1) Game

熟义：n. 游戏,比赛 僻义：n. 猎物

The large, slow-growing animals were easy game, and were quickly hunted to extinction.

但大部分的，成长缓慢的动物则成了狩猎的目标，并且很快被狩猎到灭绝。

2) Slip

熟义：v. 滑倒 僻义：n. 纸片

Now a pink slip, a bad diagnosis, or a disappearing spouse can reduce a family from solidly middle class to newly poor in a few months.

如今，一份解雇通知书、一个不利的诊断结果或者配偶的去世都可能在几个月之内将一个家庭从稳定的中产阶层家庭降格成为一个新贫困家庭。

3) Tap

熟义：v. 轻拍，n. 水龙头，栓头 僻义：v. 开发

In the first year or so of Web business, most of the action has revolved around efforts to tap the consumer market.

大约在网上交易的第一年当中，大部分业务活动都是围绕着努力开发消费者市场来进行的。

4) Ground

熟义：n. 地面， 僻义：n. 根据，依据(on the ground that…)

Railroads justify rate discrimination against captive shippers on the grounds that in the long run it reduces everyone’s cost.

铁路公司对“被控”客户进行区别对待的依据是，从长远来看，这样做会降低所有人的成本。

5) Lean

熟义 v.倚靠, 倾斜 僻义 adj.瘦的, 贫乏的, 歉收的

They all seem to look alike (though they come from all over)–lean, pointed, dedicated faces, wearing jeans and sandals, eating their buns and bedding down for the night on the flagstones outside the theatre

消瘦、率直、专注的脸庞，穿着牛仔裤和便鞋，吃着小圆面包，在剧场外的石板上过夜，

Friedman relies on a lean staff of 20 in Austin.

Friedman只在奥斯汀市雇用了为数不多的雇员。其中的一些有军事情报工作背景。