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走 ， 就像你很 难赶走一条丧家之犬一样。 15. category: class, group 部门种类 Botany falls into the category of biology. 植物学归入生物学部门。 16. freedom from: state of being without or not affected by the thing specified 免除 、 豁免 ( 指没有某事物 的状况 ， 或不受其影响的状 态 ) freedom from fear, pain, hunger, etc. 无恐惧、痛苦、饥饿等 The new supplies will ensure temporary freedom from starvation and disease. 新供应的物资将能确保暂 时免于饥饿和疾病。 freedom of: right (especially political) to act, speak, etc. as one pleases without interference (随意行动 、 说话等的 ， 尤指 政治方面的 )自由权 freedom of speech, thought, worship, etc 言论 、 思想 、 崇拜等的自由 He enjoyed plete freedom of choice. 他享有完全的选择自由。 17. . . . claiming that they enjoy freedom from constraints of society . . .: Here “constraints of society” might refer to such things as social rules or customs. What these bag ladies claim is that by living on the streets, they do not have to follow the same social rules that everyone else does and they have chosen to live outside the mainstream of society. “ constraints of society”指社 会道德准则 、 行为规范或生 活习俗等。 …… 声称喜欢自由自在 ， 不 受社会的约束。 18. keep up: (1)(keep sth. up) to prevent sth. from falling or going to a lower level 维持 、 保持 物质紧缺使价值一直上涨。 The shortage of supplies is keeping the price up. (2)(keep sth. up) to continue doing sth. or to make sth. continue 继续 I don’t think I can keep this up any longer. 我觉得我再也不能坚持下去了。 (3)to manage to go or learn as fast as someone world is full 跟上 I’m having trouble keeping up with the rest of the class. 我无法赶上班上的其他同学。 19. . . . they didn’t know where to go or how to apply for relief. . . : “ Relief” refers to aid given to needy persons through government agen cies or private anizations. It may be in the form of money, food, clothing, or other necessities. Here it means welfare money given to poor people by the government. In the United States, there are many private and government anizations that give help to the poor and homeless. However, quite often one has to go through a lot of paper work before one can actually obtain such help. The plexity of the process of applying for relief often discourages the needy from trying to get the aid. Another discouragement is that people who receive money this way are usually looked down upon and viewed as lazy or。