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Chapter10-1

chorus|?k??r?s|

asimultaneousut nceofsomethingbymanypeople:agrowingchorusofcomint|‘Goodmorning,’werepliedinchorus.

underdog|??nd?d?ɡ|

noun

acompetitorthoughttohavelittlechanceofwinningafightorcontest.wegointothisgameastheunderdogs.

a whohaslittlestatusinsociety.whatisitliketobeanunderdoginAmerica?

mercenary|?m??s?n(?)ri|

adjective

primarilyconcernedwithmakingmoneyattheexpenseofethics:she'snothingbutamercenarylittlegold-digger.

noun(pl.mercenaries)

aprofessionalsoldierhiredtoserveinaforeignarmy.hehadnnedtoseizepowerwiththeaidofagroupofmercenaries.

a primarilymotivatedby algain:cricket'smostinfamousmercenary.

veer1|v??|

verb[noobj.,withadverbialofdirection]changedirectionsuddenly:anoilthathadveeredo?course.

suddenlychangeanopinion,subject,typeofbehaviour,etc.:theconversationeventuallyveeredawayfromtheatricalthings.

(ofthewind)changedirectionclockwisearoundthepointsofthecompass:thewindveeredapoint.Theoppositeofback.

verb[withobj.]

1goroundorpasttheedgeof:hedidnotgothroughthecitybutskirtedit.?besituatedalongoraroundtheedgeof:thefieldsthatskirtedthehighwaywerefullofcattle.

[noobj.](skirtalong/around)goalongoraround(something)ratherthandirectlythroughoracrossit:therivervalleyskirtsalongthenorthernslopesofthehills.

2attempttoignore;avoiddealingwith:theyarebothskirtingtheissue|[noobj.]:thetreatyskirtedaroundthequestionofpoliticalcooperation.

handso?

usedasawarningnottotouchorinterferewithsomething:handso?thatcaketin!?(asadj.hands-o?)notinvolvingorrequiringdirectcontrolorintervention:ahands-o?managementstyle.

staveo?

(pastandpastparticiplestaved)(stavesomethingo?)avertordelaysomethingbadordangerous:areassuringpresencecanstaveo?apanicattack.

clandestine|klan?d?st?n,?kland?st?n|

adjective

keptsecretordonesecretively,especiallybecauseillicit:shedeservedbetterthantheseclandestinemeetings.

tasteblood

achieveanearlysuccessthatstimulatesfurthere?orts:thespeculatorshavetastedbloodandcouldadevaluationofthecurrency.

toetotoe

(oftwopeople)standingdirectlyinfrontofoneanother,especiallyinordertofightorargue.there'slittleskillinvolved—youjuststandtoetotoeandhiteachother!

摘抄

1.“

“Iwouldtakeamissionaryoveramercenaryanyday,”helikedtosay.“Oneofthosegreatparadoxesisthatit’susuallythemissionarieswhoendupmakingmoremoneyanyway.

2.“

“thelegalavoidanceofwhichwasoneofthe’sbiggesttacticaladvantages.”

3.“

“Thatsameyear,2010,fullyalertedtotheurgencyofcombatingtheAmazonthreat,Walmart,Target,BestBuy,HomeDepot,andSearsputasidetheirtraditionalenmitiestojoinsinanunusualcoalition.

4.“

“deployingbothcarrotandstick”

總結(jié)

Therecessionpromptedanewfightoverthecollectionofsalestax.Amazonusedvariousclevertrickstoavoidthesales-taxcollection.ThetraditionalretailgiantshadputasidetheirtraditionalenmitiesandformedancoalitiontocombattheAmazonthreat.Afterlostsomesizableadvantage,Bezossoonfoundwaystocompensate.Amazonc