课堂探究

　　1．Perhaps he would be able to earn his living...

　　也许他仍然能够谋生......

　　考点：earn one's living 谋生

　　①The old man earns his living by begging door to door.

　　这位老人靠挨家挨户乞讨为生。

　　考点延伸 （1）阅读下列句子，指出earn的词性及含义

　　②His funny performance earned a burst of laughter from audience.

　　他幽默风趣的表演赢得观众的一阵笑声。

　　词性：______　含义：______

　　③Now，I fully understand how hard it is to earn money.

　　现在，我彻底了解到赚钱是多么不容易。

　　词性：______　含义：____________

　　（2）阅读下列句子，指出earn的词组及含义

　　④In this way，you will earn the respect of your teachers and your fellow disciples.

　　这样的话，你就会赢得老师和同学们的尊重。

　　词组：__________________　含义：________________

　　即学即用

　　语法填空

　　（1）You are old enough ______（earn）your own living.

　　（2）His honesty and hardwork have ______（earn）him great respect from others in the company.

　　完成句子

　　（3）The blind man ____________（谋生）by singing and playing for the passers­by.

　　（4）The success in the final exam ____________（为他赢得了自信）．

　　2．He did not look forward to being in debt because his restaurant was no longer popular.

　　他可不希望由于餐馆不受欢迎而负债。

　　考点：in debt 欠债

　　①高考典句Starting your own business could be a way of achieving financial independence.On the other hand，it could just put you in debt.

　　创办你自己的企业可能是一种获得财政独立的方式。另一方面，它可能会让你负债累累。

　　②The factory is $4 million in debt to our company.

这家工厂欠我们公司400万美元。