New Words and Expressions：

mansion
n. a large house, usu. belonging to a rich person （豪華的）宅邸，大廈

remote
a. far away in space or time 遙遠的

dime
n. （美國、加拿大的）分硬幣

billion
num.（美、法）十億；（英、德）萬億

discount
n. amount of money which may be taken off the full price 折扣

pickup
n. a light van having an open body with low sides 小卡車，輕型貨車

muddy
a. covered in mud 沾滿泥的；泥濘的

sigh
vi. 嘆氣，嘆息

billionaire
n. 億萬富翁；大富翁

carry on
behave in a wild or improper way; conduct; continue 舉止隨便；進行；繼續做

folk
n. (usu.pl) people in general 人們；人民

get away with
do (sth.) without being caught or punished 做（某事）而未被發覺或未受懲罰

shell
n. (AmE) 獵槍彈；炮彈；殼

local
a. of a particular place 地方的，當地的

treatment
n. 對待；待遇

corporate
a. 公司的

memo
n. a note of sth. to be remembered 備忘錄

folksy
a. simple and friendly 友好的，坦率的

mayor
n. 市長

by/from all accounts
according to what everyone says 人人都說

cheerful
a. (of a person) happy in a lively way; (of sth.) making one feel happy 愉快的；令人愉快的

blend
v. mix together thoroughly （將…）混合

blend in
mix harmoniously 融洽，十分協調

flashy
a. attracting attention by being too smart and decorated 浮華的，華而不實的

throw one's weight around
(infml) 盛氣凌人

reserve
vt. keep for a special use; book (a seat, room, table, etc.) 將…留作專用；預定

pastor
n. 牧師

barber
n. 理發師

open up
(infml) 開門；打開

democrat
n. 民主黨人；民主主義者

employee
n. 雇員，受雇者

headline
n. （報紙上的）標題

wallet
n. 皮夾子

hold to
keep to 遵守，不改變

celebrity
n. famous person 名人

stock
n. 資本；股票，證券

on the run
in flight; continuously active 奔逃，逃避；忙個不停

steer
v. 駕駛

steer clear of
keep away from 避開，避免

reporter
n. 記者

schemer
n. 陰謀家

scheme
n. 陰謀；計劃

ranking
n. 地位；等級

rank
v. （將…）列為（某等級）

make up
form, constitute 構成，組成

executive
n., a. 經營管理方面的（人員）；行政方面的（人員）

pep
n. (infml) keen activity and energy 勁頭，活力

rally
n., v. 集會

pep rally
a gathering intended to encourage the listeners 鼓舞士氣的會議

opening
n. the act of becoming or making open, esp. officially （正式的）開張，開幕

liable
a. likely (to do sht.) 有可能做…的

yell
v. shout loudly 喊叫

lay down
establish 制定；設立

loyalty
n. being true and faithful (to) 忠誠

system
n. 系統

qualify
v. （使）具有資格

option
n. 期權，購買（或出售）權；選擇自由

stock option
優先認股權

court
n. 球場

scholarship
n. 獎學金

tornado
n. 龍卷風

cultivate
vt. improve by care, training or study; develop 培養，陶冶

reward
v. give (sth.) to sb. in return for work or services 獎賞

retired
a. (of a person) having stopped working, usu. because of age 退休了的

retire
v. （使）退休

stun
vt. make (sb.) very surprised 使驚嚇

generosity
n. the quality of being willing to give money, help, etc. 慷慨，大方

stingy
a. unwilling to spend money 吝嗇的

employer
n. 雇傭者，雇主

aboard
adv., prep. on or into (a ship, train, aircraft, bus, etc.) 在（船、車、飛機等）上

come aboard
(fig) become a new member of an organization 入伙，加盟

handout
n. information given out in the form of a printed sheet, leaflet 印刷品，宣傳品

deserve
vt. be worthy of 應受，值得

Proper Names

Art Harris
阿特·哈里斯

Rolls-Royce
羅爾斯-羅伊斯汽車

Bentonville
本頓維爾（美國地名）

Arkansas
（美國）阿肯色州

Sam Moore Walton
薩姆·穆爾·沃爾頓

Wal-Mart
沃爾瑪公司

Jamie Beaulieu
杰米·鮑尤

Ford
福特汽車

Johnny Baker
喬尼·貝克

Richard Hoback
理查德·霍巴克

Gordon Garlington III
戈登·加林頓第三

Mayhall
梅霍

Benton County
本頓縣（美國地名）

Forbes
福布斯（雜志名）

Jim Von Gremp
吉姆·馮·格雷姆普

Ferold F·Arend
費羅爾德·F·阿倫德

Jim Hendren
吉姆·亨德倫

Language Sense Enhancement
. Read aloud paragraphs - and learn them by heart.
. Read aloud the following poem:

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Emily Dickinson

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us — don't tell!
They'd advertise — you Know!

How dreary to be somebody!
How public like a frog
To tell one's name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

. Read the following quotations. Learn them by heart if you can. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

One should eat to live, not live to eat.
—— Benjamin Franklin

That man is the richest whose pleasures are the cheapest.
—— Henry David Thoreau

If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.
—— Henry Ford

To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive, and the true success is to labor.
—— Robert Louis Stevenson

. Read the following humorous story for fun. You might need to look up new words in a dictionary.

The elderly gamekeeper of a Scottish estate suffered from fading eyesight, and the lord of the manor offered to send him to London to see an eye specialist. Before he left, however, he was given strict instructions to spend his money thriftily and to live as he would at home.
When the keeper returned a week later, he presented the lord with a bill for more than ￡. Shocked, the lord asked what he had been living on in London.
"Oh, the usual, sir," came the reply. "Pheasant, salmon, grouse and venison."