(一)Words and Phrases
1. Cut: a share of the profits from something.
分成
2. In bulk: 大量, 散装
E.g. How much discount do I get if I order this in bulk?
3. Matriculate: be enrolled at a college
考上大学,被大学录取
E.g. Some poor students can't afford to go to university even if they have matriculated.
4. lore: a body of traditions and knowledge on a subject or held by a particular group, typically passed from person to person by word of mouth.
(口头流传的)学问;(某一群体的)传说,传统
E.g. By keeping their lore in oral tradition, the tribe retained their unique style for generations.
5. handout: something free to a needy person or organization.
捐款
E.g.most of the poor men will be grateful for any handout.
6.corner the market: control ( a market) by dominating the supply of a particular commodity.
垄断市场
7. Meticulous: show great attention to detail very careful and precise.
非常仔细的
E.g. Meticulous services given to the consumers would help for getting the market.
8. Crank something up: increase the intensity of something.
强化
E.g. By default Facebook encourages you to make things public, so you should crank up your private settings.
(二)extracts and self-interpretation
1. Extracts:
The dealers code: Never get high on your own supply.
永远不要吸自己的毒
Self-interpretation : 把工作和生活分开,这样比较容易专注在事物的细节上。工作需要具体的专业素养,有一套工作程序和规范。而生活中的兴趣爱好则具有很强的感情色彩,容易主观而不切实际。
2. Extracts: Having money was giving you choices.
Self-interpretation: 首先要有一定的物质基础才谈得上人生规划。梦想也需要实体支撑。虽然实现完全的财务自由比较难,但是毕竟先学会如何生存,才能进入马斯洛需求的更高层次。
3.Extracts: By midnight the whole street was packed from one end to the other. All night, from far and wide, people kept coming.
表现人潮涌动,盛况空前的景象,不必要很华丽的词藻,却写得很生动,有画面感。