Week3

I. Activity one
 Site:The Japan Times ONLINE:(http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120502a4.html)
 Topic:Three megabanks strengthening business in emerging economies
 Comments: effective
 Time spent doing activity:1h20m

Key words learned:

 1.infrastructure
 【n】the basic systems and structures that a country or organization needs in order to work properly
★example：roads, railways, banks etc

 2.syndicate
 【n】a group of people or companies who join together in order to achieve a particular aim
【v】 to arrange for written work, photographs etc to be sold to a number of different newspapers, magazines etc
→syndication (n)
＝connect,link,unite

3.thermal
 【adj】relating to or caused by heat
 【n】 a rising current of warm air used by birds
 →therm (n)
 ＝hot

 4.affiliate
 【n】a company, organization etc that is connected with or controlled by a larger one
【v】to join or become connected with a larger group or organization
 ★affiliate to/with～
＝associate,join,get together

 5.foothold
【n1】a small hole or crack where you can safely put your foot when climbing a steep rock
 【n2】 a position from which you can start to make progress and achieve your aims
★gain/establish a foothold