学位英语演示课件知识点重点lectureunit1.pptVIP

dead-end: 没有机会提升的 a dead-end job没有前途的工作 choke off: prevent sb. from doing sth. or stop sth. happening upward/downward mobility There has been …(among sb.)( that)… There is talk of…: a lot of people are talking about sth. There has been …(among sb.)( that)… There has long been a superstition among mariners that dolphins will save drowning men by pushing them to the surface. There has been a lot of concern among the dwarf population that eugenics will make this group of people gradually disappear from the world. rock bottom hit/be at rock bottom Prices have hit rock bottom. We bought the house