2)upset or shock sb. badly His hopes were crushed by the chairman' s remarks.主席的一席话使他的希望破灭了 3)defeat sb. or sth completely They were determined to crush the enemies of their country 他们决心击败与祖国为敌的人。 5. Greeting cards seemed a come-down from her high expectations, but the advice stayed with her, and she decided to give it a try. (Para. 2) Meaning: She did not expect to draw greeting cards at all for she had aimed very high, but in spite of the disappointment, she took the advice and decided to have a try at the greeting come-down: n. also comedown) loss of importance or social position, a fall or reduction She used to have servants now she finds it a come-down to have to do the work herself.她过去雇有佣人,现在她得自己干活,觉得很委屈。 6. The results transformed her life forever. Para. 2) Meaning: As a result, she achieved such great success in greeting cards that it changed her life forever. (or the results of her trying were so wonderful that they changed her life forever.) 7. Today Mary Engelbreit sells an astonishing 14 million greeting cards a year. (Para. 3) Meaning: Today Mary Engelbreit sells 14 million greeting cards a year, which is a surprising surpr We were all astonished to hear that he had passed his driving test 到他通过了驾驶考试,我们都感到十分惊讶 astonishing: a surprising an astonishing piece of news一条使人吃惊的消息 She astonished everybody by announcing her engagement. 她宣布自己订婚了,让大家非常吃惊 8. She runs a retail company with shops in nine cities( 16 more are planned ), and her oducts are carried by 25, 000 retailers. ( Para. 3) Meaning: she runs a company that sells goods to the public. The company has its shops in nine cities( and is planning to have another 16 shops) retail: n the activity of selling goods to the public, usu in small quantities the recommended retail price建议零售价 the retail of goods货物零售 The opposite of retail is wholesale零售的反义词是批发。 9. Annual retail sales are in the $100 million range---all as a result of that fateful, disappointing trip to New York. (Para. 3) Meaning: The range of retail sales per year is about 100 million. All this results from that mportant trip to New York that disappointed her at first 10. Once you know Engelbbreit's distinctive style, you can recognize her cards from 20 paces away-bright, funny, and with an eye to the past. (Para. 4) Meaning: Once you get familiar with Engelbreit's unique style, you can tell her cards from 20 paces away: they are bright, funny, with a feeling of affection for things in the past distinctive, or distinct from:指一种事物或特性显然有别于其同类10 2) upset or shock sb. badly His hopes were crushed by the chairman’s remarks.主席的一席话使他的希望破灭了。 3) defeat sb. or sth. completely They were determined to crush the enemies of their country. 他们决心击败与祖国为敌的人。 5. Greeting cards seemed a come-down from her high expectations, but the advice stayed with her, and she decided to give it a try. (Para. 2) Meaning: She did not expect to draw greeting cards at all for she had aimed very high, but in spite of the disappointment, she took the advice and decided to have a try at the greeting cards. come-down: n. ( also comedown) loss of importance or social position; a fall or reduction She used to have servants; now she finds it a come-down to have to do the work herself.她过去雇有佣人，现在她得自己干活，觉得很委屈。 6. The results transformed her life forever. (Para. 2) Meaning: As a result, she achieved such great success in greeting cards that it changed her life forever. (or the results of her trying were so wonderful that they changed her life forever.) 7.Today Mary Engelbreit sells an astonishing 14 million greeting cards a year. (Para. 3) Meaning: Today Mary Engelbreit sells 14 million greeting cards a year, which is a surprising figure. astonish: vt. surprise sb. greatly We were all astonished to hear that he had passed his driving test. 听到他通过了驾驶考试，我们都感到十分惊讶。 astonishing: a. surprising an astonishing piece of news 一条使人吃惊的消息 She astonished everybody by announcing her engagement. 她宣布自己订婚了，让大家非常吃惊。 8. She runs a retail company with shops in nine cities ( 16 more are planned), and her products are carried by 25,000 retailers. (Para. 3) Meaning: she runs a company that sells goods to the public. The company has its shops in nine cities ( and is planning to have another 16 shops). retail: n. the activity of selling goods to the public, usu. in small quantities the recommended retail price 建议零售价 the retail of goods 货物零售 The opposite of retail is wholesale.零售的反义词是批发。 9. Annual retail sales are in the $100 million range---all as a result of that fateful, disappointing trip to New York. (Para. 3) Meaning: The range of retail sales per year is about $ 100 million. All this results from that important trip to New York that disappointed her at first. 10. Once you know Engelbbreit’s distinctive style, you can recognize her cards from 20 paces away—bright, funny, and with an eye to the past. (Para. 4) Meaning: Once you get familiar with Engelbreit’s unique style, you can tell her cards from 20 paces away: they are bright, funny, with a feeling of affection for things in the past. distinctive, or distinct from: 指一种事物或特性显然有别于其同类