新概念英语第四册44-01
发布时间：2012-12-26 编辑：查字典英语网小编
接下来课文... But a man cannot say 'no' to the boss, unless he is sure of being able to eat when the boss's favour has been withdrawn.
unless...=if...not
favour: 恩惠
withdraw: 取走
in the boss’s favour.
他是老板的大红人 He is in the boss’s favour.
He is the boss's favourite.
He is a diplomat. 他左右逢源，很会来事。
接下来课文...And he cannot be certain of his next meal unless he owns the means of producing enough wealth, for his family to live on, ...
and: 句式连接
例如:
My mother is a doctor, and my father is a driver.
My mother is a doctor. And my father is a driver.
be certain of =be sure of
means : 手段，方法
by means of... : 通过...手段
live on...: 依靠...而生活
I live on rice/noodle.
live by one’s hands 靠劳动 (间接)
live by the mountains 靠山吃山，靠水吃水
feed on
接下来课文...or has been able to accumulate a surplus out of past wages, or has a chance of moving to virgin territories, ...
out of : 从...出来
out of reason He did it out of impulse. 他出于冲动。
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