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1、Language in Use1 Look at the sentences and write the verbs2 Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs3 Look at the sentences and rewrite the sentences4 Look at the sentence and rewrite the sentences using where6 Translate the paragraphs into Chinese7 Translate the paragraphs into En

2、glish5 Complete the sentences with suitable expressionsword formation:noun verb1.Look at the sentences from the passage The key to wedded bliss?Money matters.Even if you have negative results,you tend to weather the storm better.said Mr.Gundlach,whose wife backed his decision to start a management c

3、onsulting practice Mr.Schindler careful to title the report Clothing,Dinner or Invested?Language in Use The three sentences all contain examples of nouns which are being used as verbs.Now write the verbs which mean:1 to take people somewhere by bus2 to write a text message to someone3 to go to parti

4、es and have fun eating,drinking,dancing etc4 to convert a cheque into cash5 to pass something into someones hands6 to give someone something as a gift7 to put money into the bankbusLanguage in Usetextpartycashhandgiftbank2.Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs you formed in Acti

5、vity 1.1 Im afraid I cant _ this for you,it hasnt been signed.2 Did you expect them to _ you the computer instead of getting you to pay for it?3 After the match they _ us all home.4 I will _ you as soon as I get to the station.Language in Usebus text party cash hand gift bankcashgiftbussedtext5 She

6、_ me a copy of the report before the start of the meeting.6 I advise you to _ all that money lying on your desk.7 Im exhausted.Ive spent the whole of this week _ and having a good time.Language in Usebus text party cash hand gift bankhandedbankpartyingprone/liable/subject+to3.Look at the sentences f

7、rom the passage The credit card trap.They target people who are prone to impulse-buying,and liable to fall behind with repayments.her bank had written to her offering a credit card at a low interest for a trial three-month period,subject to suitability.Language in UseLanguage in Use Now rewrite the

8、sentences using prone/liable/subject+to.1 The train is often delayed on Sunday evenings.The train is liable to delay on Sunday evenings.(There are staffing problems at weekends,especially on Sunday evenings.)The train is subject to delays on Sunday evenings.(There are particular regulations about Su

9、nday travel.)Language in Use2 Zak is a child who often has accidents.Zak is a child who is prone to accidents.(They are not his fault,he just seems accident-prone.)Zak is a child who is liable to have accidents.(He is careless and just doesnt listen to advice about safety.)3 She frequently gets head

10、aches.She is prone to headaches.(She has to see a doctor to see if there is a medical reason,but we dont know the cause yet.)Language in Use4 The loan requires a check on your financial situation.The loan is subject to a check on your financial situation.(This is a legal requirement or a company reg

11、ulation.)5 Joe is a person who often arrives late.Joe is liable to arrive late.(Thats Joe for you;you know him never even tries to arrive on time!)6 She may well break the rules in order to get what she wants.She is liable to break the rules in order to get what she wants.(She doesnt care about rule

12、s and she is rather selfish and ambitious.)Language in Usewhere4.Look at the sentence.Think of it as dollar-cost averaging your marriage,during which you make small investments over time.You can rewrite it like this:Think of it as dollar-cost averaging your marriage,where you make small investments

13、over time.Language in Use In this example,where refers to a situation.It can also refer to a particular point in time,a process or discussion,as well as a place.As a relative pronoun where is a less formal equivalent of phrases such as in which,at which or during which.Now rewrite the sentences usin

14、g where.1 We may get to a situation in which rising taxes make it hard to be profitable.We may get to a situation where rising taxes make it hard to be profitable.2 This is the point with which I disagree.This is the point where I disagree.3 My internship was an interesting experience during which I

15、 learnt how to deal with customers.My internship was an interesting experience where I learnt how to deal with customers.Language in Use4 This is the point in the year at which they usually give everyone a bonus.This is the point in the year where they usually give everyone a bonus.5 Many people are

16、 now in a situation in which they cannot pay their debts.Many people are now in a situation where they cannot pay their debts.6 I work in an office in which everyone feels at home.I work in an office where everyone feels at home.Language in Usecollocations5.Complete the sentences with suitable expre

17、ssions from the collocation box.Sometimes more than one collocation is possible.1 We were pushed out of the market by the _ _.2 All he really wants is a _ _ to provide him with a regular income.Language in Usetoughcompetitionsteadyjob3 You made a _ _ when you left that company.4 Hes been having a ra

