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Downloading Files Unit 7 trade on/upon 利用，滥用

*He made good money in TV commercials by trading on his past reputation as a pop star.

7) of a piece: 1. in agreement

*His action is of a piece with what he has been saying he will do for the past few months.

*我们的远大理想与现实的目标应该是一致的。

(=Our grand ambition and the present goal are actually of a piece.) 2. like each other in character

*Though discovered in two different regions, these artworks are all of a piece.

8) maintain: vt.

1. keep up, retain, continue

(=Part of her job is to maintain good relations with our suppliers.) He took the lead and maintained it until the end of the race. 2. keep in good condition by making repairs to it and taking care of it.

The company is responsible for maintaining public telephone booths. 铁路线需要时常养护。

(=The railway lines have to be constantly maintained.) 3. keep in existence

*The supplies of food were scarcely enough to maintain life. 9) eventually : ad. at last, in the end

*With the great support from his father, George Bush Jr. eventually rose to the position of President.

历史证明了正义终将获胜。

(= History has proved that justice will eventually prevail.) 10) discard: vt. get rid of 7

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(=The library has recently discarded around 1,000 social science books because they are terribly out of date.)

母亲从来不忍心丢弃我小时候的旧玩具。

(=Mother never has the heart to discard the old toys of my childhood.)

11) keep track of : keep oneself informed about

Write down the names of people you meet, and then keep track of them. 我们要经常读报以熟悉时事。

(= We should read the newspapers often to keep track of current events.)

Collocations:

be on one’s track 追踪 cover up one’s track 隐藏行踪

keep to the beaten track 惯性思维，人云亦云 lose track of 失去联系

off the track 误入歧途 12) eliminate: vt.

1. remove or get rid of completely

(= Can we ever eliminate hunger from the world?)

*This new process has eliminated the need for checking the products by hand.

2. murder

*During the Japanese invasion of China, the Japanese soldiers tried to eliminate the population of many parts of rural China.

13) saturate: vt. 1. fill completely

*The market for houses is saturated.

(= The whole area is saturated with police to prevent terrorist attack.)

2. to put as much liquid as possible into *His shirt was saturated with blood. 8

Downloading Files Unit 7 14) image: n.

1. a picture formed in the mind

(= She had a clear image of how she would look in 20 years time.) 2. the general opinion about a person or organization

*The government will have to improve its image if it wants to win the next election.

*The company tries to project an image of being innovative and progressive.

(=这家公司努力传达出一个革新上进的形象。) 3. likeness，form

According to the Bible, man was made in the image of God. 15) temptation: n. sth. very attractive

(=There is always a temptation to blame others for one’s own problems.)

*I tried to overcome the temptation to laugh. 大多数女性无法抵挡购物的诱惑，特别是打折的。

(=Most women can not resist the temptation of shopping, especially the discounted ones.)

16) in return ( for): in exchange or as a payment

They are letting us use their computer, and in return we are giving them the results of our research.

(=He agreed to give evidence against the terrorists in return for a promise of protection.)

Collocations:

the point of no return 不能回转点 on sale or return 卖不掉可退货的 many happy returns 长命百岁 by return 由原班邮递

17) yearn (for): vt. long for with tender feeling (= He yearned for a sight of the old familiar faces.)

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Downloading Files Unit 7 他渴望返回故乡。

(=He yearned to return to his native land. ) 18) sanction: vt.

1. accept, approve, authorize

*The church would not sanction the king’s second marriage.

*The government was reluctant to sanction intervention in the crisis. 2. make acceptable

(=It was a foolish custom to judge a bride by the gold she carries with her,

but one socially sanctioned.) cf. approve, confirm & sanction 这些动词均有“批准”之意。

approve 普通用词，常指正式的或官方的批准。 confirm 强调按法律程序提请确认或批准。

sanction 语气最强，多指官方的同意或批准，是书面用词。 19) irrational: a. not using reason

After taking the drug, she became quite irrational. 人们在危机时刻，往往会做出不理性的决定。

(=In time of crisis, people however tend to make irrational decisions.)

(=The purpose of many cosmetics advertisements is to encourage irrational purchase.)