Industrial growth in countries had formerly been markets __1__ hastened regional self-sufficiency and, in the consequence, __2__ hastened the collapse of organized long-distance trade. This process was intensified by the spread of a new metal, iron.In almost 1400 B.C. new smelting techniques led to the high __3__ temperatures which could produce an iron superior in strength to bronze. Probably developing in northeastern __4__ Turkey, this process spread over Europe considerately more __5__ rapidly than the art of processing bronze.This rapid spread was due not only particularly war and the movements __6__ of people, but chiefly, to the wide occurence of iron ore as well. __7__ Iron was available for smelting in almost every land and, in efficiency,iron forging offered almost every country the __8__ prospect of economical self-sufficiency. It was eagerly seized __9__ upon, and the bottom fell out of the bronze market and the general economics. Trade stagnated, ships were laid up, and __10__ a recession set in." E0 Z6 m& t: n5 u0 v
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1. had前加that/which．由that/which引导定语从句
! O' A3 E; x4 n+ D 2. 去掉the．in consequence of 为习语, G8 ?) t' c6 E9 p% `, p
3.almost—about/around
% A @3 ~. Z3 l; X0 ]( j 4. developing—developed．过去分词表示该工艺已经开发完成
2 x" X$ y. c) k$ a1 T 5. considerately—considerably．两者为形近词，前者意为“体谅地，体贴地”，后者则是“相当地”
3 U. o" b# N+ A9 r/ R g* u6 m/ u6 ? 6. 在war前加to．此处为due not only to...but chiefly to...的结构9 v. ]& K) b! o/ n2 @# o
7. occurence—occurrence．拼写错误
6 ^* c( Y$ _8 o; \& } 8. efficiency—effect．in effect为习语，相当于in fact
9 o. I. W0 ^/ }4 T3 C' D3 j. w: t 9. economical—economic．前者意味“节省的，经济的”，后者意为“经济状况的，与经济相关的”
% E" X- @) @+ ]0 Y 10. economics—economy．前者意为“经济学”，后者意为“经济” |
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