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时代周刊常用词汇  艺术 · Art 1.abstract art : 抽象派艺术 A nonrepresentational style that emphasizes formal values over the representation of subject matter. 强调形式至上，忽视内容的一种非写实主义绘画风格 Kandinsky produced abstract art characterized by imagery that had a musical quality. 康定斯创作的抽象派作品有一种音乐美。 2.abstract expressionism : 抽象表现派；抽象表现主义 A nonrepresentational style that emphasizes emotion, strong color, and giving primacy to the act of painting. 把绘画本身作为目的，以表达情感和浓抹重涂为特点 的非写实主义风格。 Abstract expressionism was at its peak in the 1940s and 1950s. 20 世纪四五十年代是抽象表现艺术发展的顶峰时期。 3.action painting : 动作画派 A term used to describe aggressive methods of applying paint. 指使画布产生强烈动作效果的绘画风格。 Action painting often looks childish to the non-artist because of the techniques used to apply paint, such as throwing it on the canvas. 在外行看来，动作派的作品通常是幼稚的，这主要是 因为画家采用的作画 方法 快递客服问题件处理详细方法山木方法pdf计算方法pdf华与华方法下载八字理论方法下载 ，比如将颜料泼洒在画布上。 4.airbrush : 喷枪；气笔 A nozzled tube used to apply paint in a spray form. 一种将颜料喷成雾状的喷嘴管。 The famous sexy robots in Japan are produced using an airbrush. 那些性感的日本机器人就是用喷枪绘制成的。 5.art deco ：装饰派艺术 A style dominant in the 1920s and 1930s, characterized by repetitive, ornamental, and highly finished curvilinear and geometric designs, esp. in synthetic materials such as plastics. 盛行于 20 世纪二、三十年代的装饰艺术和建筑艺术风 格，以重复的、装饰精美的曲线和几何图案为特点国， 多采用塑料等合成材料。 Mary attended high school in a building that was famous for art deco style of architecture. Mary 就读的中学以其装饰派建筑而闻名。 6.art nouveau ：新艺术 A decorative style in which fluid, biomorphic lines and swirling motifs were emphasized. 以曲折有致的天然生物形态为特色的装饰性风格。 Beardsley prints produced in the late 19th century are a good example of the style of art nouveau. 19 世纪末比乐兹利的作品是新艺术的典范。 7.avent-garde : 先锋派 Innovative art in advance of popular ideas and images, characterized by unorthodox and experimental method. 不拘于现有的创作定式，勇于创新超前思维的艺术形 式。 The avant-garde home of the famous actress sold for millions. 那位影星的先锋派住宅卖出了几百万美元的好价钱。 8.Baroque ：巴罗克风格 An emotional, dramatic style of the 16th-18th century, anticlassical in form and spirit. 流行于 16 至 18 世纪，以情感强烈、铺张浮华为特点 的反古典主义的艺术风格。 Status and architecture from the Baroque have a dark, muscular, looming quality about them. 巴罗克风格的雕塑和建筑雄伟、高大、格调阴暗。 9.batik ：蜡防印花 Painting on wax-treated cloth. 在蜡布上作的画。 Susan learned about batik in college. 苏珊在读大学时学过蜡防印花。 10.Bauhaus ：包豪斯建筑风格 A design school that promoted functional and geometric elements in design. 指包豪斯造型学院倡导的强调实用和几何学要素的建 筑风格。 Bauhaus school of design in Germany changed the way that the world thought about design. 德国的包豪斯造型学院倡导的艺术改变了世人的既定 设计 领导形象设计圆作业设计ao工艺污水处理厂设计附属工程施工组织设计清扫机器人结构设计 思维模式。A 11.Byzantine ：拜占庭艺术风格的 （adj.） A term used to describe a style of art with strong religious content. 艺术风格突出强烈宗教色彩的。 The Byzantine era extended from the 13th century and went into the 16th century and was characterized by art 满分网（www.manfen.net） 更多英语学习资料请访问：http://www.manfen.net/thread-14350-1-1.html 时代周刊常用词汇  with religious influence. 拜占庭式艺术始于 13 世纪，一直延续到 16 世纪，其 主要特点是浓郁的宗教气息。 12.calligraphy 书法艺术 Handwriting or penmanship, esp. elegant or “beautiful” writing as a decorative art. 书写的艺术，特别是优雅漂亮可作装饰的笔迹。 Calligraphy has practically become a lost art in today’s computerized society. 