She's put her mind to improving her pronunciation 9. She made her choice easily. a job in hand was worth two in the future. (para9) She made her choice without the slightest hesitation. To have a promising job now was surely far more worthwhile than college Cfa bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.双鸟在林不如一鸟在手. 10...., even getting himself and Bess stranded in Europe. (para12) strand:(vt )to leave sb. in a place from which they have no way of leav ing iii 留; to make left on the shore and unable to return to the water使搁浅 e.g. The ship was stranded on the island Once Harry and Bess were left extremely helpless in Europe, and they didnt even have enough money to return home 11. They were often in rags and never in riches. (para12) They were often poor and never had much money In rags: wearing very old torn clothes衣衫褴褛 riches:(esp in written English) large amount of wealth e.g. She gave away all her riches (from) rags to riches: from being extremely poor to being very rich 12. Bess grieved because she had no child, not having sense enough to know she was better off without them. (para13 Bess felt very sorry that she had no children. She was not sensible and practical enough to know that with children, their cond itions would have been worse sense: good and especially practical understand ing and jud gment to do sth, often used in the phrase have the sense to do sth be better off( doing sth. used to say that it is better to do sth e.g. She is better off without him 13. Very likely she would have dumped them on Lottie's doorstep If she had had children, she would very probably have left them with Lottie dump sb /sth. to get rid of sb / sth 14. That Lottie had a doorstep was only . at a price so low and terms so reasonable that it would have been like losing money to refuse. (para14 Here" a doorstep"refers to "a house". In English, a part of an object is often used to stand for the whole e.g. wheels:( informal) a car engine:(= locomotive)火车头 C f. parts of the body can refer to a particular type of people in spoken English mind: an intelligent person hand: a person who does physical work e.g. the great minds of the century a factory hand 本世纪的大思想家们 个工厂工人 big mouth: a person who talks too much or too loudly; sb. who tells secrets loudmouth: a person who talks too much or too loudly terms: the stated cond itions concerning payment, prices, etc 15.(paral 8)(all) for nothing without pay ment; with no reward or good result e.g. They volunteered to help and work for nothing5 She’s put her mind to improving her pronunciation 9. She made her choice easily. A job in hand was worth two in the future. (para9) She made her choice without the slightest hesitation. To have a promising job now was surely far more worthwhile than college. C.f. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手. 10. …, even getting himself and Bess stranded in Europe. (para12) strand: (vt.) to leave sb. in a place from which they have no way of leaving 使滞 留；to make left on the shore and unable to return to the water 使搁浅 e.g. The ship was stranded on the island. Once Harry and Bess were left extremely helpless in Europe, and they didn’t even have enough money to return home. 11. They were often in rags and never in riches. (para12) They were often poor and never had much money. in rags: wearing very old torn clothes 衣衫褴褛 riches: (esp. in written English) large amount of wealth e.g. She gave away all her riches. (from) rags to riches: from being extremely poor to being very rich 12. Bess grieved because she had no child, not having sense enough to know she was better off without them. (para13) Bess felt very sorry that she had no children. She was not sensible and practical enough to know that with children, their conditions would have been worse. sense: good and especially practical understanding and judgment to do sth., often used in the phrase “have the sense to do sth.). be better off: to have more money be better off (doing sth.): used to say that it is better to do sth. e.g. She is better off without him. 13. Very likely she would have dumped them on Lottie’s doorstep (para13) If she had had children, she would very probably have left them with Lottie. dump sb./ sth.: to get rid of sb./ sth. 14. That Lottie had a doorstep was only …at a price so low and terms so reasonable that it would have been like losing money to refuse. (para14) Here “a doorstep” refers to “a house”. In English, a part of an object is often used to stand for the whole. e.g. wheels: (informal) a car engine: (=locomotive) 火车头 C.f. parts of the body can refer to a particular type of people in spoken English: mind: an intelligent person hand: a person who does physical work e.g. the great minds of the century a factory hand 本世纪的大思想家们 一个工厂工人 big mouth: a person who talks too much or too loudly; sb. who tells secrets loudmouth: a person who talks too much or too loudly terms: the stated conditions concerning payment, prices, etc. 15. (para18) (all) for nothing: without payment; with no reward or good result e.g. They volunteered to help and work for nothing