insurance/ɪnˈʃʊərəns/ n 保险；保险费；保险单
记忆：我们常说的保险。in-做强调，更加合理
life/car/travel/household, etc. insurance
an insurance broker/company（broker n 经纪人，对比baker n 面包师）
to pay insurance on your house 住房保证金
an insurance broker
Property Insurance
Insurance Industry
insure/ɪnˈʃʊə(r)/ v 投保；给···保险
The painting is insured for $1 million.这幅油画投了100万元的保险。
Luckily he had insured himself against long-term illness.（against prep 以防）
The company can refuse to insure a property that does not have window locks.（property n 财产；房地产；来自proper adj 适当的；正确。只有适当的，正确的才是你的财产）
assurance[əˈʃʊərəns] n 保证；担保；自信；人寿保险
记忆：sure~care n 照顾；护理 v 对```关心，as-强调，我们厂拍着胸脯说“我保证”！作为保险将，专指“人寿保险 life assurance”
They called for assurances that the government is committed to its education policy.（call for 呼吁；要求；commit v 承诺；保证）
Unemployment seems to be rising, despite repeated assurances to the contrary.（contrary n 相反的事实 adj 相反的，来自counter/ˈkaʊntə(r)/ n 柜台；计算机；反对 v 反驳 adv 相反地 adj 反对的）
The EU is now acquiring greater assurance and authority.（acquire[əˈkwaɪə(r)] v 获得；得到；authority[ɔːˈθɒrəti] n 权威，来自 author[ˈɔːθə(r)] n 作家；发起人 v编写；著作）
He has a life assurance.（life assurance 人寿保险）
quality assurance
assure/əˈʃʊə(r)/ v 保证；查清楚
You think I did it deliberately, but I assure you (that) I did not.（deliberately/dɪˈlɪbərətli/ adv 故意；从容不迫的；delibrate/dɪˈlɪbərət , dɪˈlɪbəreɪt/ adj 故意的；不慌不忙的 v 仔细考虑；labor n 劳动，de-延伸，仔细考虑过的工作）
We assured him of our support我们向他保证给予支持。
She assured herself that the letter was still in the drawer.
