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UnitNineNewHorizonEnglishCourseSectionALowonCash?TryParisforaHoliday!UnitNineNewJobsTextAExercisesWords&ExpressionsUnitNineWhatamazingjobshaveyouheardorknown?Haveyouheardordoyouknowthesejobs?GreatBarrierReefCaretaker酒店试睡员(HotelInvestigator)UnitNineReadingThroughUnitNineChineseBrianarrivedattheSanFranciscoairporttwohoursbeforehisflighttoParis.Hewaswearingthreeshirts,ajacket,twopairsofsocks,apairofshorts,andtwopairsofjeans.Hehadnoluggage,exceptforonesmallbackpackthatlookedlikeitwasabouttoburst.BrianneededtomeetamannamedTonybeforehecheckedinforhisflight.HefoundTonyneartheAirFrancecounter,wherehegaveBrianaround-tripticketandasmallpackage.TextAPara.1LowonCash?TryParisforaHoliday!TextAUnitNine“GivethispackagetoJean-PaulattheairportinParis,”Tonysaid.“Jean-Paulisaverytallgentlemanwithshort,brownhair.Hewillhaveasignwithyournameonit.Youdon’thaveanyluggage,right?”“Onlythisbackpack,”Briananswered.“YousaidIcouldbringonecarry-onbag.”“That’sright.Onecarry-onbagisfine.Haveagoodtrip.”“Thanks.”IsBrianacriminal?Notatall!Infact,Brianisanair-courier.Hepaidonly$110fortheround-triptickettoParis,andthisseemsimpossible.ChineseTextAPara.2—6UnitNineThereality,though,isthatair-couriersgetcheapairlineticketsbecausetheytakeimportantpackagesandpaperstoforeigncountries,normallywhenbusinessesneedthesethingstoarrivethenextday.Whileitiscertainlynotcheapforabusinesstosendapackagewithanair-couriercompany,itisveryquick.Insteadofluggage,couriersoftenhavepackagesfortheair-couriercompany;sometimesthepackagesgetchecked,andsometimestheair-courierscarrythemsothattheydon'tlosetimewaitingfortheirbaggagetobetakenofftheairplane.Theygothroughcustomsquicklywithanair-courier.Incontrast,ifapackageissentinthemail,itcouldbeincustomsformanydayswhileofficialsdecideiftheitemneedstobetaxed.ChineseTextAPara.7UnitNineEveryyear,about80,000peoplelikeBrian,fromallaroundtheworld,travelasair-couriers.Thenumberofticketssoldforcouriertravelisgrowingbyabout10percenteveryyear.Manypeopleliketravelingthiswaybecausetheticketsaresocheap.However,thismethodoftravelalsohassomenegativeaspectstoit.First,asyoucanseeinBrian’scase,anair-courierusuallycan’tcheckanyluggage;hecarriesveryfewpersonalitemsalong.Second,suchacourierneedstobeveryflexiblewithregardtotravelplans.ChineseTextAPara.8UnitNineObviously,air-couriertravelisn’tforeveryone.However,ifyouonlyhavealittlecashbutflexibletravelplans,anddon’tmindwearingthesameclothesforaweek,itcanbeagreatwaytotakeaholiday!ChineseTextAPara.9UnitNineburstn.裂口；破裂热水管上有个裂口。Therewasaburstinthehot-waterpipe.一阵热烈的掌声欢迎他的到来。Aburstofapplausegreetedhisappearance/welcomedhisarrival.NewWordsWords&ExpressionsUnitNineburstvi.&vt.（使）爆裂；（使）破裂当我正要离开商店的时候购物袋爆裂了。MyshoppingbagburstasIwasleavingthestore.气球爆了。Theballoonburst.UnitNineburstwith充满，挤满；装满：她精力充沛。Sheburstwithenergy.他傲气十足。Heburstwithpride.我感到心中充满了爱。IcouldfeelmyheartburstwithloveUnitNineburstinto1.闯入，闯进，冲进，突然进入：他闯进了办公室。Heburstintotheoffice.2.突然发作，突然…起来，突然开始，爆发出：她突然大哭起来。Sheburstintotears.勃然大怒burstintorageUnitNinecontrast[U]对比；对照incontrast;bycontrast相比之下；与之相反incontrastto与……相比；与……相反与她那又高又瘦的妈妈相反，玛丽个子小又丰满。Marywasshortandplump,incontrasttohermotherwhowastallandthin.两种想法之间的反差/对比是强烈的。Thecontrastbetweenthetwoideasissharp.There’sgreatcontrastbetweenthetwoideas.NewWordsWords&ExpressionsUnitNinetaxvt.chargeataxon对……征税大多数国家对香烟征收重税。Tobaccoistaxedheavilyinmostcountries.n.[C;U]税；税款税收政策税收制度减税所得税taxpolicytaxsystemtaxcutsincometax税收taxrevenueNewWordsWords&ExpressionsUnitNineflexibleadj.可变通的；灵活的，易弯曲的1.政府执行灵活的外交政策。Thegovernmentcarriesoutaflexibleforeignpolicy.e.g.Ifyouonlyhavealittlecashbutflexibletravelplans,itcanbeagreatwaytotakeaholiday!如果你钱不多，旅行计划又灵活，那么这也不失为一种外出度假的好办法！NewWordsWords&ExpressionsUnitNineexceptfor除了······之外1.除伯父外，杰克孑然一身。Jackisallaloneintheworldexceptforanuncle.2.我压根不懂法语，就知道几个单词。Idon’tknowanyFrenchexceptforafewwords.e.g.Hehadnoluggageexceptforonesmallbackpack.除了一个小背包外，他没有行李。ExpressionsWords&ExpressionsUnitNineround-trip/returnticket往返票•baggageticket•berthticket•depositticket•expressticket•fullfareticket•halfpriceticket•one-way/singleticket•withdrawalticket•行李票•卧铺票•存款单•快车票•全价票•半价票•单程票•提款单ExpressionsWords&ExpressionsUnitNinewith/inregardtosth.在······方面；关于1.此信是对您3月15日的来信的回复。Iamwritingtoyouwithregardtoyourletterof15March.e.g.Suchacourierneedstobeveryflexiblewithregardtotravelplans.这样的航空信使的旅行计划需要非常灵活。ExpressionsWords&ExpressionsUnitNineExercisesUsingtheRightWordWorkingwithExpressionsFocusingonSentenceStructureTranslatingUsingTopic-relatedTermsBasicWritingSkillsUnitNineChoosethebestitemtocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.1.Inadditiontoworkingafulldayathis______,hehastotakecareofhisfamily.A.chargeB.companyC.careerD.cash2.Thewholecompositionisgood_____somecarelessmistakes.A.exceptforB.exceptthatC.exceptD.exceptfrom3.Ifyouarenotcareful,youaregoingto_____theballoon.A.winB.beatC.emptyD.burstBADUsingtheRightWordUnitNine4.Airlinepersonnelcanbuy_____ticketsatreducedprices.A.busB.trainC.flightD.movie5.Six_____languagesareusedattheUnitedNations.A.nationalB.officialC.nativeD.authority6.WecanvisityouonSaturdayorSunday.Ourplansarefai