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Book 4 Unit 3 Text A language points 1. grill: (1) cook by direct heat (2) ask a lot of questions for a long time She knew her parents would grill her about where she had been. The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case. I decided to grill the sausage rather than fry them. Tom was grilled by customs officers for several hours. 2. follow up: take additional steps to further (a previous action) (followed by with ) If you make a hotel booking by phone, follow it up with written confirmation. The idea sounded interesting and I decided to follow it up. This meeting is a follow-up to the one we had last month. 3. prospective: likely to become or be Always be polite to prospective buyers. We have received letters of application from several prospective candidates. --a prospective bride/employer/buyer --a prospective deal --achieve prospective results Cf. Prospect: a possibility of likelihood of sth. happening. There is a reasonable prospect of reaching the trapped child before it gets dark. 4. (as) the saying goes: used to introduce a particular phrase that people often say As an old saying goes: Love me, love my dog. As the saying goes, 揌e who laughs last laughs longest.i” As the saying goes, all that glitters is not gold. 5. endeavor: an effect or attempt to do sth.;try (to do sth.) v. n Engineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem. They Endeavor to put sandstorm under control in ten years. In spite of our best endeavors, it has proven impossible to contact her. Syn. Make efforts, take pains, strive to, We must labor for a better future. 6. go after: try hard to obtain Are you planning to go after Peter抯 job when he leaves?r He went after first prize in the English speech contest. Syn. There was a long chase before the criminal was caught. The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner. the odds were good(l.31): probability What are the odds of finding a parking space right outside the door? The odds