在今天的电脑时代，书法艺术差不多要消亡了。 13.cartoon 草图，底图 A full-size, preliminary painting or sketch for a completed work. 一部完整艺术作品的雏形。 Leonardo da Vinci’s cartoon of the Virgin Mary and Saint Anne hangs in the British National Gallery. 达·芬奇的圣母马丽亚和圣安妮画像的草图现存于英 国国家美术馆。 14.ceramics (1)The art of making objects such as pottery or clay. (2)The objects themselves. 陶器制作艺术；陶器制品。 Savannah enjoys making ceramic pottery. 萨文喜欢做陶器。 15.collage ：拼贴艺术 A composition of found objects, newspaper, and cloth over other material on a single surface. 把拣得的报纸、碎布等在画面上粘贴成画。 We used to make computer collages when I was in college by first pasting various items together and then using a video camera to transmit the image onto a computer screen. 我们在大学时曾用电脑制作拼贴画。其步骤是：首先， 将各种材料粘在一起，然后用摄像机将图像传送到电 脑上。 16.composition ：艺术作品 Aesthetically pleasing, harmonious, and effective arrangement of parts to form a whole. 各部分和谐生动、符合美学规律的作品。 Matisse used color and shapes and worked back and forth until he felt he had achieved a balanced composition. 马蒂斯反复调试色彩、构思图案，终于画了一幅布局 和谐的作品。 17.computer art 计算机艺术 Electronically produced images displayed on video screen. 在屏幕上显示运用电子手段设计图像的艺术。 Computer art become popular in the 1980s when computers started to become more available to the public. 当 80 年代个人电脑开始普及之后，计算机艺术也流行 起来。 18.cubism ：立方主义；立体派 A style of art that departs from traditional reality, and emphasizes multifaceted, simultaneous views of subject and distorted perspectives.(early 20th century) 20 世纪初出现的一个艺术流派。它抛弃传统现实，强 调艺术作品的形体结构，即同时性、多角度性及扭曲 的视角。 Pablo Picasso played a principal role in the early movement of cubism. 帕勃洛·毕加索在立体派早期发展中起首重要的推动 作用。 19.Dada ：达达主义 A style (1915-1925) with antirational approach and nihilistic, absurdist, and incongruous themes. 流行于 1915 年至 1925 年间的艺术流派，其特点是反 理性的创作手法和虚无、荒诞。矛盾的主 题 快递公司问题件快递公司问题件货款处理关于圆的周长面积重点题型关于解方程组的题及答案关于南海问题 。 Dadaism asked “what is art?” and used humor and shock value as communicative elements. 达达主义设问“什么是艺术？”并用幽默和让人震惊 的色彩对比手法作答。 20.drawing ：素描 A picture, design, or sketch done with lines in pen or pencil. 用钢笔或铅笔勾勒出的图画、图案或写生图。 The drawings of Michelangelo were recently exhibited in New York. 米开朗基罗的素描最近在纽约展出。 21.expressionism ：表现主义 An early 20th-century style emphasizing emotional expression, strong color and composition, and a distorted, theatrical treatment of image. 20 世纪的一种艺术风格，强调情绪的表现，以浓重的 色彩、鲜明的构图，扭曲、夸张的形象处理为特点。 Professor Bryer will be giving a lecture on expressionism tonight. 满分网（www.manfen.net） 更多英语学习资料请访问：http://www.manfen.net/thread-14350-1-1.html 时代周刊常用词汇  今晚布莱恩教授有一个关于表现主义的讲座。 22.fresco ：温壁画技法；湿壁画 A technique of painting directly on a wet, plaster surface. 在潮湿的石膏表面上直接作画。 We all marveled at the beauty of the 17th century fresco. 23.funk art ：非理性艺术；恶臭艺术 A combination of painting and sculpture, deliberately messing and rough, often humorously depicting provocative subjects.(U.S., mid-20th century) 20 世纪中期出现在美国的一种艺术流派。故意杂乱无 章、不加修饰的绘画与雕塑的融合。多以幽默的方式 描绘刺激性的场面。 Jeson has been collecting funk art since the mid 1960s. 杰森从 20 世纪 60 年代中期就开始收集非理性艺术作 品。 24.futurism ：未来主义 A style glorifying modern technology, speed, and the machine age. ( Italy, early 20th century ) 颂扬现代技术、速度和机器时代的创作风格。起源于 20 世纪初的意大利。 Art from the era of futurism can be identified by a combination of machine elements, cubism, and motion. 