《英美报刊选读》重点词汇整理

一，who we are now
1.But the president was openly ambivalent, too.
2.Because who we are now-a country in which traditional barriers of race, age and gender are crumbling-flows in many ways from what LBJ did then.
3.Why exhume the long-dead Johnson on the occasion of one of the most engaging inaugural since George Washington took the oath at Federal Hall…
4.His conflicting language underscores the nation’s occasionally wary view of the changes wrought by immigration.
5.There is something quintessentially American about a lumbering white man from Texas…
6.In the understandable thrill of the inaugural season, all eyes are turned to this single man, all ears attuned to his voice.
7.Whatever your politics, the election of the 44th president represents a kind of redemption from the long and tragic history of blacks…
8.If you count a generation as roughly 21 years, he was off the mark, since the rapidly inspired backlash shaped politics for more than 40 years
9.In 1909,…proposed a literary test to restrict the influx of the “Italians, Russians,Poles,Hungarians”…
10.Then,in1952,Congress passed the…Act,which essentially made naturalization colorblind.(平等的对待不同肤色的人)
11.The tension between assimilation and separation is eternal, but there is no doubt that this flood of immigration and the breaking down of barriers between previously estranged (疏远的，隔离的)groups within the country has created a much more fluid culture than…
12.The key cohort is the 75 million-strong generation known as the millennials(1980-2000)
13.perennial:lasting for a long time or forever
14.The disparity between older and younger voters was greater in 2008 than at any other time…
15.The younger cohort is more diverse than the general population, more female, more secular, less socially conservative and more willing to describe themselves as liberals.
16.In the wake of a possible terrorist attack, fear could easily lead to tension, resent and discord.
17.witch hunts: an attempt to find and punish people with different opinions
18.allude to: mention sth. in an indirect way
19.momentous:very important
20.mythic:very famous
ndslide竞选中压倒多数性的选票
二，The lost generation
1.The most enduring harm is being done to young people who cannot grab onto the first rung of the career ladder.
2.Affected are a range of young people,from high school dropouts,to college grades,to newly minted lawyers and…
3.Studies suggest that an extended period of young joblessness can significantly depress lifetime income as people get sunk (unable to move)in jobs that are beneath their capabilities, or come to be seen by employers as damaged goods.研究表明，青年人长期失业会大大压低其一生的薪金水平，因为这些人难以摆脱无法发挥自己能力的工作，被雇主视为有缺陷的员工。

4.scarring:伤疤
5.The case for action is strong.理由
6.on the sidelines:排斥在外
7.wet-behind-ears college grads.没见过世面的大学生
8.take it on the chin:endure and accept the misfortune忍受这种不幸
9.According to a Business Week analysis,college grads aged 22-24 have fared (got on)worse than their older educated peers during the downtime.境况要差于…
10.at first blush:at the first thought
11.a foot in the door:a favourable position
12.At least three quarters of students who graduated in May had their employment deferred,in some cases up to a year.
13.economic slump:recession经济衰退
14.One could easily imagine that companies in a recession would prefer to hire young people,who are cheap,and slough off (丢弃，抛弃，get rid of)older workers,who are expensive.
15.The sense of stasis (inactivity失业)in many Western countries is reminiscent(怀旧的) of Japan.
16.churn out:produce quickly
17.regurgitate:repeat
三，Dating and melting for over-35s
1.designers handbags at the ready(available to be used immediately):挎的是有名牌商标的手提包。

2.They are a varied cross-section (typical or representative sample of the whole)of New York’s well-to-do Upper East Siders. 典型代表
3.The book roared (move fast with noise)into the bestseller list last week.上周，这书销售量飙升，进入最畅销书行列。

4.round down把数字缩减成整数
5.the self-guides that have flooded (filled)the shelves.充斥书市的自助手册。

6.guerrill(flexible) marketing,灵活多变的营销
7.Greenwald is in full flow: busy talking about sth. and likely to continue for a long time口若悬河，滔滔不绝地讲
8.cut an elegant figure: to have an elegant appearance
9.an intake of breath:吃惊地倒抽一口气
10.pipe up: begin to say sth.开始说话
11.She is a slick (技艺精湛的)graduate of the elite Harvard Business School who believes the ruthless (残酷的)rules of commerce can be applied to the hunt for a mate.
12.We went for 30 because it has more resonance for people here.
13.Greenwald has a direct and bold (果敢的)way of talking to the readers.
14.projection:prediction预测，预估
15.Those who are bothered by that may wish to heed(pay attention to or emphasize, consider seriou sly) Greenwald’s message that the principle is the key to find a husband.
16.audit:审计账目，examine
17.candid:outspoken,truthful直率的，说真话的
18.The correspondent, trying to sit unobtrusively(不引人注目地)at the back, it is an unnerving experience. These women are about to get a lesson in how to devote yourself to one task: snaring(capture by using a trap) a husband.
19.Greenwald is brutally upfront (outspoken)and honest.
20.The figures she quoted tell a grim (terrifying,可怕的，严酷的)story.
21.She rapidly dispels the last lingering (拖延的，逗留的)sense of romance from the room.
22.litter:fill充满
23.She is being honest and empowering women to go and get what they want.
24.appraisal:assessment评估
25.precocious:早熟的
四，working at home: family-friendly？
1.thanks to the technology at our fingertips.(ready to use easily)
2.Busy parents who envisioned more time with the kids are finding that…
3.The technology is blurring the lines between work and personal life and distracting them from the “family time” they crave(great desire).
4.Kids are totally attuned(familiar, aware).They know…
5.All social classes are caught up in(become involved in) technology.
6.But cellphones are ubiquitous.
7.But some researchers say time use research has not kept pace with the multitasking lifestyle that has become pervasive (流行的，普及的)in the USA.
8.I’m doubling up on the work but do it at the same time.身兼数职
9.I am stressed out, though.(too tired)
10.The spillover (consequence)of job stress into family life and parents not giving children their full attention.
11.I have to make a really cognizant effort.
12.I stash (store sth.in a safe place)the BlackBerry in a pocket or put it away.
13.My clients know and understand up front (in advance)that I do have a family and…
14.And if she gets too wrapped up in work.专心致志于
15.69% of couples had at least one spouse regularly working at night, weekend, rotating (exchange on a regular basis)or evening shift.
16.trade-off:exchange 交换。