【正文】 他懶得很，很難對他的能力作出評估。4. abrupt ①a. 突然的，意外的.: The meeting came to an abrupt end an abrupt change of policy 突然改變政策②a. （舉止、言談等）粗魯?shù)模斆У?: When l asked her about her new job, she was quite abrupt with me.[辯析]abrupt. Rude(1) rude 指別人態(tài)度粗魯，缺乏必要的禮貌用語，稱呼或溫和的態(tài)度等；(2) abrupt 則側(cè)重指由于過于突然或缺乏事先考慮而表現(xiàn)出來的不夠禮貌。5. brief ①n. 摘要in brief (to be brief) = in short。 It is too early to assess the effects the new law. 要評價新法令的效果，現(xiàn)在還為時過早。Ordinary people will then be able to use the Internet obtain valuable information.到那時普通老百姓將能使用因特網(wǎng)去獲取有用的信息。16. petent a. 有能力的，能干的，勝任的搭配辯析： be petent for sth to do sth be capable of (doing) sth 有能力做…be able to do .: She is petent for the task.她能勝任這項工作。3. account for ①說明，解釋He couldn’t account for his absence from school.他不能對自己的曠課做出解釋。Save your strength for the hard work you’ll have to do later.留著點勁，你一會兒還得干重活。slave to sth 生活方法受……支配的人a slave to drink 金錢的奴隸a slave to money 酒鬼3. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, amount for it。（rather than 連接兩個主語時，謂語動詞和第一個主語一致）。③ crush 指壓碎、碾碎、壓壞。reject v. 拒絕→′reject refuse n. 拒絕→′refuse ，垃圾rejection n. 拒絕，拋棄10. appreciate vt. 欣賞；理解；意識到；感激 辯析：appreciate, enjoy。. You’ll appreciate his novels better if you read his autobiography. I greatly appreciate your help.注：appreciate 不可以以“人”為賓語11. furthermore ad. 此外，還有與in addition, moreover, besides 同義.: The house isn’t big enough for us。ending 用末表示故事、小說、電影、戲劇等的結(jié)尾、結(jié)局。 especially given our trafficfilled streets.3）given (prep. ) taking into account 考慮到……Given her interest in children/Given that she is interested in children, I am sure teaching is the right career for her.Given their inexperience, they’ve done a good job.7. Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse, it seems in their eyes eyes as if …（L4950）1）in one’s eyes 在……看來In her father’s eyes she can do nothing wrong.The expert is always right in the eyes of everybody.2）as if 引導(dǎo)的從句中用了虛擬語氣，用過去時表現(xiàn)在，即the task were insignificant.8. Usually, the more important a task is, the more capital, energy, and attention will be poured into it in order to “get it moving”.①the more …, the more… 越……，越……②get sth/sb, doing(sth) 使某人/某事做……Can you get the old car going again?It’s not hard to get the boy talking。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 experi