综合英语教程-Uni.ppt

Unit 2 The Company Man,Words and language learning,Obituary(n./adj.),An article about sbs life and achievements, that is printed in a newspaper soon after they have died. n.讣告；讣闻 adj.讣告的；死亡的；有关死者的. 埃文斯撰写了斯大林的讣告。 Evans wrote an obituary of Stalin.,precisely,(adv.) accurately and exactly(synonyms) Thats precisely what I dont want you to do. 那恰恰是我不想让你做的。 That answers precisely to our needs. 那正好适合我们的需要。 adj. precise n. precision,Workaholic,A person who works very hard and finds it difficult to stop working or do other things. She has never been close to her ascetic, workaholic father. 她从来没有和她那个清心寡欲、只顾工作的父亲亲近过。,executive,(n.)a person who or group having administrative or managerial authority in an organization. Her husband is a senior bank executive. 她丈夫是银行高级主管。 (adj.) 1. 管理的;执行的 I dont envisage I will take an executive role, but rather become a consultant on merchandise and marketing. 我不设想自己将成为管理人员，但很希望成为商品营销顾问。 2. 高级的;精美时髦的;供主管人员使用的 an executive briefcase. 高级公文包,v. execute 执行；处死，处决；履行；完成 Never once did I doubt that I would be able to execute my plan. 我从未怀疑过我能执行自己的计划。 n. execution实行，履行，执行，贯彻；作成，完成，签名盖印使法律文件生效，执行法律；执行死刑，强制执行，执行命令；成功，奏效，效果 The speech did good execution for our side. 这篇讲话对我们这一方大有良好效果。,survive,(v.) live longer than ,outlive Most parents expect that their children will survive them. 大多数父母都希望子女能够比他们自己长寿。 2.The islanders could barely survive without an export crop. 没有出口作物，岛上的居民几乎无法生存。,n. survival survivalism 生存第一论，生存第一主义 Synonyms: outlast , remain , outlive,deceased,(n.)a person who had recently died. 1.The deceased died of old age. 已故者死于年迈。 (adj.) A deceased person is one who has recently died.死去的，去世的 2.The deceased man left no will. 死者没有留下遗嘱。 3.The deceased general was a great soldier. 这位已故的将军曾是一位伟大的战士。 Synonyms: dead , passed,acquaintance,(n.)An acquaintance is someone who you have met and know slightly, but not well. 1.I have a large circle of friends and acquaintances engaged in photography. 我在摄影界交游甚广。 2.The proprietor was an old acquaintance of his. 业主是他的一位旧相识。,conceivably,(adv.) possibly 1.He couldnt conceivably have meant what he said. 他的话想来不会是他的原意。 2.The mission could conceivably be accomplished within a week. 相信这个任务能在一个星期内完成。,V. conceive image or believe I just cant even conceive of that quantity of money. 那么多钱，我根本都无法想象。 adj. conceivable possible to image There is no conceivable reason why there should be any difficulty. 想不出有什么理由可以说明会遇到困难。,manufacture,(n.) Manufactures are goods or products which have been made in a factory.产品；制造品;工业品 (v.) To manufacture something means to make it in a factory, usually in large quantities. （通常指大量）制造，生产 1. Plastic is an important manufacture. 塑料是种重要产品. 2. The factory is now trying to manufacture a new model. 这家工厂现正试制一种新产品. Synonyms : construct , make , creat, production,embarrass,(v.) to make sb feel shy, awkward or ashamed , especially in a social situation; to cause problems or difficulties for sb 1. It embarrassed him that he had no idea of what was going on. 对所发生的事情一无所知，这让他很难堪。 2. He didnt mean to embarrass you. 他不是成心让你难堪。 Synonyms :shame ,discompose,adj. embarrassed 局促不安的；为难的；尴尬的；窘迫的 embarrassing使人尴尬的，令人为难的 Mary was so embarrassed. She could only hide her face in shame. 玛丽感到特别难堪，她恨不得找个地缝钻进去。 It was an embarrassing situation, but she managed to laugh it off. 那个场面很尴尬，可她一笑摆脱了窘境。 n. embarrassment窘迫；难堪；令人难堪或耻辱的事 Her blush told of her embarrassment. 她脸红显露出她的困窘。,odd,(adj.) strange or unusual ; not very important or tiny I had rather an odd experience the other day. 前几天我有过非常奇怪的经历。 Hes helping with odd jobs. 