We budget it,save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, account for it;we also charge for it.
举一反三
- Time is treated as if it were something almost tangible. We budget it, save it, waste it, steal it, kill it, cut it, and account for it; we also charge for it. It is a precious commodity. A: 人们似乎把时间当作一个差不多是实实在在的东西来对待。我们安排时间、节约时间、浪费时间、挤抢时间、消磨时间、缩减时间、对时间的利用作出解释；我们还要因付出时间而收取费用。时间是一种宝贵的资源. B: 时间被视为几乎是有形的东西。我们预算它，节省它，浪费它，偷它，杀死它，削减它，并解释它;我们也对它收费。它是一种珍贵的商品。
- We cut things with it.
- We will be pleased to ________ the charge from the original invoice. A) cut B) delete C) remove D) change
- We didn’t catch the train on ______ of the traffic congestion. A: basis B: charge C: account D: behalf
- We can raise the temperature of a system by adding heat, but we can also raise its temperature by doing work on it.