考研英语阅读常见熟词僻义六

1) Trust

熟义：n./v. 信任，信赖 僻义：n. 托拉斯(公司形式)

(01-04) Yet it is hard to imagine that the merger of a few oil firms today could re-create the same threats to competition that were feared nearly a century ago in the US, when the Standard Oil trust was broken up.

但是很难想像当今的几个石油公司的合并是否会重新造成约100年前美国标准石油公司对竞争造成的同样的威胁，那时由于人们对该公司的这种担心而导致了它最终的解散。

2) Policy

熟义：n. 政策，方针 僻义：n. 保险单

(05-02) With the risks obvious and growing, a prudent people would take out an insurance policy now.

随着风险越来越明显，并且不断增加，一个谨慎的民族现在应准备一份保单了。