announcement---n.公告；通告；宣布；宣告
The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbert as its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.
declare---v.宣布；声明
claim---v.声称；断言 n.声称；断言；主张；要求
Consequently, discovery claims should be thought of as protoscience.
In effect, the White House claimed that it could invalidate any otherwise legitimate state law that it disagrees with.
proclaim---v.宣告，公布
combine---v.（使）结合，联合；（使）化合；同时具有；同时显示
combat---n.战斗 v.与...做斗争；打击
Men go to war and are exposed to combat stress.
combine with---与...联合
integrate---v.使一体化；使整合
merge---v.（使）混合
enormous---adj.巨大的；庞大的
Their rules, moan(呻吟，抱怨) the banks, have forced them to report enormous(巨大的) losses, and it's just not fair.
There's no doubt that our peer groups exert(产生) enormous influence on our behavior.
host---v.主持（节目、活动等）；作为主人组织 n.主人；大量，许多；节目主持人
Rosenberg, the recipient of a Puilizer Prize, offers a host of example of the social cure in action: In South Carolina, a state-sponsored(州政府支持的) antismoking program called Rage(强烈) Against the Haze(烟雾) sets out to make cigarettes uncool.
ghost---n.鬼；幽灵 v.为人代笔；替人代笔
Stanford-on-Avon, as we all know, has only one industry—William Shakespeare—but there are two distinctly(明显的) separate and increasingly hostile branches(敌对的分支).
hostility---n.敌意；敌对行为
The FASB and IASB have been exactly that, cleaning up rules on stock options（股票期权） and pensions(养老金), for example, against hostility from special interests(特殊利益集团).
All around the world, lawyers generate more hostility than the members of any other profession—with the possible exception of journalism.
hostage---n.人质；抵押品
Such hijacked media are the opposite of earned media: an asset or campaign becomes hostage to consumers, other stakeholders(股东), or activists(积极分子) who make negative allegation(说法) about a brand or product.
military---adj.军用的，军事的；军队的
military intelligence---军事情报
armed---adj.武装的；使用武器的
native---adj.本地的；本国的；（能力或品质）生来就有的 n.本地人；本国人
In Europe, where forestry is ecologically(生态林业) more advanced（发达的）, the non-commercial tree species are recognized as members of native forest community, to be preserved as such, within reason.
alternative---adj.供选择的；备选；替代的 n.供替代的选择
They tend to keep a tighter hold on their purse and consider eating at home a realistic alternative(供替代的选择).
While traditional "paid" media—such as television commercials and print advertisements—still play a major role, companies today can exploit(开发) many alternative forms of media.