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involved in auctions参与拍卖 = spending money花钱

down by nearly 90%下降九成= fall dramatically剧烈下降

waiting for confidence期待信心= awaiting better chances等待机会

deliver works of art tothe market发布艺术品作品去市场

=promoting artworkcirculation促进艺术品发行

bull run ended牛市结束=decline衰落

complain sth. didn’t抱怨没有做到某事=have the expectation期待

wreaking havoc制造大破坏= causing damage制造损害

communication交流= conversation对话

couple配偶=spouse配偶

attach much importance to重视=focus on聚焦于

create new behavior制造新的行为=cultivate the habit培养习惯

impact影响=influence影响

manufacture制造=create制造

commercial promotion商业促销= relentless advertising无尽的广告

inadequacy不足=have way around可以避开

domestic家里=home家里

required to do被要求去=ought to do应该去

vulnerable to易受伤害的= susceptible to 易受影响的

increased “opportunities” for有更多的…的机会=expose to more 暴露于更多…之中

durable更耐久的=longer更久的

frequent频繁的=not one-shot deal不是一锤子买卖

from paycheck to paycheck从一个工资单到另一个工资单=

barely covered one’s expense几乎支付不起花费

depression压力=stress压力

traditional process传统过程= It used to be过去常常

upset sb.使不安= make heavy reading for sb.使阅读心情不轻松

making access to给创造入口= provides an easier access to提供更容易的入口

pay for支付= cover the cost支付

change the traditional改变传统= new mode of新模式

change变化=alteration变化

plays a key role起关键作用=main reason主要原因

Living standard生活标准= diet and health饮食和健康

condition从条件上限制= cannot easily withstand不能轻松应对

reached their limit达到极限= generally stopped growing基本停止增长

early days早期时光=infancy婴儿期，初期

fragile易碎的=delicate脆弱的

complex复杂的= distaste also understood it is bedrock不喜欢但是也知道其重要

politically lives depended on政治上依存于= benefit politically from政治上获益于

military experience军事经历=

observing the bravery of the black soldiers观察到了黑人士兵的勇敢