【正文】 e to the contrary. 例 句 ? 盡管她竭力說她很快樂，可我知道她并不幸福。 I know she’s unhappy, despite all her arguments to the contrary. CF. ? 這不是件好事，恰恰相反，這是個極大的錯 誤。 It isn’t a good thing。 on the contrary, it’s a huge mistake. 例 句 ? 我相信你喜歡你的工作。可我恰恰相反，我討厭它。 I believe you like your job. On the contrary, I hate it! on the contrary 相反地 (used for expressing strong opposition to what has just been said) burn the midnight oil () ? 她下星期要考試了，所以在開夜車。 She takes her exams next week, so she’s burning the midnight oil. 例 句 ? 如果你經(jīng)常開夜車對你健康是沒有好處的。 It will do no good to your health if you constantly burn the midnight oil. （學習、工作）到深夜，開夜車 at risk () 處于危險中 ? 所有的疾病都是如此，一些人比另一些人更容易受到威脅。 As with all diseases, certain groups will be more at risk than others. 例 句 ? 如果我們發(fā)動戰(zhàn)爭，無辜的生命就會受到威脅。 If we go to war, innocent lives will be put at risk. fear for () 擔心，憂慮 ? 我們擔心他的安全。 We fear fro his safety. 例 句 ? 他為獨自一人留在農(nóng)場的母親擔憂。 He feared for his mother, left alone on the farm. tie… to… () 束縛；約束；限制 ? 我想工作，但卻被孩子拴在家里。 I want to work but I’m tied to the house with the baby. 例 句 ? 我不想受按鐘點回家的束縛。 I don’t want to be tied to ing home at a particular time. equate… with… () 把 … 與 … 等同 ? 財富不應與幸福等同起來。 Wealth should not be equated with happiness. 例 句 ? 他認為貧窮就是不幸。 He equates poverty with misery. Vocabulary Test (1) 1. She managed to _________ the burning car. 2. You can’t go to the small village _________ on foot. 3. I have no evidence ______________. 4. Children ____ financially ________ their parents. escape from other than to the contrary are tied to other than suffer from to the contrary at risk rack up fear for tie to escape from at work on the other hand equate…with… Fill in the blanks with the phrases given below. Change the form where necessary. Vocabulary Test (2) 5. The airline was ___________ losses of $ million a day. 6. To some degree, he is workaholic. His health __________ overwork. 7. Sometimes people _______ money ______ happiness. equate suffers from with racking up other than suffer from to the contrary at risk rack up fear for tie to escape from at work on the other hand equate…with… 8. The disease is spreading rapidly in this region, and all children under five years old are ________. 9. She suspected that secret influences were ________. 10. On the one hand they’d love to have kids, but________________, they don’t want to give up their freedom. at work on the other hand Vocabulary Test(3) other than suffer from to the contrary at risk rack up fear for tie to escape from at work on the other hand equate…with… at risk 1. She has always remained _______(loyalty) to her political principle. 2. They were very __________ (ambition) for their children. loyal ambitious Vocabulary Test(4) Complete each of the following sentences with the proper form of the word given in brackets. 3. We found further scientific___________ (evident) for this theory. evidence 4. _________________(consume) of electricity is always higher during the summer months. Consumption 5. The judge found him not guilty and ___________ (charge) him. discharged Vocabulary Test(5) 6. We will be faced with weaker teams, which should give us a ___________(pete) advantage. denial petitive 8. All team members are __________(constant) making efforts to improve the quality of their products. constantly 7. He made a _______(deny) of his former belief in free enterprise system. Vocabulary Test(6) 9. His daughter was killed by a _______(drink) driver a couple of years ago. 10. The results of the research are ___________(summary) at the end of the chapter. drunk summarized Vocabulary Test (7) Section C How Well Do You Handle Daily Stress? Reading Comprehension(1) Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the text. 1. Nothing was resolved after a fight with your neighbor, so you work off your anger by taking a walk. It shows that you know how to take it easy when nothing can be done. 2. The questionnaire is designed for married women only. 3. Finally you’re abilities have been recognized and you have been offered an important job, but you begin to doubt you can handle the added responsibility successfully. It shows that you won’t be able to fulfill the new responsibility. Reading Comprehension(2) Reading Comprehension(3) Read the text first and then provide short answers to the following questions. 4. What’s the main idea and the main feature of the text ? A: The author has described different situations to test the readers’ response in such cases. The text is written in the form of questionnaire, which can help the readers to test their ability to cope with daily stress. 5. What does it indicate (show) if you sell the expensive car won in a petition, buy a smaller one and bank the money left over? A: It shows that you are obviously good at managing your money according to your own condition. Reading Comprehension(4)