词汇
1. tyke (n) •a small child, especially one who behaves badly. 小孩子
2. sorcerer (n) •(in stories) a man with magic power, who is helped by evil spirits. 魔法师
例：He was suspected of misusing his magic power as a sorcerer.
The Sorcerer’s Stone 魔法石
3. reptile (n) •any animal that has cold blood and skin covered in scales, and that lays eggs. Snakes, crocodiles and tortoise are all reptiles. 爬行动物
例：Reptile House 爬虫馆
4. prune (n) 傻瓜
(v) •to cut off some of the branches from a tree, bush, etc. so that it will grow better and stronger.
例：When should you prune the apple tree?
He pruned the longer branches off the tree.
•prune sth back: to make sth small by removing parts, to cut out parts of sth.
例：Staff members have been prune back to 175
The railway companies have pruned their timetables.
Prune out any unnecessary details.
5. wager (v) •to bet money 赌钱
例：to wager $50 on a horse.
I had wagered a great deal of money that I would beat him.
•used to say that you are so confident that sth is true or will happen that you would bet money on it. 赌...
例：I’ll wager that she knows more about it than she’s saying.
词组
1.butterfly effect 蝴蝶效应
2.capital turnover 资金周转
turnover (n) •the rate at which goods are sold in a shop and are replaced by others.（商店的）货物周转率，销售比率
例：a fast turnover of stock
快速的存货周转。
•the total amount of goods or services sold by a company during a particular period of time. 营销额，成交量
例：an annual turnover of $65 million
6500万元的年营业额
a fall in turnover.
3.small profit but quick returns 薄利多销
return (n) •the amount of profit that you get from sth. 回报，利润，利率
例：a high rate of return on capital
资本的高回报率
farmers seeking to improve returns from their crops. 寻求提高农作物利润的农民
4.national treatment 国民待遇/平等待遇
国民待遇亦称“国民待遇标准”。东道国对在本国境内从事社会经济活动的外国的自然人、法人提供不低于本国自然人、法人所享有的民事权利。
缔结贸易条约的一项法律原则。指一国给予外国公民 、企业、船舶在民事方面以本国公民、企业、船舶所享有的同等待遇，通常以国民待遇条款的形式列入贸易条约。
名词解释：一国对在本国境内的外国人（自然人或法人）给予和本国人同等的民事权利的待遇。包括财产所有权、转让权、财产继承权、专利权、商标权、著作权、诉讼权等。一般不包括政治权利。
5.chattel mortgage 动产抵押
chattel (n)•(law)(old-fashioned)sth that belongs to you （个人）财产，动产
Women are now considered as equal partners, not as chattels or housekeepers.
如今妇女已被视为平等的伴侣，而非私有财产或家庭主妇。
注：词汇及例句多引用于《牛津词典》Oxford Learner’s Dictionary
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