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1 think through 充分考虑 schoolwork 功课,学业
2 only to 结果却 eg. Or we will solve one problem only to have to deal with another instead.
3 tutor 导师,家庭教师n,教授v eg. At the college where I tutored a two-day introduction to Chairmaking Course.在我曾教过为期两天的椅子制作入门课的那个学院
4 subject matter主题,素材 eg. Then, attitudes changed and artists were given greater freedom in their choice of subject matter.于是,随着人们态度的转变,艺术家们在选材上获得了更多的自由。
5 carrot-and-stick 胡萝卜加大棒的,软硬兼施的
eg. The carrot-and-stick theory of motivation works reasonably well under certain circumstances.胡萝卜加大棒的激励理论在一定的环境中能够合理地发挥作用
6 refer to 提及,涉及,参考 eg. Please refer to the right-hand column of page 200 of this dictionary.请参看这本词典第二百页右面一栏
7 mule 骡子 eg. He is as stubborn as a mule.他像骡子一样倔。
8 in other words换句话说 go through 翻找,彻查,经历
9 shoplifting商店行窃nv eg. He was fined for shoplifting but only received his just deserts.他冒充顾客进商店行窃被罚款,那只不过是他应得的惩罚。
10 pocket money零用钱 overtime加班n,加班地adv
11 divvy up分摊 eg. Johnson was free to divvy up his share of the money as he choses.约翰逊可以自行分派他那份钱。
12 break off中止,断开,结束
Lesson 41-42 How would you respond?