a shift in the wind is expected tonight There was a sudden shift of economic policy on November the 11th 2)[C](a group of workers who do a job for ) a segment of work time The night shift begins at 11: 00 p.m As the night shift leaves, the day shift arrives Are you on the night shift or the day shift? 24. abandon: vt. 1)leave sb or sth forever She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man 2)stop doing sth. before you have finished The match was abandoned at half time because of the poor weather cond ition 3)allow(oneself) to be controlled completely by(a feeling, way of living, etc. )The old man abandoned himself to grief. 25. in favor of: on the side of, in support of The original plan was abandoned in favor of a new idea Workers have rejected a pay offer of 3% in favor of a 4% increase linked with a shorter working week 26. disintegrate: vi. break up into small pieces, fall apart The box was so old that it disintegrated when I picked it up The company disintegrated owing to lack of financial backing 27. fall apart: fall to pieces, disintegrate The book was old and soon fell apart I don' t know how Mike managed to keep the car on the road for so long. At the end it was practically falling apart 28. trust: n. 1)[C] an organization or group that has control over money that will be used to help s sb. else Housing trusts help to provide houses for people who are not well off 2)[U] an arrangement by which sb. has legal control of your money or property, esp until you are old enough to use it The money your father left you will be held in trust until you are 2 3)[U] confidence, based on the honesty or the ability to rely on sb. or sth I have complete trust in his ability to keep a secret TV. Summary: From this unit, we know that brain drain is a very serious problem in the third world. we should pass the legislation to stop it. V. Homework Write a composition Why I came to college? Section B Borderline ridiculousness I Greeting I. Review l. Answer the following questions: What's the real purpose of the bill? Did India close the country to the world? why?A shift in the wind is expected tonight. There was a sudden shift of economic policy on November the 11th. 2) [C] (a group of workers who do a job for) a segment of work time The night shift begins at 11:00 p.m. As the night shift leaves, the day shift arrives. Are you on the night shift or the day shift? 24. abandon: vt. 1) leave sb. or sth. forever She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man. 2) stop doing sth. before you have finished The match was abandoned at half time because of the poor weather condition. 3) allow (oneself) to be controlled completely by (a feeling, way of living, etc.) The old man abandoned himself to grief. 25. in favor of: on the side of, in support of The original plan was abandoned in favor of a new idea. Workers have rejected a pay offer of 3% in favor of a 4% increase linked with a shorter working week. 26. disintegrate: vi. break up into small pieces, fall apart The box was so old that it disintegrated when I picked it up. The company disintegrated owing to lack of financial backing. 27. fall apart: fall to pieces, disintegrate The book was old and soon fell apart. I don’t know how Mike managed to keep the car on the road for so long. At the end, it was practically falling apart. 28. trust: n. 1) [C] an organization or group that has control over money that will be used to help s sb. else Housing trusts help to provide houses for people who are not well off. 2) [U] an arrangement by which sb. has legal control of your money or property, esp. until you are old enough to use it The money your father left you will be held in trust until you are 21. 3) [U] confidence, based on the honesty or the ability to rely on sb. or sth. I have complete trust in his ability to keep a secret. IV. Summary: From this unit, we know that brain drain is a very serious problem in the third world. We should pass the legislation to stop it. V. Homework Write a composition “Why I came to college?” Section B Borderline Ridiculousness I. Greeting II. Review: 1. Answer the following questions: What’s the real purpose of the bill? Did India close the country to the world? Why?