Vocabulary

• galvanize vt. shock or affect someone enough to produce a strong and immediate reaction 使振奋；刺激；使（某人）震惊或激动（并采取行动）

e.g.

1. His speech yesterday galvanized many workers into action.

他昨天的演讲激励不少工人行动起来了。

2. Her love galvanized him into youth.

她的爱使他焕发了青春的活力。

Word family: galvanization n.

• slump vi.

1) sit, lean, or fall heavily and limply, esp. with a bent back（沉重无力地）坐下（或倚下、倒下）；垂头弯腰地坐着

e.g.

1. She slumped against the cushions.
她无力地靠在沙发垫上。

2. I saw her slump against the wall.

我看见她无力地靠在墙上。

2) be suddenly reduced to a much lower level 暴跌；剧降

e.g. What caused the price of irons to slump?

钢铁价格暴跌是什么原因?

• comprehensive

1) n. [C] a UK school for students of different levels of ability between the ages of 11 and 18 （英）综合学校

e.g. He was educated at the local comprehensive.

他在当地一家综合学校接受教育。

2) a. including many details or aspects of sth. 综合的；多方面的

e.g.

1. He has a comprehensive knowledge.

他知识渊博。

2. This service is often felt to be too comprehensive and too expensive.

人们经常感到这种服务的内容太多，索价太高。

Phrases

• fork out: (infml) spend money on sth., especially when one does not want to （尤指不情愿地）付出，花费

e.g.

1. They had to fork out $100 to get the car repaired.

他们不得不付100美元修理汽车。

2. I had to fork out $30 for a cab home.

我不得不花30元钱乘出租车回家

• take a soft / hard line: take a soft / hard attitude / method 采取温和 / 强硬的态度 / 方法

e.g.

1. The president took a very soft / hard line against radicalism.
总统采取温和 / 强硬的反激进主义政策。

2. The delegation is under pressure from U. S. companies to take a hard line with China over the

value of its currency and market access.

美国企业界向代表团施压，希望美国在人民币汇率和市场准入方面对中国采取强硬路线。

• strike the right note: create a particular mood by the way that one speaks or behaves 说话说到点子上；做事做得恰到好处

e.g.

1. Her speech appeared to strike exactly the right note.

她的演说看来说到了点子上。

2. The headmaster had failed to strike the right note in his speech on discipline and the pupils continued to behave in their own way.

校长有关纪律的讲话并没奏效，小学生们还是我行我素。