重点讲解:
1. be responsible for 负有责任的;应承担责任的;
Cigarette smoking is responsible for about 90% of deaths from lung cancer.
因患肺癌而死亡者,约90%是吸烟所致 。
2. be similar to 相像的;相仿的;类似的;
The basic design of the car i s very si milar to that of earlier models.
这种汽车的基本设计与早期的样式非常相似 。
3. depend on 取决(于);有赖(于);
Wage rates depend on levels of productivity.
工资水平取决于生产量的多寡 。
4. switch to 转换;改变;转变;
Switch to paying your mortgage by direct debit.
改成用直接借记方式偿还抵押贷款吧 。