他们两周前同意把支票送来，可现在也没送到。

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agreement是由"动词agree(同意)＋后缀­ment"构成的名词。请想一想类似的词还有哪些？请根据汉语提示写出相应的单词。

(10)achievement成就；完成

(11)employment就业；工作；职业

(12)enjoyment享受；乐趣

(13)encouragement鼓励

(14)treatment治疗

3．In terms of size and population，how big is the European Union compared with China?

就面积和人口而言，与中国相比，欧盟有多大？

in terms of就......而言；谈及；在......方面；从......的观点/角度；依照......

in the long term从长远来看

in the short term从短期来看；就眼前而言

be/keep on good/friendly/bad terms with sb.与某人关系良好/友好/不好

(1)In the long term，the agreement will have a great effect on our company.

从长远来看，这份协议将会给我们公司带来重大影响。

(2)Best guesses must be made in terms of information.必须根据资料作出最好的估计。

(3)These solutions may in the short term make our life more difficult.

这些解决方法从短期看，使得我们的生活更加困难。

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(4)We have been good terms with our neighbors for all these years.

4．In France，on the other hand，the head of state is a president.

另一方面，在法国，国家的元首是总统。

on the other hand另一方面；反过来说

on the one hand...on the other hand一方面......另一方面......

for one thing...for another...一则......二则......；一方面......另一方面......

at hand在手边；在附近；即将到来

by hand用手；靠人工

hand out分发

hand in上交

hand over移交

注意：on the one hand...on the other hand...常表达矛盾或相反的两方面；for one thing...for another...陈述的两方面情况常一致。