Glossary慕课视频播放-A Guide to English-speaking Countries-MOOC慕课视频教程-柠檬大学

Vocabulary	Definition
advent	arrival that has been awaited (especially of something momentous)
reside	live (in a certain place)
meager	deficient in amount or quality or extent
malnourishment	not having enough food to develop or function formally
deposit	matter deposited by some natural process
iron ore	an ore from which iron can be extracted
textile	artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
spool	a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound
simultaneously	at the same instant
infrastructure	the basic structure or features of a system or organization
locomotive	a wheeled vehicle consisting of a self-propelled engine that is used to draw trains along railway tracks
purchasing power parity (PPP)	an economic theory that compares different the currencies of different countries through a basket of goods approach.
consecutive	successive (without a break);
pharmaceutical	drug or medicine that is prepared or dispensed in pharmacies and used in medical treatment
arable	(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
self-sufficient	able to provide for your own needs without help from others

Vocabulary	Definition
petroleum	a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons
depreciation	a decrease in price or value
deficit	the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required
per capita	per person
the Wall Street Crash	The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was the greatest stock market crash in the history of the United States. It happened in the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday October 29, 1929, now known as Black Tuesday. Bank failures followed, resulting in businesses closing. This caused worldwide panic, which started the Great Depression. Stock prices did not reach the same level until late 1954.
monetary	relating to or involving money
consolidation	the act of combining into an integral whole
food stamp	any of the coupons sold or given under a federal program to eligible needy persons and redeemable for food at designated grocery stores or markets.
drastic	forceful and extreme and rigorous;
recession	the state of the economy declines;
stimulus	any stimulating information or event
NASDAQ	a stock exchange in New York City. It stands for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations. About 3,800 companies trade on it.
conscription	compulsory military service

Vocabulary	Definition
forefront	the position of greatest advancement
lag behind	be left behind
well-spring	origin
preconception	an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence;
microchip	electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
laser	an acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
assembly line	mechanical system in a factory whereby an article is conveyed through sites at which successive operations are performed on it
fledgling	young and inexperienced;
Silicon Valley	Silicon Valley is the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in California in the United States. The term originally meant the innovators and manufacturers of silicon chip who worked here, but now means all the high tech businesses in the area. Even though it's not truly a valley, it is a term for the high-tech sector generally.
entrepreneurial	willing to take risks in order to make a profit
aeronautics	the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
atom	(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
The National Institutes of Health (NIH)	The National Institutes of Health is part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. It is their agency for research.
focal point	focus