基础英语2课件unit9.ppt

16. We take out loans instead of making deposits, or we use our credit card to get that furniture or vacation trip--relax now, pay later. (para4) take out: to obtain an official document or service e.g. to take out a loan 取得贷款 to take out an insurance policy (保险单) to take out a mortgage (按揭,抵押贷款) relax now, pay later: to do/buy what we want now, and pay later Today, instead of saving up, we borrow from the banks of use our credit card to buy the furniture or make the trip; our motto has become “relax now, pay later”. 17. We buy our food, like our clothing, ready-made and off the rack. (para4) ready-made: already made, prepared, or availableoff the rack (AmE) /off the peg (BrE): ready made on the rack: under great pressa rack is a frame from which clothes are hung; similarly a peg is a knob from which clothes are hung 18. And if we are in a hurry to lose weight, we try the latest miracle diet, guaranteed to take away ten pounds in ten days… unless we’re rich enough to afford liposuction. (para4) diet here means regulated selection of foods, especially as prescribed for medical reasonsIf we want to lose weight quickly, we try the most recent miracle diet which is said to be effective and is sure to make us lose a pound per day. If we are rich enough to pay for the operation, we can have our unneeded fat removed from our bodies. 19. This general impatience, the “I-hate-to-wait” attitude, has infected every level of our lives. (para5) “I-hate-to-wait” is used as an adjective modifying “attitude” C.f. DIY (do-it-yourself) has infected every level of our lives: we have become impatient in every aspect of our lives, for instance, we want to get a job done quickly, to lose weight quickly, to be served quickly, etc. infect: to pass on a disease; to make sb. share a particular feeling affect: to have a influence on sb./ sth. e.g. She infected the children with her enthusiasm for music. 她对音乐的热爱感染了孩子们. How will these changes affect us? 这些变化会对我们有什么影响? 2