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Unit10

Unit10

Survey

Rencentlsurveyhaveindicatedtheportraitofthenon-readerismorecomplicatedthanfirstthought.

Survive

Itisparticularlyinterestingtonotethattheconceptofthefamilyasasocialunithassurvivedallthesechallenges.

Switch

Whatisoneofthereasonsforspearstoswitchhisinteresttounderwaterexploration?

Take

Whenachildrenishavinglearningandattentionproblems,theissueofsleephastotakeintoconsideration.

Tale

Theyhavenointerestinreadingataleandbesides,theythinknewspapersaretooexpensive.

Tape

W:

DoJackfindthetapeheborrowedfromPaul?

Doyouknow?

M:

Helookedeverywhereforit,butintheendhehadtogotothepartywithoutit.

Target

Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone.ButIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’mwriting.

Tax

Eachpersonvowedbeforetheruler.Hegoldwenttooneheap;hissilverwentonanotherheap.Anyinthiswayhepaidhisincometaxfortheyear.

Temper

Butgradually,themanlosthistemper.“Youstupidbird.Whycan’tyoulearntosaythatword?

SayKetunnelorIwillkillyou.”

Tend

W:

Lookhere,darling.Thepapersayspeopletendtofeelunwelliftheysleeplessthansixhoursaday.

M:

thatmaybetrueforyou,butitcertainlyisn’ttureforme.

Tent

Whenwegetthereweputupourtentandwenttoexplore.

Theatre/theater

M:

ifyouaren’tdoinganythingparticular,shallweseethenewplayattheGrandTheatertonight?

W:

Soundsgreat,butI’vegottogoovermynotesfortomorrow’smidterm.

Theory

M:

I’dbetterreadoneofthearticlesforourparticularscienceclass.

W:

Youcan,treadjustone.Theysayeachpresentsadifferenttheory.

Thick

WheneverKudzugrows,itsthicktwistingstemsareextremelyhardtoremove.

Thief

For25yearsIwasafull-timethiefspecializinginpickingpockets.

Thorough

Thelocalofficialscarriedoutathoroughinvestigation.

Threat

About10~15pecentoftheseheartoperationendindeathordamagetotheheartorotherorgans.Thenewstudyshowsthatevenasmallamountofaspirtinreducedsuchthreats.

Threaten

Theymaythreatentotaketheirchildrenoutofcollege,orcutofffunds.

Tide

Improveddesignhashelpedtomakehighwaysmuchsafer.Butthetideofaccidentscontinuestorisebecauseofhumanfailureandenormousincreaseinthenumberofautomobilesontheroad.

Tight

Forman,oneofthebestplacestokeepawalletisthebackpocketoftighttrousers.

Title

M:

Canyoutellmethetitleofthisoilpainting?

W:

Sorry,Idon’tknowforsure.ButIguessit’sanearly18th-centurywork.Letmelookitupinthecatalog.

Toast

Brainscansshowalcoholabusekillsbraincells.Butlittleisknownabouttheeffectsoflife-longdrinking.So,moderatedrinkersmaywanttotoastnewfindingsfromresearchersatDukeandIndianaUniversities.

Tobacco

Igaveuptobaccoandalcoholandsearchedfornewhobbies.NowIamafraidoflookingbacksincethepastlifeseemedlikeahorribledream.

Tool

Thedoctorssaidthechanceofdeathforpatientswhotoolaspirinwouldfallby67%.

Torch

IactuallyhadoneleginsidethebedroomwhenIsuddenlyrealizedthatsomeonewasshiningatorchupatme.

Tough

Doyouhaveatoughmathtestcomingup?

Thenlistentosomeclassicalpianomusicjustbeforethetest.Youmightendupwithahigherscore.

ThereaonLondontaxidriversaresoefficientisthattheyallhavegonethroughaverytoughtrainingperiodtogetspecialtaxidrivinglicense.

Trace

Theoriginsofuniversitiescanbetracebackto12thto14thcenturies.

Tradition

Differentattitudestoreligion,authorityandtraditiongenerallyhavealsogreatlycontributedtochangesinfamilylife.

Traffic

M:

Ican,tunderstandwhyBobisn’thereyet.Doyouthinkweshouldtrytocallhimorgotolookforhim?

W:

Heprobablyjustgotheldupinthetraffic.Let’tgivehimafewmoreminutes.

Tragedy

PatriciaPaniawasaforcefulandcompellingspeaker.Shewantedeveryoneintheaudiencetoknowwhatsheknewwithouthavingtolearnitfromapersonaltragedy.

Tansmit

Thecomputerwarningsystermkeepstrackofadriver’scondtionbymonitoringhisheartbeatwithsignalstransmittedfromabandroundhiswrist.

Trick

Thenaughtyboyisalwaysplayingtricksonhisteacher.

Tropical

FarmersfromEuropetoAsiaacceptedcornimmediately.Theygrewitoncoldmountainsidesandintropicalforests.

Trouble

Londontaxidriversknowthecaptiallikethebackoftheirhands.Nomatterhowsmallorindistinctthestreetis,thedriverwillbeabletogetyoutherewithoutanytrouble.

Truly

Wecan’tbetrulyelegantwithoutgoodmannersbecauseeleganceandgoodmannersalwaysgohandinhand.

Trust

Whenhereturnedtohisfamily,Mr.spearscouldn’tfindajob.Everyoneknewhehadbeeninprisonandnobodytrustedhim.

Twist

W:

Whydidn’tyoumakeanappointmenttoseethedoctorlastweekwhenyoufirsttwistedyouankle?

