1. sway [sweɪ] vi. 摇动；倾斜 vt. 使摇动 n. 摇动；影响力

2. orchestra [ˈɔːkɪstrə] n. 管弦乐队

3. carry weight 有影响；重要；有分量

4. manipulate[məˈnɪpjʊleɪt] vt. (熟练地)使用，操作；(巧妙地)处理

5. speculate [ˈspekjʊleɪt] vi. 思索；推测 vt. 投机；思索，推测

6. benevolent adj 善心的，仁心的（表现为乐于作好事）＝kindly＝charitable

【例】Teachers taught us to be benevolent   老师教导我们应当以慈悲为怀。

7. collaborate with 合作；通敌；与敌人合作

8. scrutinize v （很挑剔地）详细检查

9. crop up: happen, occur, come up I'm planning to go to Montreal unless something crops up - like an airline strike.

10. bristle bristle vi （毛发等）竖起，发怒；n 短而硬的毛（比如：猪的鬃毛；植物的刺毛；刷子的毛；人的胡须茬）【例】His hair bristled with anger   他怒发冲冠了。

11. carve out 从...切出(引伸为修建)

12. negligible [ˈneɡlɪdʒəbl] a. 可忽略不计的，微不足道的

13. chord n 和弦（三个或三个以上听起来同时奏出的谐和的音调的结合）

二. 经典语句

1. Being forthright led to opportunity.

2. Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence.

三. 读后感

If we feel unfair in our work, what we should do is not worry about the result of crying out our dissatisfaction but should say it bravely to enhance our own rights.