passage1.doc

Passage 1 includes chatty personal narratives, talking mainly colloquially(口语中/化) about the writer’s and her friend’s bad experiences of using credit cards.
Part I Additional new words
collect –v. come to take back 领取;接走
eg He ~ed the children from school. She ~ed her skirt form the cleaner’s.
status-free – a. not showing one’s status 不显示身份地位的
mortgage – n/v. 抵押(贷款) eg take out/repay a ~
but then =but then again =but
pay off – pay the whole of (a debt) 还清;付清工资解雇;成功
technically – ad. strictly; according to the facts or exact meaning of sth 严格/准确地
target (on, at) – v. cause to have an effect on a particular group 以…为目标/对象
eg Welfare spending is being cut, so it should be ~ed on the people who need it most. 8. repayment – n. paying back; sth paid back偿还;回报
eg It’s a small ~ for all you have done. the ~ of the loan
allowance – n. 生活费;零用钱;津贴
go out – leave the house for amusement; spend time regularly with someone of the opposite sex 出门(消遣);与异性交往
guarantee – n. 担保;保证;保证书
haul – v. pull with effort or difficulty (用力)拖;拉 eg ~ up the s
access – v. obtain, examine, or retrieve 访问;存取
current/checking account –活期存款账户
sort sth out – deal with; make clear 处理;澄清
eg It was just a silly quarrel that’s now been ~ed out.
balance –n. an amount that remains or is left over 余数/额;结余
cover – v. be enough money for 够支付
eg Will $100 ~ the cost of the damage?
tempt – v. persuade