As a result of severe foreign competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days whereas ordinary people wonder about the rose price more than befor aras.13&14 Word study l. festival n.节日:节期;喜庆日2)(音乐、戏剧、电影等的)会演 --Christmas and Easter are Christian festivals A festival atmosphere节日的气氛 the edinburgh festival爱丁堡艺术会演 a jazz festival爵士音乐会演 2. distribute v. distribυ ute sth(o/ among sb/sth)分发、分配某事物 --In a co-operative profits are distributed among the work force 在合作社中,利润是在全体劳动者中进行分配的。 The demonstrators d istributed leaflets to passers-bys示威者向行人分发传单。 spread(sth); scatter; place at different parts使(某物)散开;散布;分散放置 Baggage loaded onto an aircraft must be evenly distributed 飞机载运的行李应均匀放置在各个部位 distribution 1)分发,分配;分送:2)分布 The distribution of catalogues forms, prizes etc --the d istribution of schools in this district 3. executive a.经营管理的,经营的,经理的; --executive duties; possess executive abilities 有执行权的,行政的,决策的:- executive authority行政当局 person or group in a business organization, trade union, etc with administrative or managerial power行政领导;经理;董事;董事会: a sales executive营业主任 The executive has/have been making decisions about the future of the company 领导层一直在研究公司未来的决策 行政人员- executive officer 4. discount n.u,c].1)折扣2)不受重视的;不时兴的 We give a 10% d iscount for cash.现金付款,我们予以九折优惠。 - Concern for others seems to be at a discount today如今好象不兴关心别人。 Discount shop廉价商店 V:不重视,不相信,不理会(某人、某事) -You can d iscount what jack said he's a dread ful liar. 杰克说的话你不必当真,他可是个说谎大王 5. headquarters n.总部;司令部:大本营 The firms headquarters are in London 6. avenue n.1.林荫道,2,大街,3,途径,手段 an avenue to success成功、成名等之路 We have explored every avenue.我们已经探索过了各种途径。 7. circulate v.1)(使某物)循环2)流通 Blood circulates through the body - open a window to allow the air to circulate开窗使空气流通。As a result of severe foreign competition, those in the rose business long for the good old days whereas ordinary people wonder about the rose price more than before. Paras. 13 & 14 Word Study 1. festival n. 节日；节期；喜庆日 2）（音乐、戏剧、电影等的）会演： --Christmas and Easter are Christian festivals. A festival atmosphere 节日的气氛 --the Edinburgh Festival 爱丁堡艺术会演 --a jazz festival 爵士音乐会演 2. distribute v. distribute sth (to/among sb/sth) 分发、分配某事物 --In a co-operative profits are distributed among the work force. 在合作社中，利润是在全体劳动者中进行分配的。 --The demonstrators distributed leaflets to passers-bys.示威者向行人分发传单。 spread(sth); scatter; place at different parts 使（某物）散开；散布；分散放置 --Baggage loaded onto an aircraft must be evenly distributed. 飞机载运的行李应均匀放置在各个部位。 distribution 1) 分发，分配；分送：2) 分布 --The distribution of catalogues forms; prizes etc --the distribution of schools in this district. 3. executive a. 经营管理的，经营的，经理的； --executive duties; possess executive abilities 有执行权的， 行政的，决策的：--executive authority 行政当局 person or group in a business organization, trade union, etc with administrative or managerial power 行政领导；经理；董事；董事会： --a sales executive 营业主任 --The executive has/have been making decisions about the future of the company. 领导层一直在研究公司未来的决策。 行政人员 --executive officer 4. discount n .[u, c]. 1) 折扣 2）不受重视的；不时兴的： --We give a 10% discount for cash. 现金付款，我们予以九折优惠。 --Concern for others seems to be at a discount today 如今好象不兴关心别人。 Discount shop:廉价商店 v: 不重视，不相信，不理会（某人、某事） --You can discount what Jack said: he’s a dreadful liar. 杰克说的话你不必当真，他可是个说谎大王。 5. headquarters n. 总部；司令部；大本营 --The firm’s headquarters are in London. 6. avenue n. 1.林荫道，2，大街， 3，途径，手段 --an avenue to success 成功、成名等之路 --We have explored every avenue. 我们已经探索过了各种途径。 7. circulate v. 1) （使某物）循环 2)流通： --Blood circulates through the body. --open a window to allow the air to circulate 开窗使空气流通