自考英语2课件Unit4-TextA

Unit4TheJoyofWork1TextAWorkIsaBlessing2BlessingThedishwasherhasbeenarealblessing!itisablessing(that) It'sablessingno-onewasbadlyhurt.Workisablessing.广告,到底是福还是祸呢?Advertising---isitacurseorablessing?--blessbeblessedwithsomething

tohaveaspecialability,goodqualityetc:We'rebothblessedwithgoodhealth.3Subsistencesubsistencefarming/agriculturefarmingthatproducesjustenoughfoodforthefarmertoliveon,butdoesnotproduceenoughfoodtoselltootherpeoplesubsistencefarm--subsisttostayalivewhenyouonlyhavesmallamountsoffoodormoney[=survive]subsiston

Wehadtosubsistonbreadandwater.Oldpeopleoftenhavetosubsistonverylowincomes.4Sugarcane5Corn6hog7Bringintoearnaparticularamountorproduceaparticularamountofprofit:Thesaleofthehouseonlybroughtinabout£45,000.8CashCashwastakenduringaburglaryoftheapartment.incash Thetrafficpolicewillacceptfinesincashimmediately.Theshopchargeslessifthecustomerpaysincash.9dairyDairyfarmafarmthathascowsandproducesandsellsmilkdairyproducts:milk,butter,cheeseetc10Complaincomplainto

Neighbourscomplainedtothepoliceaboutthedogsbarking.complain(that) Shecomplainedthatnoonehadbeenattheairporttomeether.complainaboutEmployeescomplainedbitterlyaboutworkingconditions.--complaintstatementinwhichsomeonecomplainsaboutsomething:Thesalesassistantsaretrainedtodealwithcustomercomplaintsinafriendlymanner.11ekeoutekeoutaliving/existence tomanagetolivewithverylittlemoneyorfood:Theyekeoutamiserableexistenceincardboardshacks.12Sinkinifinformation,factsetcsinkin,yougraduallyunderstandthemorrealizetheirfullmeaning:Hepausedamomentforhiswordstosinkin.Myexplanationtookalongtimetosinkin.其中的含意要花点时间才能完全领会。Theimplicationtookawhiletosinkin.13Privilegeaspecialadvantagethatisgivenonlytoonepersonorgroupofpeople:Hehadnospecialprivilegesandwastreatedjustlikeeveryotherprisoner.privilegeof

theprivilegeofagoodeducation14lookforwardtosomethingtobeexcitedandpleasedaboutsomethingthatisgoingtohappen:I'mreallylookingforwardtoourvacation.lookforwardtodoingsomething Mymothersaysshe'slookingforwardtomeetingyou.15startoutastobeginhappeningorexistinginaparticularway,especiallywhenthischangeslater 'TheStar'startedoutasasmallweeklynewspaper.tobeginyourlifeorprofession,oranimportantperiodoftime: Shestartedoutasamodel.16Obligationamoralorlegaldutytodosomethingobligationto America'sobligationtoitsalliesEmployershaveanobligationtotreatallemployeesequally.amoralobligation tohelpthepoor17Committedwillingtoworkveryhardatsomething:Thepartyhasacoreofcommittedsupporters.committedto WearefullycommittedtoEqualOpportunitypolicies.Thepresidentiscommittedtoreforminghealthcare.坚持不懈地追求自己年轻时的理想remaincommittedtoone’syouthfulideal18Bangladesh19Brick20Hammer21Militaryusedby,involving,orrelatingtothearmy,navy,orairforce:amilitaryhelicoptermilitaryequipmentTheUnitedStatesispreparedtousemilitaryforcetoachieveitsaims.22Put…outofworkPitclosureshaveputthousandsofminersoutofajob(=madethemlosetheirjob).23Remindtomakesomeoneremembersomeonethattheyknoworsomethingthathappenedinthepastremindsomebodyofsomething Thatsongalwaysremindsmeofourfirstdate.remindsomebody(of)what/howetc IwasremindedhowluckyIwas.这电影使她想起了自己艰辛的童年。Thismovieremindedherofherhardchildhood24cometodosomething

tobegintohaveafeelingoropinion:HecametothinkofItalyashishome.Icametobelievethathewasinnocentafterall.25VictimThevictimreceivedheadinjuriesfromwhichshediedaweeklater.victimof victimsofcrimevictimsofagediscriminationHewasthevictimofanadministrativeerror.thefaminevictims26Ideologytheideologiesoffascismandcommunismanewideologybasedonindividualism27TerrorismThegovernmentisdoingeverythingpossibletocombatterrorism.anactofterrorismtheirinvolvementininternationalterrorism--terrorafeelingofextremefearinterror Shotsrangout,andIscreamedinterror.--terroristsomeonewhousesviolencesuchasbombing,shootingetctoobtainpoliticaldemands:Werefusetotalktoterrorists.terroristattack/activity Twentypeoplewerekilledinthelatestterroristattac