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GlobalizationUnit41/72InSearchofDavosManUnit42/72GR_PartDivisionoftheText

PartDivisionoftheTextPartPara(s)MainIdeas11~324~5IntroductiontoDavosManandtheWorldEconomicForum.Debateovertheimpactofglobalizationoncurrentsocietyandculture.36~8Historyofglobalizationanditsrecenttrendsandfutureprospects.49~11Globalizationversusnationalismandthechallengesitfaces3/72DR_Text1

Globalizationissweeping

asidenationalbordersandchangingrelationsbetweennations.Whatimpactdoesthishaveonnationalidentitiesandloyalties?Aretheystrengthenedorweakened?Theauthorinvestigates.

WilliamBrowderwasborninPrinceton,NewJersey,grewupinChicago,andstudiedatStanfordUniversityinCalifornia.Butdon’tcallhimanAmerican.Forthepast16ofhis40yearshehaslivedoutsidetheU.S.,firstInSearchofDavosManPeterGumbel4/72“Nationalidentitymakesnodifferenceforme,”hesays.“Ifeelcompletelyinternational.Ifyouhavefourgoodfriendsandyoulikewhatyouaredoing,itdoesn’tmatterwhereyouare.That’sglobalization.”DR_Text2firstinLondonandthen,from1996,inMoscow,whereherunshisowninvestmentfirm.Browdernowmanages$1.6billioninassets.

In1998hegaveuphisAmericanpassporttobecomeaBritishcitizen,sincehislifeisnowcenteredinEurope.5/72DR_Text3

AlexMandlisalsoaferventbelieveringlobalization,butheviewshimselfverydifferently.AformerpresidentofAT&T,Mandl,61,wasborninAustriaandnowrunsaFrenchtechnologycompany,whichisdoingmoreandmorebusinessinChina.Hereckonshespendsabout90%ofhistimetravelingonbusiness.Butdespiteallthatglobetrotting,MandlwhohasbeenaU.S.citizenfor45yearsstillidentifieshimselfasanAmerican.“IseemyselfasAmericanwithoutanyhesitation.ThefactthatIspendalotoftimeinotherplacesdoesn’tchangethat,”hesays.6/72

AlthoughBrowderandMandldefinetheirnationalitydifferently,bothseetheiridentityasamatterofpersonalchoice,notanaccidentofbirth.

Andnotincidentally,bothareDavosMen,membersoftheinternationalbusinessélitewhotrekeachyeartotheSwissAlpinetownfortheannualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForum,foundedin1971.Thisweek,BrowderandMandlwilljoinmorethan2,200executives,politicians,academics,journalists,writersandahandfulofHollywoodstarsforfivedaysofnetworking,DR_Text47/72partiesandendlessearnestdiscussionsabouteverythingfrompost-electionIraqandHIVinAfricatotheglobalsupplyofoilandtheimplicationsofnanotechnology.Yetthisyear,perhapsmorethanever,ahottopicatDavosisDavositself.Whatevertheirconsiderabledifferences,mostDavosMenandWomenshareatleastonebelief:thatglobalization,theunimpededflowsofcapital,laborandtechnologyacrossnationalborders,isbothwelcomeandunstoppable.Theyseetheworldincreasinglyasonevast,interconnectedmarketplaceinwhichcorporationssearchforthemostadvantageouslocationstobuy,produceandselltheirgoodsandservices.DR_Text58/72DR_Text6

Asbordersandnationalidentitiesbecomelessimportant,somefindthatthreateningandevendangerous.Inanessayentitled“DeadSouls:TheDenationalizationoftheAmerican

Elite,”HarvardProfessorSamuelHuntingtondescribesDavosMan(aphrasethatfirstgotwidespreadattentioninthe1990s)asanemergingglobalsuperspeciesandathreat.Themembersofthisclass,hewrites,arepeoplewho“havelittleneedfornationalloyalty,viewnationalboundariesasobstaclesthatthankfullyarevanishing,can

9/72andseenationalgovernmentsasresiduesfromthepastwhoseonlyusefulfunctionistofacilitatetheélite’sglobaloperations.”HuntingtonarguesthatDavosMan’sglobal-citizenself-imageisstarklyatoddswiththevaluesofmostAmericans,whoremaindeeplycommittedtotheirnation.Thisdisconnect,hesays,creates“amajorculturalfaultline.Inavarietyofways,theAmericanestablishment,governmentalandprivate,hasbecomeincreasinglydivorcedfromtheAmericanpeople.”DR_Text710/72DR_Text8

