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Section Ⅱ Using language
1.discriminate v.不公正地区别对待,歧视;偏袒
(1)discriminate against 歧视,偏袒
discriminate between... and... 区分/辨别……和……
discriminate... from... 将……与……区别开
(2)discrimination n. 区别对待,歧视,偏袒
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①Under federal law,it is illegal to discriminate against minorities and women.
②There should be no discrimination (discriminate)on the grounds of colour.
③新生儿能辨别男人和女人的声音。
Newborn babies can discriminate between a man's and a woman's voice.
2.superior adj.质量上乘的,优质的;高级的 n.上级;优胜者
(1)superior in 在……方面优越
superior to 比……优越;比……好
(2)superiority n. 优越(性),优势;优越感
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①We have a relationship superior to those of many of our friends.
②Driving the car gave him a feeling of total control,effortless superiority (superior).
③我们必须明白敌军在数量上占优势。
We must be clear that the enemy forces are superior in numbers.
[温馨提示] superior表示“较好的,更好的”,因该词本身已含有比较意味,前不能用more;另外,在两者做比较时,不能与than连用,要与介词to连用。与其用法相似的词还有prior,junior,senior,inferior等。
3.make ends meet 使收支仅能相抵
come to an end 结束
(使)结束;终结
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①At last the meeting came to an end.
②It's hoped that the talks may bring an end to the violence.
③物价每天都在上涨,很难做到收支相抵。
The prices are going up day by day.It's hard to make ends meet.
4.go into debt陷入债务之中,负债
be in debt 欠债
get/run into debt 负债
be out of debt 不欠债
pay off one's debts 偿清某人的债务
be in one's debt/in the debt to sb. 欠某人的情,对某人感激不尽
put sb.in debt 使某人负债
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①You have been so kind to us that we shall always feel we are deeply in your debt.
②I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country.
③自己创业可能是实现经济独立的一种方法。但另一方面,它可能会让你负债。
Starting your own business could be a way of achieving financial independence.On the other hand,it could just put you in debt.
P54
1.less developed areas 欠发达地区
2.the conventional trading system 传统贸易体系
3.have no problem doing sth. 做某事没问题/没困难
4.discriminate against 歧视……
5.less than one calorie per cup 每杯热量少于一卡路里
P55
1.rely on 依靠,依赖
2.with the development of information techn