高三英語Unit 9單詞專題復習教案
he is on a very good salary now.
(4)wage是每周用現金支付的薪水，尤指給臨時工發的。
he gives most his wage packet to his wife.他把工資袋里大部分錢都交給妻子
(5)charge是因某種服務而收取的費用，如旅館費，理發費等
the charges for electricity and gas will be increased next year.
ex（改錯）what are your fees for a room?（改fees為charges）
a postman’s _d______ are 180 pounds per week.
a. salaries b. pays c. incomes d. wages
7.incident [c]事件，事變
he decided never to tell anyone about the incident.
adj.易發生的，伴隨而來的（+to）
he is fully aware of the risks incident to the life of a racing driver.他完全了解賽車生涯所伴隨而來的風險。
8.significance n,意義，意思，重要性
a matter of great significance
a smile of great significance意味深長的微笑
i can’t understand the significance of his statement.
fame holds no significance to him.(名聲對他來說并不重要)
9.devotion n.[u](+to)獻身，奉獻/ （+to/for）忠誠，至愛，熱愛 /祈禱式[c]
devotion to music（熱愛音樂）
we appreciated his devotion of time and money to the project.
his devotion to science is well known.
devotions are held every sunday morning.(祈禱式于每星期日上午舉行)
ⅱ.phrases:
1. lay off 解雇，裁員/停止/別再打擾
the company laid off 200 workers due to the poor economy.
in one firm alone over three hundred people were laid off during the last month..
why don’t you lay off smoking for a while until your cough gets better?
lay me off ,will you -----it’s nothing to do with me .
i told you to lay off bothering my little brother.
2.to make matters worse=what’s worse=worse still
he got trapped in the elevator; to make matters worse, the electricity was cut off.
he had no money, and to make matters worse, he couldn’t find a job.
this year’s winter was unusually cold and the absence of electricity made matters worse.
3.make ends meet使收支相抵
she scarcely earns enough money to make ends meet.
but it is hard to try to make ends meet with the money i get paid.