重点讲解:
1. be set to do sth. 做好准备的;可能的;
例句:It was initially set to cost $110 million.
原计划花费1.1亿美元 。
2. be expected to do sth. 预期;预料;
例句:House prices are expected to rise sharply.
预计房价会急剧上涨 。
3. look to 展望,思考;
例句:I look to be with my parents soon.
我希望不久就能和父母亲在一起 。
4. impose on 使遭受,使承受(压力、痛苦等);
例句:The filming imposed an additional strain on her.
拍摄任务使她承受了格外大的压力 。
5. be reluctant to 勉强的;不情愿的;
例句:Mary is reluctant to accept her mother's viewpoint.
玛丽不愿意接受她母亲的观点 。
6. due to 由于;因为;
例句:She missed her classes due to illness last month.
上个月她因病没来上课 。
adj. 竞争的,比赛的