1.refuse垃圾,废弃物household refuse生活垃圾
2.ramp up加强加大,增加
3.deficit赤字 a budget deficit预算赤字
4.countervailing duty反补贴税
5.seizure夺取,占领
6.steal one's thunder抢某人的风头
7.squash挤
8.cheeky放肆的,嬉皮笑脸的(adj.)
9.leer 色咪咪的目光,秋波,媚眼(n.)
10.chubby(child,face,finger)胖乎乎的
11.in contrast to与…相反
12.cause/create/make a stir引起骚动
13.Grandfather didn't really want to retire too early, but he couldn't resist the golden handshake that the company offered.
其实祖父并不想早早退休,但他没能抵住公司开出的丰厚离职金的诱惑。
14.He is a cheapskate who almost never gives tips.他是个吝啬鬼,几乎从不给小费。
15.bust: 半身(雕塑)像(n.)
16.striker: (足球等运动中的)前锋(n.)
17.fanfare: 大张旗鼓的宣传(n.)
18.chiseled: 轮廓清晰的(adj.)
19.gear: (用于特定活动的)设备、服装(n.)