2. reach the overwhelming consensus 達(dá)成絕對(duì)一致
3. be not rivaled … 沒有什么能夠匹敵
4. be hailed as 被當(dāng)作……(好事)
5. trigger 導(dǎo)致
6. a fringe of 一小部分
7. discrepancy 差異
8. built-in 內(nèi)置
9. inclination 傾向
10. develop a hit-list of our main fears 列出一串我們很擔(dān)憂的事情
11. in vast numbers 大量地
12. appear=seem 看起來
13. pose a devastating problem 帶來了嚴(yán)重的問題
14. have=share
15. it will matter/work 會(huì)起作用的
16. do more harm than good 弊大于利
17. amount to 攀升
18. to put it another way, 換言之
19. launch 開始、啟動(dòng)
20. be derived from … 來自于
21. the impetus/drive of … …的動(dòng)力
22. make sth possible/make it possible that使…成為可能
23. be known as ..以… 而著稱
24. enjoy an unparalleled popularity 無比流行