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It's wise to save some money and provide for the future. 积蓄点钱,为将来使用作些准备是明智的。
to provide food and clothes for one's family养家活口
He has a wife and seven children to provide for.他需要赡养妻子和七个孩子。
19. … and a table and some chairs rose from under the floor as if by magic. 一个桌子和几把椅子就像变魔术一样从地板上升了起来。
We rose at dawn.
我们天亮时就起身了。
The sun rises early in the summer.
夏天的太阳出来得早。
He raised his arms above his head. 他把手臂举过头顶。
to raise a family 供养一家人
raise one’s voice 提高声音
raise the living standard 提高生活水平
20. Exhausted, I slid into bed and fell fast asleep. 实在累坏了，我溜上床很快就睡着了。
You look exhausted; you need rest. 你看起来很疲倦，您需要休息。
slide into（快捷而悄声地）移动；溜进……
She slid into a room without anyone noticing.她悄悄溜进房间而不被人发现。
21. have an optimistic or a pessimistic view of the future 对未来是抱乐观或是悲观的观点
I hold an optimistic view of events. 我对许多事情都持有乐观的看法.
If you change your mind and become optimistic, you can change your life. 如果你改变想法，变得乐观起来，你就可以改变自己的生活。
He was optimistic about his future.他对未来充满希望。
22. be under repair 正在修理中，正在修建中
The road under repair leads to our university.正在翻修的那条路通往我们的学校。
This machine is under repair now.这台机器正在修理中。
23. Left alone on a desert island, I’d practise swimming so that I could escape. 独自一人被留在荒岛上，我要练习游泳以便能逃离。
He lived alone, but he was not lonely. 他独居但不孤独。
desert adj. 荒凉的，不毛的贫瘠而无人居住的；荒芜的，废弃的; v. 放弃, 遗弃
a desert island.荒凉的岛
Never desert a friend in need. 决不要抛弃有困难的朋友。
They often practise speaking English among themselves. 他们经常相互间练习讲英语。
24. Translated into English, it should sell very well. 译成了英语，这本书畅销了。
过去分词短语作状语。
sell well 畅销
Ice-cream sells best in summer. 冰淇淋在夏天销路最好。
sell at a loss 亏本出售
sell at a profit 获利出售
sell sth. at a bargain 廉价出售某物
25. Described as an enormous round plate, it spins slowly in space to imitate the pull of the earth’s gravity. 像一个巨大的圆盘，它在太空中缓缓地旋转，以仿照地球重心的引力。
26. the most up-to-date inventions 最前沿的发明
27. No more typists working on a typewriter or computer. 再也不需要打字员在打字机或电脑上工作了。
注意：type v. 打字
typist n. 打字员
typewriter n. 打字机
cook n. 厨师 v.烹调
cooker 炊具
28. …now there is a system where the waste is disposed of using the principles of ecology. 现在我们有一种装置，能利用生态学原理来处理掉废弃物。
I have disposed of my old clothes. 我已处理了我的旧衣服。
We have to dispose of this pile of old papers and magazines. 我们得把这堆旧报纸和杂志处理掉。
29. My motivation increased as I thought of the wonderful world of the future. 当我想到这个奇妙的未来世界时，我兴趣倍增。
My wages have increased this year. 我的工资今年增加了。
His employer has increased his wages. 他的雇主增加了他的工资。
an increase in wages 工资的增加
on the increase 在增加中
30. use shortened forms to save time 用简短的形式以节省时间