一、 重點單詞
1. wilds: 荒野【復數名詞】
例句:
They went canoeing in the wilds of Canada.
他們在加拿大的荒野地區劃獨木舟。
2. nonentity:不存在;虛無;無足輕重的人
同義詞:nobody、mediocrity
例句:
She was written off then as a political nonentity.
作為政壇上的小人物,那時沒人拿她當回事。
3. resign:辭職
同義詞:step down、quit
例句:
All the employees resign because the employer is too unreasonable.
因為老板太不講理,雇員全體辭職。
4. start-up:新興公司,新開張的企業;開始,起始,創立
同義詞:boot-up
例句:
If we were a start-up, what would we do? How would we organize to deliver value to the customers?
如果我們從頭開始,我們該做什么?我們如何組織以帶給客戶價值?
5. individually:個別地,單獨地
同義詞:separately、personally ,
例句:
We'd better go in a group, not individually.
最好集體去, 不要單個兒去。
6. recruit:招收;招募
同義詞:employ、enlist
例句:
The police are trying to recruit more black and Hispanic officers.
警方正試圖招收更多的黑人和西班牙裔的警官。
7. unfortunately:遺憾地,不幸地
同義詞:unhappily 、unluckily
例句:
Unfortunately for him, his title brought obligations as well as privileges.
對他來說遺憾的是,他的頭銜既帶來了特權也帶來了義務。
8. reign:統治;統治時期;支配;主宰
同義詞:supremacy、sovereignty
例句:
Last night confusion reigned about how the debate, which continues today, would end.
昨晚,這場在今天繼續進行的辯論將如何結束的問題令人困惑。
9. graciously:和藹地;仁慈地;雅致地
同義詞:genially、 pleasantly
例句:
But today he has graciously agreed to talk to us on International Forum.
但是今天他很有風度地接受,我們國際論壇的采訪。
二、 重點短語
1. be home 回家,到家;在家;在國內
同義短語:arrive home , stick in
例句:
When I could be home mothering my children?
我什么時候能回家照顧自己的孩子?
2. out there 外面 ;到戰場;在那里;向那邊
例句:
Yeah, I think that there has to be something else out there.
是的,我認為在外星球有一些其他的什么存在。
3. give … a lot of thought to / give thought to好好考慮;考慮到
例句:
It is really important to give a lot of thought to how you establish your configurations.
仔細思考如何建立您的配置信息確實十分重要。
4. hand over交出;移交
同義詞組:give up 、deliver up
例句:
The present leaders have to decide whether to hand over to a younger generation.
現任領導者們必須決定是否把工作移交給較年輕的一代負責。
5. out sick(請病假了)沒來,是美語口頭簡單的說法。
例句:
Your employees are out sick a lot.
你的員工經常會請病假不上班。
6. a round of applause一陣掌聲,掌聲雷動
同義詞組:a crash of applause 、a burst of applause
例句:
Suddenly, a round of applause attracts their attention.
突然,一陣掌聲吸引了他們的注意力。
7. fiduciary responsibility受托責任,信托責任
例句:
Been an angel investor with your own money, so that you understand the fiduciary responsibility of investing other people's money.
曾經用自己的錢做過天使投資人,由此理解了在用別人的錢投資時的信托責任。
8. see for yourself親眼看
例句:
Come see for yourself。
你自己過來看看。
三、 實用口語
1. Good to finally have you near.
你能回來真好。
2. What’s going on?
怎么了?發生了什么事?
3. Hold the elevator?
電梯,請等等。(把電梯門先留住,還有人進來。)