托福每日一词：fortune

　　常考释义

　　1.n. 财富;一大笔钱

　　a great amount of money or possessions

　　例：They spent a small fortune on redecorating their house.

　　他们花了一大笔钱重新装修了房子。

　　2.n. 运气

　　something that happens by chance

　　例：They had the good fortune to escape injury when their car crashed.

　　他们撞车的时候有幸逃过一劫。

　　3.n. 【plural】fortunes 命运，运势

　　the condition of being held together or joined

　　例：The book follows the fortunes of two families through the years.

　　这本书讲述了两个家庭这些年来的兴衰。

　　音频中例句

　　1、And as the new markets created fortunes for the few, the factory system lowered the wages of workers by dividing labor into smaller, less skilled tasks.

　　当新兴市场让少数人大赚一笔的时候，工厂制度把工人派到了更小、更低技能的岗位上，从而降低了他们的工资。

　　2、But, just as the young man has almost lost all hope, he finds out, well you get the idea, the reversal of fortune continue, increasing the audience’s tension and excitement.

　　然而，正当这个年轻人几乎要绝望的时候，他发现，你懂的，逆袭的机会来了，这也让观众看得紧张和兴奋。

　　拓展

　　同根词

　　modestly(adv.)谦虚地;谨慎地;适当地

　　modesty(n.)谦虚;(尺寸、数量等)小;端庄

　　同义词

　　moderate (adj.) 适度的;温和的

　　temperate (adj.) 适度的;温和的