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1 Romance is the privilege of the rich， not the profession of the unemployed.
2 The poor should be practical and ordinary.
3 Intellectually， we must admit， he was not of much importance.
4 He was as popular with men as he was with women， and he had every quality except that of making money.
5 He had gone on the Stock exchange for six months； but what was a butterfly to do among bulls and bears？
6 Laura loved him and he was ready to kiss her shoestrings.
7 Trevor was a painter. Indeed， few people are not nowadays. But he was also an artist， and artists are rather rare.
8 When Hughie came in he found Trevor putting the finishing touches to a wonderful life-size picture of a beggar-man.
9 Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.
10 He never said a clever or even an ill-natured thing in his life.
11 That did not answer.
12 ………was charmingly blamed for giving away a pound，
2 phrase
1 there/it is no use /good （in） doing sth
Unless one is wealthy there is no use in being a charming fellow.
2 popular with/among： liked， admired or enjoyed by
This young teacher is very popular with the students.
He is very competent lawyer， but not very popular with his fellows.
3 live on
4 go on
5 tire of
His interest in the stock exchange soon wore off， and tired of the business.
The old man never tires of teaching others what they don’t know.
6 make matters/things worse
The earthquake left half the villagers homeless； the storm that followed made tings worse.
7 lose one’s temper， lose one’s health， keep one’s temper
8 between
They opened a small bookstore between them.
This couple has quite a lot in common between them.
9 not hear of ： not permit
10 see about ： deal with
The tap is leaking； we must find a plumber to see about it.
11 drop in
Drop in whenever you come to see your parents.
12 personally ： as a person
Personally she is a very charming girl， but intellectually she is below average.
Personally还常常在句首表示as far as I am concerned， 就我个人而言
Personally， I don’t like the film.
13 seek（after）
14 put/add the finishing touches（to sth）
She got a few buttons and added the finishing touches to dress.
She went over what she had written and put the finishing touches to the essay.
15 make a picture of sb
16 fell（about/around）（for sb/sth）
He felt in his briefcase for a pen.
In the dark， he felt around for the switch.
The blind man felt along the wall for the staircase.
17 slip ： put sth somewhere
3 interpretations
1 The Legend washing machine has a great sale on account of its after-sale service.
2 George like s blaming others for anything he himself has done wrong.
3 My professor would not hear of my working in the laboratory during Christmas.
4 I cannot give any commitment at he moment， but I will see about it.
5 He went bankrupt and had to got his friends for financial help.
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