1.enormous a.巨大的,極大的
2.ego n.自我
3.greed n.貪心,貪婪
4.passion n.激情,熱情
5.controversy n.爭議,公開辯論
6.gallery n.畫廊,美術(shù)館
7.contemporary a.當代的;現(xiàn)代的;同時代的
8.overheated a.過熱的
9.guarantee n.擔保;保證書;抵押品
10.downturn n.下降;衰退;低迷
【長難句】
3、Quotas get action: they “open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,” according to Reding, a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.
【句子拆分】
主語 Quotas
謂語 get
賓語 action:
狀語 they “open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,” according to Reding,
主語 a result
賓語 seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.
【語法分析】
本句主干為Quotas get action,總括定額的作用,冒號后內(nèi)容對其做進一步解釋說明:open the way to equality和break through the glass ceiling具體說明定額的作用;a result seen...則以具體實例印證定額的作用。
【譯文】
在瑞丁看來,定額會產(chǎn)生行動:它們“開辟通往平等之路,且打破晉升障礙”,這一結(jié)果已可見于法國和其他對女性在企業(yè)高層所占比例有明文規(guī)定的國家。