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Unit 7 Interpreting Informative Speech 介绍性口译7--1 A Green City 绿色城市Vocabulary1、municipality 大城市/自治市2、the added cost burden 增加了沉重的负担3、apparel industry 服装业apparel: 衣服，尤指外衣 clothing, especially outer garments4、realty tax 地税realty: real estate 不动产，房地产南京市地税局： Nanjing Local Taxation Bureau5、civil servant 公务员 official/civilian6、city councillor 市政厅议员7、economic spin-offs 经济增长点spin: 纱，纺纱spin-off 可以作名词用也可以作形容词用，指公司或组织的一个部门和公司脱离开来，独立经营。spin-off economy 指一个大公司把某一个部门分离出来，使之成为一个独立的公司。同时，这个词也可以指一个节目/电视剧/电影等衍生出来的姊妹篇，开发研究中得到的意外的成果（比如研究的新心脏病的药结果可以治疗糖尿病）8、address each other’s priorities 按轻重缓急执行9、serve with a key position 担当要职典型句型1The City of Toronto is a mature municipality and has limited greenfield development potential. Unlike the cities surrounding us, the city of Toronto has also the added cost burden of having to begin replacing its infrastructure which in some cases is over 100 years old.多伦多市是一个发展得很成熟的大城市，这样就限制了这座城市发展绿地的潜力。此外，多伦多市还面临着长达百年之久的城市基础设施的重建问题，基础设施的重建也给这座城市增加了沉重的负担。典型句型2One of the four visions in the “City’s Strategic Plan” is that Toronto is clean, green and environmentally sustainable. The City of Toronto has adopted an environmental plan to achieve its long-term goal of environmental sustainability.多伦多市的“城市发展战略计划”含四个发展目标，其中之一就是把多伦多市建设成为清洁，绿色，环境可持续性发展的城市。多伦多市制订了一项环保计划，以确保这座城市实现可持续性发展的长期目标。典型句型3The city’s other sectoral plans including the economic development plan, the official plan and the social plan are all guided by the “City’s Strategic Plan” and address each other’s priorities, so that the City’s environmental objectives are fully addressed in all sectors of their operations.多伦多市其他一些部分制订的计划，如经济发展计划，公务员发展计划和社会发展计划，一概接受多伦多市制订的“城市发展战略计划”的指导，这些部门计划按轻重缓急给予执行，以确保城市的环保目标在其他各项计划中都得到充分的体现。7—2The Romantic Champagne 浪漫香槟Vocabulary1、Champagne 香槟注意与 champion 加以区别2、sampling party 品酒会3、the release of gas 气体释放4、gentle, alluring fiizz 文雅，迷人的嘶嘶声5、candlelit dinner 烛光晚餐6、akin to 好似akin: 同性质的，类似的Pity is often akin to love. 怜悯常近乎于爱7、do t