They got an apartment in the Sunset District1 facing the Pacific2, just south of Golden Gate Park3, and he took a job working for a finance company as a "repo man," 4 picking the locks of cars5 whose owners hadn't paid their loans and repossessing them6.

长难句解析

解：1主句+2现在分词作定语+3同位语+4主句+5现在分词作定语+6定语从句

析：整个句子中有两处现在分词作定语的用法，分别为"facing the Pacific"和"picking the locks of cars"，它们分别修饰与其临近的名词"the Sunset District"和"repo man"，另外，"whose owners hadn't paid…"是修饰先行词cars的定语从句，其结构为“先行词cars+关系词whose+定语从句”。

重点词汇词组

1.full-time 专职的；全日制的

She works full-time and still manages to run a home.

她做全职工作，仍能照管好家庭。

【常见搭配】

①full-time work 全职工作

②full-time staff 全职员工

③full-time author 全职作家

④full-time education 全日制教育

【反义词】

half-time

2.settle 定居于; 使定居; 定居

Refugees settling in a new country suffer from a number of problems.

在一个新国家定居的难民们面临许多问题。

【常见搭配】

settle down 安顿下来

One day I'll want to settle down and have a family.

总有一天我会想安顿下来，成个家。

【近义词】

live in, dwell in, reside in, inhabit

3.eventful 多事故的；多变故的

This has been an eventful year for Tom, both professionally and personally.

不论在事业方面还是在个人方面，对汤姆来说这一年都是有着许多重大变化的一年。

【近义词】

exciting, active, dramatic

4.tinker 小修补，小修理

He spends every weekend tinkering with his car.

他每个周末都在修理他的汽车。

【近义词】

meddle, fiddle, fix

5.convince 使确信；使相信；使信服

You'll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job.

你要使他们相信你殷切希望得到这份工作。

【常见搭配】

convince sb to do sth 说服某人做某事

We tried to convince my grandfather to live with us.

我们试图说服祖父和我们一起住。

【近义词】

assure, persuade, satisfy

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