lesson4

单词

manual 体力的 adj mental 脑力的

spiritual 精神的 materail 物质的

emancipate 解放 emamcipate slaves

much buddy color

tie tie a tie sigh a sigh(叹了口气) wish a wish (许了一个愿)die a glorious death (死的光荣)

sacrifice...for... 为了...牺牲

give up / abandon renounce(正式宣布放弃了)renounce smoking and drinking

privilege n 特权 abuse a privilege

Education is a right,not a privilege.

corporation company firm business concern enterprise(企业)

短语

these days 当今 nowadays today

in those days 当年

receive/make/earn money far/much/even/still/yet/slightly/a little/a bit more

refer to...提及...=mention

refer to a as b call a b = address a as b be known as 被称为是

for the reason that/because of/due to/on account of the fact that=because

Giant pandans are frequently refered to as a living fossil for the simple reason that they have lived on earth for over 200 million years.

nature n 本性

He is kind by nature
Such is human nature that,we all love to get something for nothing.

be willing/ready/prepared to do 乐意做某事

for the privilege of ...为了...好处

give rise to sth 导致...

work as （职位）for（公司）

can give rise to... (论点), （例证）as it did in the case of ... who ....

get married/ marry sb/ be married/ engaged to sb

be(dressed)in He was in a smart black suit.

change(out of)(into)换下...换上...

spend ... as

fellow students 同学 fellow chinese 中国同胞

workmate/colleague/associate

will be doing 表达一种可预见性

英语中表达倍数的三种方式

1. A is ... times as ...(much/weight/height) as B

His salary is 3 times as much as mine

2. A is times 比较级 than B

His salary is 2 times more than mine

3. A is times the amount(the price /the value/ the length) of B

His salary is 3 times the amount of mine

be worth sth/doing;be worthy of sth/to do/to be done