一年恢复英语水平计划31

unemployment---n.失业;失业人数

This "added-worker effect" could support the safety net(安全机制) offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help famlies weather(经受住) bad times.

The principle(原则) of British welfare is no longer that you can insure that youself against the risk of unemployment and receive unconditional payments if the disaster happens.

employ---v.雇佣;使从事于;使用

In fact, allowing non-lawyers to own shares(参股) in law firms would reduce costs and improve services to customers, by encouraging law firms to use technology and employ professional managers to focus on improving firms' efficiency.

employer---n.雇主;老板

employee---n.雇员;员工

employment---n.雇佣;工作;职业

unemployment rate---失业率

demonstrate---v.论证;证明;显示;表明;示威游行

Nothing the medical/psychological nature of problem gambling behaviors, the letter said that before being readmitted to the casino he would have to present medical/psychological information demonstrating that patronizing(经常光顾) the casino would pose no threat to his safety or well-being.

respond---v.回答;答复;响应;应对

In February the FTC and Digital Advertising Alliance(DAA) agreed that the industry would get cracking on responding to DNT requests.

responsible---adj.负责的;有责任的;可靠的

responsibility---n.责任;职责

From the middle-class famliy perspective

corresponding---adj.相当的;相应的;一致的;通信的

correspondent---n.(尤指专门报道某一类新闻的)记着;通讯员

in respond to---作为回应

in response to---对...做出反应

As boards scrutinize succession plans(仔细检查继承计划) in response to shareholders pressure, executives who don't get the nod(点头) also may wish to move on.

afford---v.负担得起;买得起;供给;给予;经得住;承受得起

Vanity(虚荣心) is a constant; people will only start shopping more sustainably when they can't afford not to.

Law-school(法学院校) debt means that many cannot afford to go into government or non-profit work,and they have to work fearsomely(极其地) hard.

unaffordable---adj.负担不起的

People are more interested in unaffordable garments(买不起的衣服).

For one thing, the South could not afford to part with(和...分离) its slaves.

complex---n.复合体;综合建筑群   adj.复杂的;合成的,综合的

This increasingly high level of education is probably a necessary, but not a sufficient(充分条件), condition for the complex political systems required by advanced economic performance.

Within the complex social structure of the scientific community, researchers make discoveries; editors and reviewers act as gatekeepers by controlling the publication process; other scientists use the new finding to suit(满足) their own purposes; and finally, the public (including other scientists) receives the new discovery and possibly accompanying(随之而来的) technology.

complexity---n.复杂;复杂性;复杂的事物

More recently(最近), while examining housing construction(房屋建设), the researchers discovered that illiterate(不识字的), non-English-speaking Mexican workers in Houston, Texas, consistently met best-practice labor productivity standards despite the complexity of the building industry' s work.

perplexing---adj.复杂的;令人不解的

intricate---adj.错综复杂的;难理解的

sophisticated---adj.复杂的;深奥微妙的

ensure---v.确保;保证

Mothers and fathers can do a lot to ensure a safe landing in early adulthood for their kids.

What motivated him, we were to understand, was his zeal(热情) for "fundamental fairness" —protecting the taxpayer, controlling spending and ensuring that only the most deserving(值得的) claimants(申请人) received their benefits.

assure---v.向...保证;使...确信

favor---n.恩惠;帮助;同意;赞成;支持;偏爱;宠爱   v.赞成;支持;偏爱;偏袒

Religious associations(协会) began, for example, in the desire(渴望) to ensure the favor of(...的支持) overruling powers and to ward off(避开) evil influences.

favorite---adj.最喜爱的;中意的;宠爱的   n.幸运儿;喜欢的事物;特别喜欢的人

Consumers may create "earned" media(免费媒体) when they are____.

[A]obsessed with(迷上) online shopping at certain Web sites.

[B]inspired by(被...鼓动) product-promoting e-mails sent to them.

[C]eager to help their friends promote quality products(优质商品)

[D]enthusiastic about(热衷于) recommending their favorite products.

favorable---adj.有利的;良好的;赞成的;赞许的;讨人喜欢的

For the most part, the response has been favorable, to say the least. "Hooray!(万岁!) At last!"wrote Anthony Tommasini, a sober-sided(以持重著称的) classical-music critic.

unfavorable---adj.不宜的;令人不快的;不喜欢的;不顺利的

Bankers complained that they were forced to ____

[A].follow unfavorable asset evaluation rules.

[B]collect payments from third parties.

[C]cooperate with the price managers.

[D]reevaluate some of their assets

in favor of---有利于;支持;赞同

But a number of anthropologists in the early 1900s also rejected the particularist theory of culture in favor of diffusionism(传播论).

novel---n.长篇小说   adj.新奇的;新颖的

Sometimes years are required for truly novel discovery claims to be accepted and appreciated(欣赏).

novelty---n.新奇性;新颖;新奇的事物


requirement---n.需求;要求;必要条件

However, none of these requirements should deter(阻止) large retailers(and even some large good producers and existing wholesalers(批发商)) from trying their hand, for those that master the intricacies(复杂性) of wholesaling in Europe stand to reap(获得) considerable gains(回报).

require---v.需要;要求;命令

Successful markets require independent and even combative(好斗的) standard-setters(标准制定者).

dominate---v.支配;控制;统治;占优势

The functioning of market is based on flexible trends(灵活的趋势) dominated by potential buyers.

dominant---adj.支配的;主要的;统治的;占优势的;显性的

Historical particularism became a dominant approach to the study of culture(文化研究) in American anthropology, largely through the influence of many students of Boas.

demestic---adj.国内的;本国的;家里的;家庭的

The kinds of interpersonal violence that women are exposed to tend to be in domestic situations, by, unfortunately, parents or other family members, and they tend not to be one-short deals.

predominance---n.优势;主导或支配的地位

predominantly---adv.支配地;主要地

recruit---n.新兵;新手;新成员   v.招收;招募;征召;雇佣

prioriity---n.优先事项;优先权;最重要的事;当务之急

It is stated in paragraph 1 that construction of a new education system_____

[D]requires sufficient(充足的) labor force

hence---adv.从此;今后;因此

Hence the description of America as a "graveyard(坟场)" for language. By 1996 foreign-born immigrants who had arrived before 1970 had a home ownership rate of 75.6 percent, higher than the 69.8 percent rate among native-born Americans.

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