《经济学家》读译参考资料：现代启示录二

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　　①a________（vt. to point a weapon or another object towards an intended goal）
　　②d________（vt. to make a speech etc to a lot of people）
　　③r________（vt. to remember a particular fact, event, or situation from the past）
% @# W7 H% P- {9 ~3 k- x　　④c________（n. a disaster）
　　⑤s________（n. someone who is watching an event or game; audience）
　　2. 将划线部分英文翻译成中文：
　　1. narrowly adv.
) b1 G2 p* G" e　　1）by only a small amount 勉强，刚好：
　　He was narrowly defeated in the election.他以微弱劣势在选举中落败。
( ?  H* p' L& `$ [6 g! D/ r　　One bullet struck his car, narrowly missing him.一颗子弹穿过他的汽车，差点打中他。
　　A man narrowly escaped death when a fire broke out in his home on Sunday morning.星期天早上，一个男人家里着火后侥幸逃生。
* {, `* V/ W/ E5 m0 |9 {. Y; Z% K　　2）in a limited way: 限制过窄地，狭窄地
2 v  w  a$ ?8 K# y5 w5 o) L- G　　The law is being interpreted too narrowly.
" n# @/ ^5 O$ A; W# s  ]6 _　　These big general issues should be broken down into more narrowly focused questions.
　　1）[C] a written or spoken statement that strongly criticizes or defends a particular idea, opinion, or person （书面或口头的）争论，辩论，争辩
　　2）[U] （亦作polemics）the practice or skill of making written or spoken statements that strongly criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person
' W) t/ B$ D( R  I　　3. before-and-after adj. 表示出外形上的尖锐对照；前后形成明显对照的
　　4. interlude n.
　　1）a period of time between two events or situations, during which something different happens: 两件事情或两种情况之前的一段时期（尤指有意外情况发生的）
2 B" ~0 {% z: |: ~　　2）a short period of time between the parts of a play, concert etc戏剧或音乐演出各幕之间的短暂间隔[= intermission]