重点讲解：

1. because of

因为；由于

eg. Many motorists were forced to stop over in that town because of floods.

由于发大水， 许多开车旅游的人被迫停留在那个镇上了。

eg. His business went under because of competition from the large corporations.

由于大公司的竞争，他的生意陷入了困境。

2. count on

指望；依靠

eg. What they did not know was how much support they could count on from Democrats.

他们不知道能够指望从民主党人那里得到多少支持。

eg. Don't count on Lillian.

别依靠莉莲了。

3. In fact

事实上，实际上

eg. In fact, you have to.

实际上，你必须要这么做。

eg. She carries her age very well. She looks 50 but in fact she's more than 60 .

她不显老，她看上去像50岁，其实已经60多了。

背景资料

切普·柯利是幸福生活酒店（Joie de Vivre）的创立者、执行主席以及CEO。幸福生活酒店是他于1987年创立的，当时切普才26岁。如今，酒店已发展成美国加利福尼亚州最大的精品酒店集团。

切普曾被《金山商务时报》评为旧金山去“最有创新精神的CEO”。