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PHRASES UNIT 1 Text A Live off the land 依靠土地养活自己 Get round to doing 一直想做的事着手做 Just as well 还不错 Self-reliant sort of life 自给自足的生活 Make through 顺利度过 Smell of the earth warming 大地回暖 In between such chores 在做杂货之时 Pursue ones own demanding schedule 掌握自己要求的安排 As the old saying goes 俗话说 Love every minute of sth 温馨快乐每一分钟 On balance 经过平衡,总的来说 Be employed full time 担任全职工作 Mortgage payment 按揭 When it comes to 就...而言 Medical fees 医疗费用 Make up the different in income 补差额 Lower ones standard of living 降低生活标准 Be on such a tight budget 手头紧 Be involved in 让...参与到 Resist the temptation 抵制诱惑 Anybodys guess 谁也说不准的事 Leave with a feeling of sorrow 怆然离开 A sense of pride 自豪感 Once economic conditions improve 一旦经济形势好转 Impr1the quality of life 提高生活质量 TEXT B 这是一个寻常的傍晚 its another evening 在薄饼、香肠散发的香味中醒来 wake up to the smells of pancakes and sausages 靠一份收入维持生活 get along on one paycheck 在职人员中有大孩子的母亲的比例更高 An even greater percentage of mothers of older children are in the workforce 失去童年重要的一个部分 miss out on an important part of children 搭友邻的顺路车 hitch a ride with a friendly neighbor 很快做出一顿美味佳肴 whip up a delicious meal 打电话订中国餐 phone out for Chinese food 一家人在一起吃饭的时间少了 family spends less time dining together 没可能 not a chance 电视取而代之 television takes over 将多得令人炫目的娱乐活动带入家庭 bring a dizzying array of entertainment into the home 拥有一台以上的电视是合情合理的 It makes sense to own more than one television set 没有人说我们应该回到五十年代去 No one is suggesting that we go back to the 1950s 这并非现实 not real