Capitalism's Addiction Problem - 扩展学习 1

1. capitalism n. 资本主义(制度)

2. addiction n. 瘾；嗜好（多指不好的）

- be addicated to sth 对什么有瘾，对什么有嗜好

- alcohol addiction 酒瘾

- an addiction to prescription painkillers 处方止痛药瘾

- drug addiction 毒瘾

- gambling addiction 赌瘾

3. relationship n. 关系；（人与人或者事物之间）联系；情爱关系

- relationship with ... 与...的关系

- relationship between ... and ... 谁与谁之间的关系

- love-hate relationship 爱恨交加的感情关系 : strong feelings of both love and hatred for someone - I have a love-hate relationship with my ex-husband.

- bear little relationship to/with 不同 : to be very different from : to have no obvious connection to

- committed relationship 稳定的感情关系 : a serious and lasting romantic relationship with someone

- working relationship 工作关系 : an ability to work together - We have a good working relationship.

4. manifest a. 明显的 v. 表明 n. （船或飞机的）货单；旅客清单

5. sacrifice n. 牺牲；舍弃；祭献；祭祀；祭献的牲畜；祭品 v. 牺牲；献出；以（人或动物）作祭献

-  make saceifices 做出牺牲

6. deprive v. 剥夺；使丧失；使不能享有

-  deprive of sth. 剥夺...

7. decent a. 像样的；得体的；（人）正派的

8. irritable a. 易怒的

9. life and limb 生命；生命危险

-  risk life and limb to do sth. 冒着生命危险去做某事

10. confess v. 坦白；承认；忏悔

-    confess to sth. 坦白，承认某事

11. somewhat ad. 有点儿，有些

12. engineer n. 工程师；设计师；技师；技工 vt. 设计制造

-    engineer sth. to be sth. 设计某物为什么样

-    civil engineer 土木工程师

-    reverse engineer 逆向工程

13. habit-forming a. 使人上瘾的，对什么形成习惯的

14. silicon n. 硅

-    Silicon Valley 硅谷

15. executive 

n.总经理;(公司或机构的)经理，主管领导，管理人员；(统称公司或机构的)行政领导，领导层；(政府的)行政部门

a. 经理的；决策的；有执行权的；实施的；行政的；高级的