未来主义时期艺术的突出特点是机器法则、立方主义 与运动机械的组合。 25.genre ：风俗画 A realistic depiction of scenes from everyday domestic life. 日常家居生活的写实画。 Who is your favorite genre painter? 你最喜欢的风俗画家是谁？ 26.Gothic ：哥特风格 A style that emphasizes Christian imagery, brilliant color, and strong verticality in composition. ( 12th – 16th century ) 以基督教题材、亮丽的色彩、明显的垂直线条为特点 的绘画风格。流行于 12 至 16 世纪。 Jean dislikes Gothic art because it feels too religious. 吉不喜欢哥特风格的作品，因为它们的宗教色彩太浓。 27.gouache ：树胶水彩颜料 An opaque watercolor bound with gum. 由胶水调和的不透光水彩。 Do you like the quality of gouache in paintings? 你喜欢水彩画吗？ 28. graphic arts ：平面造型艺术 Those visual arts that are linear in character, such as drawing and engraving, esp. those that involve printing and printmaking. 平面视角艺术，特别是指与印刷业有关的素描、雕刻 等。 The computer is now enabling anyone to produce and design and experiment with graphic art. 计算机的出现使任何人都能制造、设计和试验平面视 角艺术。 29.hard-edge ：锋刃派绘画的；硬边画的 (adj.) A style characterized by geometric abstraction, a flat picture plan, perfection of a surface, and graphic precision.（U.S., mid-20th century） 流行于 20 世纪中期的美国，以轮廓分明的几何形体、 精确的画面为特点的抽象绘画。 Patrick Nagel’s hard-edge style of 80’s women became one of the strongest images in the 20th century. 派特克·纳哥尔的锋刃派风格的 80 年代妇女成了 20 世纪最具说明力的形象之一。 30.history painting ：历史题材的绘画 An academic depiction of scenes from mythology, history, or the Bible. 以神话、历史或圣经为题材的传统绘画。 Temple Square in Salt Lake City has a visitor center filled with history paintings. 盐湖城的神殿广场有一个观光中心，里面存满了历史 题材的绘画作品。 31.hyperrealism ：高度写实主义 An extension of photorealism in which depiction of subject is indistinguishable from reality. (late 20th century) 20 世纪末兴起的一种绘画流派。照相现实主义的延伸， 强调对现实的临摹。 The interesting aspect of hyperrealism is that it challenges the viewer to try to decide what is real and what isn’t. 高度写实主义绘画很有意思的一点是，观者很难判断 哪些是真实的，哪些是虚构的。 32.impressionism ：印象主义，印象派 A style emphasizing the depiction of light and its effects, with the act of seeing as its primary subject. (France 19th century 强调绘画中的光感，以视觉影象作为描绘对象。 满分网（www.manfen.net） 更多英语学习资料请访问：http://www.manfen.net/thread-14350-1-1.html 时代周刊常用词汇  Impressionism has long been one of the most popular art movements. Van Gogh’s impressionistic painting entitled “Dr. Gachet” was purchased for a world record $ 85 million by a Japanese investor. 长期以来，印象主义一直是最具有影响力的艺术运动 之一。凡高的印象派作品《盖什医生》被一名日本投 资商以 8500 万美元的天价购得。 33.Kakemono ：画轴 A Japanese vertical scroll painting. 日本的一种垂直式卷轴画。 Debbie purchased several kakemono scrolls during her year as an exchange student in Japan. 德比在日本做交换学生时买了几卷画轴。 34.kinetic art ：活动艺术 Art characterized by the incorporation of painted and sculpted mechanical parts into an art piece that moves or creates the impression of movement. 兴起于 20 世纪中期的一种与机械学相结合的艺术，采 用活动部件，造成动感效果的雕塑艺术。 Kinetic art can be seen in front of many office buildings built during the 50’s and 60’s. 在五、六十年代，办公大楼前的雕塑多属活动艺术作 品。 35.landscape ：风景画，山水画 A depiction of natural land forms, sometimes allegorical. 以自然风景为主题，有时含有讽喻意义的作品。 Paula travels to New Mexico each summer to paint western landscapes. 波拉每年夏天都去新墨西哥州画西部风景画。 36.medium ：溶剂，调色剂，材料 A liquid in which pigment is mixed to form paint; a type of paint of coloring matter used in painting. 绘画用的调和颜料的液体；艺术创作所使用的材料。 