新概念英语第三册47-03

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背诵：Some wives tend to believe that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.

Some wives live under the illusion that their husbands are infinitely resourceful and can fix anything.

tend to: 倾向于

tend to do sth. 有.....倾向

tend to sth. 照料，伺候==attend to (应付，对付==deal with)

背诵：Even men who can hardly drive a nail in straight are supposed to be born electricians, carpenters,

be supposed to 一致公认

背诵：When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged, or vacuum cleaners fail to operate, some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.

some women assume that their husbands will somehow put things right.

presume: 表示猜测，主观判断，有事实可以依据

assume: 主观武断的认为

L44: You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, meet interesting people and enjoy good food--always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm.

The worst thing is that...最糟糕的事情

delusion(语气强烈)==illusion

背诵：The worst thing about the do-it-yourself game is that sometimes even men live under the delusion that they can do anything, even when they have repeatedly been proved wrong.

背诵：It is a question of pride as much as anything else.

It is a question of pride...

as much as anything (else) 加强语气==very, very much

call in a man to look at sth.

break down: 坏掉了

fail to operate

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