Naturally,manyDavosMendon’tacceptHuntington’sterms.KlausSchwab,thefounderandexecutivechairmanoftheWorldEconomicForum,arguesthatendorsingaglobaloutlookdoesnotmeanerasingnationalidentity.“Globalizationcanneverprovideuswithculturalidentity,whichneedstobelocalandnationalinnature.”Globaltradehasbeenaroundforcenturies;thecorporationsandcountriesthatbenefitedfromitwerelargelycontenttotreatvastpartsoftheworldasplacestominenaturalresourcesorsellfinishedproducts.Evenastheglobalizationofcapitalacceleratedinthe1980s,most11/72

Howeverthepasttwodecadeshavewitnessedtheriseofothersignificantplayers.ThedevelopedworldisbeatingapathtoChina’sandIndia’sdoor—andChineseandIndiancompanies,inturn,havestartedtolookoverseasforsomeoftheirfuturegrowth.Beijinghasevenstartedwhatitcallsa“GoingOut”policythatencouragesChinesefirmstobuyassetsoverseas.Asiannationsarecreating“aremarkableenvironmentofinnovation,”graduatingmostforeigninvestmentwasbetweenrelativelywealthycountries,notfromwealthycountriesintopoorerones.U.S.technology,companiesandmoneywereoftenattheforefrontofthismovement.DR_Text812/72DR_Text9saysJohnChambers,chiefexecutiveofCiscoSystems.“ChinaandIndiaaregraduatingcurrentlymorethanfivetimesthenumberofengineersthatwearehereintheU.S.”ThatmeansthatU.S.andEuropeancompaniesarenowfacinghigh-quality,low-costcompetitionfromoverseas.NowondersomanyWesternworkersworryaboutlosingtheirjobs.“Iftheissueisthesizeofthetotalpie,globalizationhasprovedagoodthing,”saysOritGadiesh,chairmanofconsultantsBain&Co.“Iftheissueishowthepieisdivided,ifyou’reintheWesternworldyoucouldquestionthat.”13/72DR_Text10

Thebiggestshiftmayjustbestarting.AlandmarkstudybyGoldmanSachspredictedthatfoureconomies—Russia,Brazil,IndiaandChina—willbecomeamuchlargerforceintheworldeconomythanwidelyexpected,basedonprojectionsofdemographicandeconomicgrowth,withChinapotentiallyovertakingGermanythisdecade.By2050,GoldmanSachssuggested,thesefournewcomerswilllikelyhavedisplacedallbuttheU.S.andJapanfromthetopsixeconomiesintheworld.14/72

It’salsoentirelypossiblethatthenearfuturemayseethependulumofcapitalswingawayfromDavosMan-styleglobalization.OnecounterpointisManilaWoman—low-paidmigrantworkDR_Text11workersfromAsiaandelsewherewhoareincreasinglyprovidingkeyservicesaroundtheworld.ValerieGooding,thechiefexecutiveofBritishhealthcarecompanyBUPA,saystheBritishandU.S.healthcaresystemwouldbreakdownwithoutimmigrantnursesfromthePhilippines,India,Nigeriaandelsewhere.UnlikeDavosMan,shesays,they’renotambivalentaboutbeingstronglypatriotic.15/72DR_Text12

NotallDavosMenseekglobalmarkets,either.PatrickSayerrunsaprivateequityfirminFrancecalledEurazeo,andcomplainstherearestilltoomanybarrierstocross-borderbusinessinEurope,letalonetheworld.Sohe’sfocusedEurazeoonitsdomesticmarket.“IprofitfrombeingFrenchinFrance.It’seasierformetododeals,”Sayersays.“It’sthesameelsewhere.Ifyou’renotItalianinItaly,youwon’tsucceed.”16/72DR_Text15

