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anniversary n.周年纪念(日)
The year 2001 is the ninetieth anniversary of the establishment of Tsinghua University ;2001年是清华大学建校90周年纪念.
antique a.古时的,古老的 n.古物,古玩,古董
Chinese style antique furniture is regarded as a kind of fashion ;
in many Western families. ;不少西方的家庭认为中国式的古老家具是一种时尚.
apart ad.(空间,时间方面) 成距离,相间隔;分离, 分开 a.分离的,分隔的
The Mc Donald's restaurant and the Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant ;这一家麦当劳餐厅与那家肯德基餐厅
are only 50 meters apart. ;相距仅50米.
bid n.企图,努力;减价,出价 投标vi.喊价,出价,投标 vt.出(价)喊(价); 祝愿,表示;
Recently,Lucent,Nortel Motorola and some other telecom companies ;最近,朗讯、北电、摩托罗拉和其他一 些电信公司
will make a bid for the contract of netwo- rk equipment supplier of China Unicom. ;将为取得中国联通公司的网络设备供应合同进行投标.
concerning prep.关于
Some people are always interested in hearsay news concerning pop stars and movie stars. ;有的人总是对关于流行歌星和影星的小道消息感兴趣.
concession n.让步,妥协;特许, 特许权;承认,认可
Negotiation is a process that ;谈判是
contains a series of concessions made by both parties. ;一个由双方的一系列让步组成的过程.
confusion n.困惑,糊涂; 混淆;混乱,骚乱
The disco was a confusion of loud noises. ;迪斯科舞厅一片混乱的喧吵的噪音.
congress n.代表大会; 国会,议会
The National People's Congress is regularly held in Beijing. ;全国代表大会定期在北京举行.
connection n.联系,(因果)关系; 连接,衔接; 熟人,关系(户)
Do you believe that there's connection between smoking and heart disease? ;你相信吸烟与心脏病有关系吗?
document n.公文,文件,证件 vt.用文件(或文献) 等证明,记载
Interpretation of Dreams is highly documented with actual cases. ;《梦的解析》记录了大量真实病例.
doll n.玩偶,玩具娃娃
McDonald's offering Snoopy dolls for 10 yuan apiece ;麦当劳提供“史努比” 玩偶(玩具狗),每个10元,
with a "value meal" in a two-days-a-week promotion ;在一个“一周两次”的促销中与一份“等价餐” 同时出售,
resulted in various troubles and got lots of complaints and criticisms. ;这引起了各种麻烦的问题,受到很多抱怨和批评.
era n.时代,纪元
Does Titto's space trip promise an era of space travel? ;蒂托的太空之旅是否预示着太空旅行时代的来临?
estate n.(上有大片建筑物的) 土地;住宅区;地产, 财产;大片私有土地.
Li Jiacheng the richest businessman of Asia,owns a large estate in Hong Kong. ;亚洲首富的商人李嘉诚在香港有大量的地产.
formation n.形成,组成;形成物, 结构;队形,排列
Clouds are formations of tiny drops of water in the sky. ;云是由空中级细微的水滴构成的物质.
fortnight n.十四天,两星期
Mid-autumn is still a fortnight away, ;离中秋节还有两星期,
but many shops have already been selling moon cakes. ;许多商店早已在销售月饼了.
household n.家庭,户 a.家庭的,家用的, 普通的;家喻户晓的
Kong Linghui,an outstanding table tennis player, ;在奥运会上的出色表现
has become a household name after his excellent performance in the Olympic Games. ;使孔令辉这位优秀乒乓球运动员的名字家喻户晓.
hunt n. & v.打猎,猎取; 搜寻,寻找;驱逐, 追逐,追捕