Day1（2010英一T2）

Now the nation's top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents，which have been controversial ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago.

Now the nation's top patent court appears completely ready to scale back on business-method patents，/which have been controversial /ever since they were first authorized 10 years ago.

scale back 相應(yīng)縮減；按比例縮減

authorize 授權(quán)

-ize 為動(dòng)詞詞綴

Day2（2010英一T2）

Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face，because it was the Federal Circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-called Stated Street Bank case approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets.

Curbs on business-method claims would be a dramatic about-face，/because it was the Federal Circuit itself that introduced such patents with its 1998 decision in the so-called Stated Street Bank case， /approving a patent on a way of pooling mutual-fund assets.

curb 限制

claim （專(zhuān)利的）申請(qǐng)

dramatic 戲劇化的；巨大的

about-face 轉(zhuǎn)變；大逆轉(zhuǎn)

Federal Circuit 聯(lián)邦巡回法庭

case 案件

mutual-fund 共同基金

pool 聚集

Day3（2010英一T2）

The Federal Circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court's judges，rather than a typical panel of three，and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should "reconsider" its State Street Bank ruling.

The Federal Circuit issued an unusual order stating that the case would be heard by all 12 of the court's judges，rather than a typical panel of three，and that one issue it wants to evaluate is whether it should "reconsider" its State Street Bank ruling.

issue v.發(fā)布；n.問(wèn)題

hear 聽(tīng)審

panel 小組

ruling 裁決

Day4（2010英一T3）

In his book The Tipping Point，Malcolm Gladwell argues that “social epidemics” are driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals，often called influentials，who are unusually informed，persuasive，or well connected.

In his book The Tipping Point，Malcolm Gladwell argues that “social epidemics” are driven in large part by the actions of a tiny minority of special individuals，often called influentials，who are unusually informed，persuasive，or well connected.

epidemics 流行潮

influentials 有影響力的人

informed 見(jiàn)多識(shí)廣的；消息靈通

persuasive 有說(shuō)服力的

Day5（2010英一T3）

For a social epidemic to occur，however，each person so affected must then influence his or her own acquaintances，who must in turn influence theirs，and so on；and just how many others pay attention to each of these people has little to do with the initial influential.

For a social epidemic to occur，however，each person so affected must then influence his or her own acquaintances，who must in turn influence theirs，and so on；and just how many others pay attention to each of these people has little to do with the initial influential.

epidemic 流行病；流行潮

acquaintances 熟悉的人

in turn 依次；輪流

have little to do with 與……無(wú)多大關(guān)系

initial 最初的

Day6（2010英一T3）

They found that the principal requirement for what is called "global cascades" -the widespread propagation of influence through networks- is the presence not of a few influentials but，rather，of a critical mass of easily influenced people.

They found that the principal requirement for what is called "global cascades" -the widespread propagation of influence through networks- is the presence not of a few influentials but，rather，of a critical mass of easily influenced people.

the principal requirement for …的首要條件

cascades 瀑布；瀑布流

the widespread propagation of …的廣泛傳播

critical 批判的；至關(guān)重要的

a critical mass of 大量的

Day7（2010英一T4）

The IASB says it does not want to act without overall planning，but the pressure to fold when it completes its reconstruction of rules later this year is strong.

The IASB says it does not want to act without overall planning，but the pressure to fold when it completes its reconstruction of rules later this year is strong.

overall planning 整體計(jì)劃；總體規(guī)劃

fold 折疊；屈服

Day8（2010英二T1）

The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst，Beautiful Inside My Head Forever，at Sotheby's in London on September 15th 2008.

The longest bull run in a century of art-market history ended on a dramatic note with a sale of 56 works by Damien Hirst，Beautiful Inside My Head Forever，at Sotheby's in London on September 15th 2008.

bull 牛市

run n.狀態(tài)；態(tài)勢(shì)

dramatic 戲劇性的；巨大的

note 音符

Sotheby 蘇富比（拍賣(mài)行）

Day9（2010英二T1）

But the market generates interest far beyond its size because it brings together great wealth，enormous egos，greed，passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.

