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10. irony 讽刺

This episode crystallizes the irony that， although American men tend to talk more than women in public situations， they rarely talk at home.

该情节体现出一种讽刺，那就是，籍贯美国男性在公共场合比女性说话多，但在家里，他们很少说话。

11. preference 偏爱

The first and more important is the consumer's growing preference for eating out.

首先并且重要的是消费者不断增长的对外出就餐的偏爱。

12. predominance 优势

Just as inevitably， the retreat from predominance proved painful.

不可避免的事，这种从优势地位退下来的感觉是痛苦的。

13. pattern 图案，模式

The pattern was observed by political scientist Andrew Hacker in the late 1970s.

政治科学家安德鲁·哈克在上世纪七十年代观察到这一模式。

14. infrastructure 基础设施

Big retailers could profitably apply their scale， existing infrastructure and proven skills in the management of product ranges， logistics， and marketing intelligence.

大型零售商在管理产品类别、物流、以及营销智能化方面，可以应用其规模、已有基础设施和历经考验的技能，这是有利可图的。