1.enormous a.巨大的，極大的
2.ego n.自我
3.greed n.貪心，貪婪
4.passion n.激情，熱情
5.controversy n.爭議，公開辯論
6.gallery n.畫廊，美術(shù)館
7.contemporary a.當(dāng)代的;現(xiàn)代的;同時(shí)代的
8.overheated a.過熱的
9.guarantee n.擔(dān)保;保證書;抵押品
10.downturn n.下降;衰退;低迷
【長難句】
3、Quotas get action: they “open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,” according to Reding, a result seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.
【句子拆分】
主語 Quotas
謂語 get
賓語 action:
狀語 they “open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,” according to Reding,
主語 a result
賓語 seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.
【語法分析】
本句主干為Quotas get action，總括定額的作用，冒號(hào)后內(nèi)容對其做進(jìn)一步解釋說明：open the way to equality和break through the glass ceiling具體說明定額的作用；a result seen...則以具體實(shí)例印證定額的作用。
【譯文】
在瑞丁看來，定額會(huì)產(chǎn)生行動(dòng)：它們“開辟通往平等之路，且打破晉升障礙”，這一結(jié)果已可見于法國和其他對女性在企業(yè)高層所占比例有明文規(guī)定的國家。
