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Module 10 Unit 1 Building the future Word study 一、Words and expressions 1. put pressure on 给……施加压力 put pressure on sb. to do sth. 给某人施加压力做某事，迫使某人做某事 Industrial development has put (great) pressure on the environment. Their parents were putting pressure on them to get married. 拓展：under pressure from 在来自……的压力下 pressure sb. into doing sth. 迫使某人做某事 2. on top of 另外，此外；在顶部，在最上面；（危险或威胁）非常接近，逼近 He gets commission on top of his salary. 他除了薪水之外还拿佣金。 Put this record on top of the others. 把这张唱片放在其他唱片上面。 The truck was almost on top of us. 那辆卡车几乎把我们撞倒。 3. claim [vt.] 要求（拥有）；索取；认领；宣称；声称；断言；赢得；取得；夺走，夺去（生命） [n.] 声明；宣称；断言；（财产、土地等的）所有权；（向公司，政府等的）索赔；索款 claim responsibility/ innocence/ credit 英译汉 _声称有责任/无辜/有功劳 claim benefit/ an allowance/ damages 英译汉 申领救济金/补助/赔偿金 The earthquake claimed thousands of lives/ victims. It was claimed that some doctors were working 80 hours a week. Doctors claimed to have discovered a cure for the disease. After the Duke’s death, his eldest son claimed the title. 英译汉_____公爵死后，其长子要求继承爵位______ The singer made a claim that they would not leave the band. a claim for $2000 英译汉____索赔两千美元 His claim to ownership is invalid. 4. at risk 处于危险状态 The future of the whole company is at risk now. 现在整个公司的前途正处在危险状态。 拓展：at one’s own risk 自担风险 at the risk of doing sth. 冒着干……的危险 put … at risk 冒……之风险 take/ run the risk of doing sth. 冒着……之险 risk doing sth. 冒险做…… If you do so, you will put your own life at risk. I wouldn’t run the risk of losing my job and my fame. Do you think the mountain is worth risking climbing? 5. without doubt without doubt=beyond doubt She is without/ beyond doubt a great musician. 拓展：I don’t doubt that … 我不怀疑… I doubt whether/ if … 我怀疑是否… I have no doubt that… 我不怀疑… I have some doubt whether… 我怀疑是否… There is no doubt about… 毫无疑问… no doubt 无疑，很可能 No doubt she’ll call us when she gets there. I have no doubt that I have made a good decision. 6. dependent [adj.] 依靠的，依赖的；随……而定的 be dependent on/ upon sb./