But hyper-efficient globalisation also had problems. Volatile capital flows destabilised financial markets. Many blue-collar workers in rich countries lost out. Recently， two other worries have loomed large. First， some lean supply chains are not as good value as they appear: mostly they keep costs low， but when they break， the bill can be crippling. Today’s bottlenecks have reduced global GDP by at least 1%. Shareholders have been hit as well as consumers: as chip shortages have stalled car production， carmakers’ cashflows have dropped by 80% year on year. Tim Cook， the supply-chain guru who runs Apple， reckons such snafus could reduce sales by up to $8bn， or 10%， this quarter. Covid-19 was a shock， but wars， extreme weather or another virus could easily disrupt supply chains in the next decade.
the amount of order or lack of order in a system。热力学第二定律是根据大量观察结果总结出来的规律:在孤立系统中，体系与环境没有能量交换，体系总是自发地向混乱度增大的方向变化，总使整个系统的熵值增大，此即熵增原理。
【真句】He was thrilled to be doing the comedy that he always felt he should do， but even during his last few year he always had a sense of curiosity， wondering what new role or challenge might be just around the corner.【2021.6浙江卷】他很高兴能出演他一直觉得自己应该演的喜剧，但即使在他生命的最后几年，他也总是有一种好奇心，想知道有什么新的角色或挑战即将到来。
这是近几年高考阅读理解中考查的高频词汇，无论是高一新生，还高二，乃至高三第一轮复习都可以拿去“查缺补漏！1. alter v. 改变,变更2. burst vi./n. 突然发生,爆裂3. dispose vi. 除掉；处置；解决；处理(of)4. blast n.
On The World From A to Z, we've discussed storm surge, the abnormal rise in seawater levels blown ashore by the winds of an approaching hurr
Twelve1100 curious [ˈkjuəriəs] a.好奇的，好求知的；奇特的，稀奇的1101 tie [tai] vt.扎；系；连接 vi.不分胜负 n.领带；联系1102 flat [flæt] a.平的；统一的；单调的 n.公寓套房 ad.
