to become or get or grow rich(er)→ hacerse (más) rico, enriquecerse (más)to get rich quick→ hacer fortuna or enriquecerse rápidamenteto be as rich as Croesus→ nadar en la abundanciafor richer, for poorer→ en la riqueza y en la pobrezasee also get-rich-quick, strike B6 2. (...
现代大学英语精读2 lesson10 The Richer, the Poorer.ppt,The Richer, the Poorer Introduction to the Text 1. Comparison and Contrast A good example of comparison and contrast: it concentrates on the differences of the two sisters’ different lifestyles and e
aThe first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies with sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear.[...
the richer the poorer The Richer The Poorer Brief introduction This story is about the lives of 2sisters. Lottie, the elder sister, has one simple aim in life, to work hard, save hard and prepare for her old age. She tried hard and earned money by doing all the jobs she could do...
Then no other girls in her school would have more and better clothes to wear than she did Lottie expected to be settled with a home and family while Bess was still waiting for Harry to earn enough money to buy a marriage license. With her savings in the bank, Lottie wanted to get ...
"You employ no tailor, but you can browse the internet and instantly order from an almost infinite range of excellent, affordable clothes of cotton, silk, linen, wool and nylon made up for you in factories all over Asia." "You have no carriage, but you can buy a ticket which will summ...
Richer regions, especially some coastal developed provinces, should do they can poorer areas.A.what; helpB.all what; helpC.whatever; to helpD.no matter what; to help
thedaysthat)counttobeimportantortohavevalue Lean(adj.)smallinamountorquantity;Clerk(v.)tokeeprecordsoraccounts,ortodogeneralofficework;Wardrobeacollectionofclothesespeciallyofonepersonorforoneactivity;Marriagelicenseanofficialdocumentwhichpeoplemustgetbeforetheyareallowedtomarry; ...