2016新标准大学英语三unit6.pptVIP

let down 1) make someone or something less likely to be successful or effective 使略逊一筹；使美中不足 e.g. The whole system is let down by the poor quality of the graphics. 图表的质量差，使得整个系统略显不足。 2) make someone disappointed by not doing something that they are expecting you to do 使……失望 e.g. 1. The families of the victims feel that the justice system has let them down. 受害者的家属觉得司法体制令他们失望。 2. He is a bit let down by the low grade he got. 这次成绩不好，他有点气馁。 Words Phrases ride the storm: not be badly harmed or damaged during a difficult period of time 度过难关 e.g. 1. The government appears to have ridden the storm. 政府似乎已经度过了难关。 2. The United States should, it was argued, attempt to ride the storm. 有人认为，美国应该设法度过难关。 Words Phrases on a par with: of the same quality as or at the same level as 与……质量相同；与……水平相当；与……持平 e.g. 1. Profits should be on a par with last year. 利润应该和去年持平。 2. He doesn’t think his salary is on a par with his position in the company. 他觉得自己的工资与在公司里的地位不相符。 See also: par. Words Phrases Eleanor Roosevelt 埃莉诺·罗斯福（1884–1962，美国第32任总统 罗斯福的夫人，社会活动家） Words Phrases She was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and became an advocate for civil rights. After her husbands death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an international author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition and worked to enhance the status of working women. Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) 富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福（1882–1945，美国第32任总统，民主党人） Words Phrases He was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war. The only American president elected to more than two terms. Working closely with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin in leading the Allies against G