1、 附 录 英美重要报刊的热点话题词汇表Words in World Affairs国际事务词汇abort v. 中止行动act of war 战争挑衅adventurism n. 冒险主义all-out war 全面战争ambassador n. 大使amphibious operation 两栖作战armed forces 武装力量armor n. 防御,保护arms race 军备竞赛banishment v. 驱逐bilateralism n. 双边关系blockade n. 封锁capture v. 攻占,抓获cease-fire n. 停火censor v. 检查,审查chemica
2、l warfare 化学战Coca colonize v. 美国化,殖民化Common Market 共同市场conscience n. 良心,良知consul n. 领事consulate n. 领事馆covenant n. 公约,盟约crack-down n. 打击deployment n. 部署,调动deterrence n. 威慑diplomat n. 外交官disarmament n. 裁军economic warfare 经济战electronic warfare 电子战embassy n. 大使馆emigration n. (向外)移民engage v. 交战,作战epidemi
3、c n. 流行病escalation n. 升级,加剧hostages n. 人质infiltration v. 渗透,突破insurrection n. 暴动,起义law-breaker n. 违法者league n. 联盟leverage n. 影响loosen up 放松,松弛national renewal 国家复兴nationalism n. 民族主义neutrality n. 中立nuclear weapon 核武器pact n. 条约patriotism n. 爱国主义peace offensive 和平攻势peaceful coexistence 和平共处pre-emptive
4、 strike 先发制人prime minister 首相proliferation n. 扩展,扩散reciprocal a. 互相给予的,互惠的ratchet up 激化run low on 用完,用尽sabotage v. 破坏sanction n. 制裁Security Council 安理会sovereignty n. 主权State Department (美国)国务院straight and narrow 正当、诚实、正派strategic a. 战略的summit n. 峰会,首脑会议superpower n. 超级大国terrorism n. 恐怖主义unilateralis
5、t n. 单边行动war games 军事演习Words in Politics政治词汇accession to power 掌权activist n. 激进分子adjournment n. 暂停,终止administration n. 政府agenda n. 议程agitation n. 鼓动aide n. 助手amendment n. 修正案antitrust legislation 反垄断法appearance n. 出庭appoint v. 任命appropriation n. 拨款assembly n. 议会attest v. 作证aura n. (领袖人物的)魅力backlash
6、n. 反抗,反动bigwig n. 政党领袖bill n. 议案bipartisan a. 两党的cabinet n. 内阁campaign n. 运动,竞选Capitol Hill 美国国会clout n. 影响,力量coalition n. 联盟,联合compromise n. 妥协congressman n. 国会议员conspiracy n. 同谋constitution n. 宪法consensus n. 共识critique n. 评论curb n. 控制,约束curtail v. 削减defamation n. 诽谤defense v. 辩护defraud v. 诈骗democr
7、acy n. 民主国家Democratic party 民主党denounce v. 谴责disintegration n. 解体,瓦解divisiveness n. 分裂;不和;分歧equitable a. 公平合理的Federal Reserve System (美国)联帮储备系统foreign policy 外交政策forgo v. 放弃Gay rights 同性恋者的权利governor n. 州长grieving a. 感到悲伤的interest group 利益集团legislation n. 立法leverage n. 压力,手段,影响liberal a. 自由主义的litiga
8、te v. 诉讼logo n. 商标magnitude n. 规模nomination n. 提名nonpartisan a. 无党派的oversight n. 失察,疏忽platform n. 纲领political party 政党poll n. 民意测验Republican Party 共和党resign v. 辞职senate n. 参议院sentiments n. 意见;观点shackle v. 束缚;阻挠the Pentagon 五角大楼verdict n. 裁定veto v. 否决ward off 避开;避免watcher n. 专家will n. 遣嘱Words in Busi
9、ness商务词汇account n. 财务账;账户accounting n. 会计affair n. 事件,丑闻affluence n. 富裕agreement n. 协议,协定allocate v. 分配,配给annex v. 吞并,兼并annual report 年度报告apparatus n. 机构,组织asset n. 资产auction n. 拍卖;标售authorize v. 授权automation n. 自动化bailout n. 援助,救助balanced budget 平衡预算bankruptcy n. 破产belly-up a. 破产bid for 出价body corp
10、orate 法人bond market 证券市场boom n. 兴旺,景气,急速发展boost v. 提高,增加bribery n. 行贿,受贿bubble economy 泡沫经济budget n. 预算businesslike a. 务实的capital n. 资本capitalism n. 资本主义cash flow 现金流通competition n. 竞争decline n. 萎缩,下降deficit n. 不足,欠缺depression n. 萧条distribution n. 商品流通diversification n. 经营多样化economics n. 经济学entrepre
