18. illegal immigrants → illegals 非法移民
immigrant 国外往国内移
emigrant 国内往国外移
19. general expenses 日常开支、日常花费
impose taxes 征税
general taxes 人头税
general topic 宽泛的话题
20. shrink 下降 down
Eg: China s shrinking population is down to the family planning (one-child) policy.
21. ethnic 种族的（文化、宗教方面的）
racial 种族的（人种）
ethnic minority 少数族群
race/ color 种族
sex/ gender 性别
22. auto industry/ sector 汽车行业
industry is the father of success
industrious 勤奋的 = diligent、
industrial 工业的
23. average score 平均分
mean/ average value 均值
24. —ize ---化
legalize drugs 合法化的毒品
standardize 标准化
urbanize 城市化
Countless migrant workers have surged into urban China
corporate China 中国企业 大量投资
25. break into 冲进
26. Panda is on the list of endangered species.
Panda is on the verge of extinction/ dying out.
27. A neat parable（寓言、比喻） 一个非常好的例子
28. 跨国公司
Multinationals = multinational companies/ corporations = international companies = global companies = transnational companies = cross-national companies
Corss-racial marriage 跨种族婚姻
International businesses are competing fiercely with domestic companies.
Companies at home
Locally owned
publicly owned 国家拥有的
acquire the public company 收购上市公司
domestic/ family violence 家庭暴力
on its Chinese/ local site
Locals = natives 当地人
29. restrict the number of --- 限制---的数量