倾向。(p.43 Reading 'Life in the future' 第2行)

　(1) to catch a glimpse意为"看一眼；瞥见"。在句中作one way的定语；to examine some of the major trends in contemporary society作表语。① I caught a glimpse of our new neighbor. 我只看过一眼我们的新邻居。② I glimpsed her among the crowd. 我瞥见她在人群当中。③ The man glimpsed the thief climbing out of the window. 那人瞥见小偷从窗户爬出来。

　(2) major (adj. & n. & vi.)主要的，较大的，主修的；major in主修。如：① The major aim of the air raid was the complete destruction of all means of communica- tions by bombing. 空袭的主要目的是通过轰炸彻底摧毁敌人的通讯设施。② Cities, such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou are major cities in China. 像上海、北京和广州等城市是中国的主要城市。③ Physics was his major subject in the university. 物理是他大学的主修课。④ He is a history major. 他是主修历史的学生。⑤ He majors in physics. 他主修物理。

5. A good example of how transportation is changing is the new maglev train，which is environmentally friendly, energy-saving and travels at an amazing speed of 430 km／h. 交通工具是如何变化的一个很好的例子就是新兴的磁悬浮火车，这种火车既友好于周围环境，又节能，并且以每小时430公里的惊人速度行驶。(p.43 Reading 'Transportation' 第4行)

　(1) 句中how transportation is changing (交通工具是如何变化的) 作介词of的宾语从句；which is...and travels...430 km／h是限制性定语从句，其先行词是train。amaze (vt.) 使惊奇，使吃惊；amazing (adj.) 令人惊异的；amazed (人) 惊异的，惊愕的。如：① Her knowledge amazes me. 她的学识令我吃惊。② Visitors were amazed at the achievements of the city during the past ten years. 参观者对这城市过去十年中的成就感到惊奇。③ I was amazed by the news of George's sudden death. 听到乔治突然去世的消息，我感到惊愕。④ What an amazing painting! 多么了不起的一幅油画啊!

　(2) at a speed of ...以......的速度 The car is racing at a frightening speed of 200 m／h. 这辆小汽车以每小时200英里的吓人速度飞驰着。

6. Many companies and consumers have already begun reforming the way they do business. 许多公司 和消费者已经开始改革他们之间的交易形式。(p.43 Reading 'Business' 第1行)