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the rent when it was due . 到期的時候,他沒有支付租金。 time. Even so, people are going to find it difficult to get to work. But so far, the public has expressed its gratitude to the students in letters to the Press. Only one or two people have objected that the students will drive too fast!三.課文講解:★ Busmen have decided to go on strike next week. 公共汽車司機決定下星期罷工。free rides39。eg:I’ve got no objection to his going there . 我沒有反對他去那里。eg:What’s object of your visit ? 你來訪的目的是什嗎?objection [‘?bd?ikt] (1) 東西、物體eg:I could see a shining object in the sky .我可以看到一個物體在天空中閃耀。object that 提出異議eg:They objected that the schedule was too tight . 他提出異議,說時間也太緊了。(3) 出版社 oxford University press 牛津出版社press conference記者招待會; press release 新聞稿press agency 通訊社; press agent 新聞廣告員★ object out of gratitude 出于感激; with gratitude 感謝地 ★ Press (1) n. 新聞界freedom of the press出版自由 ; the daily press 日報(2) 記者群、報導(dǎo)者的陣容eg:The president will meet the press this evening .今天晚上布什總統(tǒng)將會見記者。volunteer for 自愿做…….. ; volunteer for the army 志愿軍eg:I volunteer for his election campaign . 我自愿為他的競選活動。eg:From the hill we can see the full extent of the town . 從山上我們可以看到城市全景。(2) 催促(某人) 、強迫(某人)eg: Please , don’t press me . 不要逼我。eg:Will this medicine give immediate relief from pain ?吃了這藥能馬上止痛嗎? to one’s relief 令……感到放心的是; relief works 失業(yè)救濟工程★ pressure (1) n. 壓力(精神上的) 、沉重壓力eg:Is he suffering from pressure of work ?他患了工作的壓力?(2)(社會的) 壓力the pressure of a politician 政治的壓力(3) 壓力、壓迫eg:I felt the pressure of his hand on my shoulder. 我覺得他的手壓在我肩上a pressure of 60kg to the square foot 每平方英里60公斤的壓力blood pressure 血壓相關(guān)短語 :at high pressure 使勁干(處于高壓); at low pressure 緊張put pressure on (upon) sb = bring pressure on(upon) sb 對某人施加壓力eg:They put pressure on me to sell my precious land . 他們施加壓力要我賣掉我的寶貴的土地。eg:Let me relieve you of your suitcase . 我來幫你拿手提包吧。=The meeting ended when we came to an agreement .=The meeting ended when we arrived at an agreement .a trade agreement between China and the .中國和美之間的貿(mào)易協(xié)議break an agreement 違約 = violate an agreement違背協(xié)議★ relieve (1) v. 減輕eg:The drug relieved my toothache .(2) 使 (人)放心、安心、松一口氣eg:The news relieved me .= I was relieved at the news . 聽到這個消息,我感到安心了。state + that ……../以 wh 開頭的特殊疑問句eg:The Prime Minister stated that he would visit Canada the next year .總理說,他將在明年訪問加拿大?!?busman n. 公共汽車司機bus stop 公共汽車站; miss the bus 錯過公共汽車、失掉機會a school bus 校車 ; a doubledecker bus 雙層公共汽車★ state v. 正式提出,宣布eg:She stated her opinion. 她正式提出她的意見。?bd?ikt? ?b39。gr230。stent] 8 volunteer [?v?l?n39。li:v] 6 pressure [39。b?sm?n] 3 state [steit] ,宣布4 agreement[?39。但到目前為止,公眾已經(jīng)向新聞界寫信表達他們對學(xué)生們的感激之情了。學(xué)生們準備在兩天后就接受測驗。與此同時,有一部分大學(xué)生自愿在罷工期間駕駛公共