a) popular factions? anxiety 焦虑情绪 添字
5. ..at Hollywood High School the student body represents 32 different languages. (8.4)
a) student body ? b) represent?
Senior high school Junior high school
6. The critical mass of teenagers—800 million in the world—with time and money to spend is one of the powerful engines of merging global cultures. (9.1) a) critical mass of teenagers 重要的青少年mass 青少年这一 重要群体
b) engine
7. They‘re called ―cool hunters‖; and Amanda Freeman took me in hand one morning to explain how it works. (9.8) a) cool hunters 猎酷者 head hunter parody
b) take me in hand
to deal with sb in a strict way in order to improve their behaviour
8. But I also discovered that cultures are as resourceful, resilient, and unpredictable as the people who compose them. (8.1) a) resourceful 随机应变 b) resilient 富有弹性
c) unpredictable 难以预测
9. it is also played by rich society women at country clubs in Beverly Hills and in apartments on Manhattan‘s Upper West Side. (14.7) a. society women ? society ＝high society
10. …he told me with that detached friendliness of those whose true connection is with machines. (16.1) Split
He told me with friendliness and detachedness a. detached friendliness
he told me in a friendly and detached way
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他很客气的和我说，不带任何感情……
B．词汇扩展
1. Telegraph, telephone, radio, and television tied tighter and more intricate knots between individuals and the wider world. (2. 6) a) intricate
synonyms： complex； complicated； sophisticated；involved
The plot was so involved that very few people knew what was going on.
2. Then we wander through a few of the thrift shops. (11.10) a) thrift shop: a