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1、Unit one,Big Bucks the Easy Way,Information related to the textNew wordsPhrases&ExpressionsLanguage pointsGroup discussionExercises,Information related to the text,1.Montgomery Ward&Company and Sears,Roebuck&Company Montgomery Ward&Company Is a united states retail and mail-order concern.Across the
2、united states the company has more than 500 retail stores and 700 catalog stores.The company was founded as a mail-order business in Chicago in 1872 by A.Montgomery Ward.The company ranks as the second largest mail-order firm in the world.The worlds largest mail-order concern is Sears,Roebuck&Compan
3、y,2.Minimum Wage Minimum wage is the smallest amount of money per hour that an employer may legally pay a worker.It is fixed by law,agreement,or other means.In the U.S.A.,minimum wage laws are made by the federal government and state and municipal governments.The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,pop
4、ularly known as the Federal Wage and Hour Law,established a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour.By 1997,it had reached$5.15,Information related to the text,New words,buck n.(sl.)U.S.dollarplastic a.塑料的 n.塑料doorknob 门把手leisurely.从容的，慢慢的leisure.空闲时间，闲暇lucrative a.有利的，赚钱的pain vt.cause pain to,panhandle vi
5、.(AmE)beg,esp.on the streetsdelivery n.投递，送交enthuse vi.show enthusiasminquire vt.asksuper a.wonderful,splendid;excellent snap vt.厉声说,insert n.插页normally a.通常company n.公司echo vt.附和，重复ad.n.(short for)advertisementinform vt.告知porch n.门廊walk n.人行道,unnaturally ad.不自然地quaver vi.颤抖department store n.百货公司 d
6、ime store n.廉价商品店，小商品 店drugstore n.药店grocery n.食品杂货店section n.（文章等的）段落；节；部分,New words,Phrases&Expressions,1.pull up bring or come to a stop(使)停下2.a piece of cake(informal)sth.very easy to do3.even as just at the same moment as 4.know better than be wise or experienced enough not(to do sth.)明事理而不至于5.
7、be at be occupied with,be doing 6.make a dent(in)make less by a very small amount;make a first step towards success减少一点；取得初步进展7.cut into reduce;decrease 减少,Phrases&Expressions,8.have no business have no right or reason 无权；没有理由9.settle for accept,although not altogether satisfactory（无可奈何的）满足于 10.sett
8、le ones account 结帐11.for sale intended to be sold12.for rent available to be rented,Language points,1.leisurely,lurative work:work that brings in a lot of money and can be done with ease.leisurely:(moving,acting,or done)without haste Examples:-When he lived in the country,he used to take a leisurely
9、 walk in the woods before supper.-My father does everything in a leisurely manner.,2.pain:cause physical pain or mental suffering to Examples:-It pained the mother to watch her son suffering.-It pains me to think of you struggling all alone.-Does your knee still pain you on damp days?3.delivery:the
10、act of delivering(letters,goods,etc)Examples:-This department store makes prompt delivery.-Postmen are responsible for the delivery of letters to our houses.,4.I was comfortably settled in a hotel room:settle:place in a comfortable position;arrange to stay or rest in a certain place Examples:-The ba
11、by was comfortably in his cradle.-After lunch,the old man settled himself comfortably in his armchair for a nap.5.how my day had gone:if I had had a good day,6.inquire:ask Examples:-I inquired(of him)what he wanted/whether he wanted any help.-He inquired about the times of flights to Beijing.7.Anoth
12、er truck just pulled up out front:Another truck just stopped outside in front of our house.pull up:come to a stop;bring to a stop Examples:-Bob was walking along the street when suddenly a car pulled up beside him.-The driver pulled up(his car)at our door.,8.it will be four thousand of something:it
13、will be thousand advertising inserts for some other department store or company9.Since you are responsible:Since you have asked them to do this delivery work 10.The company had promised:Here,the company refers to the newspaper company that doesnt produce their paper because of the strike.11.Just tel
14、l the boys to get busy:just tell them to start working,12.A piece of cake:a colloquial phrase meaning“something that can be done or obtained very easily”The phrase,ay have come from a comparison between the easiness of doing something and the pleasure of eating a good piece of cake.Examples:-The Eng
15、lish test yesterday was a piece of cake.Most of us finished it in less than an hour.-This job is anything but a piece of cake.,13.echo:repeat(the words,feelings,etc.of sb.)Examples:-The little boy echoes everything his brother says.-“The story is really very interesting,”said Tom.“Yes,isnt it?”echoe
16、d Jack.14.inform:tell;give information to Examples:-Have you informed the company of your wish to leave it(or that you wish to leave it)?-Im afraid you were wrongly informed about the matter.,15.Some are whole magazine sections:some ad inserts are as thick as a whole magazine section,that is,16 or 3
