重点讲解:
1. depend on 依靠;依赖;
These charities depend on the compassionate feelings and generosity of the general public.
这些慈善团体依赖于公众的怜悯之心和慷慨解囊 。
2. level off (数字或数量)趋向平缓,趋于稳定;
The figures show evidence that murders in the nation's capital are beginning to le vel off.
数据表明,该国首都谋杀案件的数量开始保持在稳定的水平 。
3. as a whole 整体而言;总体上;
The pupil's answers may not have been reflective of what the class as a whole had understood.
这个学生的回答也许并不能代表该班级整体的理解 。
4. put sth. first 视…为最重要;把…放在首位;
We believe that quality is the soul of an enterprise. therefore, we always put quality first.
我们认为质量是一个企业的灵魂,因而,我们总是把质量放在第一位来考虑 。
adj. 不可避免的,必然(发生)的