GLOSSARY

　　abundantly  ad. in more than enough quantity  充足地

　　alternative  n. sth. that way take the place of another thing  替代物

　　availability  n. obtaining 获得

　　commodity  n. goods； sth. sold for profit 商品

　　consultation  n. exchange of opinions and ideas 商量；磋商

　　contain  v. hold 包住，装

　　contribution  n. the act of giving things or money 捐献

　　convert  v. change from one form or state to another 变换，转换

　　cooperation  n. working together for a common interest 　合作

　　core  n. the central part　核心

　　emerge  v. come into being 出现

　　emigration  n. leaving one‘s own country in order to go and live in another 移居

　　endeavor  v. make an effort 努力

　　factor  n. element 因素

　　fluctuate  v. vary from one form or state to another 波动，起伏

　　impact  n. effect 影响

　　innovation  n. the introduction of sth. new 革新，创新

　　level off  come to a stop　停滞

　　merger  n. a joining of 2 or more firms， business companies， etc. 合并，联合

　　objective  n. purpose of a plan 目标，目的

　　pace  n. rate or speed of development 　（发展的）速度，节奏

　　predict  v. see or describe a future happening in advance 预见，预言

　　preserve  v. keep safe from harm or danger 保护，防护

　　release  v. give off 释放，放出

　　renewed  a. of being repeated 重新开始的；（中断之后）继续的

　　risky  a. full of danger 　危险的

　　scarcity  n. inadequate supply compared with demands 缺乏，匮乏

　　specify  v. mention exactly 详细介绍，详细说明

　　speculate  v. guess 推测，猜测

　　storage  n. keeping things in a place for later use 贮藏；贮存

　　sustain  v. support 支

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