Unit 9

I. Phrases:

be diagnosed with

to make matters worse

take a bank loan

at half the cost

lay off

During the recession they laid us off for three months.

The doctor told him to lay off a couple of days.

He will lay off smoking.

get rid of

I’ve tried all sorts of medicine to get rid of this cold.

How can we get rid of all these flies?

put pressure on

aim…at

receive treatment

meet needs

make ends meet

He lost his job and what was worse, his wife was seriously ill, so he could not make both ends meet.

keep a healthy diet

be effective in

belong to

The developed countries should help the countries belonging to the third world.

15.take measures to do sth.

II. New words

abuse insurance income pressure 見優化設計

1. thanks to

owing to

because of

Thanks to your advice, I am keeping a healthy diet now.

Owing to the rain ,the match was cancelled.

2. as a result of （造成某種結果的）原因

as a result 結果是

result from 因…的結果發生

result in 結果是

She won the scholarship as a result of her hard work.

Illness often results from poverty.

I’m sure the government’s efforts to stop the spread of AIDS will result in success.

3．despite =in spite of 盡管；不管；縱使

Despite the bad weather we enjoyed our holiday.

Sir Fleming remained modest despite his achievements.

4. as is (was) the case with… 與…情況一樣

He is late again this morning, as is often the case.

III Important sentences:

Three months later, however, Wang Lin was told about a health care project that provides treatment at half the cost or less, depending on the needs of the patient.

The project that saved Wang Lin’s life is one of the many government programmes aimed at improving the situation for the poorest people in China.

The government’s efforts to fight poverty and improve health care cover several aspects, reducing poverty, helping sick people get treated properly and providing medical insurance for the poor.

It was not until World War II that the importance of Fleming’s discovery was fully recognized.