It’s sometimes fun to look at a painting and try to figure out what medium the artist used. 有时猜猜一部艺术作品所使用的材料很有意思。 37.Ming ：具有明代艺术特色的 (adj)Characteristic of a highly academic classicism, esp. in porcelains. (China, 14th –17th centuries) 高度传统古典主义倾向的，特别是指与 14 至 17 世纪 中国明代瓷器有关的艺术。 Dr. Franks is an expert on porcelains from the Ming dynasty. 37.minimal art ：极简抽象艺术；最小主义艺术 An abstract, simple, reductionist style with absence of all but basic formal elements and primary colors. (U.S. mid-20th century) 美国 20世纪中期兴起的一种艺术流派，其特点是抽象、 简单、微缩，即把作品简略到基本抽象成分。 Minimalism is characterized by space with very sparse design elements and helped launch the popular art slogan of “less is more.” 最小主义艺术的特征是稀疏的画面，这一艺术促成了 “简即繁”的艺术口号。 38.modernism ：现代主义 A style that breaks with traditional art forms and searches for new modes of expression. 一种新的、脱离传统艺术手法的表现形式。 Modernism became popular in the early part of the 20th century. 现代主义在 20 世纪初开始流行起来。 39.mosaic ：马赛克；镶嵌工艺，镶嵌画 An illustration composed of small, colored stones or tiles set into cement. 用五颜六色的小石子或瓦片在水泥板上镶嵌面成的图 案。 The new mall in town features a giant mosaic over the main entrance way. 在城里新建的林荫道的主要入口处有一个巨大的镶嵌 画。 （我觉得这句话应译成：城里新建的大型商场/购物中 心的入口处有一巨幅镶嵌画。---southleaf） 40.mural ：壁画；壁饰 A large-scale painting, usually on a wall or ceiling. 通常挂在墙上或天花板上的巨幅画。 The McMullen’s have a giant mural painting along the hallway in their home. 麦克伦家的门厅里有一幅巨型壁画。 41.neoclassicism ：新古典主义 A style modeled after proportion and restraint of Greek and Roman classical antiquity. (late 18th, early 19th century.) 模仿和借鉴古希腊罗马匀称、庄重建筑风格的艺术形 式，盛行于 18 世纪末，19 世纪初。 We knew that Mr. Samuels was into neoclassicism by the way that he had his courtyard decorated with nude 满分网（www.manfen.net） 更多英语学习资料请访问：http://www.manfen.net/thread-14350-1-1.html 时代周刊常用词汇  statues. 42.new wave ：新浪潮 A combination of cartoon, graffiti, and performance art in a minimalist, unsophisticated style (late 20th century.) 综合漫画、涂鸦和表演艺术的艺术形式，其风格简单 自然。 There’s a new wave art show currently on exhibit up at the local college gallery. 本地大学美术馆正在举办一个新浪潮艺术作品展。 43.nude ：裸体画，裸体像 The undraped human figure, sometimes allegorical. 无遮盖的人体画像，有时具有讽喻意义。 The nude has always played a powerful role in art throughout the ages. 在艺术领域，裸体画一直占有重要地位。 44.oil paint ：油画颜料；油漆 Pigment mixed with drying oil, exp. linseed oil. 和亚麻油等干性油混制成的颜料。 You can buy a beginner’s set of oil paints for under $ 20. 花不到 20 元，你就可以买到初学者所用的一套油画颜 料。 45.op art ：光效应艺术，视觉艺术 A style with graphic abstraction and pattern-oriented optical effects (mid-20th century) 利用几何图形和色彩对比给人以模棱两可的视幻觉艺 术，起源于 20 世纪中期。 Riley and Vasarely are two noteable artists who made contributions in the illusory world of op art. 瑞利和凡撒里这两位著名的艺术家为梦幻般的光效应 艺术作出了贡献。 46.performance art ：戏剧表演艺术 Use of paintings, sculpture, and video in live theatrical performance by the artist. (late 20th century) 现场戏剧表演中艺术家掺入绘画、雕塑和摄像等形式 的综合艺术。兴起于 20 世纪末。 We watched a program that featured performance art on TV last night. 昨晚有一个电视节目介绍了表现派艺术。 47.pastel ：彩色粉笔画 A crayon made of color ground with chalk and compounded with gum water into paste, often of pale color. 粉笔作底色，用胶水调和色彩。色调淡雅。 Degas is probably my favorite pastel artist. 德加大概算是我最喜欢的彩色粉笔画家了。 