●Language Focus and grammar

1.at cost (at cost price)

Tom’s uncle is a car dealer and let him buy the car at cost.

Cost +__makeup__ = selling price Translation

1)倾销是指用低于成本的价格进行销售，以将竞争对手赶出市场的行为。

Dumping is the selling below cost to drive competitors out of market.

2)实话和您说吧，这差不多是成本价了。

To tell you the truth, it’s almost at cost price.

2.kick/break the habit (infml)

to stop doing sth that has been a habit for a long time, esp. a bad or dangerous habit

1)The center provides help for addicts who have kicked their habit and want to stay away from drugs.

2)Alex has kicked cigarettes, heroin, and booze.

3.(just) for the record

1)Just for the record, I didn’t vote for him.

2)For the record I’d just like to say that I totally disagree with this decision.

4.Phrases of end

(1)end up

I wondered where the pictures would end up after the auction.

(2)end up doing sth

Most slimmers on crash diets end up putting weight back on.

(3)end up with

Anyone who swims in the river could end up with a nasty stomach upset.

(4)end up as

He could end up as President.

(5)end up like

I don’t want to end up like my parents.

5. it is too bad that…

(1)it is too bad that…

it is a pity that…

It is too bad that the country had to go to war over the matter.

(2)it is not too bad if…

It is not too bad if a man has some wild dreams.

6.sth is forbidden to sb

那时任何外国人都被禁止进入该地。

Entry to the place was then forbidden to all foreigners.

7.stamp out

地方政府发动了一场运动来清除腐败。

The local government has made a drive to stamp out corruption.

8.have/feel contempt for

我对这种不诚实的行为只有蔑视。

I have/feel nothing but contempt for such dishonest behaviors.

9.get (sb) hooked on

根据最近的一份报告，八岁的小孩子就会吸海洛因成瘾。

Children as young as eight years old can get hooked on heroin, according to a recent report.

小伙子是很容易喜欢上这种音乐的。

Young men can easily get hooked on this kind of music.

10.have a vested interest in (doing) sth

(1)美国南北战争以前，要废除奴隶制很难，因为奴隶主有既得利益。

It was difficult to end the system of slavery before the Civil War because slave owners had a vested interest in keeping it.

(2)莫娜离开公司对他有利。

He has a vested interest in Mona’s leaving the firm.

11.wither away: to die out or disappear gradually

(1)因为吸毒，她成为艺术家的希望逐渐幻灭。

As a result of her drug addiction, her promise of becoming an artist withered away.

(2)上了年纪的人抱怨说，在这个自由社会里，老的价值观念正在逐渐消失。

Older people are complaining that the old values are withering away in this free society.

pump…into… to put a large amount of sth into, usu. at a high rate

(1)特区政府未来五年在旅游业投入18亿美元以振兴不景气的经济。

The SAR Government will pump $1.8 billion into the tourist industry over the next five years to help revive the sagging economy.

(2)在考试前她极力向他灌输一些知识.

She tried to pump some facts into his head before the examination.

13. bail out: to remove water; to help sb out of trouble, esp. financial problems

我们不能指望政府帮助所有的亏损公司摆脱困境。

We can’t expect the government to bail out all the failing companies.

14.be alone in (doing) sth

不是只有我一个人这么认为。

I am not alone in thinking so.

15.the beauty of sth

The beauty of e-mail is its speed and ease of use.

16.rebuttal: make a rebuttal of

They made a clause-by-clause rebuttal of the letter.

17.magic bullet

There’s no magic bullet for school reform.

18.quick fix

There’s no quick fix for stopping pollution.

Congress is trying to avoid quick-fix solutions.

19.to boot: in addition; too; furthermore

It was a long film and an uninteresting one to boot.

20.Dwarf: to be so big that other things are made to seem very small

Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists.

be here to stay

To legalize other drugs is to declare that the rest of the pharmacy is here to stay too.

21. project: to try to make people see sth in a particular way

他的第一项任务就是塑造格拉斯哥友好城市的形象。

His first job is to project Glasgow as a friendly city.

22. crack down (hard) on: to be strict in making a group of people obey rules or laws

他们正在严厉查处酒后驾车。

They are cracking down hard on drunk driving.

23. enough to go around: enough to be shared among a group or to do all the things needed

Eventually, we will not have enough water to go around.

Are there enough books to go around the whole class?

24. impose sanctions against

Some people propose to punish drug takers by imposing stiff sanctions against their property—heavy fines and confiscation.

25. throw in: to add sth to what you are selling without increasing the price

They offered me a weekend break in Paris, with free beer thrown in.