Unit 1 Change in the Way We Live.ppt

Unit 1 Change in the Way We Live Text A Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life start up ~ ~ an engine/car ~ ~ a business Live off: 靠…过日子 ~ ~ my parents ~ ~ fruit ~ ~ the land get round to 1.设法找到足够的时间去做(某事) I promised to repair the doorknob, but I had never got round to it. 我答应要修门把, 可我抽不出时间修。 After a long delay, he got round to writing the letter. 耽搁了很久以后, 他找到时间写这封信。 2.说服 We should have very little difficulty getting him round to our way of thinking. 要说服他接受我们的想法不太难。 I am not in E.B. White’s class as a writer or in my neighbor’s league as a farmer .(lines 2-3) be not in one’s class /league = not in the league /class of . 与…不是同类型的人 get by：be good enough but not very good；manage to live 0r do things in a satisfactory way，过得去,尚可 Examples：My Parents managed to get by on a small amount of money.It is a little bit difficult for the old couple to get by on such a small pension.We can get by with four computers at the moment, but well need a couple more when the new staff members arrive. Make it through Here are seven tips to help you make it through the first days at a new job: 这里有7点妙法可帮你在新的工作岗位上度过最初的日子。 Lubricated by copious amounts of central-bank money, banks did at least make it through the year-end in one piece. 在央行大量货币供应的润滑之下，银行业好不容易保全地熬过了年终。 haul: 1) transport, as with a truck, cart, etc: vt.(用卡车,马车等)搬运 Examples: The farmers haul vegetables to the market on a truck every morning. The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the flooded villages. 2) pull or drag sth. with effort or force Examples: A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream. Rescue workers hauled passengers out of the crashed train. pursue: 追捕, 追击 The policemen pursued (after)the bank robbers. 警察追捕银行抢劫犯。 2.追求 He began to pursue an easy and comfortable life. 他开始追求安逸舒适的生活。 3.继续; 从事, 经营 He pursued his studies after leaving school. 他离开学校后仍继续进行研究。 The country has always pursued a policy of peace. 该国一直奉行和平政策。 4.探讨，深究 We will pu