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1、entertain(vt.娱乐、招待、怀抱、容纳vi.款待)

Frankieisknownthroughouttheentertainmentbusinessasanenergeticperformer.Chidren’sTVprogramsnowadaysaremuchmoreentertainingthantheyusedtobe.2、attach(vi.附加；附属；伴随vt.使依附；贴上；系上；使依恋)

Regularbabysitterscanbecomedeeplyattachedtothechildrentheytakecareof.WhenIwasdoinganEnglishcourseinBrighton,Iformedastrongattachmenttotheotherstudentsinmyclass.3、history

Thefilmdoesn’ttrytobehistoricallyaccurate,butitisbasedlooselyonrealeventsandpeople.

Inhisbook,ChurchilldescribesthathistoricfirstmeetingwithRoosevelt.4、innovate(vi.创新；改革；革新vt.改变；创立；创始；引人)

Whenitwasfirstintroduced,theelectriccarwasdescribedasoneofthe10mostinnovativeproductsoftheyear.

Innovationsininformationtechnologyhavecompeltelytransformedthewaystudentswork.

5、flaw(n.瑕疵，裂纹；缺点；一阵狂风vt.使无效；使破裂，使有缺陷vi.生裂缝，

变的有缺陷)网络释义flaw:刮伤|缺陷|缺点

Eachpartyrejectedtheother’sapproach,sayingitwasflawed.

IhadthoughtthathewasanativeChinesebecausehespokeinflawlessChinese.6、controversy(n.争论；论战；辩论)

Therehasbeenahugecontroversyoverwheretoputthecity’snewsportsstadiumandwhoshouldbuildit.

Hewroteaverycontroversialbook,butIthinkhehasregetteditsince.

7、revise(vt.修正；复习；校订vi.修订；校订；复习功课n.修订；校订)Hegavehisworktohisfriendtorevise,becausehefoundithardtoseehisownmistakes.

Thebookwentthroughseveralrevisionsbeforethepublisherwasfinallysatisfiedwithit.

8、commentate(vt.评论；解说；注释vi.评论时事；实况报道)

ThecommentaryontheOlympicGameswasmuchbetterontheotherchannel.Afterretiring,hebecamearadiocommentatoroncricketandrugby,andalsowroteaboutbothsportsforSundaynewspapers.9、restrict(vt.限制；约束；限定)

However,thecompanyhasahighlyrestrictivepolicywhichmakessuchdevelopmentdifficult.

Increasingly,campaignersaredemandingthatcountriesimposerestrictionsonadvertisingaimedatchildren.10、hero

Hewasfamedforheroicdeedsduringthewar.

America’spresentneedisnotheroicsbutcalmdiplomacy.

Task2

1.Employerscannotdiscriminateonthebasisofracialorethnicbackground.雇主不能歧视种族或种族/伦理背景的基础。

2.Alltypesofinsurancearehandledbothforpersonalandcorporatecustomers.所有类型的保险都处理个人和合作/企业客户。

3.Policebelievethetragicdeathof21-year-oldLeeRussellmaybelinkedtodrugabuse.

警方认为，21岁的李罗素死亡悲剧的战略可能与药物滥用。

4.Mostlybecauseofhisdefenseandathleticability,hisplayingtimehasincreasedthelasttwoweeks.

由于他的防守和运动/的大部分，他的上场时间已经增加了过去的2个星期。

5.Wehavelookedatsomeofthekeyprinciplesthatunderliemicroeconomics.我们已经看了一些关键原则的基础/强调微观经济学。

6.AstackofcopieswaspiledupattheentrancetotheArtsLab.

7.Thecriticalfactorsindeterminingthegrowthinthepresentstudyareallexternal;noneareintrinsictothescienceitself.在目前的研究

中，确定增长的关键因素是外部的，没有外在/内在的科学本身。

8.Panhasbeenstrugglingfinancially:lastyearalone,advertisingrevenuefellby20%.潘一直挣扎在财政上：去年一年，广告收入/大道下跌了20%。

9.Iwasconstantlyengrossedbytheproblemsoftime,space,quality,andothercategoriesofreason.

我经常刻/沉浸在时间，空间，质量问题，和其他类别的原因。

10.TheawardceremonywillbeheldattheNationalFilmTheatertonight颁奖典礼将在今晚的国家电影剧院举行

Task3

Underwhatconditionsdocommercialsportsemergeandprosper?Theexistenceofcommercialsportsdependsonrevenuesgeneratedfromacombinationofgatereceiptsandsaleofbroadcastingrightstoradioandtelevision.Thismeansthattheygrowandprosperbestundercertainsocialandeconomicconditions.First,theygrowbestinmarketeconomieswherematerialrewardsaregivenhighpriorityinthelivesofpeopleconnectedwithsports,includingathletesandthosewhoownteamsorsponsorandpromoteevents.Second,becausetheyrequirelargeconcentrationsofpotentialspectatorscommercialsportstendtoexistinsocietieswithlarge,denselypopulatedcities.Althoughitwouldbepossibletomaintainsimpleformsofcommercialsportsinruralsocieties,itwouldbehardtosupportfinanciallyfulltimeprofessionalathletes.Third,commercialsportsrelyontheavailabilityoflargeamountsofcapitaltobuildandstadiumsinwhicheventscanbeplayedandwatched.Capitalfundscanbeaccumulatedineitherthepublicorprivatesector,butineithercase,thewillingnesstoinvestinsportsdependsonanticipatedpayoffsintheformofpublicityprofits