11、neur n. 企业extract v. 提取,榨出file for 申请glut n. 过量供应,供应过剩gnome n. 银行家,财政家import v./n. 进口;进口货inflation n. 通货膨胀innovative a. 创新的,革新的macroeconomics n.宏观经济学market n. 销售market share 市场份额mass production 大规模生产merchandise n. 商品,货品microeconomics n. 微观经济学monopoly n. 垄断,独占multinational a. 跨国的nominally ad. 名义上地,有名
12、无实地pension n. 养老金,抚恤金,退休金plague v. 给带来困难和麻烦plugged-in a. 触网的;上网的precedent n. 先例,前例presage v. 预言,预示productivity n. 生产力pull off (成功或艰苦地)完成,做成quota n. 配额recession n. 衰退recovery n. 复苏service economy 服务经济stagflation n. 滞胀stagnation n. 不景气,萧条;静止supply and demand 供需take-over n. 接管tally n. 账tech angst 技术顾问t
13、rade imbalance 贸易不平衡upward mobility 往上晋升wane v. 减少,衰退Words in Metro Life都市生活词汇addict n. 成瘾者ageism n. 年龄歧视agitation n. 不安,焦虑alienation n. 疏远,疏隔allegation n. 指控,指称allowance n. 补贴American dream 美国梦apartheid n. 种族隔离appreciably ad. 可估计地,明显地armed robbery 武装抢劫arson n. 纵火assassin n. 暗杀者assault v. 袭击backdrop
14、 n. 背景,背景幕barrister n. 律师bear the brunt of sth. 承受某事物的主要压力或正面冲撞beatnik n. 垮掉的一代成员besiege v. 围困blackmail v. 敲诈,勒索blast n. 爆炸brain-drain n. 人才流失break-in n. 非法闯入burning issue 紧急问题brutality n. 野蛮bug v. 窃听casualties n. 意外;灾难cater for 满足需求catharsis n. 宣泄collectivize v. 集体化colors n. 政治立场,观点commitment n. 承诺
15、con game 骗局conciliation n. 和解confidant n. 知己,密友confluence n. 汇合,汇集confrontation n. 对抗conscience n. 良心consensus n. 一致,共识controversy n. 争论,争执counterfeit v. 伪造deadly weapon 致命武器discount with 不信,漠视discrimination n. 歧视disintegration n. 分裂,分解dogmatism n. 教条主义double standard 双重标准eclipse v. 使相形见绌;黯然失色enerva
16、te v. 使(人)失去力量或精力ethical code 道德准则evacuate v. 疏散ferocity n. 凶猛forgery n. 伪造gamble v. 赌博gang n. 黑帮generation gap 代沟hijack v. 劫持homicidal a. 杀人的,嗜杀成性的ideology n. 思想意识imminent a. 临近的,逼近的impoverish v. 使贫困information explosion 信息爆炸job-hopping n. 换工作,跳槽job-hunting n. 求职larceny v. 偷盗laud v. 赞美,称赞lay-off n.
17、 下岗liable a. 有义务的,负有法律责任的lifestyle n. 生活方式long-standing a. 长期的lovelorn a.失恋的male-dominated a. 男性支配的man-hunt n. 追捕moonlight v. 兼职negligence n. 玩忽职守networking v. 联网nurse v. 哺育nurture v. 培养;养育occupation n. 工作occupational disease 职业病patriarchal a. 家长的pension n. 退休金pension n. 退休金perish v. 毁灭,死亡perjury n.
18、 伪证pickpocket n. 扒手Planned Parenthood 计划生育协会ponder v. 考虑;深思population control 人口控制population explosion 人口爆炸premium n. 保险费promotion v. 晋升racism n. 种族主义refugee n. 难民regulator n. 管理者relief n. 救济repeal v. 废止(法规)等rescue v. 营救rite n. 隆重的仪式或典礼robbery v. 抢劫scam n. 骗局segregation n. 隔离sentence v. 宣判single par
19、ent 单亲skim off 除去, (为逃税等而)瞒报slaying n.杀死,杀害social welfare 社会福利stereotype n. 典型形象strip v. 从某物除去survivor n. 幸存者tailspin n. 失控状态,混乱,慌乱tidal wave 海啸toll n. 死亡人数undertone n. 潜在意义unemployment rate 失业率unwarranted a. 无保证的,不确定的,不必要的upper class 上流社会wholesale a. 大规模的,不加区别的Words in Science Moslem n. 穆斯林prayer n
20、. 祷告priesthood n. 神职人员racism n. 种族主义repose n. 安静;安宁reverend a. 应受尊敬的,值得敬重的revitalize v. 使再充满活力salvation n. 拯救,救世temple n. 庙,寺theology n. 神学Words in Film & TV影视词汇Academy Awards 奥斯卡金像奖actor n. 演员animation n. 动画片announcer n. 播音员box office 票房broadcasting n. 广播,播送cable television 有线电视cast n. 全体演员cinematography n. 摄影艺术commercial advertisement 商业广告consort v. 交往,结交;同流合污credits n. 演职员表