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II. Words Expressions In the house where I grew up, it was our custom to leave the front door on the latch at night. I don’t know if that was a local term or if it is universal; “on the latch” meant the door was closed but not locked. None of us carried keys; the last one in for the evening would close up, and that was it. on the latch: (of a door) closed but not locked Let yourself in; the door is on the latch. Don’t forget to leave the front door on the latch if you go to bed before I come back. universal a. 人人懂得（或使用）的； 宇宙的；全世界的；普遍存在的 a universal truth The law of gravity is ~. 引力定律适用于万物。 I don’t know if that was a local term or if it is universal.1) What do “local” and “universal” mean respectively?(=“Local” means “of a particular place”, while “universal” means “common to all conditions or situations”.)(=我不知道这是当地的一种说法，还是大家都是这么说的…) close up I wanted so much to close up my store and go traveling. On New Year’s Eve, all stores were closed up in my hometown. Those days are over. In rural areas as well as in cities, doors do not stay unlocked, even for part of an evening. rural: adj. of, in or suggesting the countryside By the year 2003 urban residents will outnumber rural residents in most developing countries. Crops are grown in rural areas.庄稼种在乡村地区。 unlocked adj. an ~ door 未上锁的门 … doors do not stay unlocked, even for part of an evening.=… doors are always locked, even just for a short period of time in the evening. Suburbs and country areas are, in many ways, even more vulnerable than well-patrolled urban streets. Statistics show the crime rate rising more dramatically in those allegedly tranquil areas than in cities. At any rate, the era of leaving the front door on the latch is over. suburb Tom used to live in suburb of Chicago. vulnerable: adj. exposed to danger or attack; unprotected Compared with Saudi Arabian soccer team, the Chinese team is more vulnerable. Your arguments are rather vulnerable to criticism.你的论点相当容易受到批评。 urban: adj. of, situated