48.perspective ：透视画法 A system of realistically depicting three-dimensional objects or views onto two-dimensional, flat surfaces through convergent lines and planes. 以现实的手法，在两维的平面上，利用线和面趋向会 合的视错觉原理刻画三维物体的艺术。 Perspective illustration provides a three-dimensional view of objects or views. 透视画法提供了一个对物体或景色的三维视角。 49.pictograph ：象形文字；图画文字 A picture symbolizing an idea or object, used as an early form of writing. 代表一个思想或物体的图画。属早期的文字。 Three men were arrested for vandalizing ancient pictographs found I the canyons of southern Utah. 50.pointillism ：点画法；点彩派 Neo-impressionism characterized by the use of tiny, closely spaced dots or points of color that blend to produce a luminous quality. 新印象主义画法，用微小、密集的彩色点混合后产生 一种夺目的效果。 The painting “Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Seurat is probably the most famous work of pointillism. 修拉的《在拉·格兰德·加特岛的一个星期天下午》 大概是最有名的点彩派画了。 51.pop art ：波普艺术 A style-making use of images from popular culture and commerce, often reproduced exactly. (mid-20th century) 把精确复制大众文化和商业中的形象作为一种艺术创 作。起源于 20 世纪中期。 Roy Litchenstein, who helped start the movement in the 1950s, continues to rule the king of pop art into the 90s. 早在 50 年代，罗耶·列克敦斯坦就参与发起波普艺术 运动，直到 90 年代他依然是波普艺术的顶尖人物。 52.primitivism ：原始风格 A style with an unsophisticated, pretechnological, simple approach to form and content. 形式处理和内容表现力求简洁，避免复杂化或工艺手 段的创作风格。 The famous series of “cut-outs” by Henri Matisse are a 满分网（www.manfen.net） 更多英语学习资料请访问：http://www.manfen.net/thread-14350-1-1.html 时代周刊常用词汇  good example of primitivism. 亨利·马蒂斯著名的《割断》系列作品是原始主义流 派的代表作之一。 53.realism ：现实主义风格 Art that depicts reality as it appears. 以写实的手法描绘现实。 I am in awe when I view realism such as the landscapes painted by 17th century Dutch artist Jan Vemeeer. 欣赏着 17 世纪荷兰画家杨·弗美尔的风景画，我被其 中的现实主义风格所震撼。 54.Renaissance ：文艺复兴时期风格的；文艺复兴 (adj.)Art that is classical in form and content. (n.) revival of aesthetics of classical antiquity. (14th – 17th century) 艺术作品的形式和内容具有古典主义色彩的；从 14 世 纪延续到 17 世纪的经典传统美学的复兴。 Renaissance art is still appreciated by artists of today. 现在的艺术家仍然对文艺复兴时期的艺术珍爱有加。 Much of the greatest art in the history of the world was produced during the Renaissance. 世界艺术史上最伟大的作品很多是在文艺复兴时期产 生的。 55.rococo ：洛可可艺术的；洛可可式的 A style with ornamental, poetic, curvilinear forms and lyrical themes. 融装饰性、诗化的、曲线的形式和抒情主题为一体的 艺术。 Mrs. Mead is looking for a chair in rococo style. 米德夫人想买一个洛可可式的椅子。 56.sculpture ：雕刻术；雕塑术 The art of carving wood, chiseling stone, casting or welding metal, molding clay or wax, etc. into three-dimensional representations, as statues, figures, forms, etc. 通过对木头、石头进行雕刻，对金属加以铸造、焊接， 或对泥、蜡加工制成的三维雕塑作品。 Mr. Rushmore which depicts images of 4 U.S. presidents in the Black Hills, South Dakota, is one of the most famous sculptures in America. 在南达科他州布莱克山区的拉什莫尔山刻有四位美国 总统的雕像。它们是美国最有名的雕塑之一。 57.self-portrait ：自画像 A depiction of an artist’s own face 艺术家创作的自己的肖像画。 Artist’s self-portraits are usually very sought-after works of art. 人们总是乐于求购艺术家的自画像。 58.still lift ：静物画 A realistic depiction of inanimate objects, esp. flowers, fruit, or domestic items. 以写实的手法描绘无生命的物体，比如花、水果、家 什等。 Cezanne is known for his unique still life paintings of apples. 赛尚以独具一格的苹果静物画闻名遐迩。 59.surrealism ：超现实主义 A style using subconscious mental activity as its subject matter, characterized by dreamlike, hallucinatory imagery. 