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1、The Importance of Money in Life,Text B,root,the main cause of a problem be/lie at the root of something (=be the cause of something) Allergies are at the root of a lot of health problems. The love of money is the root of all evil.,evil,She wanted to protect her children from the evils of the outside
2、 world. Poverty is one of the greatest social evils of our time. the evils of capitalism There is too much evil in the world. -evil adj. his evil deeds,greedy,a greedy and selfish society He looked at the gold with greedy eyes. Have you eaten them all, you greedy pig? greedy for They are greedy for
3、profits. -greed strong desire for more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need: people motivated by jealousy and greed,financially,He was successful and financially secure. Is the project financially viable? -financial financial difficulties/problems/crisis,attract,attract somebody to some
4、thing What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel. attract attention/interest etc The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media. -attraction a force which makes things move together or stay together: gravitational attraction The Law of Attraction,scarcity,a situation in whi
5、ch there is not enough of something scarcity of the scarcity of employment opportunities,enough/plenty to go around,enough for each person: Is there enough ice-cream to go around? There were never enough textbooks to go around.,readily,quickly and easily: Boats are readily available to visitors. The
6、 information is readily accessible on the Internet.,available,something that is available is able to be used or can easily be bought or found: Tickets are available from the box office. available to Not enough data is available to scientists. available to do something Funds are available to assist t
7、eachers who want to attend the conference. available for No figures are available for the number of goods sold. readily/widely available (=very easy to obtain) Parking is readily available near the station entrance. -n. availability the availability of affordable housing,abundant,an abundant supply
8、of fresh water abundant opportunities for well qualified staff -n. abundance There was an abundance of corn last year. At the party there was food in abundance. Abundance thinking,in truth,in fact = really: Early independence leaders were in truth little better than rebels.,universe,everything in th
9、e universe Our world is but a small part of the universe.,desire,The hotel has everything you could possibly desire. desire to do something He desired to return to Mexico. Add lemon juice if desired.,dream of/about (doing) something,She dreamed of becoming a chef. Hes got the sort of money that you
10、and I can only dream about.,scared,scared to do something The boys were scared to cross the street.,meditation,Yoga involves breathing exercises, stretching, and meditation. She found him sitting alone, deep in meditation. Rob interrupted his fathers meditations. -v. meditate meditate on/upon She sa
11、t quietly, meditating on the days events.,Spiritually,-spiritual relating to your spirit rather than to your body or mind: Painting helps fill a spiritual need for beauty. spiritual values,donate,donate something to somebody/something Last year he donated $1,000 to cancer research. -donation donatio
12、n to/from Would you like to make a donation (=give money) to our charity appeal?,favourite,British English ; favorite American English your favourite person or thing is the one that you like the most: a childs favourite toy Whats your favourite colour? a favorite spot for picnickers,charity,Several
13、charities sent aid to the flood victims. All the money raised by the concert will go to charity. -charitable charitable groups a charitable donation,opposite,Whats the opposite of optimistic? Shes quite shy, the exact opposite ofBecky. I didnt feel sleepy at all - just the opposite, in fact. -prep.
14、The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. -a. She turned and walked off in the opposite direction. the opposite sex,subconscious,anger buried deep in the subconscious -adj. a subconscious fear of failure our subconscious desires -conscious, unconscious I became conscious of someone watchi
15、ng me.,deep down,if you know or feel something deep down, you secretly know or feel it even though you do not admit it: He knew, deep down, that he would have to apologise.,in the first place,used to talk about the beginning of a situation, or the situation before something happened: Why did you agr
16、ee to meet her in the first place? He wouldnt have given you the job in the first place if he didnt think you could do it.,originally,The family originally came from France. We originally intended to stay for just a few days. Originally, we had planned a tour of Scotland but we didnt go in the end. a. original The land was returned to its original owner. The original plan was to fly out to New York. n. origin a new theory to explain the origins of the universe,have nothing to do
