2016.4.25

10b

tangle  n.打结；混乱

The company's financial situation is in tangles.

eletric 电的；用电的 electric wire

electrical 电动的；用电的 electrical appliances 电器

blow drier 吹风机  hair drier 吹风机

let sth. air dry 风干

You can let your laundry air dry when the weather is nice

get your hair trimmed(修发)/cut(剪发)

trim off the split ends【发叉】 to keep your hair looking shinning and strong.

My hair got tangled up 我头发打结了。

hair 

头上所有的头发un.   满头金发  He has a blond hair.

指代>1根的头发 Cane's hair appears to be black, one hair I found was grey, so I think there are probably more grey/white hairs【白发】.

wig  =  hairpiece 假发

11a+b  Giving until it hurts

Family wealth only lasting/passing three generations.

 adage 谚语；格言

As the old adage goes:"It is never too late to mend."亡羊补牢，为时不晚 I think we can fix the problem if we start now.

invest  investor  investment投资；投资额 a ￥5 million investment

generation

My family has been in this province for 7 generation.

Our family has used this curb to cure cough for a lot generation~

to do sth. until it hurts = we do sth. a lot

We can laugh until it hurts 

fortune/wealth 财富

pledge 誓言，诺言 keep one's pledge 信守诺言；保证做v. ~ to do

The  governor made a pledge to increase the education budget.

Sean pledge that he would return to school next year. 

incentive奖励，动机

an incentive to (do) sth.

There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.

philanthropy 慈善事业   charitable causes

What stands out most about sth.  is sth.   to make sth. noticeable

stand out from the rest

What stands out most about his painting is his use of colors to represent moral values.

12a

Our family continues to be united in the belief that those who benefited the most from our nation's economic system have a special responsibilty to give back to our society in meaningful ways.

sentiment 观点，感情，情绪

I totally agree your sentiment. Not everyone present shared my sentiment.

Out of sentiment[出于感伤], Rachel kept the photos of her ex-boyfriend.

for the benefit of

This fundraising campaign[募款活动] is for the benefit of children who suffer from AIDS.

by far  强调迄今只有……最

My last vacation is by far the most exiting trip I'd ever taken.

single best/greates sth.  强调最好

This restaurant serves the town's single best freid chicken.

The singer came out with several albums, but most would agree the first album was his single greatest album.