17、2 pages.here the word“section”means a sheet of paper which is folded after printing to form 16,32,or 64 pages of a book or magazine.16.cram:force or press into a small space;crowd Examples:-He crammed all his clothes into the bag.-Its dangerous for so many people to be crammed into a bus.,17.stack:a
18、n orderly pile:Examples:-In Prof.Wangs study you can find stacks of books on the floor.-The whole stack fell over and half the plates were broken.18.take one each of the eleven inserts:take one from each of the eleven inserts.19.takeout restaurant:a restaurant where you can buy food to be eaten away
19、 from it.The food to be taken out is usually put in a plastic bag or a paper bag.,20.as if working its way out of the range of the human ear:as if(her voice)rising to such a pitch that it could no longer be heard by the human ear According to acoustics(the branch of physics that studies sound),the h
20、uman ear can only hear sounds with frequencies between 16 cps(cycles per second)and 20,000 cps.range:limits within which sth.Various Examples:-The singers voice covers an extraordinary range of pitch.,21.she asked sweetly:The wife was greatly disturbed by what was going on at home and she was angry
21、with her husband for the suggestion he had made to his sons.But she sounded sweet so that her husband might tell her the truth.22.marvelous:wonderful Examples:-the little girl has a good imagination;she can make up marvelous stories.-Tom Cruise is certainly a marvelous actor.,23.but knew better by n
22、ow that to say so:but had more sense by know than to speak the truth the husband was well aware of his wifes anger and he didnt want to make her even angrier by telling her he was enjoying himself far away from home,while she was suffering.know better than to:be wise or well-trained enough not to Ex
23、amples:-You should know better than to play football in the classroom.,24.sour:having a sharp taste like that of vingear or an unripe apple.Examples:-The milk has gone sour.-After failing several times to reach the grapes,the fox went away,saying to himself:“The grapes are sour.”25.“In the language
24、of diplomacy,there is improvement”:As diplomats say,there is“movement”(i.e.,some progress or advance),26.They have been at it for hours:They have been doing it(or busy over it)for many hours.at:engaged in,busy over Examples:-Go and see what your mother is at now.-Dr.Li is at breakfast.Will you pleas
25、e wait until he has finished?27.Its almost as if the inserts keep reproducing themselves:It seems that instead of being reduced,the inserts are increasing all the time.,28.but all this hasnt made a dent,not a dent,in the situation!:but all this hasnt made the slightest change or improvement in the s
26、ituation!The word“dent”means“a hollow in a(hard)surface made by a blow or pressure.”Examples:-The touch of his finger made a dent in my swollen face.-The accident left a dent in his new car.,It can also be used figuratively to mean“progress”,“a first step towards success”,esp.in the phrase“make a de
27、nt in”.Examples:-Its already 6 oclock and we havent made a dent in this file if work.-Peter studied all evening,but hardly made a dent in his homework.,29.one does not get the best out of employees by:one does not get the greatest possible amount of work out of his employees by30.harm:injury or dama
28、ge Examples:-A lot of harm was done to his reputation by the rumors.-Theres no harm in your staying up late occasionally;but staying up late every night-thats quite another story.,31.Obtaining an audience with son No.1:Getting a chance to talk to my eldest son The author is being humors in writing s
29、o formally,for“audience”means“a form meeting between somebody powerful and somebody less important”,“a form interview with a person of high rank”.Examples:-The American reporter request an audience with the Pope/Queen/King/President,The use of the word“obtaining”may suggest that his oldest son(son N
30、o.1)was reluctant to talk on the phone.And“No.1”meaning“the chief person in an organization”may have been used as here to imply that the oldest son is the most important person in the delivery business and in the household for the time being.,32.cut into:reduce,decrease Examples:-The pollution of th
31、e river cut into the value of the houses in that neighborhood.-The owner of the auto plant refused to raise the workers wages,saying that it would cut into the profits.,33.work:vt.produce,bring about,cacuse Examples:-The two-moth military training has worked a change in his living habits.-It is said
32、 that this new drug can work wonders.-Owning to the precautionary measures they had taken,the typhoon did not work much damage.,34.the workers had no business settling for$5 and a few competitive bonuses:the workers had no reasons to be satisfied with$5 and some bonus for the fastest worker have no
33、business to do/doing sth.with:have no reason or right to do sth.Examples:-Mary have no business to be so friendly to such a shameless person.-You have no business saying such things about my brother.,settle for:agree to take or accept sth.In place of what is hoped for or demanded;be satisfied with(l
