out of curiosity
because of curiosity 出于好奇
She decided to follow him out of curiosity. 出于好奇,她决定跟踪他。
look upon sb./sth. as
consider sb. or sth. in a particular way, or as a particular thing 把某人/某物看作 We had established a general opinion which looked upon corruption in public office as a threat to society. 我们达成了一个共识:把公职腐败视为对社会的威胁。
We should learn to be caring and considerate and look upon everyone in the world as our brothers and sisters. 我们应该学会关心体贴, 把世界上的每个人都看作是我们的兄弟姐妹。
be equipped with sth.
be provided with the things that are needed for a particular kind of activity or work 以…为装备;配备…
All dormitory rooms are equipped with high speed Internet access. 宿舍所有的房间都配备了高速互联网。
The rooms are equipped with video cameras. 房间里都装了摄像机。
swell with pride/anger, etc.
feel extremely proud/angry, etc. 洋洋得意/怒气冲冲等
Her heart swelled with pride as she stood watching her daughter win the race. 当她站在那儿看到女儿赢得比赛时,内心充满了骄傲。
Unit2
New words
accounting
n.
[U] the work of accountants or the methods they use 会计;会计学
Students‘ major objective is to be financially well off. Accordingly, today the most popular course is not literature or history but accounting. 学生的主要目的是在经济上富裕。因此,当今最流行的课程不是文学或历史,而是会计。
calculate
vt.
1 make a judgment about what is likely to happen using the available information 估计;预测;推测
It‘s difficult to calculate the long-term effects of these changes in the law. 这些法律上的变化带来的长期影响是难以预测的。
2 find out how much sth. will cost, how long sth. will take, etc. by using numbers 计算;核算
Nowadays the accountants in enterprises use computers to calculate the cost of production with accuracy. 如今,企业财会人员利用电脑来计算准确的生产成本。
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