31. hardly → scarcely几乎不

　　【例句】

　　The city had scarcely changed in 20 years. (Longman)

　　这个城市在二十年间几乎没变化。

　　32. help n. → aid， assistance 帮助，支持

　　help v. → assist 帮助

　　【精析】

　　assist (sb) with/in sth， help sb with sth 帮助某人做某事;with sb's aid/help 在某人的帮助下

　　【词句】

　　These measures were designed to assist people with disabilities.(MacMillan) 这些措施旨在帮助残疾人。

　　He succeeded with the aid of a completely new method he discovered.(Collins) 在他所发现的一个全新的方法的帮助下，他成功了。

　　33. importance → significance 重要性

　　①I'm not downplaying the significance of that area to the people of this country. (economist.com) 我没有低估那块区域对于这个国家的重要性。

　　②Christmas is a holiday of great significance to Americans. (economist.com)

　　圣诞节对于美国来说是有重大意义的节日。

　　34. important → significant 重要的;critical， crucial， vital 至关重要的

　　be important for/to → be critical/crucial/vital to 对于…至关重要

　　be important à count， matter

　　【例句】

　　①For most of the second half of the 20th century， governments played a crucial role in funding and directing pure research and early-stage development. (economist.com)

　　对于20世纪下半叶中的大部分时间来说，政府在资助和指导纯理论研究和早期开发方面扮演着至关重要的角色。

　　②The top five skills hiring managers say will be most critical to their businesses.(cnn.com)

　　招聘经理说这五种技巧将对他们的业务至关重要。

　　③Your contribution is crucial to the success of our company.(cnn.com)

　　你的贡献对我们公司的成功至关重要。

　　④Their participation is vital to ensuring that assistance addresses the diverse needs within the community.(cnn.com)

　　他们的参与对于保证援助能解决社区内各种各样需求至关重要。

　　⑤First impressions really do count.(Longman)

　　第一印象真得很重要。

　　⑥People need to realize that education matters.(MacMillan)

　　人们有必要意识到教育很重要。

　　35. money → capital 资金

　　【例句】

　　The drought of foreign capital is beginning to wreck many economies in central and eastern Europe. (economist.com)

　　外资的流失开始破坏中欧和东欧的许多经济体。

　　36. more and more + noun → an increasing number of + noun 越来越多的某物

　　【例句】

　　①More and more supercomputers are being built outside America.(econimist.com)

　　越来越多的超级计算机正在美国之外被建造。

　　②As they attempt to cut costs， an increasing number of firms are outsourcing more of their production.(economist.com)

　　随着他们试图削减费用，越来越多的公司把他们更多的生产外包出去。

　　③UK house prices have become unaffordable to an increasing number of the population.(economist.com)

　　英国的房价变得让越来越多的人不可承受。