18、ther _ _ lately,since he lost his job.5 We use _ _ throughout the building.Everything is controlled by a central computer.Language in Usesmartdecision/movetoughtimesmarttechnology6 Youve made a really _ _ to our organization,and we will miss you.7 She gave me the most _ _ about investments that I ha

19、ve ever had.Language in Usevaluablecontributionvaluableadvice8 There is a dress code in most banks,and you will be expected to wear _ _.9 Theirs is a very _ _.I expect theyll get married quite soon.Language in Usesmartclothessteadyrelationship6.Translate the paragraphs into Chinese.（注意灵活翻译某些名词，如roma

20、ntic reasons,dollars and cents,code,team,union等。适当调整原文某些句子的语序以使译文更通顺。）Today,while most of us marry for romantic reasons,marriage at its core is still a financial union.So much of what we want or dont want out of life boils down to dollars and cents,whether its how hard we choose to work,how much we

21、consume or how much we save.For some people,its working 80-hour weeks to finance a third home and country club membership;for others,it means cutting back on office hours to spend more time with the family.Language in Use 如今，尽管我们大多数人是因相爱而结婚，婚姻从根本上讲仍然是金钱上的结合。不管是工作的努力程度，还是决定消费多少或储蓄多少，我们生活中想要得到的或不想得到的许

22、多东西归根结底都跟钱有关。对一些人来说，他们想要的就是一周工作80小时来支付第三套房的房款和乡村俱乐部的会员费；而对另一些人来说，他们想缩短上班时间，花更多的时间陪伴家人。Language in Use“A lot of the debates people have about money are code for how we want to live our lives,”said Betsey Stevenson,assistant professor of business and public policy at the University of Pennsylvanias Wh

23、arton School,who researches the economics of marriage and divorce.“A lot of the choices we make in how we want to live our lives involve how we spend our money.”Making those choices as a team is one of the most important ways to preserve your marital assets,and your union,experts say.But its that mu

24、ch easier when you already share similar outlooks on money matters or when you can,at the very least,find some middle ground.Language in Use“有关钱的许多争论是提示我们想如何生活的密码，而生活方式的许多选择则与如何花钱密切相关。”宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院的商业及公共政策助理教授贝齐史蒂文森如是说，他研究婚姻和离婚经济学。专家们说，夫妻共同做出这些选择是维护婚姻资产及婚姻关系的最重要的方法之一。当然，如果夫妻双方一开始就在钱的问题上看法相似，或者至少能够在钱

25、的问题上相互妥协，那么事情就好办多了。Language in Use7.Translate the paragraphs into English.谈及目前经济萧条所带来的影响，学生活动的减少就是一个很好的例证。为了活跃校园生活，大学愿意划拨一部分资金来资助学生社团活动，但由于今年学校的预算大幅减少，对社团的资助也相应缩减了不少。显然，学生社团要恢复以前的活力就必须想办法克服自身的经济困难。有人主张招募更多会员，因为会员费的增加可以帮助他们度过难关。(when it comes to;carve out;pare down)Language in Use When it comes to th

26、e effects of the current economic downturn,the decrease of student activities is a good case in point.To enliven campus life,the university is always willing to carve out some money for activities organized by student clubs and societies,but such sponsorships have been pared down this year because o

27、f huge budget cut.Apparently,student organizations need to weather their own financial crisis if they want to recover from their current state of inactiveness.Some suggest enrolling more club members,on the ground that the consequent increase of membership fees may help them get out of the difficult

28、y.Language in Use 当然，如果有更多的会员交年费，而且缩减一些日常开支，我们还是能省下一些钱来组织活动的。但是，问题的关键在于社团活动的费用与参加活动的人数是成正比的，因此这种方法恐怕不太可行。要推进社团活动，同时又不使经费超支，我们必须群策群力，拿出别的筹钱方法，而不是仅仅依赖学校拨款和会员费。(cut back on;bottom line;go into the red;pool;in lieu of)Language in Use No doubt,if we have more members paying the annual fee,and if we cut b

29、ack on our daily expenses,we can spare some money to organize activities.But the bottom line is that the expenses of these activities are in proportion to the number of participants.Im afraid this wont be of much help.To boost student activities and to avoid going into the red,we still need to pool our ideas and come up with some other ways of raising money,in lieu of just relying on university grants and membership fees.Language in Use