Thatmaysoundlikeanarrownationalism,yetitcontainsahiddenwisdom.RecallthatItalyitselfwas,until1861,notaunifiednationbutanaggregationofcity-states.Despitetensionbetweenitsnorthandsouth,there’snocontradictionbetweenmaintainingmaintainingaregionalidentityandanationalone.MarcoTronchettiProvera,chairmanofTelecomItalia,forexample,canfeelbothMilaneseandItalianatonce,evenasherunsacompanythatisaspiringtobecomeabiggerinternationalpresence.Thequestioniswhetheritwilltakeanother140yearsforDavosMantofigureouthowtostrikethesamebalanceonaglobalscale.17/72DR_S_browdernow…Browdernowmanages$1.6billioninassets.1.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthesentence?Browderisquitearichbusinessmanandrightnowthereare$1.6billionworthofassetsunderathisinvestmentfirm.2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese布勞德如今掌管著價(jià)值16億美元資產(chǎn)。18/72DR_S_nationalidentitymakes…“Nationalidentitymakesnodifferenceforme,”hesays.WhydoesBrowdersayso?Becausehedoesn’tthinkheonlybelongstothecountrieshewasborn,studied,orworked.Hesharesthehistory,culture,orlanguageofothercountries.Heisundoubtedlyinternational.19/72DR_S_althoughbrowderandmandl…1.Howdoyouunderstand“notanaccidentofbirth”?nottheplaceoftheirbirth2.

TranslatethesentenceintoChinese即使布勞德和曼德爾對各自國籍界定不一樣，他們都將國籍視為個(gè)人選擇，而不是由出生地決定。AlthoughBrowderandMandldefinetheirnationalitydifferently,bothseetheiridentityasamatterofpersonalchoice,notanaccidentofbirth.20/72DR_S_whatevertheir…Whatevertheirconsiderabledifferences,mostDavosMenandWomenshareatleastonebelief:thatglobalization,theunimpededflowsofcapital,laborandtechnologyacrossnationalborders,isbothwelcomeandunstoppable.1.

Underlinethemainstructureofthesentence.mostDavosMenandWomenshare…onebelief:thatGlobalization,…,isbothwelcomeandunstoppable.2.TranslatethesentenceintoChinese盡管與會(huì)男女各不相同，但他們大多數(shù)有一個(gè)共同信念：全球化，亦即資本、勞動(dòng)力和技術(shù)不受妨礙地跨國界流動(dòng)，是值得歡迎和不可阻擋。21/72DR_S_thisdisconnect…Thisdisconnect,hesays,creates“amajorculturalfaultline.Thedisconnectionformsanimportantlinedividingacultureintotwocamps,whichislikelytocauseproblems.1.Whatcanweinferfromthesentence?Yearsago,peoplelovedtheircountryandconsiderednationalIdentityimportant.2.Paraphrasethesentence22/72DR_S_iftheissue…1.Whatdoes“that”referto?Itreferstoglobalization.2.

TranslatethesentenceintoChinese假如問題在于蛋糕怎么分，而你又是西方人，那你就會(huì)質(zhì)疑全球化。“Iftheissueishowthepieisdivided,ifyou’reintheWesternworldyoucouldquestionthat.”23/72DR_word_globalizationglobalization:

n.freeflowsofcapital,labor,technology,andpersonalcontactacrossnationalbordersSomeseethespreadofEnglishasaninternationallanguageasjustanotherconsequenceofglobalization.Thankstoglobalization,theburgeryoubuyinMoscowisexactlythesameastheoneyoubuyinNewYork.Globe地球、球體Global球形，全球，全方面（Aglobalview)Globalize使全球化，全球化24/72DR_word_sweepaside1sweepaside:clearawayorgetridofsuddenlyorforcefully;refusetopayattentionto他們對全部反對意見不予理會(huì)。Theysweptalltheobjectionsaside.Anyway,bythenshewassurethatJuliuswouldsimplyhavesweptanycurbsaside.25/72DR_word_sweepaside2Collocation：掃清，快速毀滅sweepaway掃掉，去除sweepout眺望，環(huán)視sweepover清掃潔凈，收拾潔凈sweepup26/72DR_word_strengthenstrengthen:

vt.becomestrongerormakestrong(er)Wemuststrengthentheweaklinks.ThePresident’sfirstprioritywastostrengthentheeconomy.en-或-en表示“使”如：encourageenforce實(shí)施

