Unionized：工会组织的

　　But aside from giving interns¹ valuable experience， the program is a relatively² cheap source of labor³ for Disney and sometimes worries the unionized workers， although union officials approved the program when it began almost 25 years ago.

　　Same-store sales：同店销售额

　　Wal-Mart Stores Inc. raised its forecast for June same-store sales， citing demand for seasonal⁴ and general merchandise.

　　Threshold：上限，极限

　　With $60 no longer a threshold - and with continued concerns about refining capacities - prices appeared set to go even higher， analysts⁵ said.

　　Big-ticket：高价的，昂贵的

　　Entrepreneurs grumble⁶ that executives pander⁷ to big-ticket electronics vendors⁸ and industrial manufacturers - not the teddy bear enthusiasts⁹ and numismatists who were faithful a decade ago， when eBay was founded and enjoyed a kitschy obscurity. They complain about shoddy customer service， including site crashes and anti-fraud software that too often mistakes a legitimate¹⁰ business for a huckster.

　　Cartel：同业联盟，卡特尔

　　The anticipated increase would bring the official quota¹¹ to 28 million barrels per day - a symbolic¹² gesture， analysts said， since the cartel is already pumping that much. Including Iraq， which is not bound by the official quota， OPEC's daily output was 29.3 million barrels a day in May， according to the International Energy Agency.

　　Newswire：新闻专线

　　The April figure was also better than the 4.5 percent forecast by economists¹³ surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires.

　　Happy Hour：欢乐时光

　　Beer-swilling Britons face a sobering prospect¹⁴： an unhappy hour. A group representing about half the country's pubs and bars said Monday it is curbing¹⁵ Happy Hour offers and other deals that encourage irresponsible drinking， a British pastime that has come under increasing attack from the government.

　　Bear out：证实

　　Scientists are excited about a vitamin again. But unlike fads¹⁶ that sizzled and fizzled， the evidence this time is strong and keeps growing. If it bears out， it will challenge one of medicine's most fundamental beliefs： that people need to coat themselves with sunscreen whenever they're in the sun. Doing that may actually contribute to far more cancer deaths than it prevents， some researchers think.

　　Stitch：缝合，缝缀

　　The goal of the merger¹⁷ is to stitch together two geographically¹⁸ distinct carriers with a history of financial struggles into a stronger airline that would compete better with lower-cost rivals such as Southwest Airlines Inc. and JetBlue Airways¹⁹ Corp. US Airways has a strong presence on the East Coast， and in the Caribbean， while America West operates across the West from hubs in Phoenix²⁰ and Las Vegas.

　　Out-of-state：外州的

　　Wine lovers can't be barred from shipping²¹ home bottles purchased from out-of-state vineyards they visit in person or on the Internet， the Supreme²² Court said Monday in a decision toasted by the wine industry.