Vocabulary10

philosophy
protest
in plain terms
简单说来, 坦白地说
in practical terms
实际上

A series of worldwide political and ecological events facilitated these changes.

In a world troubled by economic and political instability,unemployment hijacking,kidnapping,and bombs,the preoccupation with private decisions is shifting to concern about the whole of humankind.

striking changes

in many levels of contemporary society

a highly commercialized society
高度商品化的社会
commercialize the celebration of Christmas
利用圣诞节的活动赚钱
Baseball has been commercialized in America.
棒球在美国已商业化。

preoccupation with
专心于
He always takes his preoccupation with the educational cause.
他总是一心想着教育事业。