【正文】 _ too. The (6) __________ of the weekend was always Saturday night when we worked overtime. A But I don’t expect you made a lot of money? B No, there wasn’t much after they’d (7) __________ tax and pension contributions. But it was enough to keep me going. demanding amusing highlight deducted 6 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes. belongings dropout exceed gamble honesty odds thriving 1 When I was at college I kept all my personal things in an old cupboard. 2 A lot of people who leave university before getting a d egree end up in good jobs. 3 I think she’ll get a good degree, but I wouldn’t risk my money on the exact result. belongings dropouts gamble 4 The money I spent at college was more than what I earned in my parttime job. 5 The chances of my being offered a job after that interview must be quite remote. 6 Our business has done very well since we changed our advertising. Our business has been thriving since we changed our advertising. 7 I think telling the truth and not cheating is always the best policy. Exercises belongings dropout exceed gamble honesty odds thriving exceeded odds thriving honesty 7 Answer the questions about the words and expressions. 1 If something is not all it’s cracked up to be, is it (a) valid and interesting, or (b) just a little bit disappointing? 2 If someone keeps banging on about something, are you likely to be (a) interested in, or (b) bored by what they say? 3 If there is a lot of hassle in your life, are you likely to feel (a) stressed, or (b) relaxed? 4 If something happens out of the blue, is it (a) unexpected, or (b) part of your plan? Exercises 7 Answer it’unexpected,5 If you say you ended up in a particular job, do you suggest that (a) you have fulfilled your ambition, or (b) it happened almost by chance? 6 Are the regulars in a pub (a) the customers who e very often, or (b) the food the pub offers most often? 7 If something is dead easy, is it (a) very easy, or (b) not easy at all? 8 If you treat someone to something, do you (a) buy something nice for them, or (b) behave badly to them? 9 If you cheer a place up, do you (a) make the place look brighter, or (b) make the people in the place happier? Exercises chance?ry often offereasy,m,r, leTranslate the paragraphs into Chinese. ? If you ask me, real life is not all it‘s cracked up to be. Twelve years at school and three years at university, teachers banging on about opportunities in the big wide world beyond our sheltered life as students, and what do I find? ? 依我看，現(xiàn)實生活與人們想象的不一樣。我們上了 12年的中、小學(xué)，又上了 3年的大學(xué)，這期間老師們一直在沒完沒了地談?wù)撛诎矊幍膶W(xué)生生活之外那個廣闊天地里的各種機(jī)會，可我遇到的又是什么呢？ ? Try as I might to stay cheerful, all I ever get is hassle, sometimes with people (especially boys, god, when will they grow up?), but mostly with money. It‘s just so expensive out here! Everyone wants a slice off you. The Inland Revenue wants to deduct ine tax, the bank manager wants ? repayments on my student loan, the landlord wants the rent, gas, water, electricity and my mobile bills keep ing in, and all that‘s before I‘ve had anything to eat. And then some bright spark calls me out of the blue, asking if I‘m interested in buying a pension. At this rate, I won‘t even last till the end of the year, let alone till I‘m 60. ? 無論我怎么想保持心情愉快，麻煩事總是接踵而來：有時是跟人爭吵（尤其是跟男孩，天哪！他們什么時候才能長大？），但通常是為錢發(fā)愁。這個地方什么東西都很貴！人人都想從我身上拿點錢去：國稅局要收個人所得稅，銀行經(jīng)理要我償清學(xué)生貸款，房東催我交房租、燃?xì)赓M、水費、電費，手機(jī)賬單也不斷地寄來。所有這些還沒算上吃飯的錢。更可氣的是，不知從哪里冒出一個自作聰明的家伙冷不丁地給我打電話，問我要不要買養(yǎng)老金。照這樣下去，我連今年都活不過去了，更別提活到 60歲領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金了。 8 Translate the paragraphs into English. ? 我認(rèn)為，選修第二專業(yè)并不適合每一位本科生。我大學(xué)本科主修英語專業(yè)，大一時就開始輔修經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)了。無疑，我是班里最用功的學(xué)生。我竭盡全力想同時達(dá)到兩個不同專業(yè)的要求，但還是有不及格的時候。因為經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)需要良好的數(shù)學(xué)基礎(chǔ)，我不得不花大量時間鉆研數(shù)學(xué)，因而忽略了英語學(xué)習(xí)。 ? If you ask me, taking a second major isn‘t good for every undergraduate. In my freshman year as an English major, I took economics as my minor. By all odds, I was the most hardworking student in my class. But try as I might to meet the requirements of the two different subjects, I still couldn‘t do well enough to pass all the exams. Given that the study of economics required a good mand of mathematics, I had to spend so much time on math that I neglected my English major. ? 第二學(xué)期 ,《 英國文學(xué) 》 及 《 宏觀經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué) 》兩門課不及格給我敲響了警鐘，這可是我一生中第一次考試不及格，這大大打擊了我的自信心。雖然我不是一個容易向命運低頭的人，在暑假結(jié)束的時候，我還是決定放棄經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)，以免兩個專業(yè)都難以完成。當(dāng)我只需修一個專業(yè)的時候，一切似乎又回到了正軌 。 (if you ask me。 odds。 try as … might。 sap one‘s confidence。 given that。 bow to fate。 e to a close。 for fear that。 now that) ? Failing English Literature and Macroeconomics in the second semester sounded the alarm for me. This was the first time I did not pass a course in my life, which had greatly sapped my confidence. Although I was not a man who would easily bow to fate, as the summer break came to a close, I decided to give up economics for fear that I would fail in both subjects. Now that I had only one subject to attend to, everything seemed to be on the right track again.