综合英语教程3 Unit_3_Saved_by_His_Mistakes.pptVIP

Translation Mum immediately sent Tom for the doctor. She failed to bake the cake because she had run out of sugar. Having run out of sugar, she failed to bake the cake. I know how desperately busy you are. The whole class roared with laughter at Tom’s slip of the tongue. Such things as needles and scissors should be kept out of children’s reach/the reach of children. The soldier was standing under the burning / scorching sun, drenched with sweat. Standing under the scorching sun, the soldier was drenched with sweat. He returned to his motherland in the end. It was dark inside the tree. Above him there was only a pale disc of sky. At his feet a pear-shaped hole framed a small patch of grey light. 树洞里很暗，抬头只见一圆盘大小的昏暗天空，他脚边一个梨形的小洞，透进一丝灰暗的光线。 Night came. A storm broke. Lightning writhed above his head, and rain poured into the hollow cylinder of the tree. 夜幕降临，暴风雨骤起，他头顶上电闪雷鸣，大量雨水涌进圆筒状的树洞。 The Friendly Society(互助会) What is the Friendly Society? - Any of a mutual-aid association in Britain. (sometimes called mutual society, benevolent society, fraternal society) How does it operate? - Its members pay regular contributions (i.e. membership fee) and receive financial aid in sickness, old age, provision for their families when they die. (a doctor for a lodge- free; funeral paid; dances, sports) What did the name originally refer to? - A fire insurance company in the 17th century. What was largely responsible for the disappearance of many friendly societies? - The establishment of the welfare state. What may happen with the decline of the welfare state in Britain? - Mutual-aid associations will once again become popular. The Welfare State (福利社会) What is the government responsible for? - providing its citizens the essentials for a decent living standard. How was “the welfare state” established in UK? - The William Beveridge report in 1942, which identified five “Giant Evils” in society: squa