本課主要詞組

　　1. be sure of 2. have a corner

　　3. consist of 4. vary from

　　5. depend on 6. a packet of

　　7. in addition to 8. complain about

　　9. in the wrong way 10. spend…on

　　11. tend to 12. agree on

　　本課主要句型

　　A. 賓語從句：

　　1) Americans often say that there are only two things a person can be sure of.

　　2) …but many people feel that the United States lead the world with the worst taxes.

　　3) …they often feel that they are working one day each week just to pay their taxes.

　　4) They often protest that the government uses their tax dollars in the wrong way.

　　5) They say that it spends too much on useless and practical programs.

　　B. 定語從句：

　　1) Taxes consist of money which people pay to support their government.

　　2) Salaried people who earn more than a few thousand dollars must pay a certain percentage of their salaries to the federal government.

　　3) Other states have a sales tax， which is a percentage charged to any item which you buy in that state.

　　4) …people who own a home have to pay taxes on it…

　　5) …and excise tax， which is charged on cars in a city.

　　美國五十個州

　　A. The New England States (6)

　　1. Maine (緬因) 2. New Hampshire*(新罕布什爾)

　　3. Vermont(佛蒙特) 4. Massachusetts*(馬薩諸塞)

　　5. Connecticut*(康涅狄格) 6. Rhode Island*(羅得島)

　　B. The Middle Atlantic States (7)

　　7. New York*(紐約) 8. Pennsylvania*(賓夕法尼亞)

　　9. New Jersey*(新澤西) 10. Delaware*(特拉華)

　　11. Maryland* (馬里蘭) 12. Virginia*(弗吉尼亞)

　　13. West Virginia(西弗吉尼亞)

　　C. The Southern Atlantic States (11)

　　14. North Carolina* (北卡羅來納) 15. South Carolina*(南卡羅來納)

　　16. Georgia*(佐治亞) 17. Florida(佛羅里達(dá))

　　18. Alabama(亞拉巴馬) 19. Mississippi(密西西比)

　　20. Tennessee (田納西) 21. Louisiana(路易斯安那)

　　22. Arkansas(阿肯色) 23. Texas(得克薩斯)

　　24. Oklahoma(俄克拉何馬)

　　D. The Central States (13)

　　25. Wisconsin (威斯康星) 26. Illinois(伊利諾斯)

　　27. Kentucky(肯塔基) 28. Indiana(印第安那)

　　29. Ohio(俄亥俄) 30. Michigan(密執(zhí)安)

　　31. Minnesota(明尼蘇達(dá)) 32. Iowa(衣阿華)

　　33. Missouri(密蘇里) 34. North Dakota(北達(dá)科他)

　　35. South Dakota(南達(dá)科他) 36. Nebraska(內(nèi)布拉斯加)

　　37. Kansas(堪薩斯)

　　E. The Western States (13)

　　38. Washington(華盛頓) 39. Oregon(俄勒岡)

　　40. California(加利福尼亞) 41. Montana(蒙大拿)

　　42. Idaho(愛達(dá)荷) 43. Nevada(內(nèi)華達(dá))

　　44. Utah(猶他) 45. Arizona(亞歷桑那)

　　46. Wyoming(懷俄明) 47. Colorado(科羅拉多)

　　48. New Mexico(新墨西哥) 49. Alaska(阿拉斯加)

　　50. Hawaii(夏威夷)

　　(注：有*者曾為英國在北美的十三個殖民地，也是美國最早的十三個州。)

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　　短語表達(dá)

　　1. attract attention　吸引注意

　　He talked loudly to attract attention.(他大聲說話以吸引注意。)

　　2. for the most part　在很大程度上，多半

　　These cars， for the most part， are made in China.(這些汽車多半產(chǎn)于中國。)

　　3. persuade sb. to do sth.　勸某人做某事

　　be persuaded to do sth.　被勸說做某事

　　The doctor persuaded my father to give up smoking.(醫(yī)生勸我父親戒煙。)

　　The young man was persuaded to take up that job.(那個年輕人被勸說接受那份工作。)

　　4. a large amount of　一大筆

　　He borrowed a large amount of money from the bank.(他向銀行借了一大筆錢。)

　　5. put out　發(fā)布，公布;出版;廣播

　　The article was put out in a national magazine to reach a larger audience.(為了能影響更多的讀者，文章被登發(fā)在一份國家級雜志上。)

　　This newspaper is put out every day.(這份報紙每天出版。)

　　The weather forecast has just put out a storm.(天氣預(yù)報剛剛發(fā)出了暴風(fēng)警報。)

　　6. be characteristic of　為…所特有，是…的特征

　　Rainy days are characteristic of March.(多雨的日子為三月所特有。)

　　7. catch the eye　引人注目

　　The beautiful blue dress in the window caught her eye when she passed the store.(她經(jīng)過那家商店時，櫥窗里漂亮的蘭色連衣裙吸引了她。)

　　8. identify with　與一致;認(rèn)為…等同于;跟…發(fā)生共鳴，同情;(無意識地)仿效

　　His idea identifies with mine.(他的觀點和我的觀點相同。)

　　Never identify personal opinions with facts.(切莫把個人觀點與事實等同起來。)

　　All the money came from those who identified with him.(所有的錢都來自于那些同情他的人。)

　　Children usually identify themselves with their parents.(孩子往往會仿效自己的父母。)

　　9. carry over　繼續(xù)下去，遺留下來

　　The report was carried over to the next page.(報告轉(zhuǎn)入。)

　　His habit carries over from his childhood. (他的習(xí)慣從小保留至今。)

　　10. as well as　和，也

　　Women， as well as men， have the right to work.(婦女和男人一樣有工作的權(quán)利。)

　　11. over and over again　反復(fù)

　　He mentioned the incident over and over again， which really bored me to death.(他反復(fù)提及那件事，真把我煩死了。)

　　12. put up with　忍受

　　Both water pollution and air pollution are becoming more and more serious but we have to put up with them at the moment.(水污染和空氣污染都在變得越來越嚴(yán)重，但是我們暫時只好忍著。)

　　13. be responsible for　為…負(fù)責(zé)

　　It is not yet clear who should be responsible for the accident.(誰該對這起事故負(fù)責(zé)現(xiàn)在還不清楚。)

　　14. decide on　決定，選定

　　They decided on their plan of action after hours of discussion.(經(jīng)過數(shù)小時的討論，他們決定了行動計劃。)

　　15. be involved in　參與，介入

　　He quitted his job as he no longer wanted to be involved in politics.(他不想再介入政治便辭去了工作。)

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