重點單詞
1.routines
n. 常規,慣例(routine的復數);日常生活;日?;顒?br />We all have routines and rituals that help us get into the right state for writing.
我們都有幫助自己進入正常寫作狀態的套路和方法。
2.horny
adj. 角的;角狀的;淫蕩的
Not only from the government, but from their own employees that could be bribed, blackmailed, making some money on the side or are just plain horny.
并不僅僅來自政府,也來自他們自己的員工,如果他們的員工被賄賂、被敲詐、賺取外快或只是plain horny的話。
3. commercial
adj. 商業的;營利的;靠廣告收入的
n. 商業廣告
This newspaper circulates mostly in the commercial districts.
這份報紙大部分在商業區內銷售。
重點短語
1.get dressed
穿好衣服,穿上衣服
I used to get dressed quickly every morning.
每天早晨我總是很快就穿好衣服。
1.be about to
即將;剛要;正打算
We may or may not be about to face our own lost decade, but the sheer misery millions of Americans will face in the near future probably exceeds anything that happened in Japan during the 90s.
我們或許在接近我們“失敗的十年”,或許沒有,但是數百萬美國人即將面對的痛苦也許超過了日本90年代發生的任何事情。
考考你(翻譯)
1.我們不得不迅速穿好衣服......我們真的想要快點逃離這個搖搖欲墜的不穩定地帶。
2.在中國工作的外國勞動力的使用成本可能即將上升,但是看上去好像外籍人士自己卻幾乎不會從中受益。
3.這家商業銀行愿意把錢貸給這些客戶。
答案下期公布
上期答案
1.1.He's too proud to be seen in public with his poorly-dressed mother. be proud to do sth.
2.Why compete with the Chinese on that level (of corruption)?
3.We are in an international market - we have to compete with universities in the US, Australia, China and Brazil.