| 第 1 页：英语原文 |
| 第 2 页：词汇解析 |
| 第 3 页：短语解析 |
discount n. 折扣,贴现率 v. 打折扣,贴现 v. 不重视，不全信
In view of our long-standing relationship, we agree to allow you a discount.
考虑到我们长期的关系, 我方同意给你方折扣。
rhetoric n. 修辞,华丽虚饰的语言,修辞学
Strip off the platform rhetoric and what you are left with?
揭掉那一套竞选政纲的花言巧语，你还剩下什么？
ongoing adj. 前进的,进行的
He interrupted the ongoing discussion and announced a notice.
他打断正在进行的讨论，宣读了一项通知。
bilateral adj. 双边的
Having or marked by bilateral symmetry.
左右对称的以或表现为左右对称的
legitimate adj. 合法的,正当的 v. 使合法
I'm not sure that his business is strictly legitimate.
我说不好他的生意是否全部合法。
validate v. 使...有效,确认
The ticket has to be stamped by the airline to validate it.
须经航空公司盖章，该机票才能生效。
bolster n. 支持 v. 支持
All attempts to bolster up colonialism are bound to fail.
一切想维护殖民主义的企图都是注定要失败的。
