281.bailout n. 融资，紧急救助
In Washington the Clinton Administration’s proposed $ 40 billion bailout of the weakened peso met with stiff opposition from Democrats.
华盛顿的克林顿政府提议以400亿美元紧急救助大幅贬值的比索，遭到民主党强硬反对。
282.boom n&v. 繁荣，暴涨
【反】slump
The wealth comes from initial public offerings of stock, or IPOs, which are experiencing an unprecedented boom in the great American bull market of the past two years.
他们的财富来自于股票上市，过去两年，美国股市暴涨，创出前所未有的佳绩。
283.boost n. 暴增
Companies such as K Mart have performed brilliantly, slicing overhead and enjoying the resultant earnings boost, but have failed to grow once the cutting stopped.
像卡马特百货集团这样的公司，原本表现奇佳，大砍固定支出，享受随之而来的利润暴涨，但一旦停止裁减，增长也随之停滞。
注： slice（将面包、肉等）切成薄片；overhead经常开支，一般费用
284.boycott n. 杯葛，抵制
Harry Edwards, the American sociologist who attempted to organize a black boycott of the 1968 Games in Mexico City in a bid to call attention to the plight of black athletes in America…
为了唤起世人关注美国黑人运动员所处的困境，美国社会学家哈里·爱德华兹试图发动黑人运动员抵制1968年墨西哥运动会。
注： bid n. 努力，试图
285.campaign n. （社会、政治上的）运动，竞选活动 v. 参加竞选
Only once did Bill Clinton raise a significant example of foreign policy. That came in the campaign’s final fortnight, when he proposed that NATO begin admitting Central and East European nations to the Atlantic alliance by 1999.
在外交政策上，克林顿只提出了一个较重大的事例。那是在竞选进入最后两周时所提出的，当时他提议说，北大西洋公约组织应该在1999年之前，接受中欧和东欧国家加入这个大西洋联盟。
286.chaos n. 混乱
In the first few years there may be panic and chaos, but the people will learn to fit into the new system very fast.
头几年他们也许会慌张与混乱，但很快就能适应新体制。
287.character n. 角色，人物
The world’s No.1 toymaker, whose products range from Fisher-Price infant and preschool toys to Disney-licensed characters, gets more than one-third of its nearly $4 billion in sales from the 29.2-cm-tall mannequin.
这家世界最大的玩具制造商，产品从费雪牌的婴儿服、学龄前儿童玩具到迪斯尼授权的卡通人物玩具一应俱全；光是（芭比）这个高29.2厘米的娃娃就占了公司近40亿美元营业额的1/3。
注：mannequin n. (艺术家使用的)人体模型
288.clash n. 冲突，抵触
Perhaps the greatest threat in the clash between science and politics is that researchers might allow potential controversy to deter them from investigating sensitive subjects.
科学与政治的冲突所引发的最大危险，可能就在于研究人员会因潜在的争议而不再探索一些敏感的题材。
289.clout n. 权利，影响力，威信
【同】weight
His leadership abilities and attempt to bring some clout to the traditionally rubber-stamp Congress will be put to the test when it meets in March.
他的领导才能和试图增加这个向来知识橡皮图章的国会的影响力的努力，将在3月国会开会时面临考验。
290.coalition n. 联合，联合政府
【同】alliance
The Rev. Kang Shin Seok, a Presbyterian minister who witnessed the mayhem, now heads a coalition of victimized people’s groups.
目击了这场暴力事件的长老会牧师Kang Shin Seok，现在是几个受难者团体组成的联盟的领导人。