Language Points （第四册）.doc

Language Points （第四册） Unit 3 Section A. Language Point 1 Longing for a New Welfare System (Title) 渴望新的福利救济制度 long for: have an intense desire for; want very much 渴望The children are longing for the holidays. 孩子们总是盼着放假。 理解类似短语 look forward to: They were looking forward to the summer vocation. 他们盼着放暑假。 be hungry for: He is hungry for a long period of rest after working for a whole year. 工作了整整一年，他盼着能休息一段时间。 Language Point 2 A welfare client is supposed to cheat. (Para.1) be supposed to:1) be generally believed or expected to be or do 期望是，据说是 I havent seen it myself, but its supposed to be a good book. 我还没有看过这本书，但据说它挺不错的。2) be expected or required to do or be sth. according to a rule, a custom, an arrangement, 应该是 Youre supposed to ask for leave if you want to go home. 如果你要回家，你得请假。 Language Point 3 …bleed the system…(Para.1) bleed: v.1) (infml) force sb. to pay a lot of money over a period of time 榨干 He is bleeding me for every penny I have. 他要榨干我的钱。2) lose blood, esp. from a wound or an injury 流血 Your leg is bleeding. 你的腿在流血。  Language Point 4 I have opted to live a life of complete honesty. (Para. 2) opt to do sth: choose to do sth.; decide to do sth. in preference to anything else 选择 When he left the college, he opted to go to be a teacher. 大学毕业后他选择了当老师。 Language Point 5 …in some sticky situation. (Para.2) sticky: a.1) (informal) difficult or unpleasant a sticky problem 一个棘手的问题 2) made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it Her hands were sticky from the ice cream. 她的手沾上了冰淇淋粘糊糊的。 3) (informal) (of the weather) hot and damp a sticky, humid 一个又热又潮的傍晚 Language Point 6 Deep down, caseworkers know that … (Para.3) deep down: in sb.‘s true feeling; in fact rather than by appearance 从内心深处，深深的He knew, deep down, that he would have to admit everything. 他心里明白他将不得不承认一切。 Language Point 7 … they are being made fools of by many of their clients … (Para. 3) make a fool of sb: trick sb. into behaving foolishly He‘d been ma