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1、-Unit 3 Longing for a New Welfare System-第 4 页Unit 3 Longing for a New Welfare System1. be supposed to do sth (idm 习语) 被期望或被要求(按规则、惯例等)做某事 be expected or required to do sth (by rules, custom, etc)e.g. Am I supposed to (=Should I ) clean all the rooms or just this one? 我是应该打扫所有的房间还是只这一间。Youre suppose
2、d to pay the bill by Friday. 你最晚在星期五前结清这笔账。They were supposed to be here an hour ago. 他们应该在一小时以前到达这里。2. in wheel chairs I knowP.P. 作状语,表示时间或条件Faced with sharing a dinner of raw pet food with the cat, many people bleed the system for a few extra dollars. Faced with sharing a dinner of raw pet food wi
3、th the cat 过去分词短语作状语,表示时间或条件 face with sth 面临require the attention of sb; confront e.g. the problems that face the Government 政府面临的难题 bleed v. (pt,pp bled) 流血;给某人放血;向某人勒索钱财(infml 口) extort (money) from sb e.g. Doctors used to bleed people when they were ill. 从前医生常常给病人放血。 sb for sth The blackmailers
4、bled him for every penny he had. 勒索者把他的钱榨的一干二净。 参考译文:当我认识的许多坐轮椅的人面临与宠物猫分吃生猫食的窘境时,都会向福利机构多骗取一些钱。3. raise v. 增加某事物之数量或容量,提高某事物之水平increasee.g. He raised his offer to $500. 他把出价提到500美元。raise the temperature to 80 使温度升高到80The bullet missed him by two inches. 那子弹差两英寸就打中了他。4. opt v. 决定做某事,选择decide to do st
5、h; choose e.g. He opted to go to Paris rather than London. 他决定去巴黎,不去伦敦。5. drum sth up v. 大力争取(支持,顾客等)try hard to get (support, customers, etc.)e.g. Hes going round firms drumming up interest in the project. 他到各公司游说以引起大家对该项目的兴趣。 He had flown to the north to drum up support for the campaign. 他飞到北方去为竞选
6、争取支持。6. under the table (指钱)私下付的(尤指作为贿赂)(of money) paid secretly, esp as a bribee.g. Some officials accepted money under the table. 有些官员私下收钱。Oh, Im tempted to get paid under the table. 哦,私下里领一笔钱当然对我有吸引力。7. But even if I yielded to that temptation, big magazines are not going to get involved in some
7、sticky situation. yield v. 屈服,让步,不再反对 allow oneself to be overcome by pressure; cease oppositione.g. The town was forced to yield after a long siege. 该城受长期围困而被迫弃守。 She yielded to temptation and had another chocolate. 她禁不住诱惑,又吃了一块巧克力。 involve v. 使某人某事陷入(困境)bring sb/sth into a difficult situatione.g.
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