experience n. 經驗,經歷,閱歷;v. 經歷,體驗
例:She had no experience of life at all. 她毫無生活經驗。He’s a man who has experienced suffering. 他是一個吃過苦的人。搭配:experience of 在……方面有經驗:Have you had any experience of teaching English? 你有過教英語的經歷嗎?拓展:experiment n. 實驗,實踐
expert n. ①專家 ②能手,熟練者;a. 內行的
例:She is an expert in training animals. 她是馴獸專家。Expert opinions are favorable to the project. 專家一致贊成這項工程。搭配:be expert at/in/on 在……是專家,能手:The cook was an expert at making sauces. 那位廚師是調制味汁的能手。
聽力擴展:
W: Jack. I heard your message and found someone who is a computer expert for you. Is it Okay with you if he visits tomorrow morning at ten o clock?
M: Sure. How about meeting at the cafe around the corner from the book store? I ll bring my laptop.
女:杰克,我收到你的留言了。我幫你找了位電腦專家。他明天上午10點去拜訪,可以嗎?
男:當然可以。明天在書店轉角的咖啡屋見面,好嗎?我把筆記本電腦帶過去。
following a. 接著的,下面的;n. 追隨者
例:He did it for the following reasons. 他這樣做有以下幾個原因。The Prime Minister has a large following. 首相有一大批支持者。
聽力擴展: The morning following the birth of our first child, my husband was mistakenly directed to the room of another new mother on the maternity floor. As he walked into the room, he bent over the napping mother, whose back was turned to him, and gave her a big kiss. The woman was startled to see a stranger. But before she could say anything, my husband smiled and said, “I didn t know having a baby would change you this much!”上午,我們的第一個孩子出生后,我丈夫被帶到產科病房,然而卻弄錯了房間。他走進房間,看到一個女子背對著他,正在小憩。他俯下身,吻了她。該名女子看到陌生人,嚇了一跳。她還沒來得及說話,我丈夫卻笑著說:“我不知道生孩子會讓你變化這么大!”【注】maternity floor 產科病房;startle v. 驚嚇
individual a. 個人的,個體的,與眾不同的;n. 個人,個體
例:She has her own individual style of doing things. 她有自己獨特的行事風格。Exceptions can not be made for individuals. 對個人不能有例外。拓展:individually ad. 分別地,各個地
infer v. 推斷,推論
例:I infer that my proposal has been accepted. 我推測我的建議已被接受。People inferred that so able a governor would make a good president. 人們推定,如此能干的州長定會成為一名好總統。搭配:infer from推出,得出:Infer a conclusion from the facts. 根據事實推斷出結論。拓展:inferable a. 能推理的,能推論的;inference n. 推論information n. 信息,咨詢
聽力擴展:
M: Good afternoon. Hualong Hotel Corporate Reservations. May I help you?
W: Good afternoon. This is Stone PR department calling. My name is Debbie.
M: It’s nice to hear from you again, Ms. Debbie.
W: We have a delegation visiting us from the United States. I d like to book ten standard suites and two deluxe rooms for a week, starting May 10th.
M: No problem. Could you tell me your guests name now?
W: Sorry, I don t have the name list of all our guests. I will inform you of the details after I get the exact names of the delegate.
男:下午好,這里是華隆賓館團體預定處。很高興為您效勞。
女:下午好,我是斯通公司公關部的黛比。
男:黛比小姐,很高興又聽到您的聲音。
女:我們這里有一個美國代表團來訪。我想預定10個標準間和兩個豪華間,定期從5月10日開始,持續一周。
男:沒問題。您現在能告訴我客人的姓名嗎?
女:對不起,我還沒有所有客人的名單。一拿到代表團成員名單,我就會把詳情通知你。【注】deluxe a. 豪華的
involve v. ①使卷入 ②需要 ③專注,使忙于
例:Don’t involve me in your quarrel! 不要把我牽扯進你們的爭吵中! His work involves occasional journeys. 他的工作偶爾需要出差。He was involved in writing his doctoral dissertation. 他在聚精會神地寫博士論文。搭配:involve in 使……陷入困境:Don’t involve me in solving your problems! 你解決你的問題,不要把我拉進去!involve with 與……關系密切:He often sees her but doesn’t want to get too involved. 他常與她來往,但不愿與她過分親近。拓展:involved a. ①復雜難懂的 ②有密切關系的
聽力擴展:
A teacher was always so involved in the text being studied that he never looked up. He would call on a student for translation and explanation, and—without realizing it—he often chose the same student day after day. Out of respect, the student wouldn’t point this out to him.
After being called on four days in a row, a student named Goldberg asked advice from his friends. The next day when the teacher said, “Goldberg, translate and explain.” Goldberg replied, “Goldberg is absent today.”
“All right,” said the teacher, “you translate and explain.”
一位老師講課時總是盯著課本,從不抬頭。他常讓學生翻譯和解釋課文,但總叫同一個學生。老師自己并未意識到這一點。出于尊敬,學生沒有給他指出來。
一個叫古德伯格的學生,在被老師一連提問了四天之后,向他的朋友請教解決方法。第二天,教師又說:“古德伯格,翻譯并解釋課文。”古德伯格回答說:“古德伯格今天缺席。”
“那好,”老師說:“你來翻譯解釋吧。”
lead v. (led, led) ①帶領 ②導致 ③通向;n. 榜樣
例:She led me into the drawing-room. 她帶我進入客廳。All the children followed his lead. 孩子們都以他為學習的榜樣。搭配: lead to 導致,引起:One careless move may lead to the loss of the entire game. 一招不慎,滿盤皆輸。mislead v. 使誤解,把……帶錯路;拓展:leading a. 最重要的,主要的
likely a. ①很可能的 ②適當的,正合要求的;ad. 很可能
例:John is likely to be in London this autumn. 今年秋天約翰可能在倫敦。The park is a likely place for the picnic. 公園倒是個適合野餐的地方。We will most likely be late. 我們很有可能會遲到。搭配:not likely (非正式)當然不,我不干:“Are you going home?” “Not likely!” “你要回家嗎?”“當然不!”as likely as not 很可能:I won’t take their pills, because as likely as not they’d poison me. 我才不吃他們的藥呢,他們很有可能要毒死我。
聽力擴展:I’m not in favor of it. I think women should accept their traditional role of being housewives. Women and men have different advantages. Women are generally tender and considerate, so are suitable for caring for kids and so on. But because they re oftentimes too emotional, they’re not likely to be as successful in the professional world. 我不贊成,我認為婦女應當接受她們傳統的角色,做家庭婦女。女人和男人有各自不同的優勢。女性通常溫柔體貼,所以適合照顧孩子等等。但是她們常常感情用事,所以不太可能在職場上取得和男性一樣的成功。【注】oftentimes ad. 時常地;emotional a. 感情上的,易動情的
major a. ①較大的 ②一流的 ③主修的;v. 主修,專攻
例:The house needs major repairs. 這幢房子需要大修。He is a major writer. 他是著名的作家。He majors in math. 他主修數學。拓展:majority n. 大多數