fearing as I did so,that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. (1)(be)short of:not having enough of,in want of e.g.I was short of money,so George lent me $20. It seems that the young man is short of teaching experience. (2)apply: 1)write or ask for (a job,membership,etc.)officially e.g.Last week John applied to that famous university for a job. 2)be relevant in the situation;concem相关，涉及，适用 e.g.This rule only applies to people above 60. l)use or put into use使用 e.g.We should apply a theory to practice. 2)devote(oneself or one's efforts)to something勤奋工作，努力学习 e.g.I have applied myselfto mystudies since I failed to pass the exam last semester. We applied our minds to solving the problem (3)Q:Is"that-clause"in this sentence the object of"applied"or"fearing"? A:"That-clause”is the object of“fearing”. (4)Q:What does"did so"refer to and why does the authoruse in this way? A:"did so"refers to"applied".The author writes in this way to avoid repeating the main verb. 3.Asa result I arrived on a hot June moming too depressed to feel nervous. (1)depress:vL I)make sad,discourage使沮丧 e.g.I was depressed after reading so much depressing news. He was depressed because he had not passed his examinations. 2)press,.push or pull down按，压，推下 e.g.If you depress the button there,a robot will come out to serve tea.fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. (1) (be) short of: not having enough of, in want of 缺少 e.g. I was short of money, so George lent me $20. It seems that the young man is short of teaching experience. (2) apply: vi. 1) write or ask for (a job, membership, etc.) officially 申请 e.g. Last week John applied to that famous university for a job. 2) be relevant in the situation; concern 相关，涉及，适用 e.g. This rule only applies to people above 60. vt. 1) use or put into use 使用 e.g. We should apply a theory to practice. 2) devote (oneself or one’s efforts) to something 勤奋工作，努力学习 e.g. I have applied myself to my studies since I failed to pass the exam last semester. We applied our minds to solving the problem. (3) Q: Is “that-clause” in this sentence the object of “applied” or “fearing”? A: “That-clause” is the object of “fearing”. (4) Q: What does “did so” refer to and why does the author use in this way? A: “did so” refers to “applied”. The author writes in this way to avoid repeating the main verb. 3. As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous. (1) depress: vt. 1) make sad; discourage 使沮丧 e.g. I was depressed after reading so much depressing news. He was depressed because he had not passed his examinations. 2) press, push or pull down 按，压，推下 e.g. If you depress the button there, a robot will come out to serve tea