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留美老师带你每日说英文 第720期:茶叶的贸易历史

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   台湾籍旅美老师今天交给我们的句子是:

  The tea trade was so lucrative1 that the world's fastest sailboat, the clipper ship, was born out of intense competition between Western trading companies. All were racing2 to bring their tea back to Europe first to maximize their profits.
  茶叶贸易实在太好赚了,以至于当时世界上最快的船--快速帆船便是因应西方贸易的激烈竞争所产生。大家都急切地想要抢先将茶叶运回欧洲,以将利润发挥到极致。
  茶叶的贸易历史
  学习重点:
  1.trade 贸易
  trade (v.) 贸易
  2.lucrative 有利可图的
  lucrative (adj.) 有利可图的
  lucre3 (n.) (贬)金钱、利润
  3.intense 强烈的
  intense (adj.) 强烈的
  intensify4 (v.) 加强、更激烈
  tense (adj.) 拉紧的、紧绷的
  4.competition 竞争、角逐
  competition (n.) 竞争、角逐
  competitive (adj.) 有竞争力的
  5.profit 利润、收益
  profit (n.) 利润、收益
  profitable (adj.) 有利的

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1 lucrative dADxp     
adj.赚钱的,可获利的
参考例句:
  • He decided to turn his hobby into a lucrative sideline.他决定把自己的爱好变成赚钱的副业。
  • It was not a lucrative profession.那是一个没有多少油水的职业。
2 racing 1ksz3w     
n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的
参考例句:
  • I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
  • The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。
3 lucre SAMxp     
n.金钱,财富
参考例句:
  • She married a foreigner for mere lucre.她仅仅为钱财而嫁给了一个外国人。
  • He would sell his soul for filthy lucre.他会为了不义之财而出卖灵魂。
4 intensify S5Pxe     
vt.加强;变强;加剧
参考例句:
  • We must intensify our educational work among our own troops.我们必须加强自己部队的教育工作。
  • They were ordered to intensify their patrols to protect our air space.他们奉命加强巡逻,保卫我国的领空。

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