softensadden27/72DR_word_asset1asset:n.1)(usupl)moneyorpropertythatapersonorcompanyownsCopyrights,patents,trademarks,brandnames,andtradesecretsareallpartofacompany’sintangibleassets.當(dāng)前，他們資產(chǎn)有623萬美元。Currently,theyhave$6,230,000inassets.2)anadvantageoraresourceAsenseofhumorisanimportantassetforanyteacher.Themostpowerfulassetwehaveisourskilled,dedicatedworkforce.28/72DR_word_asset2Collocation：資本/固定資產(chǎn)capital/fixedassets現(xiàn)金資產(chǎn)cashassets流動(dòng)資產(chǎn)liquid/circulating/currentassets凈資產(chǎn)netassets29/72DR_word_makeondifferencemakeno/littledifference:haveno/littleeffect(on),beofno/littleimportance(to)Thatdoesnotmeanitmakesnodifferencetosocialwelfarewhichruleswesettleupon.姚明缺席似乎對休斯頓火箭隊(duì)沒有太大影響。TheabsenceofYaoMingseemedtomakelittledifferencetotheperformanceoftheHoustonRockets.30/72DR_word_identify…asidentify…as:recognizeandcorrectlynamesomeoneorsth.HisaccentidentifiedhimasaFrenchman.Thepolicemanidentifiedhimasthethief.31/72DR_word_eliteélite:

n.

agroupofpeoplewhohavealotofpowerandinfluencebecausetheyhavemoney,knowledge,orspecialskills這些人組成了有決定權(quán)精英集團(tuán)。Thesepeopleformanelitewhohavethepowertomakedecisions.Collocation:political/social/economicelite政治/社會(huì)/經(jīng)濟(jì)精英Onlyasmallelitecanaffordtosendtheirchildrentothisschool.32/72DR_word_ahandfulofahandfulof:averysmallnumberofpeopleorthingsThatplacewasoflittleinterest.Ionlytookahandfulofpictures.Whatcountsishavingahandfulofyoungthatareexceptional.33/72DR_word_earnest1earnest:

adj.

markedbyorshowingdeepsincerityorseriousness你能夠笑，但我絕對是認(rèn)真。YoumaylaughbutI’mindeadlyearnest.Collocation:inearnest鄭重地，嚴(yán)厲認(rèn)真FriendsdescribedJacksonasanearnest,hard-workingyoungman.34/72earnest

指嚴(yán)厲，認(rèn)真，含誠懇和熱情意味。比如:

serious

具相關(guān)鍵、嚴(yán)厲或嚴(yán)重意義事情。比如:DR_word_earnest2我們認(rèn)真考慮安全提議。earnest,serious,severe這三個(gè)形容詞都有“嚴(yán)厲”之意。CF:Icouldtellshewasspeakinginearnest.我看得出來她話是當(dāng)真。Wegiveseriousconsiderationtosafetyrecommendations.35/72severe

指面孔嚴(yán)厲，法律嚴(yán)厲，傷病嚴(yán)重。著重嚴(yán)厲性，無絲毫溫情。比如:DR_word_earnest3Manypeoplefeelthepunishmentshouldhavebeenmoresevere.許多人認(rèn)為處罰本應(yīng)該愈加嚴(yán)厲些。36/72DR_word_considerableconsiderable:adj.fairlylarge,especiallylargeenoughtohaveaneffectorbeimportantAttractingtouriststotheareaisgoingtotakeconsiderableeffort.Aconsiderableamountofresearchwasdoneherebyoursciencedepartment.37/72DR_word_interconnectinterconnect:

vi.connecttoorwitheachotherOuroperatingsystemcannowinterconnectwithothernetworks.人們生活是怎樣相互聯(lián)絡(luò)在一起,真是不可思議。It’sstrangehowpeople’slivesinterconnect.38/72DR_word_advantageousadvantageous:

adj.helpfulandlikelytomakeyousuccessfulManybuscompaniesprovideadvantageousfareticketsespeciallyfortourists.你會(huì)發(fā)覺等幾周再作回復(fù)是很有好處。Youmayfinditadvantageoustowaitafewweeksbeforereplying.NB:“advantageous”名詞形式為“advantage”。與其搭配慣用短語是：“havetheadvantageof”“有優(yōu)勢”;“take

advantageof”“（以不正當(dāng)伎倆）利用，占廉價(jià)”39/72DR_word_entitle1entitle:vt.1)giveatitleto

給…題名，給…取名Full-timeemployeesareentitledtoreceivehealthinsurance.他們有資格享受許多優(yōu)惠和特權(quán)。Theyareentitledtoenjoymanyadvantagesandprivileges.2)givesomeonetheofficialrighttodoorhavesth.HeentitledthebookTheSecretGarden.ShewasreadingapoementitledAuguriesofInnocence.40/72DR_word_entitle2Pattern:beentitled

叫做,稱為beentitledto(do)sth.

