重点讲解：
1. be/get out of control
失去控制；不受控制；
eg. The fire is burning out of control.
熊熊燃烧的大火正在失去控制。
eg. I'm dealing with customers all the time who have let their debts get out of control.
我成天和那些负债累累、无力偿还的顾客们打交道。
2. start sb. off
使（某人）开始（做某事）；
eg. Her mother started her off acting in children's theatre.
她母亲先是让她在儿童剧院里演出。
eg. Don't for Heaven's sake start him off on his golf stories.
千万不要让他开始讲他打高尔夫球的故事。3. as much as
差不多；多达；和……一样多；
eg. I'll help as much as I can, but there is a limit to what I can do.
我会尽力帮忙，但我所能做的也是有限度的。
eg. The organisers hope to raise as much as ￡6m for charity.
组织者希望能募集到高达600万英镑的善款。
eg. I had to fall in with her wishes as much as possible.
我不得不尽量顺从她的意愿。

名人简介：
个人生活：
2001年波诺的父亲包伯因为癌症去世，波诺与父亲之间的冷战关系成了波诺永远修复不了的破洞。波诺作〈Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own〉忏悔与父亲的关系，并且在葬礼上演唱这首歌曲，波诺曾在这首歌的音乐录音带注明：“我真希望能更了解他就好了。”