重点讲解：
1. be scheduled to do sth.
计划；安排；
eg. The movie is scheduled to wrap next week.
这部片子计划下周杀青MlK!.Ut4vEz0。
eg. The meeting is scheduled to last three days.
会议为期三天6-,uXm&%Dvw。
2. even though
即使；
eg. Even though I take medicine, I feel worse than I do yesterday.
虽然吃了药，却好像比昨天更严重Ytekh0DddIm&。
eg. He stuck out the race even though he finished last.
尽管他是最后一名他还是坚持跑完了全程WEAuP24^c6m。
3. lay off
解雇；
eg. The store had to lay off a number of clerks because sales were down.
由于销售业绩下滑，商店不得不裁掉一部分店员B)QpWTzhF]VGvj。
eg. They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers.
一个月来一辆汽车都卖不出去，他们只好裁员Sk=aB.!0c,[)S]nS。