UNIT 35  THE FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

　　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 獲得

　　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，裝

　　contribution  n. the act of giving things or money 捐獻

　　convert  v. change from one form or state to another 變換，轉換

　　cooperation  n. working together for a common interest 　合作

　　core  n. the central part　核心

　　emerge  v. come into being 出現

　　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 波動，起伏

　　impact  n. effect 影響

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

　　level off  come to a stop　停滯

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

　　objective  n. purpose of a plan 目標，目的

　　pace  n. rate or speed of development 　（發展的）速度，節奏

　　predict  v. see or describe a future happening in advance 預見，預言

　　preserve  v. keep safe from harm or danger 保護，防護

　　release  v. give off 釋放，放出

　　renewed  a. of being repeated 重新開始的；（中斷之后）繼續的

　　risky  a. full of danger 　危險的

　　scarcity  n. inadequate supply compared with demands 缺乏，匱乏

　　specify  v. mention exactly 詳細介紹，詳細說明

　　speculate  v. guess 推測，猜測

　　storage  n. keeping things in a place for later use 貯藏；貯存

　　sustain  v. support 支