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Unit 4 Book 1 Useful expressions Overview: talk much of the American dream In their country anyone can become successful through hard work and enterprise. rags to riches an empty dream cf. make empty promises take a view A remain central to understanding sth shared beliefs blood ties form the basis of national identity turn one’s back on sth逃离；抛弃 turn one’s back on poverty 摆脱贫困 get out of poverty set out with high hopes for a new life in America move up in the world: get promotion sth be at the end of the rainbow 在彩虹末端；在可望而不可及的地方 Text A Talent/Virtues and hard work can take you from log cabin to White House. rise high in society make his own dream come true a rocky farm stand in the driveway park in the driveway; drive in the parkway What does a gardener do? mow the lawn; weed the garden; sweep the walks; clean up the yard; take care of any little tasks; lift heavy objects; fix things comprehend his broken English couldn’t afford a gardener go into my house unhappy cf. the wind blow cold these Depression days turn away a person refuse to help a person; refuse to allow sb to enter cf. turn down sb refuse sb assume主观认定 cf. resume：begin again presume 假定 consume消耗 assumption presumption consumption hire /employ sb ←→fire/dismiss sb rebuild our business bring sb back to the plants compliment sb on sth cf. complement my diet with some vitamin E work out sth: solve sth weekly pay; monthly salary; yearly income Summer passed into fall. Fall came after summer. What do you do with such determination and hope? How do you deal with …? ask the personnel department for a report at our meeting place/in his usual waiting place/in our familiar meeting spot a pretty good apprentice school to train laborers cf. trained laborers have the capacity to do sth/for sth cf. ability to do sth; capability of doing sth be able to do sth; be capable of doing sth read blueprints and micrometers do precision work take a cut in pay: have his pay reduced graduate as a ski