(gradually)垮掉(break down)。尽管如此，为了养家糊口，她仍试图(seek to)再找份工作。因为经济危机，雇用率下降了(on the decline)；此外，很多公司似乎(it seems that ...)对妇女存在偏见(have a prejudice against)。因此，不管她去哪里(wherever)找工作，她总害怕被拒绝。

　　That_day,_the_doctor_said_her_illness_grew_out_of_the_tendency_to_overwork._If_it_continued,_she_would_break_down_gradually._Even_so,_she_still_sought_to_find_another_job_to_support_her_family.Because_of_the_economic_crisis,_employment_was_on_the_decline;_besides,_it_seemed_that_many_companies_had_a_prejudice_against_women._So_wherever_she_went_to_look_for_a_job,_she_was_always_afraid_to_be_refused.

　　[本单元语言点温故练习]

　　Ⅰ.单句改错

　　1．The girl dare not to see her teacher, dare she？去掉to

　　2．The court condemned her uncle for ten years in prison.

　　for→to

　　3．The policeman seized the thief by hand tightly.

　　by后加the

　　4．Mr. Smith demanded see the headmaster immediately to settle the problem.see前加to

　　5．I can't see the more beautiful girl in my life.the→a

　　6．Where you are, you must be polite to others.

　　Where→Wherever

　　7．It won't be long since you become used to living here.

　　since→before

　　8．She told me they have got in love for over five years.

　　got→been

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．我从来没遇见过这么仁厚的人。

　　I have never_met_such_a_kind_man.

　　2．再过些时候我们才能知道全部结果。

　　It_will_be_some_time_before we know the full results.

　　3．他对职业妇女有偏见。

　　He has_a_prejudice_against career women.

　　4．去年这个海岛的游客人数减少了10%。

　　The number of tourists to the island declined_by_10% last year.

5．简人倒不错，就是往往太唠叨了。