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8. Choosing a strategy to cope with it, then, is……
a. strategy : 战略,与之相对的是tactics(战术)
b. cope with : to struggle or contend , esp. . with some degree of success 应付,处理。
如:They proposed several possibilities for coping with the crisis.
他们提出了对付危机的几种可能方案。
He is unable to cope with the duties of her new position.
他不能应付新岗位的职责。
9. So far as I have been able to discover, there are four basic alternatives.
a. so far as : =as far as , to the extent that 就……而言,从……来看。
如:His conduct, so far as I can see, is unjustifiable.
就我看来,他凭一已之力将不可能完成这样巨大的项目。
b. alternative : one of more than two possibilities 数种可能之一,可代替的。
如:There is alternative answer to this question.
这个问题有几种可能的答案。
An alternative plan is to apply for a loan.
另一种可能的方案就是申请贷款。
10. Drop Out
drop out : to withdraw from 退出。
如:He has decided to drop out of politics.
他已经决定退出政坛。
Seven students dropped out of university last year.
去年有七个学生被退了学。
11. This is one of the oldest expedient ……=expedient: a temporary means to an end 权宜之计
如:resort to an expedient 采取权宜之计
12. In one way or another, its practitioners batten on the society which……
a. (in) one way or another: 以这样或那样的方式;在某方面。
如:The project must be completed by the end of this month (in) one way or another.
不管用什么方式,这个项目必须在这个月底结束。
b. batten on:thrive,or prosper,or live in luxury (on)(esp. at the expense of others)
(靠他人牺牲而) 兴旺,过奢侈的生活,(损人)肥饱私囊
13. some of us find this distasteful -an undignified kind of life.
distasteful : disagreeable ; unpleasant 讨厌的,令人不愉快的。
如:Jazz is distasteful to me. 我讨厌爵士乐。(爵士乐不合我的口味)
14. But for the poor in spirit,with low levels of both energy and pride,it may be the least intolerable choice available.
Availed: ready for use; readily obtainable
a. (立即)可利用的;可得到的。
如:employ all means available 采用一切可能的方法。
The dress is available in all sizes. 这种款式的服装大小尺寸都有。
b. (人)有空的。
如:I'll be available tomorrow morning. 我明天早上有空。
15. This strategy has ancient antecedents.
Antecedent: preceding thing or circumstance, esp. (pl.) past history of a person 前事,前情;
(复数)身世,经历,人的过去历史。
如; a woman of shady antecedent 一个来历可疑的女人
16. …… that is, the city, with all its ugliness and tension.
tension : mental strain 紧张。
如:under extreme tension 处于极度紧张/(复数-s)紧张(状态)。
如:the tension between labor and management 劳资间关系的紧张
17. The trouble with the solution is that it no longer is on a large scale.
on a large scale : 大规模。
另如n a tremendous scale 极大的规模。
The project was undertaken on a grand scale. 这个项目规模很大。
The reform is carried out on an enormous scale. 改革的幅度极大。
18. Out planet, unfortunately, is running out of noble savages and unsullied landscapes.
run out of : become short of , become exhausted 用完。
如; We ran out of petrol the other day. 那一天我们汽油用光了。
We are running out of time. 我们已经没有时间了。
19. Plot a Revolution
plot : plan secretly 密谋。
如:They plotted how to kill him. 他们密谋如何杀死他。
The criminals were plotting to rob the bank. 犯罪密谋抢银行。