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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

1、  cleave，劈开、剁开，The government hopes to avoid court chaos by persuading at least some creditors to agree a plan that would cleave General Motors into two pieces.

2、  Hazy，模糊的，有薄雾的，It often presents a hazy picture.

3、  Bounty，（政府提供的）赏金，The men ended up in American hands in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2001 and 2002, in some cases after the payment of bounty.

4、  Litter，名词：垃圾，动词：乱丢垃圾，Boat too costly to keep are littering coastlines.

5、  Jalopy，破旧车，等于clunker

6、  Pit，名词：坑，动词：使凹陷，使对抗，Ordinary consumers are being pitted against professional scalpers who scoop up large numbers of tickets in a flash.

7、  Scalper，黄牛党，投机抽利的人，刮头皮的人

8、  Scoop up，铲起

9、  Cinephile，电影爱好者

10、              Gelatin，明胶，胶

11、              Tuck，名词：衣服的褶，动词：塞入，掖入，藏进，The only hope in New York’s oversized budget is that the few reforms tucked into the document will actually take root and save money, as promised, in the years ahead.

12、              Ersatz，名词+动词，代用品，仿造物，Obama’s ersatz capitalism.

13、              这句话写的多牛啊，The ancient philosopher Diogenes the Cynic’s definition of cynicism as a moral protest against excess and thoughtless self-indulgence in the conduct of life has modern implications.