M:

Theinjurydidn’tseemseriousthen.Idecidedtogotoday,becausemyfootstillhurtwhenIputmyweightonit.

Type

M:

Hi,Susan.Ihearthatyouwalkallthewaytotheofficethesedays.

W:

Yes.Ihavefoundgreatpleasureinwalking.That’tthetypeofexerciseIenjoyverymuch.

W:

I’mlookingforqualitypapertotypemyessay.Idon’tseeanyontheshelf.

M:

Isawsomeinthestockroomthismorning.I’llgoandcheck.

Typical

Inpolicework,youcanneverpredictthenextcrimeorproblem.Noworkingdayisidenticaltoanyother,sothereisno“typical”dayforapoliceofficer.

Tyre

M:

IfIwereyou,I’drideabiketowork.Takingacrowdedbusduringrushhourisreallyterrible.

W:

Thankyouforyouradvice,butmybikehasgotaflattyre.

Ugly

Goodmannersaddtoyouimagewhileanangryfacemakesthebest-dressedpersonlookugly.

Ultimate

WhatistheultimategoalofHeiferInternational?

Underground

Theonlygoodnewsisthattheoillakeshavenotaffectedtheundergroundwaterresource.

Understand

Whenmyintersetshiftedfromspacetothesea,Ineverexpecteditwouldcausesuchconfusionamongmyfriends,yetIcanunderstandtheirfeelings.

Unexpected

WhenIreturnedtomyhotelthatday,Ifoundamessage,whichsaidthatMr.Jordanhadgoneoutoftownonsomesuddenunexpectedbusiness.

Unfortunately

It’tdifficulttoimaginetheseaeverruningoutoffish.It’ssovast,sodeep,somysterious.Unfortunately,it’snotbottomless.

Uniform

Oneday,forexample,Iwasworkingundercover;thatis,Iwasonthejob,butIwaswearingnormalclothes,notmypoliceuniform.

Unique

TherewasonceamanSouthAmericawhohadaparrot,apetbirdthatcouldimitatehumansppech.Theparrotwasunique.Therewasnootherbirdlikehiminthewholeworld.

Unmade

Thethreepeoplemadetheirwaypastthedirtybreakfastdishesonthekitchentableandintoabedroomwithunmadebeds.

Unusual

I’dliketosharemyreasonsbehindthisunusualchangeofmind.

Upper

Thereisanupperlimitof50,000dollarsspentonthisproject.

Upset

Wewatchedthebearenterthetentandheardhimupseteverythinginside.

M:

Howisjohnnow?

Ishefeelinganybetter?

W:

Notyet.Itstillseemsimpossibletomakehimsmile.Takingtohinisreallydifficultandhegetsupseteasilyoverlittlethings.

Upstairs

M:

What’tallthatnoise?

Itsoundsasifit’scomingfromnextdoor.TheNelsonsaren’tbackyet,arethey?

W:

Idon’tthinkso.itmustbethewindow-cleanerworkingupstairs.

Valuable

ChocolatebeansbecausesovaluableinCentralAmericathattheywereusedascashfor200years.

Variety

WhenthereisfreeeducationavailabletoallchildrenintheUnitedStates,whydopeoplespendmoneyonprivateschool?

Americanofferagreatvarietyofrensonsfordoingso.

Various

Lindaquitherjobforvariousreasons.

Violent

TherewasaviolentearthquakeinsichuanProvinceonMay12.

Virus

Somescientistssaytakingmedicineswhenyouhaveacoldisactuallybadforyou.Thevirusstaysinyoulonger,becauseyourbodydoesn’tdevelopawaytofightitandkillit.

Volume

Thewriter’ssecondvolumeofmemoirsisavailable.

Voluntary

Otherstudiesshowthatnon-readerstendtoisolatethemselvesfromthecommunityandarelesslikelytoownahomeandseldombelongtolocalvoluntaryorganizations.

Wander

Theperfectsettingistheclothingstorewhencustomerswanderamongtheracks;theyarecompletelyabsorbedintheitemstheyholdup.

Warmth

ThenorthernUnitedStatesfacesnothreatfromkudz.Harshwinterskillitoff.Theplantlovesthewarmthofthesouth,butthesouthsurelydoesn’tloveit.

Warn

Thedoctorswarnedthatpeoplewhohavestomachbleedingorotherbadreactionsfromaspirinshouldnottakeitafterheartsurgery.

Weak

Atnightshesleptneartheriverbank,onthegroundwhichwaswetfromtherain.Sheoftenfeltweak,butsherefusedtogiveup.

Weave

Themostcommonmaterialsusedfornestsaregrasses,branchesandfeathers.Abirdmustweavethesematerialsintoanest.Justimaginebuildingahousewithoutcementornailstoholdittogether.

Wedding

W:

Imeantheprovince.Myfriend’sweddingisinMontreal.I,mgoingtherefirst.I‘llstayforfivedays.IsMontrealthecapitalcityoftheprovince?

M:

Well,manypeoplethinksobecauseit’sthebiggestcity.butit’snotthecapital.Quebeccityis.

Weekly

Inthestudy,teacherswerenottoldtheamontofsleepstudentreceivedwhencompletingweeklyperformancereports.

Well-known

M:

DoyouknowProfessorJohnson’sbrother?

W:

I’venevermethim,butI’veheardthatheisaswell-knownasJohnsonherself.

Well-to-do

Afterabouttwohoursofdeliberations,thejuryfoundthewell-to-dobusinessmanguiltyofthemurderofhiswife.

Whenever

Johnisveryshy.He