e.g. .As a hub of finance and communications, Paris is now almost equal
to London.作为一个金融和交通中心，巴黎现在几乎可媲美伦敦。
3.frantically adv. 疯狂地
e.g. The doctors and nurses frantically stitch, bandage and occasionally
amputate。
4. backbone n. n.脊梁骨，脊椎; 分水岭; 支柱; 决心，毅力
e.g. Agriculture forms the backbone of the rural economy. 农业是农村经
济的基础。
5. downsize vt. 以较小尺寸设计（或制造），缩小（汽车等的）外部尺寸
e.g. The company chose to downsize and more fully utilize the remaining
workers.公司决定缩小规模,并更加充分地用好余下的工人.
6.outsource vt.外购（指从外国供应商等处获得货物或服务）；外包（工程）
e.g. Increasingly, corporate clients are seeking to outsource the
management of their facilities.越来越多的公司客户寻求将设施的管理外包出去。
7. alliance n.（国家、政党等的）结盟，同盟，联盟，联合; 联姻; 同盟条
约; 同盟者
e.g. What will be the effect of the alliance between IBM and Apple?
There are signs that the alliance is now fraying at the edges.
8. clear customs过海关检查
e.g. The Customs shall clear the imports or exports after examining the
import or export permit
9. Invoice n.发票; 发货单 v.开发票; 记清单
e.g. A clerk simply verifies that the payment and invoice amount match.
职员只是核实付款和发票上的数额是否一致。
The shipping costs can be as high as 50%of the invoice value of the goods.