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 　　1、追星族 fan of celebrity¹

　　My sister is a fan of celebrity,who admires those famous singers and movie stars.

　　2、侃价 to bargain

　　If you bargain with them they might reduce the price.

　　3、知识经济 knowledge economics

　　This is the time of knowledge economics.

　　4、曝光 to expose

　　Radios and Televisions exposed the crimes of those corrupt² officials.

　　5、最低工资 minimum wage

　　Some staff members can only get the minimum wage.

　　6、下岗工人 laid-off worker

　　The laid-off worker can get 300 yuan unemployment allowance per month from the goverment.

　　7、走俏 to sell well

　　The book sells well.

　　8、法盲 ignorant of law

　　Don't you think he is an ignorant of law?

　　9、市价 market price

　　Actually the price I've offered is 10% lower than the market price.

　　10、AA制 to go fifty fifty/to go Duntch

　　Let's go Duntch,ok?

　　11、直销 direct sales to customers

　　Many manufacturers adopt the strategy of direct sales to customers.

　　12、一步到位 to settle a matter at one go

　　We'd better settle the matter at one go.

　　13、泡沫经济 bubble economy

　　The economic crisis is the direct result of bubble economy.

　　14、名人效应 social influence of celebrities³

　　Many enterprises want to take advantage of the social influence of celebrities to make their

　　products well know.

　　15、假日经济 holiday economics

　　Holiday economics brought a lot of profits to hotels and tourism.

　　16、买单 to pay the bill

　　It is your turn to pay the bill.

　　17、自助餐 Buffet⁴ meal

　　I think Buffet meals are cheap and nice.

　　18、再就业工程 project to reemploy laid-off workers

　　The goverment launched a project to reemploy laid-off workers two years ago.

　　19、拳头产品 competitive products

　　The competitive products of our company are quality air conditioners.

　　20、热门话题 popular topic

　　Nowadays 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is a popular topic in China.

　　21、人体炸弹 suicide bomb

　　Three US soldiers were killed in yesterday's suicide bombing.

　　22、网吧 Internet bar

　　Many teenagers are so addicted⁵ to Internet bars that they've given up their school studies.

　　23、网友Internet buddies⁶

　　I have made a lot of Internet buddies.

　　24、轰动效应sensational⁷ effect

　　The new measure caused a sensational effect.

　　25、举报 to denounce

　　The victim has denounced him to the police.

　　26、公众人物 publicly known figure

　　The publicly known figures have their own problem,too.

　　27、裁员to cut staff members

　　Some airline companies are planning to cut staff members.

　　28、宰人to overcharge

　　Some peddlers overcharge too much.

　　29、中彩to win the lottery⁸

　　Rory won $50 million in the California lottery.

　　30、反恐to fight against terrorism

　　We are supportive of fighting against terrorism.

1 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。

2 corrupt   

v.贿赂，收买；adj.腐败的，贪污的

参考例句：

• The newspaper alleged the mayor's corrupt practices.那家报纸断言市长有舞弊行为。
• This judge is corrupt.这个法官贪污。

3 celebrities   

n.（尤指娱乐界的）名人( celebrity的名词复数 )；名流；名声；名誉

参考例句：

• He only invited A-list celebrities to his parties. 他只邀请头等名流参加他的聚会。
• a TV chat show full of B-list celebrities 由众多二流人物参加的电视访谈节目

4 buffet   

n.自助餐；饮食柜台；餐台

参考例句：

• Are you having a sit-down meal or a buffet at the wedding?你想在婚礼中摆桌宴还是搞自助餐？
• Could you tell me what specialties you have for the buffet?你能告诉我你们的自助餐有什么特色菜吗？

5 addicted   

adj.沉溺于....的，对...上瘾的

参考例句：

• He was addicted to heroin at the age of 17.他17岁的时候对海洛因上了瘾。
• She's become addicted to love stories.她迷上了爱情小说。

6 buddies   

n.密友( buddy的名词复数 )；同伴；弟兄；（用于称呼男子，常带怒气）家伙v.（如密友、战友、伙伴、弟兄般）交往( buddy的第三人称单数 )；做朋友；亲近（…）；伴护艾滋病人

参考例句：

• We became great buddies. 我们成了非常好的朋友。 来自辞典例句
• The two of them have become great buddies. 他们俩成了要好的朋友。 来自辞典例句

7 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

8 lottery   

n.抽彩；碰运气的事，难于算计的事

参考例句：

• He won no less than ￡5000 in the lottery.他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
• They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life.他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。