But the market generates interest far beyond its size /because it brings together great wealth，enormous egos，greed，passion and controversy in a way matched by few other industries.

interest 利益；利率

ego 自我；自負(fù)

match 匹配；匹敵

Day10（2010英二T1）

Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell.

Almost everyone who was interviewed for this special report said that the biggest problem at the moment is not a lack of demand but a lack of good work to sell.

special report 特別報(bào)道

at the moment 此刻；當(dāng)下

Day11（2010英二T2）

This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations，they often talk less at home.

This episode crystallizes the irony that although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations，they often talk less at home.

episode 一段情節(jié)

crystallize 使結(jié)晶；使具體

irony 諷刺

tend to do 傾向做……

Day12（2010英二T2）

In short，the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face，while a woman glares at the back of it，wanting to talk.

In short，the image that best represents the current crisis is the stereotypical cartoon scene of a man sitting at the breakfast table with a newspaper held up in front of his face，while a woman glares at the back of it，wanting to talk.

represent 表現(xiàn)；代表

representation 表現(xiàn)；描述

representative 有代表性的

current crisis 目前的危機(jī)

stereotypical 典型的；古板的；老套的

scene 現(xiàn)場(chǎng)；場(chǎng)景

held up in front of one's face；舉起來(lái)?yè)踔?/span>

glares at 怒視；瞪著

Day13（2010英二T3）

The companies that Dr. Curtis turned to-Procter＆Gamble，Colgate-Palmolive and unilever-had invested hundreds of millions of dollars finding the subtle cues in consumers' lives that corporations could use to introduce new routines.

The companies that Dr. Curtis turned to—Procter＆Gamble，Colgate-Palmolive and Unilever—had invested hundreds of millions of dollars finding the subtle cues in consumers' lives /that corporations could use to introduce new routines.

turned to 轉(zhuǎn)向；求助

subtle 微妙的；不易察覺(jué)的

cues 線(xiàn)索；提示

introduce new routines 引入新的慣例

daily routine 日常慣例

Day14（2010英二T4）

Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values， including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries； that jurors should be selected randomly from a representative cross section of the community； that no citizen should be denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race，religion，sex，or national origin；that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers；and that verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law.

Many Americans regard the jury system as a concrete expression of crucial democratic values， including the principles that all citizens who meet minimal qualifications of age and literacy are equally competent to serve on juries； that jurors should be selected randomly from a representative cross section of the community； that no citizen should be denied the right to serve on a jury on account of race，religion，sex，or national origin；that defendants are entitled to trial by their peers；and that verdicts should represent the conscience of the community and not just the letter of the law.

jury system 陪審團(tuán)體系

concrete expression 具體的表達(dá)

crucial 至關(guān)重要的

meet 滿(mǎn)足

qualification 資格；資歷

minimal qualification 最低資格

literacy 讀寫(xiě)能力；文化水平

be competent to do 有能力做…

serve on jury 擔(dān)任陪審員

juror 陪審員

randomly 隨機(jī)地

cross section 典型的一群人或事物

on account of 因?yàn)椋挥捎?/p>

defendant 被告

be entitled to do 有資格做…

trial 審判

verdict 判決

the conscience of the community 社會(huì)的良知

the letter of the law 法律條文

Day15（2010英二T4）

Although the Supreme Court of the United States had prohibited intentional racial discrimination in jury selection as early as the1880 case of Strauder v. West Virginia，the practice of selecting so-called elite or blue-ribbon juries provided a convenient way around this and other antidiscrimination laws.

Although the Supreme Court of the United States had prohibited intentional racial discrimination in jury selection as early as the1880 case of Strauder v. West Virginia，the practice of selecting so-called elite or blue-ribbon juries provided a convenient way around this and other antidiscrimination laws.

intentional 故意的；蓄意的

case 案件

practice 慣例；常規(guī)

blue-ribbon 一流的

around 繞開(kāi)

Day16（2010英一T1）

It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to image a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers.

