新概念英語第三冊（美音版）Do it yourself

本文非常優(yōu)秀，一是在句子結(jié)構(gòu)上，二是在系列短語上
背誦：So great is our passion for doing things for ourselves, that we are becoming increasingIy less dependent on specialized labour.
此句的基本句型是so...that... 引導(dǎo)的結(jié)果狀語從句，為了強(qiáng)調(diào)great這個(gè)詞，把so great 提到句首，因此主謂語要倒裝。
passion 熱情
passion for doing sth.
be / become dependent on ≠ independent
less dependent = more independent
specialized == skillful

背誦：No one can plead ignorance of a subject any longer,
plead ignorance of sth. 對......一無所知
Eg: He pleade ignorance of the accident.

countless 不計(jì)其數(shù)的

背誦：Armed with the right tools and materials, newlyweds gaily embark on the task of decorating their own Homes.
armed with 佩戴上

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gaily == happily, cheerfully
embark on doing sth. 從事做（新的、難度大的事情）==start sth. (new or difficult)
lay out 安排，布置
go so far as to do: 竟然到了干......的地步
Eg: Oh, my god, he went so far as to refuse my demand.
She goes so far as to go shopping / with it shop every day.
keen: 感興趣的，熱心的
enthusiasm 熱情
cater for 滿足，迎合人們的需要== provide what is necessary
Eg: Our school tries to cater for students needs / demands.

do-it-yourself 合成形容詞
craze== passion
bits and pieces 備件，零件
特點(diǎn)：重復(fù)介詞使用
in dread of: 害怕

背誦：Such things provide an excellent outlet for pent up creative energy,
provide an outlet for: 尋找......出路
pent up：被壓抑的 ==oppressed
potential 潛在的

not all of us 部分的否定
none of us 全部的否定
born：生來就是

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背誦：Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.
Some wives live under the illusion that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.
tend to: 傾向于
tend to do sth. 有.....傾向
tend to sth. 照料，伺候==attend to (應(yīng)付，對付==deal with)

背誦：Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters,
be supposed to 一致公認(rèn)

背誦：When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.
presume: 表示猜測，主觀判斷，有事實(shí)可以依據(jù)
assume: 主觀武斷的認(rèn)為
L44: You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food--always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm.

The worst thing is that...最糟糕的事情
delusion(語氣強(qiáng)烈)==illusion

背誦：The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.

背誦：It is a question of pride as much as anything else.
It is a question of pride...
as much as anything (else) 加強(qiáng)語氣==very, very much

call in a man to look at sth.
break down: 壞掉了
fail to operate

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get / come round to sth. 抽出時(shí)間做某事
make time to do sth. / spare time to do sth.
Eg: I got round to writing the letter after two days delay.

as far as I could see == as far as I knew / as far as I could find / discover 在我看來
minor≠major
it would be as good as new
as good as 幾乎，差不多==almost, actually, virtually, nearly
Eg: He as good as turned me down. 他實(shí)際上就是拒絕了我。
inevitably 不可避免地

背誦：The garden was soon littered with chunks of metal which had once made up a lawn-mower.
be littered with 放滿了

make up 表示一種狀態(tài)
assemble:強(qiáng)調(diào)動作

背誦：I had traced the cause of the trouble.
trace: 跟蹤==find, discover

背誦：After buying a new chain I was faced with the insurmountable task of putting the confusing jigsaw puzzle together again.
be faced with 面對，面臨
confusing == puzzling, perplexing

for the simple reason that: 出于這個(gè)簡單的原因

背誦：Buried somewhere in deep grass there is a rusting lawn-mower which I have promised to repair one day.
buried somewhere in deep grass... 連接上下文，加強(qiáng)語氣，修飾lawn mower

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