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Unit one Big Bucks the Easy Way Information related to the text New words Phrases Expressions Language points Group discussion Exercises Information related to the text 1. Montgomery Ward Company and Sears, Roebuck Company Montgomery Ward Company Is a united states retail and mail-order concern. Across the united states the company has more than 500 retail stores and 700 catalog stores. The company was founded as a mail-order business in Chicago in 1872 by A. Montgomery Ward. The company ranks as the second largest mail-order firm in the world. The world’s largest mail-order concern is Sears, Roebuck Company 2. Minimum Wage Minimum wage is the smallest amount of money per hour that an employer may legally pay a worker. It is fixed by law, agreement, or other means. In the U.S.A., minimum wage laws are made by the federal government and state and municipal governments. The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, popularly known as the Federal Wage and Hour Law, established a minimum wage of 25 cents an hour. By 1997, it had reached $ 5.15 New words buck n. (sl.)U.S.dollar plastic a. 塑料的 n. 塑料 doorknob 门把手 leisurely. 从容的，慢慢的 leisure. 空闲时间，闲暇 lucrative a. 有利的，赚钱的 pain vt. cause pain to panhandle vi. (AmE)beg,esp. on the streets delivery n. 投递，送交 enthuse vi. show enthusiasm inquire vt. ask super a. wonderful, splendid; excellent snap vt. 厉声说 insert n. 插页 normally a. 通常 company n. 公司 echo vt. 附和，重复 ad. n. (short for) advertisement inform vt. 告知 porch n. 门廊 walk n. 人行道 unnaturally ad. 不自然地 quaver vi. 颤抖 department store n. 百货公司 dime store n. 廉价商品店，小商品 店 drugstore n. 药店 grocery n. 食品杂货店 section n. （文章等的）段落； 节；部分 Phrases Expressions 1. pull up b