It is difficult to the point of impossibility for the average reader under the age of forty to image a time when high-quality arts criticism could be found in most big-city newspapers.

to the point of 達(dá)到某一個(gè)點(diǎn)；到了…程度

It is difficult to the point of impossibility for sb to do sth.

做…困難到了不可能的程度

average 普通的

Day17（2010英一T1）

Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century，perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

Of all the changes that have taken place in English-language newspapers during the past quarter-century，perhaps the most far-reaching has been the inexorable decline in the scope and seriousness of their arts coverage.

far-reaching 影響深遠(yuǎn)的

inexorable 無(wú)法阻擋的

inexorable decline 無(wú)法阻擋的下降

scope 范圍

coverage 覆蓋；報(bào)導(dǎo)

arts coverage 藝術(shù)報(bào)導(dǎo)

Day18（2010英一T1）

We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II，at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared.

We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II，at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared.

at a time

dirt-cheap 廉價(jià)如土

stylish 時(shí)尚；時(shí)髦；高水平

Day19（2011英一T1）

The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbertas its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.

The decision of the New York Philharmonic to hire Alan Gilbertas its next music director has been the talk of the classical-music world ever since the sudden announcement of his appointment in 2009.

Philharmonic 愛(ài)樂(lè)樂(lè)團(tuán)

hire 雇傭

music director 音樂(lè)總監(jiān)

talk 話(huà)題

appointment 就職；委任；約會(huì)；約定

Day20（2011英一T1）

Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point.

Devoted concertgoers who reply that recordings are no substitute for live performance are missing the point.

devoted 熱誠(chéng)的；熱衷的

concertgoers 音樂(lè)會(huì)聽(tīng)眾

substitute 代替；替代品

Day21（2011英一T1）

For the time，attention，and money of theater-loving public，classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera house，dance troupes，theater companies，and museums，but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century.

For the time，attention，and money of theater-loving public，classical instrumentalists must compete not only with opera house，dance troupes，theater companies，and museums，but also with the recorded performances of the great classical musicians of the 20th century.

instrumentalist 演奏家

opera house 歌劇院

Day22（2011英一T2）

The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one.

The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one.

between jobs 工作之間；失業(yè)

Day23（2011英一T3）

The way consumers now approach the process of making purchase decisions means that marketing's impact stems from a broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.

The way consumers now approach the process of making purchase decisions means that marketing's impact stems from a broad range of factors beyond conventional paid media.

approach 著手處理；接近

process 過(guò)程

stems from 來(lái)源于…

Day24（2011英一T3）

We define such sold media as owned media whose traffic is so strong that other organizations place their content or e-commerce engines within that environment.

We define such sold media as owned media whose traffic is so strong that other organizations place their content or e-commerce engines within that environment.

traffic 流量

content 內(nèi)容

e-commerce 電子商務(wù)

Day25（2011英一T3）

Toyota Motor，for example，alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-medial response campaign，which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitter and the social-news site Digg.

Toyota Motor，for example，alleviated some of the damage from its recall crisis earlier this year with a relatively quick and well-orchestrated social-medial response campaign，which included efforts to engage with consumers directly on sites such as Twitter and the social-news site Digg.

alleviate 減輕；緩解

recall 召回

well-orchestrated 精心策劃的

engage with sb 與…接洽

Digg 社會(huì)新聞網(wǎng)站

Day26（2011英一T4）

Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard，Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”

Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard，Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”

day-to-day 日復(fù)一日

raising kids 養(yǎng)育孩子

very 正是

soul-crushingly 摧毀靈魂

dampen ones' mood 使某人心情沮喪

intense 極度的；強(qiáng)烈的；非常的

gratification 滿(mǎn)足

delight 快樂(lè)；高興

Day27（2011英一T4）

Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn't have had kids，but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world：obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.

