MONEY 钱

每个人为了能够维持生活，所以都希望得到钱。换句话说，钱是非常有用，所以没有它人类即无法生活。基于此种理由，我们有一句有趣的谚语。它说有“钱能使鬼推磨”。一言以蔽之，钱比任何另外的东西更有力量。

然而，钱不应该被浪费掉。它必须用于正当的用途上。我们青年人应该养成不乱花钱的好习惯。

Jean is a 17-year-old high school student. On Saturday mornings, Jean and her friends take part in the program 　　31　 　(call) SAVE THE KIDS. They travel to a poor area of Washington D.C.. They help younger students learn 　　32　 to read and to solve mathematics problems. Many American teenagers join in programs 　　33　　 serve their communities. On weekends Jean sometimes works at an ice-cream store. When she is not working, she gets together with her girlfriends. They might go to a movie, to a shopping mall or to an eating place. Or they might attend 　　34　 　sports event of their high school. They also often stay at one girl’s house for the night.

　 35　 teenagers in most parts of the country, Jean began driving a car when she was 16 years old. She does not have her car, however. She must 　　36　 the family car with her parents. About 70 percent of American teenagers have their own cars. Many of them drive their cars to school every day. Jean does not smoke cigarettes 　37　 drink alcohol. 　38　 do her friends. But many teenagers at her school do. Drinking alcohol is a major problem there. Every weekend teenagers have parties, where they drink alcohol. Then they drive to other parties. People under the age of 21 　　39　 (not allow) to drink alcohol in the United States. And it is 　　40　 　(danger) to drink and drive a car. Yet this does not stop some teenagers.

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6. To tell (you) the truth,... …说实话，……。 不瞒你说，我小时候老是闯祸。

5. To be frank / honest, ...老实说，……。说实话，……。 说实话，我认为我们没有获胜的可能。

4. In that case,… 既然那样，……。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 │ 既然那样，我没什么好说的了。

1. According to…依照／根据……。

根据报纸说，这是一部很棒的电影。 2. As matter of fact/In fact，…实际上……，……。 　 实际上，我不大同意你的看法。 3. Generally speaking,... 总的来说，……。 　 总的来说，人们都喜欢听到别人的称赞。