e.g. His parents footed the bill for the wedding.这次婚礼的钱是他父母出的 5. in the hope that (of): hoping e. g. I didn' t phone till four o' clock in the hope that you' d be finished.我一直等到四点钟才打电话,希望 那时你已经做完事了 e left the house early in the hope of avoiding traffic jams.我们早早地走了,希望能避开交通堵塞时 e.g. So many new ideas! It is too much for me to absorb all at once.这么多新想法!我一下子还接受不了 We closed our offices at200p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news.我们下午两点就下 班了,让雇员们有时间去思考这个坏消息 7. pledge 1)n. a formal promise eg. They made a firm pledge to reduce taxes.他们坚定地承诺支持我们。 2)v. promise formally to do sth eg.We' ve pledged ourselves to fight for justice我们立下誓言,要为正义而战 They have pledged their support for our case.他们承诺支持我们的诉i 8. scope: n.(for/to do) opportunity for activity e.g. I asked at the job interview whether there would be any scope for me to use my Japanese.求职面试 时,我询问今后是否有机会用得上我的日语。 9. mushroom: v. grow rapidly and in great numbers e.g. The number of computers in schools has mushroomed in recent years.近几年学校里电脑的数量增加 的非常快。 10. were to: This structure is used in an if-clause to make the reader imagine a future condition, esp. one that is not likely, not possible, or unreal e.g. If it were to rain tomorrow, the match would have to be cancelled如果明天下雨,比赛将取消。 If it were to reveal its secrets, that organization would collapse in shame.如果机密被揭露,那家机构 就会不体面地倒闭。 11. hold water: seem to be true or reasonable e. g. None of his arguments seemed to me to hold water.在我看来他的观点没有一个是站的住脚的 I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't hold water 2. abandon: vt 1)leave sb or sth. forever e. g. She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.她抛下丈夫和孩子,和另 个男人私奔了 2)stop doing sth before you have finished e.g. The match was abandoned at half time because of the poor weather condition.因为天气不好,比赛进 行到中途就停止了 3)allow(oneself) to be controlled completely by( a feeling, way of living, etc e.g. The old man abandoned himself to grief.那老人悲痛欲绝 Sentences Paraphrase 1. To those of us who are immigrants, the bill seems simply to sanction a policy secretly implemented by U. Se.g. His parents footed the bill for the wedding. 这次婚礼的钱是他父母出的。 5. in the hope that (/of): hoping e.g. I didn’t phone till four o’clock in the hope that you’d be finished. 我一直等到四点钟才打电话，希望 那时你已经做完事了。 We left the house early in the hope of avoiding traffic jams. 我们早早地走了，希望能避开交通堵塞时 段。 6. absorb: vt. take in, digest, learn and understand e.g. So many new ideas! It is too much for me to absorb all at once. 这么多新想法！我一下子还接受不了 呢。 We closed our offices at 2:00 p.m. to give employees time to absorb the bad news. 我们下午两点就下 班了，让雇员们有时间去思考这个坏消息。 7. pledge: 1) n. a formal promise e.g. They made a firm pledge to reduce taxes. 他们坚定地承诺支持我们。 2) v. promise formally to do sth. e.g. We’ve pledged ourselves to fight for justice.我们立下誓言，要为正义而战。 They have pledged their support for our case. 他们承诺支持我们的诉讼。 8. scope: n. (for/to do) opportunity for activity e.g. I asked at the job interview whether there would be any scope for me to use my Japanese. 求职面试 时，我询问今后是否有机会用得上我的日语。 9. mushroom: v. grow rapidly and in great numbers e.g. The number of computers in schools has mushroomed in recent years. 近几年学校里电脑的数量增加 的非常快。 10. were to : This structure is used in an if-clause to make the reader imagine a future condition, esp. one that is not likely, not possible, or unreal. e.g. If it were to rain tomorrow, the match would have to be cancelled. 如果明天下雨，比赛将取消。 If it were to reveal its secrets, that organization would collapse in shame. 如果机密被揭露，那家机构 就会不体面地倒闭。 11. hold water: seem to be true or reasonable e.g. None of his arguments seemed to me to hold water. 在我看来他的观点没有一个是站的住脚的。 I’m sorry, but your story just doesn’t hold water. 12. abandon: vt. 1) leave sb. or sth. forever e.g. She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man. 她抛下丈夫和孩子，和另一 个男人私奔了。 2）stop doing sth. before you have finished e.g. The match was abandoned at half time because of the poor weather condition. 因为天气不好，比赛进 行到中途就停止了。 3) allow (oneself) to be controlled completely by ( a feeling, way of living, etc.) e.g. The old man abandoned himself to grief. 那老人悲痛欲绝。 Sentences Paraphrase 1. To those of us who are immigrants, the bill seems simply to sanction a policy secretly implemented by U.S