Roses are roses.

The second part, page 189

1. "Red roses mean' I love you'," said Gerald Hager.

They help those people save money.

Some people wear work clothes, others wear expensive suits and coats.

4. Reduce the price by controlling every link in the rose chain.

5. Because foreign competition is fierce.

The current trend is that imported roses are sold in the whole industry, from big flower shops to street corner stalls.

They are trying to cooperate with overseas competitors instead of confronting them.

A recent frost killed 25% of Colombia's rose crops, so American rose growers were lucky and made more money this Valentine's Day, because there was less competition from overseas rivals.

The third part, page 189

1. loop

Step 2 distribute

Step 3 release

4. Edge

Step 5 launch

Step 6 give a discount

Step 7 hunt down

8. Bankrupt

. The fourth part, page 190

1. Obsolete

Opinions vary from … to ….

3. The rest

Step 4 press and hold

Step 5 decline

6. It looks like rain

Step 7 offer

8. Only

The fifth part, page 190

1. Power

Step 2 be excited

3. heat

Step 4 work

5. Income

Step 6 be energetic

7. Current

8. Production

The sixth part, page 19 1

1. seaward: toward the sea

2. Backward: Facing the back, beginning or past; Returning; Fall behind development

3. Towards the Earth: Towards the Earth

4. Outward: facing outward; Go away; Externally, it looks real, but it may not be true.

5. Southward: Southward

6. Up: Go up; Increase, become higher

7. homeward: towards home

8. Inward: move inward; (placed) inside; Of thought or spirit

The seventh part, page 19 1

1. interchangeable

Step 2 mix

Step 3 connect with each other

Step 4 help each other

5. Interaction

6. consanguineous marriage

7. interpersonal

8. Interactive

. Part VIII, page 192

1. It seems that she has experienced a terrible famine.

It seems that it is his birthday.

It seems that she knows me.

It seems that they spent a lot of money.

5. Like I'm crazy

Part IX, page 192

1. I handed him a large glass of whisky and he drank it at once.

Some farmers in the village raised chickens and ducks last year, and they grew well.

Tom went to a birthday party yesterday, which was held by Lucy's parents for Lucy's 15 birthday.

Amy talked about her new book all night, and no one present had heard of it.

The little man in raincoat that nobody knew turned out to be Olivia's first husband.

Part X, page 192

1. Valentine's Day is the most important day for American rose industry, because on this day, rose retailers will sell more than one million roses.

For traditional flower shops, selling roses is no longer a wonderful experience as before, because fierce market competition has almost driven them out of the market.

When discount rose retailers watch their business booming, American rose growers are going bankrupt with a large number of foreign roses entering the American market.

Since imported roses account for 57% of the total American market, the profit rate of domestic rose growers has dropped sharply.

Some clever domestic rose growers have begun to cooperate with overseas competitors instead of confronting them.

6. They will expand their business scope by providing various services and becoming representatives of overseas flower producers.

7. The young man walked into the office with a bouquet of roses in his hand and put it on the desk of the girl he had secretly loved for a long time, Lily.

All the people in the office craned their necks to look at this handsome young man, eager to know the love story between boys and girls.

XI parts, page 193

1. Red roses are always the most popular flowers, because love will never go out of fashion.

Some customers say that excellent roses make them look like they spent a lot of money.

If we can light up other people's day with $35 instead of $65, then they can save enough money to buy candy and eat dinner.

The secret of this company's success is to control every link of rose sales to reduce the price.

While discount rose shops are booming, American rose growers are on the verge of bankruptcy in the brutal foreign competition.

Imported roses are sold in every corner of this industry, from big flower shops to street stalls.

7. A large number of imported roses crushed some domestic growers.

All these changes make some people in the rose industry miss the good old days, when nearby flower shops arranged flowers every Valentine's Day.

Section B. The English Channel

Sixteen.

1. By land

Step 2 be excluded

3. Later than planned

4. Emotional attachment to …

Step 5 overcome

6. Stimulate Mitterrand to joke

7. People in the company

8. pessimistic

Part XVII, page 207

1. conquer

2. Equal

Step 3 rule out

Step 4 drill holes

5. Defendant

6. On time

Step 7 crawl

8. approximate

Part XVIII, page 207

1. As soon as he entered the office, the director asked his secretary if the general manager's train was late.

2. Women are excluded from temples.

3. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is called NATO for short.

He and his sister Kate have a lot in common.

The use of typewriters in the office is disappearing.

The building where my department is located dates back to19th century.

Up to now, the most important problem for them is unemployment.

Considering his poor health, he has done well.