重點講解：

1. because of

因為；由于

eg. Many motorists were forced to stop over in that town because of floods.

由于發(fā)大水， 許多開車旅游的人被迫停留在那個鎮(zhèn)上了。

eg. His business went under because of competition from the large corporations.

由于大公司的競爭，他的生意陷入了困境。

2. count on

指望；依靠

eg. What they did not know was how much support they could count on from Democrats.

他們不知道能夠指望從民主黨人那里得到多少支持。

eg. Don't count on Lillian.

別依靠莉蓮了。

3. In fact

事實上，實際上

eg. In fact, you have to.

實際上，你必須要這么做。

eg. She carries her age very well. She looks 50 but in fact she's more than 60 .

她不顯老，她看上去像50歲，其實已經60多了。

背景資料

切普·柯利是幸福生活酒店（Joie de Vivre）的創(chuàng)立者、執(zhí)行主席以及CEO。幸福生活酒店是他于1987年創(chuàng)立的，當時切普才26歲。如今，酒店已發(fā)展成美國加利福尼亞州最大的精品酒店集團。

切普曾被《金山商務時報》評為舊金山去“最有創(chuàng)新精神的CEO”。