Chapter 15 Go Hitler

(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。

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