o de om .out:to help sb.,esp.in a difficult situation/to give sb.help at time of need e.g.His relatives always help out on his farm during harvest time b.Today,instead of saving up,we borrow from the banks or use our credit card to buy the f urniture or make that trip:our motto has become "relax now,pay later" take out:to obtain an official document or ervic e.g.to take out a loan/an insurance policy(保单)/a mortgage(按揭，抵押 贷款)，etc. credit card:a small plastic card that you can use to buy goods and services from shops travel companies,gas stations,etc.The cost is charged to your accour and paid later. relax now,pay later:to do/buy what we want now,and pay later C.In the past we used to raise some crops if the climate,soil,etc.of where we lived were fit.We had the patient to watch them grow until harvest time. c.We buy frozen dinner,instant coffee from supermarkets as we buy ready-mad clothes off the rack (AmE)/off the peg (BrB):(of clothes)ready-made,i.e.made to a standard average size and not made especially to fit you:a rack is a frame from which clothes are hung;similarly a peg is a knob from which clothes are hung. Cultural note:In the US,many people,esp.the younger generation,no longe prepare dinner ch.Inst ad, ey go to eat in fast restaurant as the McDonald's,Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken.Or they buy frozen dinners from supermarkets.What they do when they get home is to put them in the oven and wait fot them to be ready. D.If we wanted to be slimmer,we iust cut down on our favorite foods.and waited weight to be reduced bit by bit poAou pey iuounni suy sutyarow oui uo sxiom ou3 Puyj o1 :doxp o3 oToos on tog towards the zero side Usage:Thin is a general word to describe people who have little or no fat or their bodies.If someone is thin in a pleasant way,we say they are slim or (less common)slender.We could also use lean (=thin in a strong and healthy way).If they are too thin,they are skinny (informal)or underweight d.If we want to lose weight quickly,we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to be effective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day.If we are rich enough to pay for the operation,we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies. miracle diet:pills that contain all we need to maintain life in condensed forn Cultural note:liposuction is the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from loca areas under the skin by cutting the skin and drawing the fat out by means of suction. It is popular with people who want to get slim quickly.It has been introduced into China in recent year e.g. They’re saving up for a trip to Europe/to go to Europe help sb.out: to help sb., esp. in a difficult situation/to give sb. help at a time of need e.g. His relatives always help out on his farm during harvest time b. Today, instead of saving up, we borrow from the banks or use our credit card to buy the f urniture or make that trip; our motto has become “relax now, pay later”. take out: to obtain an official document or service e.g. to take out a loan/an insurance policy(保单)/a mortgage (按揭,抵押 贷款),etc. credit card: a small plastic card that you can use to buy goods and services from shops, travel companies, gas stations, etc. The cost is charged to your account and paid later. relax now, pay later: to do/buy what we want now, and pay later C.In the past we used to raise some crops if the climate, soil, etc. of where we lived were fit. We had the patient to watch them grow until harvest time. c. We buy frozen dinner, instant coffee from supermarkets as we buy ready-made clothes. off the rack (AmE)/off the peg (BrE): (of clothes) ready-made, i.e. made to a standard average size and not made especially to fit you; a rack is a frame from which clothes are hung; similarly a peg is a knob from which clothes are hung. Cultural note: In the US, many people, esp. the younger generation, no longer prepare dinner from scratch. Instead, they go to eat in fast-food restaurants such as the McDonald’s, Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Or they buy frozen dinners from supermarkets. What they do when they get home is to put them in the oven and wait fot them to be ready. D.If we wanted to be slimmer, we just cut down on our favorite foods, and waited patiently for our weight to be reduced bit by bit. for the scale to drop: to find the marks on the weighing instrument had moved towards the zero side Usage: Thin is a general word to describe people who have little or no fat on their bodies. If someone is thin in a pleasant way, we say they are slim or (less common) slender. We could also use lean (=thin in a strong and healthy way). If they are too thin, they are skinny (informal) or underweight. d. If we want to lose weight quickly, we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to be effective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day. If we are rich enough to pay for the operation, we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies. miracle diet: pills that contain all we need to maintain life in condensed form Cultural note: liposuction is the surgical withdrawal of excess fat from local areas under the skin by cutting the skin and drawing the fat out by means of suction. It is popular with people who want to get slim quickly. It has been introduced into China in recent year