【实例拓展】He is running as a candidate for Liberal party。他作为民主党候选人参选。

　　【举一反三】同义词applicant，seeker，nominee n. 申请者，候选人

　　10. fascinate v. 使着迷，使极感兴趣

　　【文中实例】I’m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, ….我更期待米歇尔•奥巴马，不止期待着她能够为这个国家做些什么，……。

　　【实例拓展】Her beauty fascinated every boy. 她的美貌使所有的男孩子都着了迷。

　　【举一反三】派生词 fascinated a. 着迷的;fascinating a. 令人着迷的;fascination n. 魅力

　　11. prevailing a. 普遍的，盛行的，流行的

　　【文中实例】The prevailing theory seems to be that we’re all hot-tempered single mothers who can’t keep a man. 时下流行的看法是大多黑人女性都是脾气暴躁的单身妈妈，吸引不住男人。

　　【实例拓展】a prevailing set of cultural values 一套盛行的文化价值观

　　【举一反三】派生词prevail (over) v. 胜过，压倒，占优势

　　12. stereotype n. 陈规，固定的看法

　　【文中实例】Even in the world of make-believe, black women still can’t escape the stereotype of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic (酗酒的) mothers. 在人们的想象中，黑人女性给人留下的刻板印象往往是：受人歧视，性交过度，通常被未婚的酒鬼老妈养大。

　　【实例拓展】It’s wrong to stereotype people, as if they were all alike. 把人们看作都是一样的，这是错误的。

　　【举一反三】派生词stereotype v. 使模式化 stereotyped a. 固定化的，老一套的

　　13. commit v. 承诺，使受约束

　　【文中实例】Before she ever gets the chance to commit to a cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, …在有机会作为第一夫人去成就一番事业，去做慈善或办基金会之前，……。

　　【实例拓展】He has committed himself to support them. 他答应负担他们的生活。

　　【举一反三】派生词committed a. 坚定的，忠诚的;commitment n. 承诺，诺言

　　6. feature n. 特写，专题报道

　　【文中实例】Because few mainstream publications have done in-depth features on regular African-American women,…. 因为主流的媒体们都未曾深入地报道过普通非洲裔美国女性，……。

　　【实例拓展】a frontpage feature on coal mining 头版上关于采煤的特写

　　【举一反三】词义扩展feature n. 特征，容貌;v. 以……为特征，特写

　　难句解析

　　1. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched for a new president, it wanted a leader familiar with the state government, a major source of the university’s budget.

　　【解析】when引导时间状语从句，其后是主句，该主句中的familiar with the state government是形容词短语作定语，修饰leader;而句末a major source of the university’s budget 是同位语来说明the state government。

　　【译文】例如，科罗拉多大学董事会在遴选新校长时，他们想聘用一个与州政府熟悉的领导人，因为州政府是学校的主要资金来源。

　　2. In 2003，when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job she had overseen “ a major strengthening of Yale’s financial position.”

　　【解析】句首的when 从句是非限制性定语从句，补充说明2003。句子的主句是the university…stressed that…，其中that引出宾语从句。宾语从句中的主句为she had overseen a major strengthening。