an arrangement with a bank to keep your money there and to allow you to take it out when you need to: 帐户；
I've opened an account with a building society. I paid the money into my account this morning. account (REASON)
on account of sth because of something: 因为、由于 He doesn't drink alcohol on account of his health.
5. So it is not surprising that Florida’s Charlotte County is known as the oldest place in the USA. 因此也就不奇怪佛罗里达州的夏洛特县北被认为是美国最老的地方。(P18)
1). the usage of “it”
It is used as a formal subject; the real object of the sentence is that Florida’s Charlotte County is known as the oldest place in the USA 相关高考试题： 1.（2006湖南） As the busiest woman in Norton, she made _____ her duty to look after all the other people’s affairs in that town. A. this B. that C. one D. it 4.（2006山东） I’d appreciate ____ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer. A. that B. it C. this D. you 7. (2007 山东) _____________ worries me the way he keeps changing his mind. A. This B. That C. What D. It 8. (2007 全国卷II) ___ felt funny watching myself on TV. A. One B. This C. It D. That 6. The question is, though, why are so many people retiring and spending their pensions in Florida. 但问题是，为什么这么多的人退休后要去佛罗里达州，并且把他们的养老金花在那里呢？ (P18) 1). pension noun [C]
a sum of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who does not work any more because they are too old or they have become ill: 养
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老金，救济金；
They find it hard to live on their state pension.
He won't be able to draw (= receive) his pension until he's 65.
pensioner
a person who receives a pension, especially the government pension given to old people: 养老金获得者；
Students and pensioners are entitled to a discount. 2). though
conjunction；despite the fact that: 尽管 She hasn't phoned, even though she said she would. but: 但是
They're coming next week, though I don't know which day. adverb；despite this: 尽管、然而
We were at school together. I haven't seen her for years though. 相关高考试题： 1. (2005江苏) ---How is everything going on with you in Europe? ---Quite well. Not so smoothly as I hoped, _______. A. though B. instead C. either D. too 3). predicative clause
(In grammar, especially of adjectives or phrases) following a verb such as be, get, become, seem, look. If a clause is used as a predicative, it is called a predicative clause. 相关高考试题： 1. (2005江苏) ---Don’t you think it necessary that he _____ to Miami but to New York? ---I agree, but the problem is _______ he has refused to. A. will not be sent; that B. not be sent; that C. should not be sent; what D. should not send; what 2. (2002 上海) Perseverance is a kind of quality—and that’s ______ it takes to do anything well. A. what B. that C. which D. why 3. (2007 上海) 第九模块二单元reading 6 The traditional view is ______ we sleep because our brain is “programmed” to make us do so. A. when B. why C. whether D. that 4. (2007 浙江) Why not try your luck downtown, Bob? That’s ______ the best jobs are. A. where B. what C. when D. why 7. As the number of older Americans moving there increase, more changes are made to cater to them. (P18)
然而，随着搬迁到那里的老年美国人增多，更多的变化发生了，以照顾到他们的需要。
1). cater verb [I or T]
to provide, and sometimes serve, food:
I'm catering for twelve on Sunday, all the family are coming. Which firm will be catering at the wedding reception? US Who catered your party? Cater 相关短语： cater for sb/sth phrasal verb to provide what is wanted or needed by someone or something: 迎合、满足 The club caters for children between the ages of 4 and 12. cater to sb/sth phrasal verb to try to satisfy a need, especially an unpopular unacceptable need: 迎合、满足需要 This legislation simply caters to racism. 8. Maybe Ill move to a small town when my partner and I get married, but for now, I want to have fun. (P19)
或许当我的爱人和我结婚的时候，我将搬到小城镇，但是现在，我想享受快乐。” 1). get married
verb [L + past participle] getting, got, got or US gotten sometimes used instead of 'be' to form the passive: They're getting married later this year. This window seems to have got broken. 相关高考试题： 1. (2002北京春) Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may ______ run over by 第九模块二单元reading
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a car. A. have B. get C. become D. turn 2. (2002 全国春) --- How are the team playing? --- They're playing well, but one of them hurt. A. got B. gets C. are D. were 9. Angela, 21, adds, I’d love to stay in the community where I grew up, but there are no career opportunities there. (P19)
21岁的安杰拉补充道：“我挺乐意住在我长大的社区里，但是那里没有任何事业机会。 1). add add
verb [I or T]
to put something with something else to increase the number or amount or to improve the whole:加，求和
If you add (= calculate the total of) three and four you get seven. Beat the butter and sugar together and slowly add the eggs.
Her colleagues' laughter only added to (= increased) her embarrassment. addition
noun [C or U]
Twice a week the children are tested in basic mathematical skills such as addition (= calculating the total of different numbers put together) and subtraction. In addition to his flat in London, he has a villa in Italy and a castle in Scotland. additional 附加的、额外的； adjective extra:
additional costs/problems
There will be an extra charge for any additional passengers. add 常用短语： add (sth) up phrasal verb [M] to calculate the total of two or more numbers: 合计、累加； If you add those four figures up, it comes to over ￡500. She added the bill up. add up to sth (AMOUNT) phrasal verb 总计； to become a particular amount: The various building programmes add up to several thousand new homes. 第九模块二单元reading 8
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