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Unit 2 The Richest Man in America, Down Home Language Study ( Words and Expressions remote: adj. far away（from other communities, houses,etc; isolated） in space or time (remote region 偏远的地区 (remote village 偏远的村落 (the remote past /future 遥远的未来 (pattern: be remote from (in a house remote from from any town or village 在远离任何城镇或村庄的房子里 discount：n. amount of money which may be taken off the full price (We give a 10% discount for cash. 现金付款，我们予以九折优惠。 (Traditional retailers(零售商) who’ve opened cyberstores（网络商店） may offer special discounts to on-line shoppers. ( collocation： give/make/allow a discount 打折扣 a cash discount 现金折扣 at a discount 低于正常价格 carry on: behave or conduct oneself in a specific way (He carries on as if he were a millinaire, spending money left, right and centre. (If you carry on in that way, you’ll get into trouble. (informal) argue, quarrel or complain noisily; behave stragely (He does carry on , doesn’t he? 他真有点疯疯癫癫的，是吧？ 3）continue (carry on with your work 继续你的工作 (carry on talking 继续谈 (We must carry on till success in spite of the extremely difficult conditions. folk: n. people in general ( You can refer to people as folk or folks.) (They got married and had kids and lived like other folks. (They are really simple country folks. 他们确实是些纯朴的乡下人。 2）adj. (esp. of music ) in a traditional style of a country. (folk music/songs/ art 民间音乐/歌曲/艺术 get away with: do sth. Without being caught or punished (How did he get away with cheating? 他是如何考试作弊没被发现的？ (Eric has been got away with tax fraud(诈骗) for years. treatment: n. 1) U the way you deal with sb. or behave towards them.( followed by “of”) (The old woman suffered from bad treatment at the hands of their sons. None of them were willing to take care of her. (Li