第二段

resurgence

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

獨立國家的建立導致了民族主義的復蘇。

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，權力下放，責任移交

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

該省大部分人贊同權力下放。

say

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

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?勉強獲得；艱難達到

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

她的分數(shù)不高，但是勉強進入了大學。

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.

投票日天氣好應該能讓相當多的人來投票。

figurehead

someone who has the?position?of?leader?in an?organization?but who has no?real?power?有名無實的領導人；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；時尚；時髦

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

今年春天短裙非常時興。

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；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會談的理想場所。

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