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Dad says he had ...
= Dad says that he had ... Again we find the conjunction that
omitted, as it usually is in such sentences as this in informal speech.
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What'll = What will. The 'll
part of a contraction can indicate the contraction
of either will or shall.
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Go on with = continue. This is a three-word verb with the main stress on the
middle word.
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Construction company
is
another noun-noun combination with the normal stress for such
combinations: the stronger stress on the first word.
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Give
up = sacrifice, abstain from. This is another two-word verb with the
normal stress for such combinations: the main stress on the last word.
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CULTURAL
BACKGROUND
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After graduation from high school, many students work and go to college
at the same time. It is possible to get a college degree by taking classes at
night, but this requires much determination and hard work on the part of the
student and often more years than it normally takes to get a bachelor's
degree. Since education beyond secondary school is not free (as it is before
that), a student or his family must often make considerable financial sacrifice
for him to complete his education.
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It is becoming less rare than formerly for students in college to be
married. Often, these days both husband and wife are taking courses. Or the wife
may be working to help pay for her husband's education. "Working your way
through college" is an old and time-honored custom in the United States, where
attendance at college is open to anyone with the ability to do the work and pay
for the courses. Many colleges offer deserving students part-time work connected
with the institution. For these and other reasons, an ever-increasing
percent of the college-age population attends college. Today about 60
percent of all high-school graduates go on to college.
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