premium n. 保险费，额外费用；奖金

【真题再现】Most parents place a premium on the prestige of the College.

大多数父母看重大学声望。【CET-6,2009.06，阅读】

【联想记单词】联想：pre(提前)+em(看作 empt,买)+-ium→提前买东西需支付的钱→保险金

【活学活用】

The more miserable I am,the higher the premium will be.

我越痛苦，保险金越高。

recession n.衰退；凹处；后退；不景气

【真题再现】It is hard to tell whether we are going to have a boom in the economy or a recession.

很难说经济将会走向繁荣还是衰退。【CET-6,2001.06，词汇】

【联想记单词】词根词缀：re(反)+cess(行走)+ion→向后走→衰退

【活学活用】
Business recession seems have no end...

生意不景气好像没尽头了……