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fair
a.①公平的，合理的;②相当的，尚好的;③晴朗的;④金发的;n.集市，交易会，博览会
【例 1】 To be fair (a.①), this observation is also frequently made of Canada andCanadians, and should best be considered North American.【译】 平心而论，人们对加拿大人也有这样的评论，因而，应当认为这是北美的普遍现象。【例 2】 In the United States, multitudes of premiums for new devices wereawarded at country fairs (n.) and at the industrial fairs in major cities.【译】 在美国，奖励新发明的大量奖品在乡村集市和大城市的工业博览会上颁发。
fashion
n.①流行式样(或货品)，风尚，风气;②样子，方式;vt.形成，制作，塑造
【例 1】 More recently, as the Web proved to be more than a fashion (n.①),companies have started to buy and sell products and services with one another.【译】 最近，在网络已被证明不是一时的时髦之后，公司间便开始(在网上)交易产品和服务。【例 2】 His colleague, Michael Beer, says that far too many companies haveapplied reengineering in a mechanistic fashion (n.②), chopping out costs withoutgiving sufficient thought to long-term profitability.【译】 他的同事迈克·
比尔说，太多的企业以机械的方式进行重组，降低了成本却?有考虑到长远效益。【例】 If the Administration won’t take the legislative initiative, Congressshould help to begin fashioning (vt.) conservation measures.【译】 假如政府当局?有采取司法行动，议会就应该协助来推广环保措施。