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重点短语：
1. either...or...：要么......要么......
例句：I was expecting you either today or tomorrow.
我希望你要么今天要么明天来。
2. take for：把......误认为是......；把......误看成为......
例句：He speaks German so well, that he's often taken for a native.
他德语说得很好，常被误以为是德国人。
3. for that matter：就此而言，就那件事而论，而且
例句：He does not trust his partner. For that matter I can' t blame him.
他不相信他的伙伴，对此我不能责备他。
Don't talk like that to your mother and to anyone else for that matter.
不要跟你母亲那样说话, 而且跟谁也不要那样。
4. the majority of：......的大多数，大部分
例句：The majority of members did not support the motion.
大部分委员不支持该项议案。
The majority of her books are dealing with love.
她的大多数书都是描写爱情的。
5. for the good of：为了......的好处，为了......的利益
例句：All his life he strove for the good of the people.
他一辈子都为人民的利益而奋斗。
We learned to pull together for the good of all.
我们为大家的利益而学会合作。
6. end up：结束，告终
例句：If you continue to steal you'll end up in prison.
你要是继续行窃终归得进监狱。
You could end up running this company if you play your cards right.
你要是处理得当，到头来这个公司能归你掌管。
7. plump for
释义1：(坚决地)选中；选定；挑选
例句：At last we plumped for the new house near our school.
最终我们决定选学校附近的新房子。
释义2：坚决支持(或拥护)；投票赞成
例句：Every member of the government plumped for the premier’s new suggestion.
政府每一位成员都坚决支持总理的新建议。
8. bring on:引起，导致
例句：That incident will surely bring on a crisis.
那个事件肯定会导致一场危机。
Reading in a poor light may bring on a headache.
在昏暗的灯光下看书会引起头疼。
9. be known as：被认为......
典型例句：Dalian is known as a summer resort.
大连被认为是一个避暑胜地。
He was known as a reliable man.
他被认为是可信赖的人。
其他短语：
1. toxic condition：中毒状态
2. hard-earned gains：来之不易的收益
3. the Reformation：（十九世纪）基督教改革运动
4. marital copulation：夫妻性生活，夫妻性交