将下意识的精神活动作为描写对象，多运用梦幻意象 的艺术形式。 The artist Salvador Dali is synonymous with surrealism. 艺术家萨尔瓦多·达利是超现实主义的同义词。 60.Symbolism ：象征主义 A 19th century French movement that rejected realism and expressed subjective visions through evocative images. 产生于 19世纪的法国艺术运动。它摒弃现实主义手法， 通过使人产生联想的意像表达主观感受。 Great art most always incorporates symbolism. 伟大的艺术几乎总具有象征意义。 61.video art ：视频艺术 The use of filmed or videotaped material display alone or with other media.( late 20th century) 通过创造性地利用视频技术产生可以在电视屏幕上观 看的一种艺术形式，产生于 20 世纪末。 Video art has become a popular medium in today’s art, especially in collages. 今天，视频艺术已经成为一种非常受欢迎的绘画形式， 特别是拼贴画中。 62.watercolor ：水彩颜料；水彩画 A paint which is mixed with water and used to create pictures; A picture which has been done with this type of paint. 一种与水混合用来作画的颜料；用这种颜料作的画。 My uncle did a beautiful watercolor of a sunset while in Mexico. 满分网（www.manfen.net） 更多英语学习资料请访问：http://www.manfen.net/thread-14350-1-1.html 时代周刊常用词汇  我的叔叔在墨西哥时画了一幅漂亮的日落水彩画。 商业·Business 63.account ：财务帐；帐户 A record of financial transactions kept in a ledger. 在分类帐中保存的财务来往 记录 混凝土 养护记录下载土方回填监理旁站记录免费下载集备记录下载集备记录下载集备记录下载 。 A bank account 银行帐户 A customer or client 顾客或客户 Let’s check the account again.我们再查一遍帐。 How much is left in our bank account. 银行帐上还剩多少。 This firm is our best account. 这家商行是我们最好的客户。 64.accounting ：会计 A system and process of gathering and recording financial information that provides a continuous balance between assets and liabilities. 收集和记录财务住处的 制度 关于办公室下班关闭电源制度矿山事故隐患举报和奖励制度制度下载人事管理制度doc盘点制度下载 和过程，并据此不断提供 资产和负债之间的余额。 You need to discuss that matter with the accounting department. 你应当和财务部讨论这个问题。 65.accumulation ：资本增益 An addition to capital investments or stock from profits. 资本投资的收益或股分增值。 What kink of accumulation are you getting on the ABC stock? 你有 ABC 公司的股份有什么资本增益？ 66.affluence ：富裕 The condition of substantial wealth and economic power. 拥有雄厚财富和经济实力的状况。 Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population. 豪华轿车是以人口中的富裕阶层为销售对象的。 67.affiliate ：成员，分公司 A business that contracts to work with another business. 签订合同与另一公司合作的公司。 The ABC office supply company is one of our many affiliates. ABC 办公用品公司是我们众多分公司的其中之一。 68.agenda ：日程表 A list of things to be done. 要处理的事务清单 Could you please fax me a copy of tomorrow’s agenda? 能否将明天的日程表给我发个传真？ 69.agribusiness ：农业综合企业 The production and marketing of corps by large corporations as opposed to individual farms. 由大集团公司进行的农产品的生产和销售，与个体农 场主经营方式相反。 John was forced into bankruptcy when he lost millions of dollars he had invested in a poor agribusiness venture. 约翰在农业综合企业中投资不当，损失了数百万美元， 被迫破产。 70.air-pocket stock ：气穴股票 Stock that falls sharply on bad news. 一有坏消息便急剧下跌的股票。 Company stock sometimes turns into air-pocket stock upon the news of the company’s CEO’s serious illness or death. 一旦公司总裁病重或去世的消息传出，其股票有时会 变成气穴股票。 71.annual report ：年度报告 A financial report produced by the management of a corporation for shareholders the end of fiscal year. 在每个财政年末，由公司的资方向股东提供的财务报 告。 72.asset ：资产 A possession that can be turned into cash to cover liabilities 能被转化为现金以抵消债务的财物 We were forced to liquidate some of our assets to pay our debts. 我们被迫变卖一些资产以偿还债务。 73.automation ：自动化 The replacement of human laborers with computers and self-regulating machines