第二段

resurgence

a new?increase?of?activity?or?interest?in a?particular?subject?or?idea?that had been?forgotten?for some?time?復(fù)蘇；復(fù)興；再次興起The?creation?of?independent?states?has?led?to?a?resurgence?of?nationalism.

獨(dú)立國家的建立導(dǎo)致了民族主義的復(fù)蘇。

devolution

the?moving?of?power?or?responsibility?from a?main?organization?to a?lower?level, or from a?central?government?to a?local?government?（上級組織向下級組織或中央政府向地方政府的）放權(quán)，權(quán)力下放，責(zé)任移交

The?majority?of?people?in the?province?are in?favour?of devolution.

該省大部分人贊同權(quán)力下放。

say

(the?right?to give) an?opinion?about something意見；決定權(quán)；發(fā)言權(quán)

Keep?quiet?for a?minute?and?let?me?have?my say.

你不能安靜一會兒讓我發(fā)表一下意見嗎？

centrifugal

(of a?turning?object)?moving?away from the?point?around which it is?turning?（旋轉(zhuǎn)的物體）離心的

centrifugal?force?離心力

第三段

scrape

to?succeed?in getting or?achieving?something, but with?difficulty?or by a very?small?amount?勉強(qiáng)獲得；艱難達(dá)到

Her?grades?weren't?great, but she scraped?into?university.

她的分?jǐn)?shù)不高，但是勉強(qiáng)進(jìn)入了大學(xué)。

turnout

the?number?of?people?who are?present?at an?event,?especially?the?number?who go to?vote?at an?election?到場人數(shù)；（尤指）投票人數(shù)

Good?weather?on?polling?day?should?ensure?a good turnout.

投票日天氣好應(yīng)該能讓相當(dāng)多的人來投票。

figurehead

someone who has the?position?of?leader?in an?organization?but who has no?real?power?有名無實(shí)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人；傀儡

The president of this company is just a figurehead - the Chief Executive has day-to-day control.

這家公司的董事長只是個傀儡——日常事務(wù)都是執(zhí)行總裁控制。

waterfront

a?part?of a?town?that is next to an?area?of?water?such as a?river?or the?sea?（城鎮(zhèn)的）濱水區(qū)，水邊地

She?owns?a?popular?tourist?restaurant?on?the town's waterfront.

她在該鎮(zhèn)的濱水區(qū)有一家頗受歡迎的旅游餐館。

第四段

vogue

a?fashion?or?general?liking,?especially?one that is?temporary?流行；時(shí)尚；時(shí)髦

The?short?hemline?is very much?in?vogue?(=?fashionable)?this?spring.

今年春天短裙非常時(shí)興。

compatriot

a?person?who comes from the same?country?同國人，同胞

第五段

venue

the?place?where a?public?event?or?meeting?happens?（公共事件的）發(fā)生場所，舉行地點(diǎn)；會場The?hotel?is an?ideal?venue?for?conferences?and?business?meetings.

這家酒店是舉行會議和商務(wù)會談的理想場所。