PTE考试题材覆盖广泛，各个领域词汇的积累不可缺少。下面，墨尔本悉尼文波PTE培训学校的小编就通过《经济学人》中的几篇文章，为墨尔本PTE考生和悉尼PTE考生增加一些词汇和搭配储备。下面开始：
volatile 易发挥的，变化无常的，不稳定的
e.g. For fans of bitcoin, a digital currency, the year got off to a volatile start.
pseudonym 假名，笔名
assiduous 刻苦的，坚持不懈的
e.g. Financial firms are among the most assiduous filers: MasterCard, for instance, is seeking four payment-related patents.
disarmament 裁军
hassle 麻烦，争吵，纠缠
e.g. Getting children where they need to go is a huge hassle and expense, especially in homes where both parents work.
exuberance 热情洋溢，感情充沛
draconian 严苛的
shindig 狂欢聚会
demonise 把……妖魔化
e.g. That, in turn, made stimulus easy to demonise, hindering subsequent attempts to boost fiscal spending and harming labour markets.
castigate 严厉批评
oscillation 振荡，摆动
straddle 跨，横跨，含糊其辞
pontoon 浮桥，浮舟
gentrification 地区、房屋等的中产阶级化
cavernous 大而深的，深陷的
e.g. The staff are friendly, but the central court feels cavernous and lacks atmosphere, a missed opportunity to do something more imaginative with a grand space.
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