assumption [əˈsʌmpʃən] n. 假定
manoeuvre [məˈnuːvə] v. （驱车）移动
myriad [ˈmiriəd] adj. 无数的
【扩】unnumbered 无数的，数不清的 countless 无数的，数不尽的
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A: There are myriad flies in the sky.
B: Because it's too dirty here.
A：天空中有无数的苍蝇。
B：因为这儿太脏了。
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paradox [ˈpærədɔks] n. 自相矛盾的事
cynic [ˈsinik] n. 愤世嫉俗者
【派】cynical 愤世嫉俗的
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A: Don't behave like a cynic.
B: But there are really many unfair things.
A：你不要表现得那么愤世嫉俗。
B：但确实是有很多不公平的事情啊。
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sociologist [ˌsəusiˈɔlədʒist] n. 社会学家
shun [ʃʌn] v. 避开
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A: He should shun one-sidedness.
B: I think I will remind him.
A：他应避免片面性。
B：我想我会提醒他的。
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affluent [ˈæfluənt] adj. 富有的
【扩】oofy 富有的 wealthy 富有的
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A: He is a very affluent person in our country.
B: But I heard that he is a miser.
A：他在我们国家算是一个很富有的人。
B：但我听说他是个守财奴。
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chamber [ˈtʃeimbə] n. 房间
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A: He must have shown me real loyalty down in the chamber.
B: Why do you think so?
A：他在密室里一定表现出了对我真正的忠诚。
B：你为什么这么认为？
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boo [buː] n. 呸的一声
maitre d'hotel [ˌmetrə-dəuˈtel] n. ［法语］总管
snobbery [ˈsnɔbəri] n. 势利
【扩】snobbism 势利
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A: The movie is a satire on social snobbery.
B: The plot must be very interesting.
A：这部电影是描写社会上势利行为的讽刺作品。
B：故事情节肯定很有意思。
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hierarchy [ˈhaiərɑːki] n. 等级制度
entail [inˈteil] v. 使成为必要
【扩】necessitate 使……成为必要
【搭】entail sth. on sb. 限定某人继承某物
【例】Success entails hard work.
要成功，必须努力工作。
inclement [inˈklemənt] adj. 险恶的
package tour [ˈpækidʒ-tuə] 由旅行社安排一切的一揽子旅游
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A: I prefer a package tour.
B: That's quite easy. We can offer you many choices.
A：我喜欢一揽子旅游。B：这很简单，我们能为您提供很多选择。
insularity [ˌinsjuˈlæriti] n. 偏狭
cater [ˈkeitə] v. 迎合
【搭】cater for 迎合于 cater to... 满足……的需求
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A: A good film should cater to public taste.
B: Yes, but it's very difficult most of the time.
A：一部好电影应该迎合观众的口味。
B：是的，但大部分时候这很难做到。
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exclusively [ikˈskluːsivli] adv. 排他地
cosmopolitan [ˌkɔzməˈpɔlitən] adj. 世界的
preponderance [priˈpɔndərəns] n. 优势
【扩】predomination 优势 dominancy 优势，统治
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A: What's the preponderance of your product?
B: It's much easier to use than other companys'.
A：你们产品的优势是什么？
B：比其他公司的产品更方便使用。
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overwhelming [ˌəuvəˈwelmiŋ] adj. 势不可挡的
patronage [ˈpætrənidʒ] n. 恩惠，惠顾
【搭】under the patronage of 在……保护下
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A: Sincerely welcome your patronage and cooperation.
B: Your service is nice. I think I will come back next time.
A：真诚欢迎您的惠顾和合作。
B：你们的服务态度很好，我想我下次还会来的。
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saucekraut [ˈsauəkraut] n. 泡菜
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A: It seems that you don't like the food.
B: Yes, because there is saucekraut in it.
A：你似乎不喜欢这食物。
B：是的，因为里面有泡菜。
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vie [vai] v. 竞争
【扩】rivalize 竞争
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A: There are a lot of people vying for the postition.
B: Who do you think will get it?
A：很多人在争夺这个职位。
B：你认为谁会得到这个职位？
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municipal [mjuːˈnisipəl] adj. 市政的
itinerant [aiˈtinərənt] n. 巡回者
heath [hiːθ] n. 荒地
【扩】wasteland 荒地
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A: The former heath land has been changed into stretches of fertile fields.
B: Yes, people can do wonders with their hands.
A：昔日的荒地今天成了良田。
B：是的，人们能用双手创造出奇迹。
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alienate [ˈeiliəneit] v. 使疏远
eternal [iˈtəːnəl] adj. 永久的
【派】eternally 永久地
【扩】perpetual 永久的
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A: I can't stand their eternal quarrelling.
B: It affects me, too.
A：我不能忍受他们争吵不休。
B：那也影响到我了。
noun [抽象名词]假定，假设；取得，承担 - You would be making an assumption that's not based on any fact that you could report.
noun [抽象名词]熟练（谨慎）的动作；军事演习；策略，花招；欺诈性操作 - The chopper shot upward in a manoeuvre matched by the other pilot.
verb [vt. 及物动词]（使谨慎或熟练地）移动；操纵，控制 - That will allow them to manoeuvre the satellite into the shuttle's cargo bay.
noun [集合/集体]社会学家，社会关系研究者 - Sociologist Erving Goffman describes this as "a kind of dimming of lights".
noun [专属名词]Maitre D'hotel(餐厅领班)、侍者总管 - Every restaurant customer sees the maitre d'hotel captain.
adjective [原级]天气恶劣的；气候严酷的；狂风暴雨的；潮湿的；寒冷的 - We almost didn't go because of the inclement weather.
adverb [方式副词]仅仅，单独地，专门地；作为唯一的（消息）来源 - Today he was able to focus his message exclusively on the economy.
adjective [原级]世界主义的，四海为家的；国际性的，国际化的；见过世面的，见识广的；广布的，遍生的 - Someone who is cosmopolitan has had a lot of contact with people and things from many different countries .
noun [抽象名词]四海为家的人，周游世界的人 - She's a real cosmopolitan.
adverb [方式副词]压倒性地，不可抵抗地 - Female economists overwhelmingly disagree by a margin of 4-to-l.
noun [专属名词]一种德国泡菜 - People in Germany eat their cabbage in sauerkraut form.
noun [专属名词]石南，石南植物；荒野 - Women who walked over the "heath" and read morocco-bound books and had two last names divided by a hyphen.
adjective [原级]杜鹃花科木本植物的 - This feather was picked up from the heath, the bird was not shot: we saw its nest in the winter, full of little skeletons.
noun [专属名词]（Heath）人名；（柬）夏；（芬）海亚特；（英）希思 - He served under Edward Heath in the 1970s.
verb [vt. 及物动词]使疏远，使敌对；使格格不入；转让，让渡（财产或权利） - The government cannot afford to alienate either group.
adjective [原级]永恒的，永存的；似乎无休无止的，没完没了的 - He has the upbeat manner of an eternal optimist.
