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1、,Unit Seven,The sampler,advantage:n.=sth. useful or helpful 利益, 好处, 优点,Its antonym is “disadvantage(缺点,不利条件)”。 Collocation: take advantage of sth.= to make use of sth. Or profit from sth. 利用； e.g. He took advantage of the fine weather to play tennis yesterday. (他利用昨天的好天气去打网球了。) take advantage of sb.
2、=to make use of sb. as by deceiving him 欺诈，欺骗； e.g. Bob has taken advantage of his parents and cheated them out of 10, 000 dollars. (鲍勃对他的父母进行欺诈，骗走了他们1万美元。),suspect vs. doubt,suspect: vt. =feel doubt about; guess or suppose “怀疑，猜测”; 侧 重于对某一事物坏的方面作出怀疑， 比较肯定, 一般后面不接whether 或if引导的从句。 e.g. At first, we
3、suspected that he was lost. (起先，我们怀疑他失踪了。) 常用结构:suspect sb. of (doing) sth. “怀疑某人犯罪,错误” e.g. He was suspected of selling state secrets and arrested last month. (他涉嫌倒卖国家机密，于上月被捕。) 2. doubt: n./v.=to be uncertain, to consider unlikely“怀疑，看来不会”； 只是一般性怀疑，表示“拿不准”，后面的宾语从句多由whether或if引导。 e.g. I doubt wheth
4、er Prof. Smith will come to our school to give a lecture this morning. (我怀疑史密斯教授今天上午是否会来我们学校做讲座。),admist vs. between vs. among, admist:prep.=in the middle of, among 在.中间；其后既可跟c.n. 和 pron.，也可跟u.n.； e.g. A gentleman in white was standing amid/admist the crowd, addressing to the public. (一位穿白色衣服的男士站在人群
5、中向公众发表演说。) between: 指两者之间；e.g. There are a lot of similarities between us. among后面一般接pl. n.和pron., 指三人以上的人或事； e.g. Tokyo is among the largest cities in the world. (东京市世界上最大的城市之一。),lay(v.)-laid(p.t.)-laid(p.p.),lay out=spread out陈列，安排，展现； e.g. Many new books have been laid out on the counter. (许多新书被展
6、示在柜台上) lay on=supply or provide 供应,提供; e.g. They laid on a party for all the old people in the village. (他们为全村的老年人举行了一次聚会。) lay up= collect or store for future use贮藏，搁置； lay off=stop working for a period停止(做有害或讨厌的事物); e.g. Youd better lay off smoking here. (你最好别在这儿吸烟。) 而lay sb. off 意为“(由于没有足够的 工作而)解
7、雇(某人)”; e.g. They laid us off for three months. (他们停雇了我们 三个 月。),lay down=to put something down when you have finished using it; to make a firm statement or give a rule放下, 铺设, 规定, 拟定;e.g. The boss laid down many strict rules for his employees. Now , lets practice: The new City Park is according to th
8、e specific requirements of the citizens. A. laid off B. laid down C. laid out D. laid up,lay down=to put something down when you have finished using it; to make a firm statement or give a rule放下, 铺设, 规定, 拟定;e.g. The boss laid down many strict rules for his employees. Now , lets practice: The new Cit
9、y Park is C according to the specific requirements of the citizens. A. laid off B. laid down C. laid out D. laid up,in a row,=side by side in a neat line 成一长行；e.g. They are standing in a row. (他们站成一排。) =consecutively 连续，一连串；e.g. We have had good harvests for ten years in a row. (我们连续十年获得了丰收。),to one
10、s taste=in a way that one likes合的口味，中的意,E.g. The book you sent me was quite to my taste. (你送我的那本 书非常适合我的口味。) Popular music is not to everyones taste. (流行音乐并不是适合所有人的口味。),for instance= for example 例如,e.g. Martin, for instance, has a very logical head. (比如说，马丁头脑就非常有逻辑性。),and whats more= also, and more
11、importantly 而且, 更重要的是,This phrase is often parenthetically used. e.g. The little boy played the piano very well, and whats more, he learned it himself. (小男孩钢琴弹得很好，而且他是自学的。) Youre late for work again this morning, and whats more,you have lost the key to your office. (你今天早上上班又迟到了，而且把你办公室钥匙也弄丢了。),break
12、 off=pause, stop中止，中断,E.g. They broke off their talk when I entered the room. (我进入房间时，他们中止了谈话。),come down in the world=become poor, lose social position 落泊，潦倒，失势,E.g. Poor old George has come down in the world since his business failed. (可怜的老乔治自打生意失败就开始穷困潦倒了。),out of place= improper (for ones surrou
13、ndings) 不适当的，不相称的,E.g. What you said at the dinner party was quite out of place. (晚饭时你说的话很不得体。),do sb. a favor= do sth. kind to sb. 给某人以恩惠，帮某人忙,E.g. Can you do me a favor to turn off the radio? (麻烦你帮忙把我收音机关掉好吗？),mistakefor=think wrongly that (sth. or sb.) is (sth. or sb. else)把错认为,e.g. I always mist
14、ake your twin sister for you. (我总是错把你的孪生姐姐/妹妹当作你了 。) The foreigner mistook the house for a hotel. (这个外国人错把这个房子当成一家旅馆了。),pull out=take out抽出，取出,e.g. The car that fell into the river was pulled out by a crane. (那辆掉到河里的小汽车被起重机拉了出来。),count out= count (things) one by one逐一数出,e.g. Kong Yiji counted out se
15、veral coins on the counter. (孔乙己在柜台上排出几枚大钱。),long for= wish very much for 渴望,e.g. How I long for a beautiful car! (我多么希望有一辆漂亮的轿车呀！) I have been longing for your prompt reply. (我非常希望得到您的及时的回复。),促销手段 ：,在现代生活中，许多商家为了扩大销售，采取了各种方法来让消费者对自己的产品产生更大的兴趣。文章中的免费品尝(free sample)就是一种。除了在传媒上大肆宣传，还有一些手段，例如：打折降价，免费试用
16、，当场展示产品性能，随机抽奖，附送礼品等。,西方老人的生活：,在西方人的观念中，老人即是无用的人，对他们缺乏应有的关怀和照顾。一般老人在60-65岁退休后，会从政府及原雇主处领取退休金，但比原来工资少得多。西方的老人不同子女生活在一起，一般独居或住老人院，子女偶尔去探望。在亲情淡于金钱的西方社会，其晚景可谓凄凉。,I have often wondered whether some people, who had no intention of making a purchase, would take advantage of this privilege. (Para.2),本句等于I often doubted whether some people, who didnt want to buy a pudding, would take the good chance and eat a lot. Tr: 我经常怀疑某些人本不打算买布丁是否也会利用这种优惠。 h
