1. on sale：to sell at a lower price 廉价出售

This ten-dollar hat is now on sale for five dollars.
十元钱的帽子现在五元贱卖。
It is very wise to buy this dress now, since it is on sale and very cheap.
for sale 出售；上市
Will the new products be on sale next month?
这些产品下个月上市吗？
You had better wait for a while, the new computer will be on sale very soon.
你最好是等一等，新计算机产品很快上市。

2. mark [ mB:k ]

(1) vt. 标价
This umbrella was marked $20, much higher than I had expected.
这把雨伞的标价比我想象的高得多。

(2) vt.&vi. 做记号于
Be careful not to mark anything in this letter.
This wooden table is easily marked.
木桌子易于做记号。

(3) vt.&vi. 评分
All the professors are marking the examination papers.
This teacher is famous for marking strictly.
这位老师判分很严。

3. save [ seiv ] vt. 节省，节约；省去，免去

This measure would save the government 185,000 yuan.
这项措施将节省政府185,000元人民币。
A lot of trouble can be saved by using the computer.
使用计算机省去了很多麻烦。

4. value [ `vAlju: ]

(1) n. 价值观
Generation gap means that parents have old-fashioned values while the young have the opposite.
代沟的意思是父辈们的价值观念是老式的而年轻人正相反。

(2) n. 价值
The value of the house will increase after this area has been developed.
The value of the old furniture is hard to determine.
这座旧宅的价值很难估。

(3) vt. 给……估价；重视
He valued the house at 95,000 yuan.
In the countryside, it is very common for parents to value sons over their daughters.
在农村，儿子比女儿受器重。

5. encourage [ in`kQridV ] vt. 鼓励；怂恿

The teacher always encourages his students to try new ways to improve their English.
Don't encourage him in his idle ways.
不要怂恿他这样无所事事。

6. …it is up to sb. to do sth.: … be determined by………取决于……；……是…….的职责

It's up to you to decide whether you take the job or not.
It's up to us to give them all the help they need.

7. hand [ hAnd ] vt.

(1) hand out, take out 拿出, 取出；分发, 散发
When he reached his house, he handed out his key to unlock the door.
The teacher handed out the examination papers.
老师发了试卷。
He handed out some money from an envelope and deposited it into his account.
他从一个信封里拿出一些钱存入自己的账户。

(2) give 递，给，交给
Hand me the book, please.
As soon as I was seated in the chair, the hostess handed me a cup of coffee.我一落座，女主人便递给我一杯咖啡。

8. ready for: be prepared for [一般用作表语]准备就绪的

Lunch will be ready in ten minutes.
Everything is ready for the guests.

9. disagree [ 9dis[`gri: ] vi.

(1) to have a different opinion, fail to agree 意见不合，不同意；有分歧(with)
My father disagreed with my mother on my education.
Scholars disagree about the origin of the word.
关于这个词的起源，专家们意见不一。

(2) 不一致,不符 (with)
Your story disagrees with his in every detail.
你的报道在每个细节上都和他的不一样。
What he claimed disagreed with what he did.
他言行不一。