生词表 2018
herding instinct 群居本能
follow-up 后续（行动）
come for 来强行拿走
dismiss 不予理会 ~ the possibility
with the middle class disproportionately squeezed
alarmist 危言耸听的（人）
upheaval 动荡，剧变 technological ~
Luddite 卢德分子，反对新技术的人
loom 织布机，赫然显现
foster 培养，抚育
professional 专业人员
revive 复活，复兴
dynamism 活力，精力
The challenge of coping with automation underlines the need for the US to revive its fading business dynamism.
filter （消息）走漏，渐渐传开
The news began to filter in from the hospital.
beef up 加强 ~ their media literacy skills
focus group 焦点小组（就某一问题进行讨论以解决问题或提出建议）
counteract 抵消；对抗；减少
The top reason given by Americans for the fake news phenomenon is "reader error", more so than made-up stories or factual mistakes in reporting.
discipline 训练；控制力；专业 a mental ~ in thinking skills
commissioner 委员，专员，长官
verdict 意见，决定；裁决
trust 信托基金机构；信托银行
consent 许可，同意
informed consent 知情同意
There are lessons about informed patient consent to learn.
Privacy law builds on the concept of damage to an individual from identifiable knowledge about them. 隐私法建构于“个人的可识别信息带来的伤害”这一概念之上。（根据你的信息识别出你，这么做给你带来的伤害，是隐私法设立的原因。）
surveillance 监督，监视
surveillance economy 监视经济
maladapted
Inadequately or inappropriately adapted to the environment or situation.
maladapted species
genes that are maladapted to the local environment
pharma 制药公司
feudalism 封建主义
bleed red ink 出现赤字
straight 连续的 have five ~ wins, the 10th ~ year
unfunded liability 无资金准备的负债
bankruptcy 破产
deny 拒绝给予；不允许
regulatory body 监管部门
a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new reality
ultimate overseer 最高监管者
the status quo 现状
insisting that aspects of the status quo they depend on get protected
defer 推迟
clear 被批准，符合……条件 ~ the House, ~ customs
get through the Senate
afloat 有偿债能力的，经济上周转得开的
amount to 达到，总计；等于，意味着
If it clears the House, this measure would still have to get through the Senate – where someone is bound to point out that it amounts to the bare, bare minimum necessary to keep the Postal Service afloat, not comprehensive reform.
omission 疏忽，遗漏
There's no change to collectie bargaining at the USPS, a major omission considering that personnel accounts for 80 percent of the agency's costs. USPS 内的集体谈判丝毫未变，鉴于员工成本占机构总成本的 80%， 这是一项重大疏漏。
The emerging consensus around the bill is a sign that legislators are getting frightened about a politically embarrassing short-term collapse at the USPS. It is not, however, a sign that they're getting serious about transforming the postal system for the 21st century.
command
be in a strong enough position to have or secure 掌握，拥有；可以获得
They command a majority in Parliament. 他们在国会里拥有多数席位。
Signed bindings by superb craftsmen command a high price. 一流工匠的签名装帧要价很高。
The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) commands a unique position in both the national history and the architectual heritage of the United States.
demolition 拆除
To the horror of some who expected a Greek Revival twin of the Treasury Building to be erected on the other side of the White House, the elaborate French Second Empire style design by Alfred Mullett was selected.
emissary 使者，特使
