1、U4 listeningfrat houseshoot oneself in the footTo act against ones own interests If you anger your boss, youre really just shooting yourself in the foot. Chinese?And one piece of advice for financial health. “If you were unguarded, dont get it, never mind the credit cards.”對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況穩(wěn)定的一項(xiàng)建議：如果你沒(méi)有那么多錢，就不要

2、使用信用卡。U4 listeningWell, of course, the US is gonna be turning to the same usual suspects who have been buying US debt in the past. the usual suspects: the people you would expect to be present somewhere or doing a particular thing Who was at Marys party? Oh, Paula, Lucy and Ruth - the usual suspects

3、.And the problem for them is that they are already on the hook for a lot of US debt they have purchased in the past. (involved)U4 readingOppenheimer Funds (U4 reading)奧本海默基金After all, college funds should be well protected because unlike retirement, you dont have 30 years or more to build up a kitty

4、. kitty- C usually singular an amount of money which consists of small amounts given by different people and which is used by them for an agreed purpose We all put 20 in/into the kitty to cover the cost of food.Safety wasnt part of the curriculum, though, in far too many 529 savings plans a child af

5、flicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters or other media as part of a campaign to raise money or enlist volunteers for a cause or organization. although you wouldnt reap any state tax breaks. Break -advantageous financial situationan advantageous financial situation in wh

6、ich somebody is repaid or makes a reduced payment a tax breakWhen government ministers join City professionals in fretting that their work doesnt amount to a row of beans, we are really in trouble. In fact, whoever coined the phrase “making a difference” has made a difference, though not a positive

7、one. The phrase gestures towards grandiose achievement that is out of reach for almost everybody. (use a gesture to emphasize something)there are 30m workers U3 listening dont even get near situations where your resolve could be tested.Unit 3 A television commercial for Nabiscos Fig Newton（費(fèi)格紐頓：糕點(diǎn)類食

8、品品牌名）bars that debuted Friday preys on a wide range of innate human weaknesses, from greed and gluttony to the compulsive need for self-gratification in an otherwise cold and uncaring world.周五首播的納貝斯克公司費(fèi)格紐頓條電視廣告瞄準(zhǔn)眾多內(nèi)在的人性弱點(diǎn)，從貪心和貪吃，直到無(wú)法抑制的個(gè)人需求，即在冷漠無(wú)情的世界中滿足自己。 Although the first 10 seconds alone employ

9、enough psychological gambits to sway even the most emotionally secure viewer, Nabiscos latest ad leaves little to chance, tapping into bedrock human faults like susceptibility to guilt and the slavish desire for acceptance to push the sale of its fig-filled treats.盡管廣告的頭十秒鐘就已用足心理戰(zhàn)術(shù)，以期動(dòng)搖情感最穩(wěn)固的觀眾，但是納貝

10、斯克的這則最新廣告毫不松懈，為了擴(kuò)大其無(wú)花果餡小甜點(diǎn)的銷量，廣告更是觸及一些基本的人性缺陷，如易有負(fù)罪感和渴望被接納的奴性感情。leaves little to chance“ - takes care of everything or plans everything out carefully.leave something to chance - to ignore it and let luck or fate deal with it.So chewy! So delicious! So completely irresistible! Fig Newtons are ooey-go

11、oey great!“ 1. The mixture of cornstarch and water that seems to be half solid and half liquid. 2. Any substance that makes you think Cooool! Its all goooooey!“ Go on, you deserve it! the psychologically manipulative onslaught persists, at once addressing, encouraging, and currying feelings of infer

12、iority and self-doubt that have been a mainstay of the human condition for the past 6,000 years. In 1995 the display space was moved to the basement of the Dedham Community Theatre, a building with an aesthetic described in 2004 as ramshackle. The museum in Dedham has no fixed operating hours, inste

13、ad opening when the theater upstairs was open. Ramshackle: in deplorable condition1 Name some criteria for the inclusion of a piece of art in MOBA. Key: ? a lack of artistic skill; a compelling image; not boring. As stated in the introduction to The Museum of Bad Art: Masterworks, the primary attribute of an objet dart to be acquired by MOBA is that it must have been seriously attempted by someone making an artistic statement. A lack of artistic skill is not essential for a work to be included;