1、Unit 4,The Joy of Work,Text A,Work Is a Blessing,3,Blessing,The dishwasher has been a real blessing! it is a blessing (that) Its a blessing no-one was badly hurt. Work is a blessing. 廣告,到底是福還是禍呢? Advertising- is it a curse or a blessing? -bless be blessed with something to have a special ability, go

2、od quality etc: Were both blessed with good health.,4,Subsistence,subsistence farming/agriculture farming that produces just enough food for the farmer to live on, but does not produce enough food to sell to other people subsistence farm -subsist to stay alive when you only have small amounts of foo

3、d or money = survive subsist on We had to subsist on bread and water. Old people often have to subsist on very low incomes.,5,Sugar cane,6,Corn,7,hog,8,Bring in,to earn a particular amount or produce a particular amount of profit: The sale of the house only brought in about 45,000.,9,Cash,Cash was t

4、aken during a burglary of the apartment. in cash The traffic police will accept fines in cash immediately. The shop charges less if the customer pays in cash.,10,dairy,Dairy farm a farm that has cows and produces and sells milk dairy products: milk, butter, cheese etc,11,Complain,complain to Neighbo

5、urs complained to the police about the dogs barking. complain (that) She complained that no one had been at the airport to meet her. complain about Employees complained bitterly about working conditions. -complaint statement in which someone complains about something: The sales assistants are traine

6、d to deal with customer complaints in a friendly manner.,12,eke out,eke out a living/existence to manage to live with very little money or food: They eke out a miserable existence in cardboard shacks.,13,Sink in,if information, facts etc sink in, you gradually understand them or realize their full m

7、eaning: He paused a moment for his words to sink in. My explanation took a long time to sink in. 其中的含意要花點(diǎn)時(shí)間才能完全領(lǐng)會(huì)。 The implication took a while to sink in.,14,Privilege,a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people: He had no special privileges and was treated just like eve

8、ry other prisoner. privilege of the privilege of a good education,15,look forward to something,to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen: Im really looking forward to our vacation. look forward to doing something My mother says shes looking forward to meeting you.,16,start ou

9、t as,to begin happening or existing in a particular way, especially when this changes later The Star started out as a small weekly newspaper. to begin your life or profession, or an important period of time: She started out as a model.,17,Obligation,a moral or legal duty to do something obligation t

10、o Americas obligation to its allies Employers have an obligation to treat all employees equally. a moral obligationto help the poor,18,Committed,willing to work very hard at something: The party has a core of committed supporters. committed to We are fully committed to Equal Opportunity policies. Th

11、e president is committed to reforming health care. 堅(jiān)持不懈地追求自己年輕時(shí)的理想 remain committed to ones youthful ideal,19,Bangladesh,20,Brick,21,Hammer,22,Military,used by, involving, or relating to the army, navy, or air force: a military helicopter military equipment The United States is prepared to use milit

12、ary force to achieve its aims.,23,Put out of work,Pit closures have put thousands of miners out of a job (=made them lose their job).,24,Remind,to make someone remember someone that they know or something that happened in the past remind somebody of something That song always reminds me of our first

13、 date. remind somebody (of) what/how etc I was reminded how lucky I was. 這電影使她想起了自己艱辛的童年。 This movie reminded her of her hard childhood,25,come to do something,to begin to have a feeling or opinion: He came to think of Italy as his home. I came to believe that he was innocent after all.,26,Victim,Th

14、e victim received head injuries from which she died a week later. victim of victims of crime victims of age discrimination He was the victim of an administrative error. the famine victims,27,Ideology,the ideologies of fascism and communism a new ideology based on individualism,28,Terrorism,The gover

15、nment is doing everything possible to combat terrorism. an act of terrorism their involvement in international terrorism -terror a feeling of extreme fear in terror Shots rang out, and I screamed in terror. -terrorist someone who uses violence such as bombing, shooting etc to obtain political demand

16、s: We refuse to talk to terrorists. terrorist attack/activity Twenty people were killed in the latest terrorist attack.,29,Depression,a long period during which there is very little business activity and a lot of people do not have jobs recession: the devastating effects of economic depression 有幾家銀行

17、在不景氣時(shí)期倒閉了。 Several banks failed during thedepression.,30,Unrest,There isgrowing unrestthroughout the country. political/social/industrial etc unrest The protests were the biggest show of social unrest since the government came to power.,31,Illegal,illegal drugs illegal activities such as gambling it

18、 is illegal to do something It is illegal to sell tobacco to someone under 16. -legal if something is legal, you are allowed to do it or have to do it by law illegal: What the company has done is perfectly legal.,32,Immigrant,an illegal immigrant illegal alien (American English) someone who comes to

19、 live in another country without official permission a new wave of immigrants from the Middle East -immigrate to come into a country in order to live there permanently emigrate: His father and mother immigrated when he was two.,33,Trafficking,the buying and selling of illegal goods, especially drugs

20、: drug trafficking human trafficking,34,Dealer,Arms dealer -dealership a business that sells a particular companys product, especially cars Ford dealerships,35,Gang,two rival street gangs gang member/member of a gang The parents have denied that their son is a gang member. the problem of inner-city

21、gang violence 這伙歹徒搶劫了一家珠寶店。 Thegangknocked over a jewelry store.,36,Contribute,contribute to the Red Cross She chose the Council because she felt she wanted something where she could contribute to the community. 修建高速公路，將有助于郊區(qū)的發(fā)展。 The construction of a highway will contribute to the development of the suburb. -contribution contribution to/towards Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory. The school sees its job a