Useless

LESSoN ELEVEN   TEXT  A       Useless   Get rid of be rid of sb.sth.   He is so boring, I am glad to be rid of him.   Man-made hand-made   Childhoodmotherhood   Advertising   Buyer-seller   Have you found a buyer for your house?   Baseball   Wherever= no matter where   Ever-green   ever-lasting   Replicate-----replication   Stuff sth. With sth.   please stuff the pillow with the cotton.   Throw----threw----thrown   Throw away   Extra pay for extra work   Save sb. From sth.   The cop saved the boy form the fire.   Save the situation   Save sb’s face   Savings account   originality ------ creativity   original sin   originator   Computerize-----   Remnants of a meal   The era of miniskirt   We are living in the computer era.   What’s your hobby?   on at the weekend   It’s really a good bargain.   A bad bargain   Bargain hunter   Hunt ----- hunting ----- hunter   I am a job hunter.   I am on a job hunting .   Fabulous wealth   Fabulous performance   paint---- wet paint   Sketch ----- painting ----- drawing   Merciful --- mercifully---- merciless   Mercy killing1 ---- euthanasia   God bless you.   Blessing   Be reluctant to do sth.= be unwilling2 to do   Reluctance   I am reluctant to attend your cocktail3 party.   Enthusiastic   What have you been doing recently?   You are bound to be successful.   Sort sth. out   I will sort through a pile of old pictures.   She set out at daybreak.   put sb. Up   We can put you up for the night.   put up with sb.   I can’t put up with you anymore.   Be tired of sth.   I am tired of teaching.   I am fed up with teaching.   Come across   Encounter   Meet with   Face to face = toe to toe

1 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

2 unwilling   

adj.不情愿的

参考例句：

• The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。
• His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

3 cocktail   

n.鸡尾酒；餐前开胃小吃；混合物

参考例句：

• We invited some foreign friends for a cocktail party.我们邀请了一些外国朋友参加鸡尾酒会。
• At a cocktail party in Hollywood,I was introduced to Charlie Chaplin.在好莱坞的一次鸡尾酒会上，人家把我介绍给查理·卓别林。