sb 提供，给予

we would like to extend a warm

welcome to our French visitors 我们对法国客人的到来给予热烈的欢迎

9 grip n an act of holding sb / sth tightly; a particular way of doing this 紧握 To loosen/release/ relax your grip 松手 Keep a tight grip on the rope 紧紧抓住绳索 n control or power over sb/sth 控制，影响力 e.g we need to tighten the grip we have on the

market 我们需要加强对市场的控制力。

n an understanding of sth 理解，了解 e.g I couldn’t get a grip on what was going on

我无法理解正在发生生的事情

n the ability of sth to move over a surface without slipping 不打滑，走得稳 the tire grip 轮胎的抓地力

10 initiative n a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular purpose 提倡，新方案

e.g a UN peace initiative 联合国和平倡议

n the ability to decide and act on your own

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without waiting for sb to tell you what to do 主动性，积极性，自发性

e.g you won’ t get much help. You will have to use your initiative 你要自己想办法

n the initiative, the power or opportunity ot act and gain an advantage before other people do 主动权

e.g to seize/lose the initiative 掌握/丧失先

机

to take the initiative in doing 采取主

动做…

11 license n an official document that shows that permission has been given to do , own or use sth 许可证，执照 n (formal) freedom to do or say what ever you want, often sth bad or unacceptable 放肆，放纵

e.g Lack of punishment seems to give

youngsters license to break the law 由于缺乏惩罚，年轻人似乎更肆意违法

A license to print money used to describe a

business

which

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makes a lot of money with little effort. 一本万利，摇钱树

12 balance n the amount that is left after taking

numbers or money away from a total 余额

n an amount of money still owed after

some payment has been made 结欠

e.g The balance of 500 dollars must be

paid within 30 days 500美元的结欠必须在30天内支付

balance of payment 国际收支差（一国进出口差额） balance of trade 国际贸易差额 balance sheet 资产负债表，决算表

13 blue blue-blooded 皇族的/ blue-eyed boy宠儿 14 outlet n a way of expressing or getting rid of strong

feelings 发泄途径

e.g spending a lot of money is a good outlet for

his anger 花很多钱是他生气的发泄方式

an outlet for creativity 发挥创造力的一种

途径

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a shop /store or an organization that sells

goods made by a particular company of a particular type. 专营店，经销店

e.g retail outlets 零售店

a shop that sells things for less than the usual

price, especially things from a particular company or things of a particular type.折扣店

a place on a wall where you can connect

electrical equipment to the supply of electricity 电源插座

a pipe or hole through which something such

as a liquid or gas can flow out. 出口，排水口，通风口

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