Vocabulary

crunch n. & vi.

1) n. [C] (usu sing) a situation that is very difficult because you do not have enough of sth., especially time or money （尤指缺乏时间或金钱的）危机，危急关头

e.g.

1. He was caught in a financial crunch. 他陷入财政危机。

2. When it comes to the crunch you chicken out. 一到紧要关头，你就退缩。

2) vi. make a noise like sth. being crushed 发出嘎吱嘎吱的响声

e.g. The frozen snow crunched under our feet. 冻结的雪踩上去嘎吱作响。

wicked a.

1) morally wrong and deliberately intending to hurt people 缺德的；邪恶的

e.g. It is wicked to give currency to lying scandals. 传播无根据的谣言是不道德的。

2) slightly cruel but not intending to upset people 恶作剧的；捣蛋的

e.g. The little boy had a wicked twinkle in his eyes. 这个男孩的眼睛里闪烁着调皮的光。

deceive vt.

trick someone by behaving in a dishonest way 欺骗

e.g.

1. Nothing is easier than to deceive oneself. 再没有什么比欺骗自己更容易的了。

2. He deceived me into signing the papers. 他骗我在文件上签了字。

Word family: deception n.

Phrases

it transpired (that): (fml) used before you mention a fact or event that people did not know about 得知；事情是这样的

e.g.

1. It transpired that the gang had had a contact inside the bank.

情况是这样，这伙匪徒在银行里有内应。

2. It transpired that Mr. James had already hired a new secretary.

有消息说詹姆斯先生已经雇了一名新秘书。

into / out of the red: (infml) into / out of a situation in which you are not making enough money 亏欠/不再亏欠；有/没有赤字

e.g.

1. His wild extravagance is running his family into the red.

他毫无节制的铺张浪费使他的家庭陷入债务之中。

2. We have to produce new products to get out of the red otherwise we will go bankrupt.

我们应该生产新产品来脱离赤字，否则我们就会破产了。

… subject to …

… conditionally upon… 在……条件下；需要……的

e.g.

1. Subject to your consent, I will try again.

你要是同意, 我再试一试。

2. The proposed merger is subject to the approval of the shareholders.

拟议中的合并要经股东批准。