◆记忆方法二: preceding (考频:1) a.在前的,在先的:the preceding year 前一年
recession (2013 大纲新增词) 【记】词根记忆:[re-(=backward)+cess(=go)+-ion(n.); go backward] n.①后退,撤退 ②(经济)衰退,不景气:It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a recession. 我们很难说经济会繁荣还是衰退。