209.Although companies tend to take on specialists, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management.

英語四級譯文:
盡管公司招新人時傾向于聘用專才，但是總是選用通才來擔任中高層管理工作。

四級詞匯講解:
本句的主干是they often seek out generalists。although引導讓步狀語從句。

take on意為“承擔;承受”。如:
We can't take on any more work, for we're fully stretched at the moment.我們不能再接受更多的工作了，目前已經全力以赴了。

specialist本義為“專家”。如:
He is a plastic surgery specialist.他是個整形外科專家。

seek out意為“找出;挑出”。如:
How can we seek out a really good person for the job?我們怎樣才能挑出真正合適的人選來做這項工作?
在本句中，specialist與后文提到的generalist相對，分別表示“專才”和“通才”。

英語四級考點歸納:
與take有關的短語還有:
※ take after意為“(外貌)相像”。如:
She takes after her mother almost in everything.她長得幾乎與她媽媽一模一樣。

※ take for意為“把……誤認為”。如:
He speaks German so well that he's often been taken for a native.他德語說得很好，常常被誤認為是德國人。

※ take in意為“欺騙;吸收”。如:
1)I was taken in by the salesman-the car turned out to be uneconomical and unreliable.推銷員騙了我—那輛汽車既不便宜又不安全。
2)Fishes take in oxygen through their gills。魚通過鰓攝取氧氣。

※ take apart意為“拆卸，拆開”。如:
The boy took apart the toy car, but couldn't put it together again。男孩把玩具汽車拆開了，可怎么也安不上了。

※ take sth. away意為“使(感情、感覺等)消失”。如:
Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child from his parents.什么也無法消除父母失去孩子的極度痛苦。