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model n.【1】a person employed to model clothes; a person employed to be painted by a painter or photographed by a photographer（服装）模特；（绘画或摄影）模特 e.g. The company has signed three top models for the fashion show. 公司已签约三位顶级模特出场进行时装表演。 【2】a person or thing that is a perfect example to be followed or copied 模范；典范；好榜样 e.g. Parents should act as models to their children. 父母应该给孩子树立好榜样。 New Words Exercises Exercises model 2. 用行动给你弟弟做个好榜样。 Make what you do a model of your brother’s. 1. 因为画家太穷，没钱请模特，他只好画自己的妻子、女儿，有时甚 至借助镜子画他自己。 Since the painter was too poor to hire models, he painted his wife, his daughter, and, with the help of a mirror, himself. New Words Exercises live off 靠······过活 父母去世后，他由叔叔供养。 e.g. The people on this island live off seafood. 小岛上的居民吃的主要是海产品。 Expressions He lived off his uncle after his parents died. Exercises enjoy doing 享受······的乐趣；喜欢做······ 我的美国朋友喜欢烧中国菜。 e.g. Most of my classmates enjoy going to the cinema. 我的大部分同学喜欢看电影。 Expressions My American friend enjoys cooking Chinese food. Exercises as early as 早在······的时候 英国政府早在1948年就将铁路收归国有。 e.g. Researchers have found that AIDS cases in humans could go back as early as 1959. 研究人员发现，人类最早的艾滋病病例可追溯到1959年。 Expressions The British government nationalized the railways as early as 1948. Exercises would rather... than... 宁愿······而不愿 孩子们通常宁愿打扫院子也不愿做作业。 e.g. I would rather stay at home alone than go to the party tonight. 今晚我宁愿呆在家里也不去参加晚会。 Expressions More often than not, the children would rather clean the yard than do their homework. Exercises in reality 实际上；事实上 孩子们喜欢那个陌生人，可实际上他是个罪犯。 e.g. We dream of freedom in reality, as well as in name. 我们梦想拥有名副其实的自由。 Expressions The kids liked the stranger, but in reality, he was a criminal. Exercises try hard to do (something) 努力争取去做······ 我非常努力，想在工作中取得成功。 e.g. They are trying hard to hold their jobs. 他们正努力坚持工作。 Expressions I tried very hard to be succes