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than 勝于,而不足He resigned rather than take part in such a dishonest transaction.他寧愿辭職也不參與這種欺詐行為。kill time 消磨時間.: My flight has delayed, so l killed two hours by reading a book.charge for 要價.:How much do you charge for mending shoes?We charge $2oo for a single room one night.4. We want every minute to count.Meaning: We want every minute to be put into good use (since it is precious).Count vi 有價值,有重要性的.: Every penny counts. Her opinion counts because of her experience.5. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk。Ⅲ. Sentences:1. … no one stands still. (L1)Meaning: No one keeps motionless, everyone moves and advances.(美國沒有人會停止不前)一些表示動詞,如“stand”、“sit”、“l(fā)ie”等可用作系動詞,后接形容詞做主語補足語。9. at hand ①正考慮的The question was not related to the matter at hard.這個問題與正在考慮的事情無關(guān)。You will never bee good at tennis, unless you work at it.除非你下功夫,否則你將打不好網(wǎng)球。4. in a rush 匆忙的Why is she always in such a rush?In modern society, everyone is in a rush.5. under pressureHe said that he made his statement to the police wander pressure.他說他是被迫向警方作此聲明的。He is nothing but a liar.他只不過是個騙子。Ⅱ. Phrases amp。15. whereas conj 反之,卻,然而(while), 引導(dǎo)對比或?qū)α⒌膹木?。achieve 指經(jīng)過努力獲得成功等。 (搭配)an electronic calculator 電子計算器 electronic music 電子音樂 electronic engineer 電子工程師 electronic mail = Email 電子郵件 electronics 電子學(xué) electricity 電13. conduct ①v. 指導(dǎo),引導(dǎo),傳導(dǎo)(電、熱等).: The manager conducted his business carefully. Plastic and rubber won’t conduct electricity, but copper will.塑料和橡膠不導(dǎo)電,但是銅能導(dǎo)電。 [辯析]surroundings, environment, circumstances (1) surroundings 以復(fù)數(shù)形式出現(xiàn),指周圍具體的,特質(zhì)性的東西。9. leisure n. 空閑,悠閑搭配:at leisure 有空,閑暇時,從容地 at one’s leisure 當(dāng)某人空閑時.: They are seldom at leisure 他們很少有閑暇的時候 I’ll take the report home and read it at my leisure. 我要把報告帶回家,有空時讀。④briefly ad 簡單地說brevity n. 簡短briefcase n. 文件箱,公文包6. opening ①a. 初始的 opening words/remarks 開場白②n. 開始;職位,空缺.: the opening of a book, speech, film, etc書(講語或電影的開頭)There are few openings in publishing for new graduates出版社能為新畢業(yè)的大學(xué)生提供的空缺職位極少。③辯析:substitute, replace[動詞]substitute A for B = replace B with/by A[名詞]substitute of A for B = replacement of B by/with A.: She substituted honey for sugar. She replaced sugar with honey.她用蜂蜜替代糖。 how Americans work hard at the task of saving time.Part 3 (Para 8) It is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being petent to solve a problem or fulfill a job with speed in the .I. New words1. budget ①n. 預(yù)算,撥款搭配:balance one’s budget 平衡預(yù)算within / below budget 低于預(yù)算a family budget 家庭預(yù)算