自考英语（二）60讲 Lesson 30

本讲为2006年下半年新的教学内容，请对照教材、练习册、语法书听录音！   It goes without saying that  不言而喻，理所当然   of course, it goes without saying that youll be paid for the extra hours you work.       for the sake of  为了…之好处；为了…的目的   The company has decided1 for economys sake to close down this department.   Youre only arguing for the sake of arguing.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。