重点讲解：
1. be scheduled to do sth.
计划；安排；
eg. The movie is scheduled to wrap next week.
这部片子计划下周杀青。
eg. The meeting is scheduled to last three days.
会议为期三天。
2. even though
即使；
eg. Even though I take medicine, I feel worse than I do yesterday.
虽然吃了药，却好像比昨天更严重。
eg. He stuck out the race even though he finished last.
尽管他是最后一名他还是坚持跑完了全程。
3. lay off
解雇；
eg. The store had to lay off a number of clerks because sales were down.
由于销售业绩下滑，商店不得不裁掉一部分店员。
eg. They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers.
一个月来一辆汽车都卖不出去，他们只好裁员。