對…享受權(quán)利/有資格41/72DR_word_vanish1vanish:vi.disappearsuddenly,especiallyinawaythatcannotbeeasilyexplainedMykeyswerehereaminuteagobutnowthey’vevanished.Theplanevanishedfromradarscreenssoonaftertakingoff.vanish

語氣強(qiáng)，指完全、往往是神秘而突然消失，不留任何蛛絲馬跡。disappear普通用詞，強(qiáng)調(diào)從視線或腦海中消失。這消失可能是暫時(shí)、突然或永久，視上下文而定。vanish,disappear,evaporate這三個(gè)動(dòng)詞都有“消失”之意。CF:42/72Drugswon’tmakethepainaltogether,buttheywillhelp.2.Allhopesoffindingtheboyalivehave.3.Hopesofachievingpeacearebeginningto.evaporate指像水蒸發(fā)時(shí)那樣悄然逝去，也指某人悄悄地、突然退出或離去。DR_word_vanish2vanish,disappear,evaporate這三個(gè)動(dòng)詞都有“消失”之意。CF:Fillintheblankswiththewordsabove.Changetheformwherenecessary.disappear_________vanished________evaporate_________43/72DR_word_vanish3Fillintheblankswiththewordsabove.Changetheformwherenecessary.4.Beforeshecouldscream,themanhadintothenight.5.13year-oldNicolafromherhomeonSaturdaynight.6.Theythenfanthewatersothatitandindoingsolowersthetemperature.7.Bythetimeofthetrial,thetapehadmysteriously.disappeared___________vanished________evaporates__________disappeared___________vanish,disappear,evaporateCF:44/72DR_word_facilitatefacilitate:

vt.makeiteasierforaprocessoractivitytohappenBothcentersareelectronicallylinkedtofacilitatecommunication.學(xué)校都建在同一校區(qū)內(nèi)，方便資源共享。Schoolswerelocatedinthesamecampustofacilitatethesharingofresources45/72小事，不要緊東西DR_word_atoddswithatoddswith:inconflictwith;disagreeingorquarrellingwithThegovernmentdecisiontoraisetaxeswasatoddswiththeirpoliciesoninflation.Briggsfoundhimselfatoddswithhiscolleagues.Collocation：矛盾，不一致atodds沒相關(guān)系，無關(guān)緊要itmakesnoodds占優(yōu)勢takeoddsoddsandends46/72DR_word_becommittedtobecommittedto:

promisetodo(sth.);bedevotedtoAlotofmoneyhasbeencommittedtothisproject.中國承諾發(fā)展低碳經(jīng)濟(jì)。Chinaiscommittedtopursuingalowcarboneconomy.47/72DR_word_endorseendorse:vt.givesupportorapprovaltoThePrimeMinisterisunlikelytoendorsethisview.Ifullyendorsethemeasurestakentoimprovesafetystandards.Collocation：贊成提議/想法/候選人endorseaproposal/anidea/acandidate背書支票endorseacheque48/72DR_word_erase1erase:

vt.

removebyorasifbyrubbing,wipeout沒有什么東西能夠使他忘記那件事。Nothingcanerasetheincidentfromhismemory.Theirdreamistoerasepovertyandinjusticefromtheworld.erase指“把寫或畫痕跡擦去或刮掉”,用于比喻意義時(shí),指“從記憶中抹去”,比如:

erase,delete這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞都有“去掉，抹去”之意。CF:Heerasedthewronganswerandwroteintherightone.他擦去了錯(cuò)誤答案,寫上了正確答案。49/72erase指“把寫或畫痕跡擦去或刮掉”,用于比喻意義時(shí),指“從記憶中抹去”,又如：delete指“去掉、擦掉(字跡等)”、“勾掉、刪掉(字句等)”,比如:DR_word_erase2沒有什么東西能夠使他忘記那件事。erase,delete這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞都有“去掉，抹去”之意。CF:Nothingcanerasetheincidentfromhismemory.假如你刪去幾個(gè)字,我們可把整個(gè)故事寫在一頁上。Ifyoudeleteseveralwords,wecanputthewholestoryononepage.50/72DR_word_accelerateaccelerate:

v.

