Language points of Unit 24一. 单词1.voluntary adj. 志愿的；自愿的；故意的；自发的---voluntarily---volunteer We have already introduced a voluntary unpaid leave scheme. 我们已经提出了一项自愿无薪休假计划。 The prisoner made a voluntary statement. 那个犯人主动地做了供述。 He made a voluntary confession to the police. 他主动向警方坦白。 voluntary work/service/organizations/society voluntary workers/helpers/assistants 2. abundant adj. ,, be abundant in/with cf: be rich/poor in China is abundant in /with natural resources. 中国有丰富的自然资源。 Rice is abundant in the river valley. 河谷地区生产大米. The world is an abundant place. 这个世界到处都有机会。3.deposit n.存款；保证金；沉淀物; v. 使沉积；存放 Don't forget my deposit and your laptop. 别忘了我的定金和你的手提电脑。 I deposit some money in my savings account. 我把一些钱存到储蓄存款账户。 4. govern v. 统治；支配；控制；管理----governmentThe class is famously hard to govern. 这个班出了名的难治理的班.Please try to govern your passions. 请尽量控制你的感情。What forces govern the course of history? 是什么力量影响历史的走向?。The people are free to choose who will govern them. 人民有自由选举领导他们的人。 5. accumulate v. 累积；积聚---accumulationWork hard, and you will accumulate a fortune someday. 如果你努力工作，总有一天会积累起一笔财富的。True poetry accumulates meaning every time it is read. 真正的好诗每读一遍都会有新的含义。The dust and dirt soon accumulate if a house is not cleaned regularly. 如果房屋不经常打扫,尘土很快就越积越多.6. burden n. 负担；责任；船的载货量; v. 烦扰；使负担；装货于 A voluntary burden is no burden. 自愿者的担子不是负担。 Few borrowers can cope with such a burden. 极少数借款人可以应付这样的负担。 I don’t want to become a burden to my children when I’m old. 我不想在年老的时候成 为孩子们的累赘....
