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nder huge pressure to appear young and beautiful. under pressure 在壓力下 Eg. Jim doesn39。t work well under pressure. 4. … the stress and pressure that e with these jobs. e with 伴隨 … 與發(fā)生 5. In contrast, some people find more… in contrast 相比之下 6. …but they are as essential as water to our society. be essential to / be essential for 對 …… 必不可少;對 …… 非常重要 Eg. Money is not essential to happiness. 7. …who clear up our rub bish 1) clear up 整理;完成;收拾 Eg. Would you clear up this room before our visitors arrive? 2) 解釋;尋找答案;使明了 to clear up a misunderstanding 解除誤會 3) 了結(jié);結(jié)束;變緩和 Eg. I hope your troubles clear up soon. 我希望你的困難盡快了結(jié)。 8. These people, who perform such ordinary but vital tasks, allow people to go about their daily lives. go about something 繼續(xù)做某事 Eg. All the employees at the pany are going about their business as usual despite the threat of bankruptcy. Homework: 1. Read the passage again afte r class and underline the difficult and important points. 2. Write down the results of the discussion.