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what her motherinlaw did was fulfilling the parenting responsibility of her husband, therefore it was her husband39。s responsibility to take care of his own mother when she was old. Language FocusStep2. Learning useful expressions Difficult words and phrases1) work out: find the solution to(a problem or question) 想出、得到(解決方法). It39。s important to work out a solution rather than engage in endless discussion. 2) presence: ;到場. It39。s natural for a child to be chatting away in the presence of a loving parent. The tension of the protesters grew with the presence of police.3) extreme: a.(of views or actions)very different from what people accept as reasonable or normal 激的;過激的. Extreme views sometimes can bee very popular.Soldiers are trained to carry out orders even if they sound extreme. 4) leave behind: depart and not take along 離開;地下. The rough sea crossing served only to emphasize the peace we had left behind. The taxi driver always reminds his passengers not to leave behind their belongings.5) prominent: a. outstanding, important 笑出的;重要的. I want our brand name to appear in the most prominent position of the stadium.We celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in memory of a prominent ancient Chinese poet. 6) primary: a. main 主要的. The young man failed to see that the primary cause of his failure was his laziness and inaction.7) sacrifice: ;舍棄. It is mon for women to make lots of sacrifice for the family.The downside of a selfdriving car is the sacrifice of the pleasure of driving. 8) bonus: 。紅利。獎金. I received a box of cookies as a bonus when I bought coffee at a cafe yesterday.Our salesperson39。s pay is made up of a base salary(about 60% of their total ine)and a bonus(about 40% of their total ine). 9) occasional: a. occurring from time to time 偶爾的. To the occasional swimmer, a season ticket is a waste of money. 10) devotion: ,全身心投入. The scientist who passed away last week was fondly remembered for his total devotion to science.11) household: n. the people of a house collectively 家庭. She got up to prepare breakfast while the rest of the household was still asleep. 12) look over one39。s shoulder: keep watch for danger or threats to oneself 不安;小心提防 . It was midnight when I left my office and on my way back home I kept looking over my shoulder to see if there was anyone tailing me.13) repay: vt. do sth. in return for a favor 報答:償還. There had never been any doubt in her mind that she would look after her parents in their oldage。 they had given up a lot for her, she said, and that was how she would repay them. The pany has to sell a building to repay its debt.14) kindness: n..仁慈;普行. Very often it would be a kindness to tell a piece of bad news straight away. 15) grateful: a. thankful 感激的. The war refugees are very grateful to the local government for the timely help. 16) phase: n..階段;時期. The minister claimed in his speech that the manufacturing industry was entering a very different phase with the rapid growth of artificial intelligence. College marks a particular phase in a young person39。s life, the phase of newly