Nevertheless(尽然如此), as any biographer(传记作家) knows, a person's early life and its conditions are often the greatest gift to an individual.
though---conj.尽管；虽然
After all(毕竟), it has an ad business too, which it says will comply with(遵守) DNT requests, though it is still working out how.
redical--adj.基本的；重要的；根本的；彻底的；激进的；极端的
radically---adv.根本地；彻底地；完全地；激进地；极端地
The findings of a research institution have consistently shown that workers in all countries can be trained on the job to achieve radically higher productivity and, as a result, radically higher standards of living.
sufficient---adj.充分的；足够的
adequate---adj.足够的；适当的
affluent---adj.富裕的；富足的
abundant---adj.大量的；充足的
ample---adj.足够的；充足的
extent---n.广度；宽度；长度；程度；限度；范围
Today they argue that market prices overstates losses, because they largely reflect the temporary illiquidity of markets, not the likely extent of bad debts.
extention---n.延长；延期；扩大，扩展；伸展
In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extention of the plant's license be subject to Vermont legislature's(立法机关的) approval.
extend---v.延伸；延长；扩大；推广；伸出；给予；对...估价
The legal issues in the case are obscure(模糊): whereas(尽管) the Supreme Court has ruled that states do have some regulatory authority(权威) over nuclear power, legal scholars say that Vermont case will offer a precedent-setting(先例) test of how far those powers extend.
extended---adj.延伸的；扩展的；延长的；广大的
extensive---adj.广泛的；大量的；广阔的
His memory, too, he described as extensive, but hazy(模糊的).
to some extent---在一定程度上；在某种程度上
guarantee---n.保证；担保 v.保证
If it is trying to upset(扰乱) Google, which relies almost wholly on advertising, it has chosen an indirect(不直接) method: there is no guarantee that DNT by default will become the norm(规范).
guaranteed---adj.有保证的；有人担保的
For much of the past year, President Bush campaigned(推动) to move Social Security to a saving-account model, with retirees(退休人员) trading much or all of their guaranteed payments for payments depending on investment returns.
But the idea that the journalist must understand the law more profoundly(深刻地) than an ordinary citizen rests on(基于) an unserstanding of the established conventions(习惯) and special responsibilities of the news media.
pledge---n.保证；誓言；诺言 v.保证；保证给予；用...抵押；许诺
Pledging to run Pilgrim(朝圣者) safety, the company has applied for federal permission to keep it open for another 20 years.
convention---n.大会；会议；惯例，常规；习俗；公约；协定
conventional---adj.常见的；惯例的；符合习俗的；传统的
A company may leverage(影响) "owned" media by sending e-mail alerts(提示) about products and sales to customers registered with its Web site. The way consumers now approach the process of making purchase decisions means that marketing's impact stems(封堵) from a broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.
unconventional---adj.不寻常的；非传统的；不依惯例的
The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. For years executives and headhunters have adhered to(遵循) the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached(挖).
expectation---n.预期；期望；指望
Senior executives' quitting may be spurred by(刺激)____.
their strained(紧张的) relations with the broads.
expect---v.期望；想要
unexpected---adj.想不到的；意外的
expectancy---n.期待；期望；预期数额（如寿命等）
meet the expectation---达到预期
dim---adj.（光线）昏暗的；暗淡的；（地方）昏暗的，阴暗的
This suggests that dimmer bulbs(灯泡) burn longer, that there is an advantage in not being too terrifically(极其) bright.
