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windupinmuchthesamewaythatdieofflayoffkickaround/aboutathandineffecthangout

結(jié)束；終了

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endup結(jié)束；終了繼續(xù)如此虛度光陰，到頭來你將一事無成。Goonidlingawayyourtimelikethis,andyouwouldwindupbygettingnowhere.windup

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justas;muchthesameas如同······

她像照顧自己剛出世的孩子那樣照顧這只受傷的小狗。Shetookcareofthelittleinjureddoginmuchthesamewaythatshedidwithhernewlybornbaby.inmuchthesamewaythat

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(ofagroupofpeople,animals,orplants)stopliving,onebyone,untiltherearenoneleft相繼死去傳統(tǒng)的手工藝正在相繼失傳，因?yàn)楹苌儆心贻p人對繼承和發(fā)揚(yáng)這些工藝感興趣。Traditionalhandicrafthasbeendyingoff,forfewyoungpeopleshowinterestininheritingandfurtherdevelopingit.dieoff

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dismiss;fire解聘，辭退從二十世紀(jì)九十年代起，由于國有企業(yè)的重組，不少原國有企業(yè)的員工下崗了。Sincethe1990s,manyemployeesfromthestate-ownedenterpriseswerelaidoffasaresultofthereconstructionoftheseenterprises.layoff

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treatsb.inanunkindandunfairway;wanderataplacewithoutanydefiniteplansoraims

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involvingpossiblelossoflife;mortal;cruciallyimportant

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widelyandunfavorablyknown;infamous;disreputable臭名遠(yuǎn)揚(yáng)的，聲名狼藉的這個臭名昭著的大毒梟在哥倫比亞被捕，被引渡到美國受審。ThisnotoriousdruglordwasarrestedinColombiaandextraditedtotheUnitedStatesfortrial.notorious

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readyforuse;available

在手頭，在附近；可使用出門在外，你要有自我保護(hù)意識并確保手頭有點(diǎn)錢。Whileawayfromhome,youshouldpossessasoundsenseofself-protectionandmakesurethatyouhavesomemoneyathand.athand

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fallfromahighstandard;decline;deteriorate

變質(zhì)，蛻變；退化一旦對某項(xiàng)事業(yè)的熱衷蛻變成對名利金錢的追求，它帶來的不再是快樂而是負(fù)擔(dān)。Oncethepassionforcertaincausehasdegeneratedintoapursuitoffameandmoney,itstopsbringinghappinessbutaburden.degenerate

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virtually;implicitly;actually實(shí)際上；有效，生效

龍和鳳只不過是傳說中的動物罷了，它們實(shí)際上并未存在過。Dragonandphoenixhavenotexistedineffect;theyarenothingbutlegendaryanimals.ineffect

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withoutregardto;regardlessof不考慮，不顧及一個真人秀節(jié)目在全國引起了巨大的轟動,其形式是任何女性不受年齡、國籍或職業(yè)的限制都可以報(bào)名參加一個歌唱比賽。ArealityTVshowinwhichanyfemalecanregisterforasingingcontestirrespectiveofage,nationalityoroccupationcausedagreatsensationacrossthecountry.irrespective

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liableorlikelytobeaffectedby;vulnerable

傾向于，易受影響的由于缺乏自律和足夠的區(qū)分是非的能力,青少年更容易受到電視的不良影響。Forlackofself-disciplineandsufficientabilitytodistinguishrightfromwrong,teenagersaremorepronetothenegativeinfluenceofTV.proneto(L.64)USEITNOW

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associateincasualcompanionship;spendtimerelaxingorenjoyingoneself與某人待在一起；消磨時間

媽媽，我已經(jīng)長大了！我知道該跟什么樣的人待在一起。Mom,

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EX:IV.P.94EX:III.P.93EX:IX.P.97EX:VI.P.96VocabularyEssaySummaryCollocationComprehensionTranslationHOMEWhymightworkersinthe19thcenturyhavefoundthenotionofwork’sinherentvirtuetoberidiculous?

Becausetheysufferedfromlowwagesandoppressiveworkingconditions.II.Answerthefollowingquestions..EX:II.P.93

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intrinsicnotoriousdilutedestructiveconferassertdreadfulforemoststunarrogantgossiprecycleaspirationhierarchyesteemEX:III.P.94VocabularyIV.Replacetheunderlinedwordsorexpressionsinthefollowingsentenceswithwordsorexpressionsfromthetextthatbestkeeptheoriginalmeaning.1. Americaisstillthelandofopportunity,wheresmartyoungpeoplelikeBillGatesofMicrosoftcanendupontopofthelistoftherichestAmericans.windup

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UPV.Lookatthefollowingsentencetakenfromyourreadingpassage.Justthinkaboutwhatelseyoucan“carry〞andfillinthesentenceswiththerightword.e.g.ButthegenerationoftheGreatDepressionisretiringanddyingoff,andtoday’syoungerworkers,thoughsometimeslaidoffandkickedaroundbyrecessions,stilldonotcarryterriblememoriesofthepovertyandsufferingoftheDepression.Buttheblowseldomcarriesthelife-and-deathimplicationsitoncehad,thesenseofpersonalruin.EX:V.P.95CollocationxercisesE

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“實(shí)現(xiàn)自我〞的愿望是一種于人無損甚至值得尊敬的上進(jìn)心，但有時也會蛻變成自私的不滿。EX:VI.P.96Translation8Thedesireto“fulfillthemselves〞,aharmlessandevenworthyenterprise,maysometimesdegenerateintoaselfishdiscontent.degenerateintoxercisesE

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2thosefirstimmigrantstoAmerica,itwashardworkthatbroughtthemnotonlyrich3

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Eventually,theimmigrantworkethic5withthe6workethic.punishmentand1because1.A.criminalB.fineC.sufferingD.pollutionChoosethebestoneofthe4answersgiventofillineachblank.2.A.withB.asfor

C.as

D.asfaras3.A.incomeB.profit

C.earningD.fruit4.A.honorB.reputation

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Thisworkethicisnow7forvariousreasons.8

thewaypeopleviewworkismuchchangedbecauseyoungworkerdonotcarrythe9ofthepovertyandsufferingoftheDepressionthattheir10generationsdid.Anotherreasonisthatelaboratefinancial11reducetheblowofunemployment.Besides,thelossofjobstodayismoreofaconsequenceof12economicbehaviorthanpersonalshame.7.A.strengthenB.reinforcedC.distilledD.diluted10.A.successive

B.proceeding11.A.favorsB.welfares

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13theirpriorities,andyet14thepointofhardworkasthecentral15oftheirexistence.Maslow’stheorythatworkfunctionsina16ofneedsindicatesthatitmayhavedifferentmeaningstopeople

13.A.unitesB.diversifiesC.encouragesD.differentiates14.A.raisesB.enhancesC.weakensD.answers15.A.concern

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andsociety.EX:IX.P.97EssaySummary

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UPPartIMultipleChoice(80%)Directions:HOME1.ThecornerstoneoftheFreeTown,thereplacementoftheWorldTradeCentrewhichcollapsedinthe9.11terroristattackin2001,waslaid______in2004.A)offB)asideC)outD)down2.I’mafraidthatyouhavetorewriteyourtermpapersincetheargumentsare______.A)tothepointB)offthepointC)convincingD)persuasiveChoosethebestanswertofillintheblanks.

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DownHOME3.Drivenbythecrazeforpowerandmoney,he____fromanhonestanduprightpublicservant______acorruptofficial.A)shifted,toB)degenerated,intoC)ranged,toD)transferred,to4.Themountaineers’plantoreachthesummitofthismountain

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