Unhappy parents rarely are provoked to wonder if they shouldn't have had kids，but unhappy childless folks are bothered with the message that children are the single most important thing in the world：obviously their misery must be a direct result of the gaping baby-size holes in their lives.

provoke 激怒；惹怒

misery 悲慘

gape 裂開(kāi)；缺憾

Day28（2011英二T1）

They found that after a surprise departure，the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increases by nearly 20%.

They found that after a surprise departure，the probability that the company will subsequently have to restate earnings increases by nearly 20%.

departure 離開(kāi)

subsequently 接下來(lái)；隨后

restate earnings 重申收入狀況

Day29（2011英二T1）

But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks，even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred.

But the researchers believe that outside directors have an easier time of avoiding a blow to their reputations if they leave a firm before bad news breaks，even if a review of history shows they were on the board at the time any wrongdoing occurred.

Day30（2011英二T2）

The whirlwind that swept through newsrooms harmed everybody，but much of the damage has been concentrated in areas where newspapers are least distinctive.

The whirlwind that swept through newsrooms harmed everybody，but much of the damage has been concentrated in areas where newspapers are least distinctive.

whirlwind 旋風(fēng)

sweep through 席卷；傳遍

distinctive 有特色的；與眾不同的

Day31（2011英二T3）

We tend to think of the decades immediately following World War II as a time of prosperity and growth，with soldiers returning home by the millions，going off to college on the G. I. Bill and lining up at the marriage bureaus.

We tend to think of the decades immediately following World War II as a time of prosperity and growth，with soldiers returning home by the millions，going off to college on the G. I. Bill and lining up at the marriage bureaus.

think of A as B 把A看作B

go off 爆炸；進(jìn)展；進(jìn)行；變質(zhì)；停運(yùn)

line up 整頓；排列；安排

Day32（2011英二T3）

The phrase “l(fā)ess is more” was actually first popularized by a German，the architect Ludwing Mies van der Rohe，who like other people associated with the Bauhaus，a school of design，emigrated to the United States before World War II and took up posts at American architecture schools.

The phrase “l(fā)ess is more” was actually first popularized by a German，the architect Ludwing Mies van der Rohe，who like other people associated with the Bauhaus，a school of design，emigrated to the United States before World War II and took up posts at American architecture schools.

popularize 普及；使通俗化

Bauhaus 包豪斯

immigrate 移入

emigrate 移出

associated with 與…相聯(lián)系

took up posts 就職

Day33（2011英二T3）

In his Case Study House，Ralph Rapson may have mispredicted just how the mechanical revolution would impact everyday life—few American families acquired helicopters，though most eventually got clothes dryers—but his belief that self-sufficiency was both desirable and inevitable was widely shared.

In his Case Study House，Ralph Rapson may have mispredicted just how the mechanical revolution would impact everyday life—few American families acquired helicopters，though most eventually got clothes dryers—but his belief that self-sufficiency was both desirable and inevitable was widely shared.

mechanical revolution 機(jī)械革命

desirable 令人滿(mǎn)意的

inevitable 不可避免的

Day34（2011英二T4）

Markets have lost faith that the euro zone's economies，weaker or stronger，will one day converge thanks to the discipline of sharing a single currency，which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devaluation.

Markets have lost faith that the euro zone's economies，weaker or stronger，will one day converge thanks to the discipline of sharing a single currency，which denies uncompetitive members the quick fix of devaluation.

euro 歐元

converge 匯集；聚集；相交

discipline 原則；準(zhǔn)則

currency 貨幣

quick fix 權(quán)宜之計(jì)

Day35（2011英二T4）

It insists that economic co-ordination should involve all 27 members of the EU club，among whom there is a small majority for free-market liberalism and economic rigour；in the inner core alone，Germany fears，a small majority favor French interference.

It insists that economic co-ordination should involve all 27 members of the EU club，among whom there is a small majority for free-market liberalism and economic rigour；in the inner core alone，Germany fears，a small majority favor French interference.

co-ordination 合作；協(xié)調(diào)

liberalism 自由主義

interference 干涉；介入