Lesson 43 Fully insured

1. corporation n.

...multi-national corporations.

→corporate  This established a strong corporate image.

2. fully

=completely fully understand/~automatic washing machine/~recover

3. insure v.

insure one’s baggage/luggage

→ insured: The house is ~ against fire./All members of the film cast and crew are ~.

4. wiling a.  

be willing to do= be ready/prepared/inclined to do

      ↘reluctant: be ~ to be photographed

      ↓be eager to do 

5. ensure

  ...an effort to ensure that the disabled achieve real acceptance.

 These man-made barriers will ensure a very high degree of protection...

6. assure  

Last night's resounding victory over Birmingham City has virtually assured them of promotion...

He hastened to assure me that there was nothing traumatic to report...

7. property n.

= belongings/possessions  

Richard could easily destroy her personal property to punish her for walking out on him...

= characteristics

A radio signal has both electrical and magnetic properties.

8. high moral standards/of a high standard

9. ...an open air(=outdoor) concert/ in the open air

  The bank has agreed to give an immediate refund in the unlikely event of an error being made...

10. premium n.

奖金Investors were even more willing to pay a premium for companies that offered such a potential for growth.

 保险费It is too early to say whether insurance premiums will be affected.

   at a premium: Fertilizer is sold at a premium by government officials.

   put/place a high premium on sth: A high premium comes to be placed on discipline and unity.

→commission v. : Brook commissioned a couple of dramatists to write a play for him.

            n. They get commission on top of(=besides) their basic salary.

11. claim n.

宣称，断言（=assertion）Forecasts do not support the government’s claim that the economy is picking up./Having made such bold claims, she finds it hard to admit that she was wrong.

要求,自命Was the winning novel attractive enough for the five judges to ignore the claims of the other six authors?/Watson’s victory in England further emphasized his claim to be the world’s greatest golfer./They decided to strike, in support of their claim for a shorter working day.

索赔，申请After the crash the airline faced millions of dollars in claims./When the Social Security office gets your claim form they will arrange for you to see them.

v. 断言,声称He claimed that he found the money in the forest./The marines were invited, it is claimed, by the government.

   claim innocence of: She claims total innocence of any involvement in the tragic events.

   claim responsibility for: The freedom fighters claimed responsibility for the bombing.

   claim credit for: A theatre audience can claim some credit for the success of a play.

要求Ford manual workers are claiming a pay rise of about $20 a week.

造成（死亡）The wave of bombings, protests and street clashes is claiming new lives every day.

12. salvage v.

(从火灾或沉船)打捞，抢救 He did all he could to salvage something from the wreck.     

挽回，挽救They were salvaging what they could from the present unhappy state of affairs.

13. authority n.

官方，当局(pl)I think that the authorities have got to camp down on people like this./The union continued to seek dialogue with the authorities.

权威，专家（on）He has become one of the leading authorities on American accents.

14. by bus/car/air/plane/train

 transform: Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy.../transform a small company into a corporate giant

 convert: The signal will be converted into digital code./convert the boys’ room into a guest bedroom

 transparent→opaque

15. launch(发射) a rocket, missile, or satellite/ launch of the space shuttle

  launch（推出，投放市场） a new product

   launch(使首次下水) a ship or boat

16. on one’s own: She live on her own.

               We can’t solve this problem all on our own.

17. Certain kinds of relationships endure longer than others

   Ships capsize(=overturn) when struck by these waves

   overturn the chairs

   overturn the existing regime

18. tremble: a slight, rapid shaking: her body trembles with fear

   quake: may be used in place of tremble, but a stronger implication of violent shaking

   quiver: a slight, very rapid shaking, or suggest fear or passion and an implication of emotional tension. The little boys’ lip quivered as he tried not to cry.

   Shiver: suggest the effect of cold that produces a momentary quivering

   Shudder: the effect of sth horrible. Shudder uncontrollably at the eerie shrieks

19. look on

About 150 local people looked on in silence as the two coffins were taken into the church.

→look after: We'll help you look after your finances.

→look out: Just a word of warning: look out for union problems.

→look into: In 1959 a working party was set up to look into the problem.

→investigate: Gas officials are investigating the cause of an explosion which badly damaged a house in Hampshire...

20. nosedive v.

The value of other shares nosedived by £2.6 billion.

→plummet: In Tokyo share prices have plummeted for the sixth successive day...

21. locate v.

The scientists want to locate the position of the gene on a chromosome...

→location  The first thing he looked at was his office's location...

22. haul v./n.

A crane had to be used to haul the car out of the stream...

Revitalizing the Romanian economy will be a long haul.

23. attach v.

For further information, please contact us on the attached form.

→tie: He tied the ends of the plastic bag together...

24. fix v.

It is fixed on the wall...

He's going to fix a time when I can see him...

The prices of milk and cereals are fixed annually.

I've fixed it for you to see Bonnie Lachlan...

He vanished after you fixed him with a job...

We fixed for the team to visit our headquarters...

If something is broken, we get it fixed.

The scene was firmly fixed in all our minds.

The child kept her eyes fixed on the wall behind him.

25. operate v.

Until his death in 1986 Greenwood owned and operated an enormous pear orchard.

The number of fax machines operating around the world has now reached ten million.

The surgeon who operated on the King released new details of his injuries...

26. perch v.

He lit a cigarette and perched on the corner of the desk...

...the vast slums that perch precariously on top of the hills around which the city was built.

27. precarious a.

Our financial situation had become precarious.

The hunter-gatherer lifestyle today survives precariously in remote regions.

28. obliged a.

The storm got worse and worse. Finally, I was obliged to abandon the car and continue on foot...

Thank you very much indeed, Doctor, I am extremely obliged to you.

→grateful

She was grateful to him for being so good to her...

→indebted

I am deeply indebted to him for his help.

→beholden

We feel really beholden to them for what they've done.

29. clamp v.

If the government clamps down on the protestors, that will only serve to strengthen them in the long run...

→crack down: There has been a lot of drinking. We are cracking down now.

30. lift v.

The European Commission has urged France to lift its ban on imports of British beef.

31. vertically ad.

The gadget can be attached to any vertical or near vertical surface.

→horizontally  The board consists of vertical and horizontal lines...

32. edge n.

...the sharp edge of the sword.

They have driven the rhino to the edge of extinction...

Through superior production techniques they were able to gain the competitive edge.

33. rest v./a./n.

It was an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life...

He's tired and exhausted, and has been advised to rest for two weeks...

Such a view rests on a number of incorrect assumptions...

34. force n./v.

Marsha forced her brain to work.

We have renounced the use of force to settle our disputes.

35. rebound v.

The hot liquid splashed down on the concrete and rebounded.

36. plunge v.

At least 50 people died when a bus plunged into a river...

A soldier plunged a bayonet into his body...