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Unit 5 Social Problems
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Word |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
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lottery |
n. |
彩票；彩券 |
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stock |
n. |
儲備品;股份;股票 |
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shareholder |
n. |
股東;股票持有人
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policy |
n. |
政策, 方針 |
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violence |
n. |
暴力 |
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homosexuality |
n. |
同性戀 |
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maltreat |
v. |
虐待 |
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abortion |
n. |
人工流產; (計劃等)失敗, 中止 |
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hijack |
v. |
劫持, 綁架 |
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murder |
n./v. |
謀殺;謀殺案 |
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suicide |
n. |
自殺 |
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inflation |
n. |
(充氣而引起的)膨脹;通貨膨脹 |
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Expressions |
Meaning |
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stock market |
股票市場 |
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life insurance |
人壽保險 |
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juvenile delinquency / crime |
少年犯罪 |
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single mother |
單身母親 |
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drug addict |
吸毒成癮者,藥癮者 |
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black market |
黑市 |
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economic / political / energy / food crisis |
經濟/政治/能源/糧食危機 |
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commercial housing |
商品房 |
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nuclear weapon |
核武器 |
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senior citizen |
老年人 |
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life span |
壽命 |
Dialogue 1
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Words |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
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lottery |
n. |
彩票；彩券 |
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impulse |
n. |
憑沖動行事；突如其來的念頭 |
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negative |
adj. |
消極的 |
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stock |
n. |
股票；股份 |
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shareholder |
n. |
股東；股票持有人 |
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sheer |
adj. |
完全的；十足的 |
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Expressions |
Meaning |
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an impulse buy |
沖動消費 |
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ten million to one |
一千萬分之一 |
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invest in |
投資在… |
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sheer luck |
碰運氣 |
Dialogue 2
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Words |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
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insurance |
n. |
保險 |
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generation |
n. |
一代人 |
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income |
n. |
收入 |
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benefit |
v.&n. |
收益；益處 |
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claim |
v. |
獲得 |
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allowance |
n. |
津貼 |
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Expressions |
Meaning |
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life insurance policy |
人壽保險 |
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People’s Insurance Company |
人民保險公司 |
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claim a monthly allowance |
每個月獲得保險金 |
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in case |
萬一 |
Dialogue 3
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Words |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
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delayed |
adj. |
推遲的 |
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childbearing |
n. |
生育 |
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financially |
adv. |
經濟上地 |
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secure |
adj. |
安穩的；有保障的 |
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devote |
v. |
貢獻；投入 |
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Expressions |
Meaning |
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delayed childbearing |
晚育 |
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divorce rate |
離婚率 |
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think twice |
三思 |
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start a family |
組建一個家庭 |
E-C 1
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Words |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
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juvenile |
n. |
青少年 |
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unsatisfactory |
adj. |
不令人滿意的 |
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inevitably |
adv. |
不可避免地 |
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authority |
n. |
當局；權威 |
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strain |
n. |
壓力 |
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boredom |
n. |
厭煩；無聊 |
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discontent |
n. |
不滿 |
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spoilt |
adj. |
被寵壞的 |
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revolutionary |
n. |
革新者；革命者 |
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fulfillment |
n. |
滿足感 |
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alienation |
n. |
疏遠 |
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desperate |
adj. |
絕望的 |
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isolate |
v. |
孤立 |
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bully |
v. |
欺負 |
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humiliate |
v. |
羞辱 |
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outlet |
n. |
發泄的途徑 |
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Expressions |
Meaning |
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make comments on |
評論 |
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juvenile crime |
青少年犯罪 |
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be involved in |
參與；涉及 |
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have an impact on |
在…有影響 |
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growing child |
正在成長中的孩子 |
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take sth. for granted |
把…當作理所當然 |
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be on bad terms |
關系不好 |
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regard … as … |
把…認為是… |
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rob banks |
搶銀行 |
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gang wars |
打群架 |
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a disgraceful act |
一個可恥的行為 |
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young shooter |
校園殺手 |
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Sentence Pattern |
Meaning |
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I’d like to thank you for inviting me to do sth. |
我感謝各位邀請我來… |
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It is obvious that … |
顯然易見，… |
E-C 2
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Words |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
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prematurely |
adv. |
過早地 |
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majority |
n. |
大部分 |
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hardship |
n. |
艱辛 |
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underestimate |
v. |
低估 |
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analysis |
n. |
分析 |
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suicide |
n. |
自殺 |
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alcohol-related |
adj. |
與酒精有關的 |
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Expressions |
Meaning |
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according to |
根據 |
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single mother |
單身母親 |
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single-parent family |
單親家庭 |
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lack of |
缺少 |
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be at the risk of |
冒著…的危險 |
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Sentence Pattern |
Meaning |
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… be more likely to do … |
…更有可能… |
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A closer analysis shows that … |
進一步的分析顯示… |
E-C 3
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Words |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
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seminar |
n. |
研討會 |
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overpopulation |
n. |
人口過剩 |
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inflation |
n. |
通貨膨脹 |
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petroleum |
n. |
石油；原油 |
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fuel |
n. |
燃料 |
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fertilizer |
n. |
化肥 |
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crisis |
n. |
危機 |
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Expressions |
Meaning |
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on the topic of … |
以…為題 |
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food crisis |
糧食危機 |
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price of food |
物價 |
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fertilize his fields |
給農田施肥 |
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make a living |
生存 |
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in connection with |
與…有關 |
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be suitable for |
適合于 |
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be opposed to |
反對 |
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population control |
控制人口 |
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religious belief |
宗教信仰 |
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Sentence Pattern |
Meaning |
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Thank you for giving me the opportunity to … |
感謝大家給予我機會… |
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As everyone knows, … |
眾所周知，… |
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There are great increases in … |
在…有大幅度的提高 |
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… (It) is difficult to … |
做…是很困難的 |
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It takes time (to do) |
(做某事)要花時間 |
C-E
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Words |
Part of Speech |
Meaning |
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提出 |
v. |
raise |
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文明 |
n. |
civilization |
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壽命 |
n. |
lifespan |
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安定 |
n |
stability |
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迫切 |
adj. |
urgent |
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Expressions |
Meaning |
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老齡問題 |
the problem of old age |
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敬老 |
respect the elders |
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物質待遇 |
material benefit |
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國民經濟 |
national economy |
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精神生活 |
spiritual life |
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不可忽視 |
not negligible |
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Sentence Pattern |
Meaning |
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自有…以來，… |
Since … |
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不僅僅…，而是… |
not only …, but also …/ but …. as well |
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隨著…的發展，… |
With the development of … |
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一方面，…；另一方面，…；同時… |
On the one hand, …; on the other hand,..; Meanwhile,… |
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…對…起著重要作用 |
… play an important role in … |
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