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(zhēng)議，公開(kāi)辯論
6.gallery n.畫(huà)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(guò)熱的
9.guarantee n.擔(dān)保;保證書(shū);抵押品
10.downturn n.下降;衰退;低迷
【長(zhǎng)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(yǔ) Quotas
謂語(yǔ) get
賓語(yǔ) action:
狀語(yǔ) they “open the way to equality and they break through the glass ceiling,” according to Reding,
主語(yǔ) a result
賓語(yǔ) seen in France and other countries with legally binding provisions on placing women in top business positions.
【語(yǔ)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(duì)其做進(jìn)一步解釋說(shuō)明：open the way to equality和break through the glass ceiling具體說(shuō)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(lái)，定額會(huì)產(chǎn)生行動(dòng)：它們“開(kāi)辟通往平等之路，且打破晉升障礙”，這一結(jié)果已可見(jiàn)于法國(guó)和其他對(duì)女性在企業(yè)高層所占比例有明文規(guī)定的國(guó)家。