34、ess)Examples:-Bill wanted$1,000 for his used car but settled for$600.-Beth wont settle for being an ordinary housewife.She has decided to open a day nursery.,35.In mediatioin,the parities agreed on$2 per hour.:Through the mediation of a third party(most probably the mother),both sides accepted$2 per
35、 hour as the wages of the younger children.agree on:reach an agreement concerning(sth.);find(sth.)which is mutually acceptable Examples:-Through the mediation of friendly nations,the two sides agreed on a ceasefire.,Cf.agree with:share the same view as(sb.);regard with favor or approval Examples:-I
36、quite agree with you on this point.-I dont agree with what you say.agree to:accept or give consent to Examples:-The workers threatened to strike unless the employer agrees to the terms within twenty-four hours.-He agrees to the proposal though he did not actually agreed with it.,36.and a like amount
37、 for gifts:and a similar amount of money($40)for gifts“Like”is used here as an adjective meaning“similar”.Examples:-It wont work to give all workers a like bonus.You should give higher bonus to those work harder and better.-On his birthday Tom received$20 from his father and a like sum from his moth
38、er.,37.out the front door:out of the front door Here“out”is used as a preposition to show an outward movement.one more example;-He went out of the door.=He went out of the door.38.odd:strange;unusual Examples:-Dont you think it odd that the famous pop singer should have committed suicide?,39.I assum
39、ed their mother had enlisted them to remove junk for a trash pickup.:I thought their mother had got their help in carrying out useless things for a garbage truck.This sentence implies that usually it is the mother who removes the junk to be collected by the garbage truck.Thats why the father first t
40、hought the goings-on of his two youngest sons“odd”and then assumed their mother had enlisted them to remove junk for a trash pickup.,40.finance:the management of money;(usu.pl.)money for a business,nation or person Examples;-His company needs a man whoa really knows finance.-Whether it can be done o
41、r not depends,of course,on your finances.41.Investigation revealed that were offering“for sale or rent”our entire library.:After I had asked them about it,I learned that they were presenting all our books for others to buy or rent.,42.may/might as well:have no strong reason not to This phrase is use
42、d in an informal style to suggest that one should do something because there is nothing better,mote interesting,more useful,etc.to do.There is no real differences between may and might here.Examples:-Since its such a fine day,we might as well go home on foot.-We may as well finish the job,now that w
43、eve got so far with it.,Group discussion,What are the advantages and disadvantages ofCollege students doing part-time jobs?Reference:Advantages:They can make some money for their own use to buy books,to go travelling,etc.They can learn some practical skills or techniques and form a sound attitude to
44、ward labor,either manual or mental.They can learn some practical skills or techniques and form a sound attitude toward labor,either manual or mental,Disadvantages:with less time for their studies,some students may fall behindWith more money in their pockets,some students may form the bad habit of sp
45、ending money freelyA few students may become interested in nothing but money and profits and even break the law in order to make more money.,Exercises,I.Replace the italicized parts in the following sentences with words or expressions from the text.1.A visiting scholar asked how long it would take a
46、 Chinese factory worker to save up for a refrigerator.A visiting scholar inquired how long it would take a Chinese factory worker to save up for a refrigerator.,2.The general managers telegram told the Seattle branch when he was due to arrive at the city.The general managers telegram informed the Se
47、attle branch when he was due to arrive at the city.3.Its very silly of Nancy to be always repeating what her husband says.Its very silly of Nancy to echoing what her husband says.,4.At first the man demanded two hundred dollars for the used bike but eventually he had to accept half that amount.At fi
48、rst the man demanded two hundred dollars for the used bike but eventually he had to settle for half that amount.5.One of the greatest problems facing the 21st century will be what to do with all the rubbish produced in the world.One of the greatest problems facing the 21st century will be what to do
49、 with all the trash produced in the world.,6.The managers office was filled with customers complaining about the poor quality of the washing-machines they bought in his store.The managers office was crammed with customers complaining about the poor quality of the washing-machines they bought in his
50、store.7.Ordinarily farmers welcome the rain seasons,but If there is too much rain,the flood will destroy the crops.Normally farmers welcome the rain seasons,but If there is too much rain,the flood will destroy the crops.,8.It may be an easy task to learn to drive an automobile but many new drivers a
