sectionalongingforanewwelfaresystem(编辑修改稿)

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场销售他们的电影，可是他们私底下也在销售。 Note: This expression is used mainly in American English。 the usual British expression is under the counter. even if I yielded to that temptation, big magazines are not going to get involved in some sticky situation. () Meaning: But even if I couldn39。 t resist / gave in to that temptation and wanted to be paid without being known to caseworkers, big magazines I am working for won39。 t agree to get themselves into trouble by telling lies for my sake. yield to: 1) stop resisting (sth.) I yielded to an impulse. 我听凭一时的冲动行事了。 The government refused to yield to the hostage takers39。 demand. 政府拒绝答应人质挟持者的要求。 2) (formal) be replaced by sth. Oldfashioned methods yielded to new technology. 老式的方法已被新技术所取代。 Radio has long been under pressure to yield to television. 收音机长期处于被电视机取代的压力之中。 sticky: a. 1) (informal) difficult or unpleasant We39。 ve got a sticky problem to deal with. 我们有个棘手的问题要处理。 There were a few sticky moments during the meeting. 会议有几次陷入了僵局。 Their relationship is going through a sticky patch and they39。 ve decided to have counseling. 他们的关系正处于困难时期，因此他们决定咨询一下。 2) made of or covered in a substance that sticks to things that touch it Her hands were sticky from the ice cream. 她的手因沾上了冰淇淋而粘乎乎的。 Don39。 t touch the wet paint — it39。 s sticky. 别碰这湿漆 ——会粘手的。 His hands were sticky with jam. 他的手上沾了果酱，粘糊糊的。 3) (informal) (of the weather) hot and damp a sticky, humid afternoon 一个又热又潮的下午 It39。 s very sticky in New York in August. 纽约 8月份十分闷热。 highprofile. () Meaning: The big magazines appear to be open and aboveboard as they honestly report to the welfare caseworkers the amount of money I make. Please note the sarcastic tone of the writer. When we refer to somebody as a highprofile person or something as a highprofile event, we mean they attract a lot of attention or publicity. profile: n. 1) [C] the state of being noticed by other people around ,the general impression that sb. or sth. gives to the public and the amount of attention they receive The government is trying to keep a low profile on this issue. 政府力图在这个问题上保持低姿态。 There are a growing number of women in highprofile positions. 在政府引人注目的职位上，妇女的数量日益增加。 The deal will certainly raise the pany39。 s international profile. 这笔生意一定会提高该公司的国际形象。 2) a side view, esp. of sb.39。 s head The actor is photographed in profile, smoking a cigarette. 这个演员从侧面拍了一张抽烟的照片。 3) a description of sb. / sth. that gives useful information We first build up a detailed profile of our customers and their requirements. 我们首先建立起关于顾客及其要求的详细档案。 a welfare client I39。 m expected to bow before the caseworker. (Para. 3) Meaning: As a welfare client, people believe I should behave in a way which makes me less important and weaker in front of the caseworker. down, caseworkers know that they are being made fools of by many of their clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as pensation. () Meaning: In their true feelings, caseworkers know that their clients are fooling them for extra money, and, in return, they feel they have the right to get these welfare beneficiaries to behave humbly. deep down: in sb.39。 s true feeling。 in fact rather than by appearance Deep down, she supported her husband39。 s involvement in the anization. 她心底里是支持自己的丈夫加入这个组织的。 He knew, deep down, that he would have to admit his guilt. 他心里明白他将不得不认罪。 Deep down they39。 re still frustrated youngsters. 本质上他们仍然是一些受挫的青少年。 make a fool of sb.: trick sb. into behaving foolishly He39。 d been made a fool of. 他被人骗了。 Your brother is making a fool of you. 你兄弟在愚弄你。 He39。 d been made a fool of. 他被人耍了 Compare: make a fool of oneself: behave in a way that makes other people think that one is silly or lacking in good judgment He was drinking and making a fool of himself. 他喝酒时，出尽了洋相。 entitle vt. 1. (usu. passive) give (sb.) the right to do or have sth. Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment. 失业使你有权享有免费医疗。 The employer is entitled to ask for references. 雇主有权索阅推荐函。 2. (usu. passive) give a title to (a book, film, etc.) She read a poem entitled The Apple Tree. 她读了一首名为《苹果树》的诗歌。 be entitled to: have the right to have or do sth. You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. 你到 65岁时，可以享受养老金。 Everyone39。 s entitled to his or her own opinion. 每个人都有权发表自己的意见。 Compare: This ticket does not entitle you to travel first class. 这张票不能使你享有坐头等舱的资格。 pensation: ).[U] the action of providing sth. good to balance or reduce the bad effects of damage, loss, injury, etc. Compensation of injured workers has cost the pany a lot. 对受伤工人的补偿花费了公司不少钱。 2).a thing, esp. an amount of money, given to pensate for sth. The airline received hundreds of pensation claims following the loss of the luggage. 在行李丢失后，航空公司收到了几百项索赔要求。 She received $50,000 in pensation for a lost eye. 她得到了 5万美金作为失去一只眼睛的补偿费。 3). (usu. pl.) things that make a bad situation better I wish I were young again, but getting older has its pensations. 我希望我能重新变得年轻，但岁月自有它的补偿。 13. I39。 m not being bitter. (Para. 3) Meaning: I am not feeling angry deliberately / on purpose. The structure “be being + adjective / noun” is used to talk about action and behaviour. You39。 re being stupid. (= You39。 re doing stupid things.) I was being very careful. (= I was doing something very carefully.) Who39。 s being a silly baby, then? We do not use this structure to talk about feelings. For example： I39。 m happy just now. (Not I39。 m being happy just now.) I was very depressed when you phoned. (Not I was being depressed…) 14.…begin as college educated liberals…() liberal: n. a person who understands and respects other people39。 s opinions and behavior, esp. when they are different from their own He liked to think of himself as a liberal. 他喜欢。