(causeto)movefasterorhappenearlier選手們跑過彎道時(shí)平穩(wěn)地加速。Therunnersacceleratedsmoothlyroundthebend.Therunnersacceleratedsmoothlyroundthebend.Antonym：decelerate減速ascend上升descend下降51/72躍居最前列DR_word_forefrontforefront:n.theforemostpartorareaThecompanyhasalwaysbeenattheforefrontofscienceandtechnology.Companiescompetetostayattheforefrontofresearchanddevelopment.Collocation：位于最前列，成為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)力量at/in/totheforefront(ofsth)使…保持在最前列keepsb/sthat/in/tocomeinto/to52/72Thewitnesswasaskedtoidentifythedefendantinthecourtroom.DR_word_witnesswitness:

1.vt.bepresentandseeThecrashwaswitnessedbyscoresofholidayweekendersalongthebeach.2.n.someonewhoseesacrimeoranaccidentandcandescribewhathappenedPolicehaveappealedforwitnessestocomeforward.20世紀(jì)80年代，電子傳媒得到了空前發(fā)展。The1980switnessedanunprecedentedincreaseinthescopeoftheelectronicmedia.53/72DR_word_beatapathto1beatapathto/beatdownsb’sdoor:

ifpeoplebeatapathtoyourdoor,theyareinterestedinsth.youareselling,aserviceyouareproviding,etc.現(xiàn)在她已經(jīng)成名,她家門庭若市。Nowthatshehasbecomefamous,allsortsofpeoplewillbebeatingapathtoherdoor.Thenewdesignwassupposedtohaveconsumersbeatingapathtotheirdoor.54/72DR_word_beatapathto2Pattern:beatapathto/beatdownsb’sdoor

門庭若市beatabigdrumfor/about

為…鼓吹，為…

大肆宣傳beatabargain 還價(jià)成交55/72DR_word_remarkable1remarkable:adj.unusualorsurprisingandthereforedeservingattentionorpraiseClarkdidaremarkablejobsettingthingsupforthemeeting.Shehasmaderemarkableprogress.remarkable

通常指因有與眾不一樣特點(diǎn)或優(yōu)越性而引發(fā)人們注意或稱道。outstanding

通常指與同行或同類人相比顯得優(yōu)異或出色，或含有他人或別事物所沒有特征。striking

強(qiáng)調(diào)能給觀察者產(chǎn)生強(qiáng)烈而深刻印象。remarkable,outstanding,striking這三個(gè)形容詞都有“顯著，引人注意”之意。CF:56/72Fromtheoutside,themostaspectofthebuildingisitstall,slendertower.2.It’saachievementforthecompany.3.Thelowestranksofsocietyshowedthemostandsignificantcontrasts.4.Withhermassofblackhairandpaleskinshelookedvery.DR_word_remarkable2remarkable,outstanding,strikingCF:Fillintheblankswiththewordsabove.Changetheformwherenecessary.striking______remarkable__________striking______striking______57/72DR_word_remarkable3Fillintheblankswiththewordsabove.Changetheformwherenecessary.5.Thebookisaseriesofinterviewswithartistsandwriters.6.Hisdrawingsarefortheiraccuracy.7.Shewouldcreatesomethingspecial,somethingforher.outstanding__________remarkable,outstanding,strikingCF:remarkable__________outstanding__________58/72Thebirthofachildisanimportantlandmarkinthelivesofallconcerned.DR_word_landmarklandmark:n.1)sth.thatiseasytorecognize,suchasatalltreeorbuilding,andthathelpsyouknowwhereyouareTheWashingtonMonumentisapopularhistoricallandmark.這座塔曾是船只陸標(biāo)。Thetowerwasoncealandmarkforships.2)oneofthemostimportantevents,changes,ordiscoveriesthatinfluencessomeoneorsth.TheReformandOpenDoorPolicyhasbecomealandmarkinChinesehistory.小孩出世是全部相關(guān)人生活中一件大事。59/72DR_word_overtake1overtake(overtook,overtaken):

1.v.gopastamovingvehicleorpersonbecauseyouaregoingfasterthanthemandwanttogetinfrontofthemTelevisionsoonovertookthecinemaasthemostpopularformofentertainment.Twotrucksovertakingoneanotherbrushedhimtotheside.2.vt.catchupwithorpassaftercatchingupwithBeforeyoustarttoovertake,makesuretheroadisclearaheadofyou.在工業(yè)產(chǎn)量方面德國快速超出了英國。GermanyrapidlyovertookBritaininindustrialoutput.60/72DR_word_overtake2NB:前綴over能夠放在名詞，動(dòng)詞，形容詞前邊表示“too

much

過分”含義。比如:“overpopulation”“人口過剩”;“overwork”“過分工作”；“overweight”“超重”。61/72DR_word_displacedisplace:vt.taketheplaceof;supplantCoalhasbeen