As a description of the next music director of an orchetra that has hitherto(迄今) been led by musicians like Gustav Mahler and Pierre Boulez, that seems likely to have struck(罢工) at least some Times readers as faint praise(昏厥的赞美).
This top-down(自上而下的) conception(理念) of the fashion business couldn't be more out of date or at odds(和...不相称) with the feverish(疯狂的) world be described in Overdressed, Elizabeth Cline's three-year indictment(起诉) of "fast fashion".
describe---v.描述；记述；形容；作图
definition---n.定义；规定；明确
picture---n.描述；描绘；写照
admit---v.让...进入；接纳；承认
In a society that so persistenrly celebrates procreation, is it any wonder that admitting you regret having children is equivalent to admitting you support kitten-killing?
admission---n.承认；入场费；进入许可；坦白
The scores were then used in conjunction with an applicant's score on the Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT, a standardised exam which is marked out of 800 points, to make a decision on whether to accept him or her.
He studied the results of 9323 MBA interviews, conducted by(由...负责的) 31 admissions officers.
adopt---v.采用；采纳；通过；收养；吸收
adoptive---adj.收养的；有收养关系的
There are also stories about newly adoptive—and newly single—mom Sandra Bullock, as well as the usual "Jennifer Aniston is pregnant" news.
Worse, the crucial(重要的) income to feed yourself and your family and pay the bills has disappeared.
essential---adj.绝对必要的；至关重要的；基本的；本质的；根本的 n.必需品；不可或缺之物
FTC's decision is essential to data security.
key---adj.关键的；主要的
significant--adj.重要的；有意义的
decisive---adj.决定性的
overriding---adj.最重要的；高于一切的
quote---v.引用；援引 n.引文
quotation---n.引用；引证
cite---v.引用；考证
restore---v.恢复；使复原；归还；交还；恢复；重建
Surely it should be obvious to the dimmest(最迟钝的) executive(管理者) that trust, that most valuable of economic assets, is easily destroyed and hugely expensive to restore(重建)—and that few things are more likely to destroy trust than a company letting sensitive(敏感的) personal data get into the wrong hands.
restoration---n.恢复；复位；归还
What puzzles the author is that some bosses fail to _____
[A]see the link between trust and data protection.
[B]perceive(意识到) the sensitivity of personal data.
[C]realize(意识到) the high cost of data restoration
[D]appreciate(承认) the economic value of trust.
revive---v.(使)复苏；(使)恢复；(使)再次流行；重新上演
And, unless banks carry toxic(有毒的) assets at prices that attract buyers, reviving the banking system will be difficult.
recover---v.恢复；重新获得
resume---v.重新取得；恢复(职位)
enable---v.使能够；使成为可能；准许；许可
empower---v.使能够；准许
permit---v.许可；准许
endeavor---n.(尤指新的或创造性事物的)努力；尝试 v.努力；尽力
But it goes further than that, It signals a change in what has, until now, been a key element of scientific endeavor(努力，试验).
strive for---奋斗；争取
essay----v.尝试；试验
A discovery claim becomes credible(可信) after it____
[A]has attracted the attention of the general public.
[B]has been examined by the scientific community.
[C]has received recognition from editors and reviewers.
[D]has been frequently quoted by peer scientists.