341.phase n. 阶段
【同】period
More significant is Clinton’s plan to take an enhanced role in transatlantic affairs in the next four years, a transitional moment in European history when the postwar structures are being tidied up and the next historic phase has yet to begin.
更重要的是，克林顿计划今后4年在大西洋两岸的事务中扮演更积极的角色，因为者4年正是欧洲历史上的一个过渡时期：正值欧洲战后结构的重整，而下个历史阶段尚未来临。
注：to tidy up 整顿，弄整齐
342.pledge n. 承诺，保证
【同】promise
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin deemed the comment a violation of the (PLO) Chairman’s pledge to forgo violence and threatened to stop the peace process.
以色列总理拉宾认为，这段话违反了巴解主席放弃暴力的承诺，因而扬言要中止和平进程。
343.potential n. 可能性 adj. 潜在的，可能的
【同】n. possibility
Netscape’s Navigator had the potential to be the next Windows: a method for launching programs and calling up information not only from the Internet but also from corporate networks and even from the user’s own PC.
网景的“领航员”有潜力成为下一个“视窗”：通过它，可以启动程序，可以自国际互联网、公司网络，甚至个人电脑中调出资讯。
344.priority n. 首要之务，优先
China is a big second-term priority for Clinton because it cuts across security and economic issues…
对克林顿而言，中国是他第二任内的一个重点国家，因为它涉及安全和经济事务。
345.privilege n. 特权
But Djilas’s criticism of the power and privilege granted to party leaders eventually led to years of imprisonment…
吉拉斯批评该党领导人所拥有的权利和特权，最终却导致数年牢狱生活。
注：grant v. 给予，授予
346.proliferation n. 扩散，繁殖
【同】spread
We have seen that the enemy is instability. It is chaos. But it is also what we call the global threats, which are terrorism, international drug trafficking, environmental problems, arms-proliferation issues.
我们已经明白不稳定才是敌人、混乱才是敌人，但还包括我们所说的全球威胁，例如恐怖主义、国际毒品走私、环境问题、武器扩散问题。
347.propaganda n.（偏颇、不正确的官方）宣传
Today, a handful of business groups, each with political alliances, control Russia’s media, and news has once again become propaganda.
现在少数几家拥有政界盟友的企业集团控制了俄国的媒体，新闻再次成为宣传机器。
348.prosponent n. 提议者，支持者
【同】advocate 【反】critic
Proponents imagine a morning someday in the next century when a smart car will pull out of the garage, drive down local roads in the conventional manner and head for the “smart way.”
倡议者想象在下个世纪的某天早上，将智慧车从车库里开出来，以传统的方式行驶过地方道路，朝着“智慧道路”驶去。
349.prospect n. 成功的几率，前景
But an eager start-up looks at risk differently, and so might consumers intrigued by the prospect of shopping in cyberspace.
但是迫不及待的新兴公司对风险有不同的看法，而被网际空间购物的前景所吸引的消费者可能也是如此看待。
注：start-up n. 刚成立的小公司
350.prosperity n. 繁荣
【同】affluence
The peace and prosperity of the world in the next century depend in many ways on what Beijing does.
下一世纪的世界和平与繁荣，在许多方面都取决于北京的行为。