New Words and Expressions：

mansion
n. a large house, usu. belonging to a rich person （豪华的）宅邸，大厦

remote
a. far away in space or time 遥远的

dime
n. （美国、加拿大的）分硬币

billion
num.（美、法）十亿；（英、德）万亿

discount
n. amount of money which may be taken off the full price 折扣

pickup
n. a light van having an open body with low sides 小卡车，轻型货车

muddy
a. covered in mud 沾满泥的；泥泞的

sigh
vi. 叹气，叹息

billionaire
n. 亿万富翁；大富翁

carry on
behave in a wild or improper way; conduct; continue 举止随便；进行；继续做

folk
n. (usu.pl) people in general 人们；人民

get away with
do (sth.) without being caught or punished 做（某事）而未被发觉或未受惩罚

shell
n. (AmE) 猎枪弹；炮弹；壳

local
a. of a particular place 地方的，当地的

treatment
n. 对待；待遇

corporate
a. 公司的

memo
n. a note of sth. to be remembered 备忘录

folksy
a. simple and friendly 友好的，坦率的

mayor
n. 市长

by/from all accounts
according to what everyone says 人人都说

cheerful
a. (of a person) happy in a lively way; (of sth.) making one feel happy 愉快的；令人愉快的

blend
v. mix together thoroughly （将…）混合

blend in
mix harmoniously 融洽，十分协调

flashy
a. attracting attention by being too smart and decorated 浮华的，华而不实的

throw one's weight around
(infml) 盛气凌人

reserve
vt. keep for a special use; book (a seat, room, table, etc.) 将…留作专用；预定

pastor
n. 牧师

barber
n. 理发师

open up
(infml) 开门；打开

democrat
n. 民主党人；民主主义者

employee
n. 雇员，受雇者

headline
n. （报纸上的）标题

wallet
n. 皮夹子

hold to
keep to 遵守，不改变

celebrity
n. famous person 名人

stock
n. 资本；股票，证券

on the run
in flight; continuously active 奔逃，逃避；忙个不停

steer
v. 驾驶

steer clear of
keep away from 避开，避免

reporter
n. 记者

schemer
n. 阴谋家

scheme
n. 阴谋；计划

ranking
n. 地位；等级

rank
v. （将…）列为（某等级）

make up
form, constitute 构成，组成

executive
n., a. 经营管理方面的（人员）；行政方面的（人员）

pep
n. (infml) keen activity and energy 劲头，活力

rally
n., v. 集会

pep rally
a gathering intended to encourage the listeners 鼓舞士气的会议

opening
n. the act of becoming or making open, esp. officially （正式的）开张，开幕

liable
a. likely (to do sht.) 有可能做…的

yell
v. shout loudly 喊叫

lay down
establish 制定；设立

loyalty
n. being true and faithful (to) 忠诚

system
n. 系统

qualify
v. （使）具有资格

option
n. 期权，购买（或出售）权；选择自由

stock option
优先认股权

court
n. 球场

scholarship
n. 奖学金

tornado
n. 龙卷风

cultivate
vt. improve by care, training or study; develop 培养，陶冶

reward
v. give (sth.) to sb. in return for work or services 奖赏

retired
a. (of a person) having stopped working, usu. because of age 退休了的

retire
v. （使）退休

stun
vt. make (sb.) very surprised 使惊吓

generosity
n. the quality of being willing to give money, help, etc. 慷慨，大方

stingy
a. unwilling to spend money 吝啬的

employer
n. 雇佣者，雇主

aboard
adv., prep. on or into (a ship, train, aircraft, bus, etc.) 在（船、车、飞机等）上

come aboard
(fig) become a new member of an organization 入伙，加盟

handout
n. information given out in the form of a printed sheet, leaflet 印刷品，宣传品

deserve
vt. be worthy of 应受，值得

Proper Names

Art Harris
阿特·哈里斯

Rolls-Royce
罗尔斯-罗伊斯汽车

Bentonville
本顿维尔（美国地名）

Arkansas
（美国）阿肯色州

Sam Moore Walton
萨姆·穆尔·沃尔顿

Wal-Mart
沃尔玛公司

Jamie Beaulieu
杰米·鲍尤

Ford
福特汽车

Johnny Baker
乔尼·贝克

Richard Hoback
理查德·霍巴克

Gordon Garlington III
戈登·加林顿第三

Mayhall
梅霍

Benton County
本顿县（美国地名）

Forbes
福布斯（杂志名）

Jim Von Gremp
吉姆·冯·格雷姆普

Ferold F·Arend
费罗尔德·F·阿伦德

Jim Hendren
吉姆·亨德伦

Language Sense Enhancement
. Read aloud paragraphs - and learn them by heart.
. Read aloud the following poem:

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Emily Dickinson

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us — don't tell!
They'd advertise — you Know!

How dreary to be somebody!
How public like a frog
To tell one's name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

. Read the following quotations. Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

One should eat to live, not live to eat.
—— Benjamin Franklin

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
—— Henry David Thoreau

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
—— Henry Ford

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor.
—— Robert Louis Stevenson

. Read the following humorous story for fun. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

The elderly gamekeeper of a Scottish estate suffered from fading eyesight, and the lord of the manor offered to send him to London to see an eye specialist. Before he left, however, he was given strict instructions to spend his money thriftily and to live as he would at home.
When the keeper returned a week later, he presented the lord with a bill for more than ￡. Shocked, the lord asked what he had been living on in London.
"Oh, the usual, sir," came the reply. "Pheasant, salmon, grouse and venison."