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e, the author just wants to tell us sometimes the petition is not a bad thing.)(2) What does the author want to tell us when he uses the subjunctive mood here?(=The author just wants to tell us that supermarkets do exit now.) (3) Translate the sentence into Chinese.(=今天,夫妻店老板的子孫過(guò)的生活,肯定比超級(jí)市場(chǎng)未出現(xiàn)時(shí)富裕得多。)II. Words and Expressions1. cutthroat: adj. very fierce, cruel, or unprincipled*At the root of the problems with the old system was cutthroat petition.那是一筆殘酷無(wú)情的生意。(That is a cutthroat business.)2. rivalry: n. [+ with/between] the state or condition of peting*Most of the killings result from gang rivalry. (=There has always been intense rivalry between New Zealand and Australia.)Collocations:friendly rivalry 友好競(jìng)爭(zhēng) intense/acute/bitter/fierce/keen/strong rivalry between ……間的激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng) sibling rivalry 手足相爭(zhēng)enter/get into rivalry with sb. 開(kāi)始和某人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)stir up rivalry 煽動(dòng)對(duì)立3. fuel: vt. to make sth., especially sth. bad, increase or bee stronger *His words fuelled her anger still more.這個(gè)預(yù)算會(huì)加劇通貨膨脹,降低我們的生活水平。(=This budget will fuel inflation and cut our living standard.)4. pull together: (of a group of people) to work hard to achieve sth.*Parents, teachers, and students should all pull together to tackle the school39。s drug problems.(=If we all pull together, we39。ll finish on time.)5. deplore: vt. to disapprove of sth. very strongly and criticize it severely, especially publicly *The United Nations has issued a statement deploring the continued fighting.她譴責(zé)他那那些不道德的行為。(=She deplored his scandalous actions. )6. as a result of: because of*As many as 2,500 people died as a result of the earthquake and the ensuing tidal waves. (=As a result of the pilots39。 strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.)7. spin: v. to make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.)。 produce in a threadlike form*They spun a coin to decide who should start.標(biāo)志牌在風(fēng)中打著旋兒。(=The sign was spinning round and round in the wind.)Collocations:somebody39。s head is spinning 頭昏腦脹*I was pouring with sweat, and my head was spinning.我汗流浹背,頭昏腦脹。spin a tale/story/yarn 編故事*The old sailor loves to spin yarns about his life at sea. 那老水手愛(ài)信口開(kāi)河地講他的航海生涯。spin off (從旋轉(zhuǎn)體中)甩出;派生出*The wheel spun off and the car crashed into a tree.車輪甩了出去,汽車撞到一棵樹(shù)上。spin out 拉長(zhǎng);拖延;使(金錢)盡可能多維持些日子*He spun out his speech for an extra five minutes.他把發(fā)言延長(zhǎng)了5分鐘。*We were able to spin our money out until the end of our holidays.我們能使錢維持到假期結(jié)束。 CF: spin, rotate, revolve amp。 roll 這些動(dòng)詞均有“轉(zhuǎn)動(dòng)”、“旋轉(zhuǎn)”之意。spin指沿內(nèi)軸迅速而連續(xù)旋轉(zhuǎn),或沿外部一個(gè)點(diǎn)作快速圓周運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)。rotate強(qiáng)調(diào)指物體圍繞自己的軸或中心旋轉(zhuǎn),即自轉(zhuǎn)。revolve強(qiáng)調(diào)指物體圍繞本身以外的中心旋轉(zhuǎn),即公轉(zhuǎn)。roll指某物在平面上滾動(dòng)或翻滾。(Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change theform where necessary.(1) The ball ___into the street.(= rolled)(2) The Earth _____on its axis once every 24 hours. (= rotates)(3) The boy was _____ around in his father39。s desk chair.(= spinning)(4) The Earth ____round the sun. (= revolves) 8. coordinate: v. to make (people or things) work together, especially so as to increase effectiveness*The Red Cross is coordinating relief aid to the refugees.