学个词Learn a Word 第1356期 set aside

　　今天我们要学的词是set¹ aside³。 Set aside,有留出，拨出的意思。比如， "He set aside $200 each week and put it in his rainy day fund," 他每周都留出200美元存起来，以备不时之需。 "I always set aside time to exercise no matter how busy I am," 不管多忙，我都要留出锻炼身体的时间。
在美国运通信用卡公司的倡导下， "Every November, one Saturday is set aside as² Small Business⁴ Saturday, to encourage⁵ people to buy from small businesses," 每年11月都会有一个星期六是“小企业日”，鼓励消费者买小企业生产的产品。好的，今天我们学习的词是set aside......

1 set   

n.组合，集合，设定；一套，一副，一局比赛；v.放置，设定；(太阳)落下去

参考例句：

• He set to with a will and soon finished it.他下定决心做这件事，很快就完成了。
• The bus set the children down just outside the school gate.公共汽车让孩子们正好在学校门口下车。

2 as   

conj.按照；如同

参考例句：

• He got work in a hotel as a waiter.他在一家旅馆找到了当服务生的工作。
• In the hotel,the old men were drinking away as usual.在旅馆里，这些老人和往常一样喝个不停。

3 aside   

adv.在旁边，撇开不谈；n.独白，旁白

参考例句：

• I stepped aside so that she might come in.我往旁边走一步，以便她能进来。
• Some young people push their parents aside after their marriage.有些年轻人结婚之后就不管父母了。

4 business   

n.商业， 买卖， 交易， 生意， 事情， 事物， 营业， 商行

参考例句：

• My father built his business on years of hard work. 我父亲多年奋斗创立了自己的事业。
• We must finish up this business in a day or two. 我们必须在一两天内把这事结束。

5 encourage   

v.鼓励，激励，支持

参考例句：

• They often encourage the students with prizes.他们经常用奖品来鼓励学生。
• His parents encourage him in his studies.他父母鼓励他在学习上用功。