重点讲解:
1. out of work 失业;下岗;
Many young people are out of work.
很多年轻人失业 。
2. clean up 清理,清除(污染物);
Under pressure from the public, many regional governments cl eaned up their beaches.
迫于公众压力,许多地区政府对各自海滩进行了清理 。
3. instead of 代替…;而不是…;
The islanders use a system of barter instead of money.
岛上的居民实行的是以物易物,而不是用货币 。
4. pick out 挑出;选出;拣出;
I vote that you try to pick out the trail for us.
我提议由你来选我们该走哪条小路 。
n. 污染,污染物