10b
tangle n.打结；混乱
The company's financial situation is in tangles.
eletric 电的；用电的 electric wire
electrical 电动的；用电的 electrical appliances 电器
blow drier 吹风机 hair drier 吹风机
let sth. air dry 风干
You can let your laundry air dry when the weather is nice
get your hair trimmed(修发)/cut(剪发)
trim off the split ends【发叉】 to keep your hair looking shinning and strong.
My hair got tangled up 我头发打结了。
hair
头上所有的头发un. 满头金发 He has a blond hair.
指代>1根的头发 Cane's hair appears to be black, one hair I found was grey, so I think there are probably more grey/white hairs【白发】.
wig = hairpiece 假发
11a+b Giving until it hurts
Family wealth only lasting/passing three generations.
adage 谚语；格言
As the old adage goes:"It is never too late to mend."亡羊补牢，为时不晚 I think we can fix the problem if we start now.
invest investor investment投资；投资额 a ￥5 million investment
generation
My family has been in this province for 7 generation.
Our family has used this curb to cure cough for a lot generation~
to do sth. until it hurts = we do sth. a lot
We can laugh until it hurts
fortune/wealth 财富
pledge 誓言，诺言 keep one's pledge 信守诺言；保证做v. ~ to do
The governor made a pledge to increase the education budget.
Sean pledge that he would return to school next year.
incentive奖励，动机
an incentive to (do) sth.
There is little or no incentive to adopt such measures.
philanthropy 慈善事业 charitable causes
What stands out most about sth. is sth. to make sth. noticeable
stand out from the rest
What stands out most about his painting is his use of colors to represent moral values.
12a
Our family continues to be united in the belief that those who benefited the most from our nation's economic system have a special responsibilty to give back to our society in meaningful ways.
sentiment 观点，感情，情绪
I totally agree your sentiment. Not everyone present shared my sentiment.
Out of sentiment[出于感伤], Rachel kept the photos of her ex-boyfriend.
for the benefit of
This fundraising campaign[募款活动] is for the benefit of children who suffer from AIDS.
by far 强调迄今只有……最
My last vacation is by far the most exiting trip I'd ever taken.
single best/greates sth. 强调最好
This restaurant serves the town's single best freid chicken.
The singer came out with several albums, but most would agree the first album was his single greatest album.