考研英语高频词汇
launch v. 发行（刊物、书籍等）；启动；发起（活动）
<历年真题考查频次：10次>
真题复现1：People are absorbed into “a culture of consumption” launched by the 19th-century department stores that offered “vast arrays of goods in an elegant atmosphere. （2006年text1P1）
真题翻译：人们被19世纪百货公司发起的“消费文化”所吸引，这些百货公司提供“在优雅的氛围中摆放大量商品”。
真题复现2：But he talked as well about the “balanced struggle” between creative freedom and social responsibility, and he announced that the company would launch a drive to develop standards for distribution and labeling of potentially objectionable music.（1997年text4P4）
真题翻译：但他也谈到了创作自由和社会责任之间的“平衡斗争”，他宣布公司将发起一项运动，为可能令人反感的音乐的发行和标签制定标准。
真题复现3：The debate was launched by the Government, which invited anyone with an opinion of the BBC -- including ordinary listeners and viewers -- to say what was good or bad about the Corporation, and even whether they thought it was worth keeping.（1996年text2P4）
真题翻译：这场辩论是由政府发起的，政府邀请任何对英国广播公司有意见的人——包括普通的听众和观众——说出公司的好与坏，甚至说出他们是否认为它值得保留。
