the air is thick with|空气里弥漫着 seductive|有魅力的；性感的[sɪ'dʌktɪv] inherently|内在地；固有地；天性地[ɪnˈhɪərəntlɪ] bias|偏见；偏爱；斜纹；乖离率['baɪəs] ethnicity|种族划分[eθ'nɪsɪtɪ] proxy|代理人；委托书 ['prɒksɪ] scenario|剧本；设想[sɪ'nɑːrɪəʊ] murky|黑暗的；朦胧的；阴郁的['mɜːkɪ]

tycoon|企业界大亨，巨头；巨富[taɪ'kuːn] board seat|董事会席位 distribution|分布；分配[dɪstrɪ'bjuːʃ(ə)n] premium|额外费用；奖金；保险费['priːmɪəm] spree|狂欢；狂饮[spriː] M&A tables|并购市场排行榜 reciprocity|相互性；互惠主义[,resɪ'prɒsɪtɪ] bilateral|双边的；有两边的[baɪ'læt(ə)r(ə)l]

make ends meet|使收支相抵 mortgage|抵押；房屋抵押贷款['mɔːgɪdʒ] make the grade|成功；达到标准 provoke|驱使；激怒[prə'vəʊk] publication|出版；出版物；发表[,pʌblɪ'keɪʃ(ə)n]

gut|内脏；肠子；剧情[gʌt] bacteria|[微] 细菌[bæk'tɪərɪə] slender|细长的；苗条的；微薄的['slendə] gluttons|酷爱…的人；贪吃的人['glʌt(ə)n] fungi|真菌；菌类[ˈfʌŋɡaɪ] endocrinology|内分泌学[,endəʊkrɪ'nɒlədʒɪ] ferment|发酵；酵素[fə'ment] visceral|内脏的；出于本能的；粗俗的['vɪs(ə)r(ə)l] abdominal|腹部的；有腹鳍的[æb'dɒmɪn(ə)l] visceral fat|内脏脂肪 faeces |粪便；糟粕（等于feces）['fiːsiːz]

quadruple|成为四倍['kwɒdrʊp(ə)l] ageing population|人口老龄化 socio-economic|社会经济的 cutback|削减；情节倒叙['kʌtbæk] constrained|被强迫的；不舒服的[kən'streɪnd] mortality|死亡率；必死性[mɔː'tælɪtɪ]

pioneering|首创的；先驱的[paɪə'nɪərɪŋ] coveted|垂涎的；梦寐以求的['kʌvitid] zenith|顶峰；顶点；最高点['zenɪθ] haemorrhage|出血['hemərɪdʒ] ramp down|斜降；缓降；软停止 dismay|使沮丧；使惊慌[dɪs'meɪ] appease|使满足；使和缓；对…让步[ə'piːz] joint venture|合资企业；联合经营

parenthood|亲子关系；父母身份['peər(ə)nthʊd] of late|最近；近来 normalise|（使）正常化；（使）恢复友好状态['nɔːməlaɪz] hefty|重的；肌肉发达的['heftɪ] exchequer|财源；国库；财政部[ɪks'tʃekə; eks-] narrative|叙述；故事['nærətɪv] miscarriage|流产；失败[mɪs'kærɪdʒ; 'mɪskærɪdʒ] rummage|检查；搜出['rʌmɪdʒ] metaphorical|比喻性的，隐喻性的[,metə'fɒrɪkl] discrimination|视；区别，辨别[dɪ,skrɪmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]

loyalty|忠诚；忠心['lɒɪəltɪ] feckless|无效的；软弱的；不负责任的['feklɪs] defined contribution plans|养老金固定缴款计划 tear up|撕毁（协议、合同等） revel|狂欢；陶醉['rev(ə)l] mock|不尊重，蔑视；模拟的，虚假的[mɒk] exasperation|恼怒；恶化[ɪg,zæspə'reɪʃ(ə)n]

unveil|揭开；揭幕[ʌn'veɪl] integrated|综合的；完整的；互相协调的['ɪntɪgreɪtɪd] teal|水鸭；青色，蓝绿色[tiːl] coral|珊瑚的；珊瑚色的['kɒr(ə)l] accumulation|累积；堆积物[əkjuːmjʊ'leɪʃ(ə)n]