他在帮着干杂活。 (n.) the strange person,inquiry,(n.)=enquiry an official investigation, the process of asking about or investigating something in order to find out more about it. 1. As a result of the inquiry, two students have been sent down. 调查结果显示，两个学生被开除了。 2. Many parents have been pressing for an inquiry into the problem. 许多家长迫切要求调查这个问题。,v. inquire You can inquire of your new neighbors where the post office is. 你可以问问你的新邻居邮局在哪儿。 adj. inquiring: have a great interest in learning new things. She opened her bright, inquiring, tortured eyes and stared at him. 她睁开那对明亮的, 盘问的, 痛苦的眼睛看着他。 adv. Inquiringly She looked at me inquiringly. Well? 她用探问的目光看看我说：“怎么样？”,make inquiries about,对某事进行调查，询问 1. We will make inquiries about the business possibilities of this new product of yours. 我们将调查一下你方这种新产品的销售可能性。 2.I shall make some inquiries about the matter. 我会对这件事作一些了解的。,board,n.板；董事会；甲板；膳食 vt.上（船、车或飞机）；收费供膳宿；使搭伙，使寄宿；强行登（船） vi.（火车、轮船、飞机等）接受乘客；搭伙，寄宿 They were furnished with room and board. 为他们提供了食宿。 How much is bed and board? 住宿费和伙食费共多少钱? When all passengers were on board, the train pulled out of the station. 所有乘客都上车后, 火车开出了车站。,board out 不在住处吃饭， (把某人)寄在别处膳宿 The child was board out for the summer. 暑假期间，孩子们在外面寄宿。 board up 用木板封住， 用木板隔断 Shopkeepers have boarded up their windows. 店主们把窗户都封上了。,discreet,(adj.) careful in what you say and do , in order to keep sth secret or to avoid embarrassing or offending someone 1. It wasnt discreet of you to ring me up at the office. 你打电话到我办公室真是太鲁莽了。 2. He is very discreet in giving his opinions. 发表意见他十分慎重。,widow,(n.) A widow is a woman whose husband has died and who has not married again. (vt.)使成寡妇；从夺走；杀死的丈夫 Martha was a very rich young widow. 玛莎是个很有钱的年轻寡妇。 Dont feel ashamed we dont despise the widows mite , and, as they say, every penny helps. 不用觉得不好意思我们不会瞧不起微薄但可贵的捐赠的, 正如人们说的, 每一文钱都会起作用。,grab,(v.)take sth suddenly or roughly; get sbs attention; get hold of or seize quickly and easily; obtain illegally or unscrupulously; (n.) the act of catching an object with the hands;不法所得 The thief made a grab at my bag but I pushed him away. 贼想抢我的手提包，但被我推开了。 I jumped on the wall to grab the attention of the crowd. 为了吸引那群人的注意，我纵身跃上墙头。,He made a grab at the purse. 他去夺那个钱包. The boy made a grab at the frog, but it jumped away. 那男孩伸手向青蛙抓去, 可是它跳开了. a grab for personal power. 对个人权力的巧取豪夺. Synonyms: clutch ,seize , snatch,give up,to stop trying to do sth. 1. They gave up without a fight. 他们不战而输。 2. Refuse to give up until all hope is gong.不到黄河心不死。 give up halfway 半途而废,compete with,Compete with/against sb for sth: to try to be more successful or better than sb else who is trying to do the same as you. 1.We cant compete with rich Mr. Hu. Hell get his way because money talks. 我们无法和富有的胡先生竞争。因为有钱能使鬼推磨。 2. We cant compete with them on price. 我们在价格上无法与他们竞争。,stay up,not go to bed 1.I used to stay up late with my mom and watch movies. 我以前总是和妈妈一起熬夜看电影。 2. At last the mother relented and allowed the children to stay up and watch TV. 最后母亲松口了，同意孩子们不睡觉来看电视。,straighten out,1. settle or put right; 2. extricate from entanglement; 3. change for the better; 4. make straight 5. make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear; 6. put (things or places) in order;,I was left to straighten out the mess. 只留下我来收拾这个烂摊子。 They decided to sit down and straighten out their differences. 他们决定坐下来谈判，解决彼此之间的分歧。 I subversion of the entire world, only to straighten out your reflection. 我颠覆了整个世界, 只为摆正你的倒影.,pick sb./sth. out,1.choose sb/sth carefully from a group of people or things 精心挑选 She