蔑视为
- ambulance chaser. 【俚】劳而无获、
- exclude. 排除
- business cycle. 商业周期，经济周期
- fall short of. 未达到
- meet the expectation of... 达到...的预期
- good-for-nothing. 无用之人
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- uneasy. 不稳定的
- the schism between. ...之间的分裂
- if anything. 如果有的话
- notably. 特别
- find fault with. 找...的岔子，挑剔；批评
- objectivity. 客观性
- be concerned with. 关心；与...有关
- elimination. 消除
- smallpox virus. 天花病毒
- Republican. 共和党党员
- aplly to. 适用于，运用于
- Unabomber. 炸弹客
- manifesto. 宣言
- scorn. 蔑视
- long for. 渴望
- pre-technological utopia. 前技术时代理想社会（乌托邦）
- inevitably. 不可避免地
- argue. 认为
- depletion. 损耗
- epithet. 修饰语
- lump together. 涵盖
- confontation. 对抗
- contempt. 蔑视
- exemplify the devision of... 例证...之间的分歧
- be subject to... 易遭受...的
- subjective. 主观的
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- emerge from. 露出
- standstill. 停滞
- the implication for. 影响
- years ahead. 未来几年
- enthrone. 使登基
- haed counting. 人口调查
- numerically. 从数据上来看
- ever recorded. 有记录以来
- add up to. 合计达
- except for. 除了...之外
- the Depression years. 大萧条时期
- prevail. 流行
- drop out of. 退出
- be attributed to. 把...归因于
- nonstop. 不停的
- a crop of. 一大批
- child-bearing years. 生育年龄
- demographer. 人口统计学家
- respectively. 各自地
- be composed of. 由...组成
- flight. (僻)逃走
- overcrowdedness. 过渡拥挤
- dramatize. (戏剧性地)表现
- the Far West.【地名】(美国)最西部
- plague. 灾祸
- urbanization. 城市化
- considerably. 大幅度地
- discern form. 从...上辨别出
- enjoy the growth of...享受...的增长
- witness a shift of... 见证...的转移
- undergo a period of... 经历一个...的阶段
- unparalleled. 无可匹敌的
- bring to / reach a standstill of... 造成了...的停滞
- distinguished from... 不同于
- stress the influencce on... 强调...的影响
- highlight the contribution of... 强调...的贡献
- reveal the pursuit of... 揭示了对...的追求
- elaborate the effects of... 详细说明了...的影响
- baby boom. 婴儿潮，生育高峰
- unanimous. 一致地
- in favor of... 赞成
- democracy. 民主
- engage in. 从事，参加
- conservative. 保守的人；保守的
- cling to. 抱住(固守)；紧抓
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- make up. （由部分）组成，构成（全体）
- in some cases. 有时候
- beyond dispute. 不容争辩的(地)，无可置疑的(地)，明确的(地)
- with respect to. 关于，至于
- be confined to. 限于
- frame of reference. 参照系；坐标；参照标准
- propel. 推进，推动；驱使；迫使
- dome. 穹顶
- continent. 大陆
- fissures. 裂纹
- initiate. 开始
- mutability. 易变性（inconstancy）
- be deduced from the fact that... . 从...的事实中得出结论
翻译
- distant. 遥远的
- a strip of. 一块（条，带）
- enormous. 巨大的，庞大的
- cosmic clouds. 宇宙云系、
- for. 因为
- at once. 同时，一起；立刻，马上
- aeronautics. 航空学
- primeval. 远古的，原始的
- virtually. 事实上；实际上
- put forward. 提出
- reign. 统治时期
- burst into. 突然...起来
- submicroscopic. 亚微观的
- condense into. 浓缩成
- balloon-borne instrument.球载仪器
- close in on. 接近
- triumph. 巨大成功，伟大胜利
- refinement. 改进，完善
- plausible. 貌似可信的
- respected. 尊敬的（引申为公认的）
完型
- speak critically of. 对...持批判态度
- Industrial Revolution. 工业革命
- in the long run. 从长远来看
- instant. 立即的
- prompt. 迅速地
- momentary. 短促的
- preceding. 在前的
- specialist. 专家
- magnitude. 巨大；量级
- the bulk of. 大部分
- be marked by. 以...为重要特征
- populace. 民众
大作文
- yolks. 蛋黄
- angular shape. 棱角形状
- oval. 椭圆形的
- letter of commitment. 承诺书
- read out. 大声读出
- false promise. 虚假承诺
- every walk of life. 各行各业
- drive for profits. 利益的驱动
- cause damage to. 带来损害
- perceive... as ... 认为某人或某物怎么样
- untrustworthy. 不值得信赖的
- steer clear. 避而远之
- integrity. 正直，诚实
- strengthen integrity education. 加强诚信教育
- impose harsh penalties. 施加严厉的惩罚
- through legislation. 通过立法
- deter. 阻止；威慑
- promise-breakers. 违背承诺的人
- current situation. 现状
- the general public. 公众
- market environment. 市场环境
- highly competitive. 竞争相当激烈的
- under the tempetation of. 在...的诱惑下
句型：
- As illustrated in the picture, 如图所示
- What the cartoon aims to reveal is. 这幅漫画旨在揭示
- One of the main reasons for this phenomenon is. 导致该喜爱你想的主要原因之一是
- There is no doubt that. 毫无疑问
- To improve the current situation, we must take effective measures. 为了改变这一现状，我们必须采取有效的措施
- It is suggested that, 建议
- Only in this way can, 只有这样，才能
As illustrated in the picture, a hen is reading out a letter of commitment. She promises to lay eggs that are oval without angular shapes and yet have shells, whites and yolks.
What the cartoon aims to reveal is false promises in every walk of life. One of the main reasons for this phenomenon is the drive for profits. Under the temptations of economic benefits, some individuals or businesses may deliberately make promises they cannot fullfill in order to attract customers or investors, especially in today's highly competitive market environment. There is no doubt that false promises can cause long-term damage to personal or corporate reputation. Once the general public perceives someone or a company as untrustworthy, they may steer clear， which will affect future cooperation opportunities.
To improve the current situation, we must take effective measures. It is suggested that the government should strengthen integrity education and impose harsh penalties through legislation to deter those promise-breakers. Only in this way can we build a society based on integrity.
