【正文】 sed to introduce a ment which contrasts with what is said in main clause. Some students enjoy English classes ,whereas some hate ，而有些人卻討厭英語課。 They want to see a movie ,whereas we would rather stay at ，而我們寧愿呆在家里?！鶬n this sentence ,“whereas” is readily replaceble by “while” without any change in meaning.For example: Their country has plenty of oil ,while ours has ，而我們國家則一點也沒有。sb./sth. does/is sth. ,whereas/while sb./sth. else does/is sth. …，然而另一個人/某物…（用于表達事物之間的反差） enjoy←→hate人的生命是有限的，而其對生命的熱情是無限的。be finite/one’s passion for life/be infiniteOne’s life is finite ,whereas one’s passion for life is infinite.29. Unless a certain amount of time is allowed to elapse ,it seems in their eyes as if the task being considered were insignificant ,not worthy of proper respect.()Meaning:If they don’t spend some time dealing with a certain task ,it will give the impression ,in their opinion ,that the task being considered is or not properly respected.★ elapse:vi.(of time) passFive days elapsed ,and the patient’s condition had no improvement .五天過去了，但病人情況不見好轉。Four years have elapsed since he left college and now he’s teaching at a local middle school.他大學畢業(yè)已四年，現在在當地一所中學教書?！?in one’s eyes:in the opinion or judgment of someoneEven in the eyes of the professionals ,he did a good job .即使在專業(yè)人士看來，他做得也很出色。The expert is always right in the eyes of ordinary ，專家總是對的。Unless…,it seems in one’s eyes (to one’s mind)as if…如果不…，某人就覺得好像是…如果沒為孩子提供力所能及的一切，中國父母就覺得好像對孩子關照不夠。provide everything for sb./within one’s power/not enough for sb.Unless they provide everything within their power for their child ,it seems in the eyes of Chinese parents as if they did not care enough for him/her .30. Assignments are ,consequently ,given added weight by the passage of time. ()Meaning:As a result ,people think that assignments are gaining additional importance with the passing of time.→The word “weight” here is used as an uncountable noun metaphorically to mean “importance”. More examples:an idea of great weight一個很重要的觀點Don’t worry about what he thinks。his opinion doesn’t carry much weight .別擔心他怎么想，他的意見沒有多少影響。31. In the US ,however ,it is taken as a sign of skillfulness or being petent to solve a problem ,or fulfill a job successfully ,with speed. ()Meaning:In the US ,however ,if you can solve a problem or do a job quickly ,you will be considered a person having skills or ability.★ take as:regard asI will take the remark as a 。She took the failure as the start for the ing ?！?petent:a..(of people)having the necessary ability ,skill ,knowledge ,etc.He is petent for the task. 他能勝任這項任務。If you want to learn English well ,you must first find a petent teacher. 如要學好英語，你首先得找一位稱職的老師。be taken as the sign of被視為…的標志現如今，玩不轉人際關系被視為是無能的標志。one’s failure to sth . /handle interpersonal relation well/be inpetentNowadays,one’s failure to handle interpersonal relations well will be taken as a sign of being inpetent.★ fulfill:vt.(BrE fulfil)1) do what one must dofulfill a duty履行責任I will fulfill my obligation to the best of my 。2) achieve something one wanted to doHe fulfilled his dream when he became a ，實現了自己的夢想。They fulfilled their work ahead of time as we did ，他們也提前完成了任務?！?with speed:fast。quicklyWhen we are traveling with speed ,the passing countryside just seems a ，沿途經過的鄉(xiāng)村顯得一片模糊。32. Usually ,the more important a task is ,the more capital ,energy ,and attention will be poured into it in order to “get it moving”. ()Meaning:Usually ,if a job is more important ,people will put in more money ,effort ,and attention in order to get it done.★ pour into:give a lot of effort ,money ,etc. to somethingA lot of money/capital has been poured into the 。She poured all her time and energy into her work .她把所有的時間和精力都投入到了工作中。Hope Project 希望工程