Warming up

支付醫(yī)療 pay for medical treatment

致力于; 獻身于 be devoted to doing

濫用藥品 drug abuse

提供醫(yī)療保險 offer medical insurance

被確診為… be diagnosed with …

改善衛(wèi)生狀況 improve sanitation

SARS的突然出現(xiàn) the SARS outbreak

采取步驟干 take steps to do sth.

Speaking

作決定；下結(jié)論 reach a decision　

Reading

胸部常常疼痛 suffer from constant pain in the chest

一位下崗工人 a laid-off worker

解雇；不理會；使下崗 lay off　

更糟糕的是 make matters worse

以……的價格；以……為代價at the cost of …

從銀行貸款 take a bank loan

以半價甚至更低的價格 at half the cost or less

買保險 buy/ get/purchase insurance

目標是…… aim at

提供……的方便 provide easy access to

謀生 make a living

僅供基本生活費用 cover the most basic/fundamental needs

給…施壓，添加壓力 put pressure on

咨詢醫(yī)生

consult a doctor

保持健康的飲食 keep a healthy diet

陷入貧困 be forced into poverty/ fall into poverty

阻止艾滋病的蔓延 stop/ prevent the spread of AIDS

應(yīng)對挑戰(zhàn) meet the challenge

伴隨...發(fā)生, 與...一起供給come with

擺脫，丟掉，除去，消滅 get rid of

得到適當?shù)闹委?get treated properly

使收支平衡 make ends meet

對…認真 be serious about

Language study & Grammar

計劃經(jīng)濟與市場經(jīng)濟 a planned economy and a market economy

由于;幸虧 thanks to

淋雨 get caught in the rain

歸還所有的債務(wù) pay back all the debts

成衣 ready-made clothes

取笑某人 make fun of sb.

Integrating skills

受到致命的感染 suffer deadly infection

打掃干凈, 整理 clean up

為……而激動 be excited about

缺乏興趣 the lack of interest

使自己處于好的情緒 put oneself in a good mood

制定一個目標 set a goal

給自己獎勵 give oneself a reward

44. 一系列的項目 a series of programmes

45. 打算,計劃

design … for…/ be designed for.

46. 使負重擔

be burdened with ...　

47. 國有企業(yè) state-owned companies