高三英语上学期unit 9 health care1.pptVIP

1.be diagnosed with: find out the nature of (esp. an illness) by observing its symptoms Eg. He took the medicine for TB 3 times a day after _____________________ tuberculosis. 2. lay sb.off: stop employing a worker usu. for a short time //dismiss/ fire Eg. During the depression his mother _________ for three months. * lay-off workers * There have been many lay-offs in the paper-making industry recently. 3.cost The treatment would ____ lots of money. Careless driving _____ him his life. ** at the cost of $5 / his life at half the cost at all costs worsen a situation or condition that is already difficult or dangerous e.g. To make matters worse, he refused to apologize. e.g.This year’s winter was unusually cold and the absence of electricity made matters worse. 6. a total of They were jailed for a total of 30 years. in total: There were probably about 40 people there in total. 7. cover : include or deal with something e.g. Most of the key points____________ in this book.　 The government’s efforts poverty only _____ a few of the three million people without jobs. 8.force sb./sth. (into) doing sth. = make sb. do sth. / force sb. to do e.g. These peasant workers ___________ accepting low-paid jobs. Bad health forced her into ______ early retirement.. 12. as 引导非限定性定语从句 e.g. If low-income families can’t afford to purchase medical insurance,_________ _________ （正如王林的情况那样）,other measures to reduce poverty won’t ... _____________, John was admitted to the university. (正如预期的那样） ________________________，China has launched another man-made earth satellite. ** as you know as is well known as is expected as you can see * being diagnosed with was laid off cost cost 3. make matters / things worse: are covered cover are forced into taking 11.thanks to 由于，幸亏，多亏 due to 由于（不置句首） owing to 由于 as a result of 由于，因为（……的结果