现代大学英语第四册第八课教案(6)

外国语学院基础英语教研室

implode: if something such as an organization or an economic system implodes, it is completely destroyed by things that are happening within it

e.g. The country’s economic system is facing very serious problems. If they are not addressed immediately and effectively, it could implode any day

C.f. explode: to burst or be destroyed by an explosion

P: if too many countries did, globalization could collapse violently from the inside.

It’s a scary prospect. Economic interdependence cuts both ways. prospect: sth. to be expected; possibility

interdependence: mutual dependence; the condition of depending on each other

cut both ways: (infml.) to have disadvantages as well as advantages

Globalization’s promise may exceed its peril--but the peril is still real. Both await the new century. One of the great dramas will be to see which prevails. await: (fml.) to wait for

e.g. He is in custody awaiting trial. 他已被拘留候审。

A warm welcome awaits all our guests.

drama: a series of events or a situation which is exciting like a dramatic play prevail: to triumph; to succeed; to win out adj. prevailing prevalent

P: Globalization may bring us more advantages than disadvantages—but the dangers are still there. But let’s wait and see how things will develop in the new century. One of the most interesting things will be to see which will be greater: the advantages or the disadvantages.