Unit Five,The Value Of Money
第五单元，金钱的价值

basis
The basis of a good marriage is trust.
美满婚姻的基础是信任。

loan
It took seven years to pay off my student loan.
我花了七年时间才还清学生贷款。

plastic
The pipes should be made of plastic.
这些管子应该是塑料的。

apologise
Mary apologised for her bad behaviour.
玛丽为自己的不良行为道歉。

ignore
He couldn't ignore the sneers of those boys.
他不能忽视那些男孩的嘲笑。

judge
As far as I can judge it is more likely that you will get the job.
据我判断，你更有可能得到这份工作。

scene
The movie opens with a scene in a New York apartment.
这部电影以一个发生在纽约公寓里的场景开场。

narrator
There is a narrator in the back.
后面有旁白解说。

narration
He has recorded the narration for the production.
他为这部作品录制了旁白解说。

bet
We've got a bet on who's going to arrive first.
我们打了个赌，看谁先到。

servant
They treat their mother like a servant.
他们把母亲当佣人对待。

sail
She always wanted to sail around the world.
她一直想环球航行。

spot
I finally spotted my friend in the crowd.
我终于在人群中认出了我的朋友。

consulate
They managed to make contact with the British consulate.
他们设法与英国领事馆取得了联系。

dare
He didn't dare to say what he thought.
他不敢说出他的想法。

sort
This sort of problem is quite common.
这种问题很常见。

mining
A few deserted houses stood in the early mining town.
在早期采矿的小镇上，耸立着几幢废弃的房屋。

patience
I'm beginning to lose patience with you.
我开始对你失去耐心了。

indicate
His attitude indicates that he is not very happy with what you are doing.
他的态度表明他对你正在做的事情不太满意。

beneath
Beneath the surface she was angry.
她表面上没有显露出来，实际上很愤怒。

postpone
The football match had to be postponed until next week.
足球比赛不得不推迟到下周。

odd
What she did was unforgivable but the odd thing was that he didn't seem to mind.
她的所作所为不可原谅，但奇怪的是，他似乎并不介意。

obligation
Parents are under a legal obligation to educate their children.
父母有教育子女的法律义务。

intention
I have no intention of changing my plan.
我无意改变我的计划。

nowhere
It is lucky we booked a room or we would have nowhere to stay now.
幸运的是我们订了一个房间，否则我们现在就没有地方住了。

extent
To a certain extent we are all responsible for this tragic situation.
在某种程度上来说，我们都应对这一悲惨局势负责。

opera
We go to the opera regularly.
我们经常去看歌剧。

musical
That's my favorite musical of all time.
那是我一直以来最喜欢的音乐剧。

dinosaur
Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps.
科学家们认为大型恐龙生活在沼泽中。

hug
She gave her mother a big hug.
她紧紧地拥抱了她的母亲。

pursue
Students should pursue their own interests as well as do their schoolwork.
学生们除了做功课外，还应该追求自己的兴趣。

duty
It is my duty to report it to the police.
我有责任向警方报案。

hesitate
I didn't hesitate for a moment about taking the job.
我毫不犹豫地接受了这份工作。

sequence
The human genome has now been sequenced.
人类基因组现在已经排序。

eventually
We eventually arrived at our destination.
我们最后终于到达了目的地。

tailor
A tailor is a person whose job is to make people's clothes.
裁缝的工作是给人们做衣服。

clerk
Leave the keys with the desk clerk.
把钥匙交给柜台服务员。

manner
Mark is tall and has good manners.
马克个子高高的，举止礼貌得体。

downstairs
Rosie ran downstairs to answer the door.
罗西跑下楼去开门。

stair
I left my briefcase at the top of the stairs.
我把公文包落在楼梯顶上了。

aside
Mark drew me aside and explained the problem.
马克把我拉到一边，解释了问题所在。

frown
There was a deep frown on the boy's face.
那男孩深深地皱着眉头。

option
She had the option of staying for an extra year.
她可以选择再待一年。

broad
The show aims to reach the broadest possible audience.
这个节目旨在吸引尽可能广泛的观众。

indeed
I didn't mind at all indeed I was pleased.
我一点也不介意，实际上我很高兴。

normal
As teenagers grow it is normal for them to become confused with the changing world both inside and outside of them.
随着青少年的成长，他们会对内外不断变化的世界感到困惑，这是很正常的。

willing
If we are willing to learn the opportunities are everywhere.
如果我们愿意学习，机会无处不在。

element
Besides ability the other essential element in political success is luck.
除了能力之外，政治上成功的另一个极其重要的要素是运气。

plot
We discover that Jack isn't as innocent as he seems as the plot unfolds.
随着情节的展开，我们发现杰克并不像看上去那么无辜。

ambassador
The best ambassadors for the sport are the players.
运动员是这项运动最好的大使。

upper-class
My mother was born into an upper-class American family.
我母亲出生在一个美国上流社会的家庭。

upper
There is an upper age limit for becoming a pilot.
成为飞行员有年龄上限的限制。

maintain
Careers officers maintain contact with young people when they have left school.
年轻人离开学校以后，职业指导员仍和他们保持联系。

permission
You must ask permission for entering.
你必须征得允许才能进去。

permit
We don't permit taking pictures here.
我们这里不允许拍照。

saying
You can't judge a book by its cover as the old saying goes.
俗话说得好，不能以貌取人。

external
China will not tolerate any external interference in its affairs.
中国不会容忍任何外部势力干涉其事务。

on the basis of
On the basis of what I saw I think he will be a good leader.
根据我所看到的，我认为他会是一个好领导。

take out a loan
Taking out a loan may help you out when you are short of money.
当你缺钱时，贷款也许可以帮助你摆脱困境。

in return
We offer an excellent education to our students. In return we expect students to work hard.
我们为学生提供良好的教育。作为回报，我们期望学生努力学习。

make a bet
Let's make a bet but I must win.
咱们打个赌吧，但我一定赢。

as a matter of fact
It's a nice place as a matter of fact we've stayed there before.
那是个好地方，事实上，我们以前在那里住过。

by accident
The waiter spilled the drink by accident.
服务员不小心把饮料弄洒了。

to be honest
To be honest I am not quite satisfied with what you have said and done.
老实说，我对你的言行都不是太满意。

ought to
Children ought to be able to read by the age of seven.
孩子们在七岁之前应该会读书。

be about to do something
I was about to go out when it began to rain.
我刚要出去，天就开始下雨了。

in case
A lot of medical stations will be set up on the marathon track in case the athletes are injured.
马拉松赛道上将设立许多医疗站，以防运动员受伤。

to...extent
Drinking some hot water can warm you to a certain extent.
喝些热水能在一定程度上让你暖和起来。

on duty
Who is on duty today?
今天谁值班？

in a...manner
Water must be protected, conserved and used in a proper manner.
必须以正确的方式保护、节约和使用水。

in that case
He didn't want to talk to Sally. In that case why did he agree to meet her?
他不想和萨利说话。既然如此，他为什么同意见她？

be willing to do something
Are you willing to be admitted into our club?
你愿意加入我们的俱乐部吗？