Marathon and the Vietnam veteran
4) Find a way to make a difference. 4) New York cabdrivers
Vocabulary
I. 1. 1) rude 2) physically
3) structure 4) made a difference 5) blurted out 6) chuckling 7) measurable 8) prospective 9) preparations 10) sparkled 11) took a crack at 12) partner
2. 1) go after 2) look back on/at 3) be put up 4) stood for
5)build in 6) follow up 7) be hooked up to 8) closed up
3. 1) Mary's parents grilled her about where she had been all night.
2) …it was beyond Cinderella’s wildest dreams that she could one day in the king’s palace.
3) The translation of the popular novel has just finished and a Chinese version will be in readers' hands soon.
4) As with anything else, it is important to do your homework before going on an interview.
5) Jim's car broke down last week and the repair cost was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars.
4. 1) The director of the Urban Development Office will interview the two local applicants, as well as the two veteran landscapers recommended by the staff committee this afternoon, to pick out the prospective designer for the construction of the city square.
2) From his standpoint, the project manager has made every endeavor to go after the best engineer for the work of cleaning up the river before the deadline set by the mayor.
3) Life is short, as the saying goes. People in my age bracket often want to have a crack at everything they think is interesting, but the problem is they barely have the time or energy for such endeavor.
II. Words with Multiple Meanings
1. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. (behave)
2. Richard suggested I keep all my friends' addresses on my computer, as he does his. (keep: used to avoid repetition)
3. Elizabeth told her daughter that if she did the bathroom, the kitchen and the living room, she would get $10.00 every week, (clean)
4. Since the Smiths' business is doing well, they are thinking of starting a similar type of business in Canada, (get along)
5. If you are prepared, you can certainly do the job. (perform or complete )
6. Knowing what you cannot do is more important than knowing what you can. (perform or complete
7. When I asked John why he does philosophy, he said that he does it simply because he finds it interesting, (study)
8. A small piece of cake will do for me, thanks, (be enough)
9. Leisure is a beautiful garment, but it will not do for constant wear, (be acceptable)
III. Usage
1. There is so much to say and it is hard to know where to begin. OK, I'll talk about myself first.
2. Thank you very much, John, for your beautiful Christmas card. By the way, I have something here for you.
3. The new computer language can be quite easily understood by anyone who can read the daily newspaper. Now, why is this an advantage?
4. I'm going to work out the outline and will let you know how it goes. By the way, I will see you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai.
5. OK, you got the job. Now, how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible? 6. Chris has been back from Australia. Incidentally, those pictures you sent me are wonderful.
Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze (A)
1. prospective 2. As I see it 3. done your homework 4. beforehand 5. endeavor 6. structure 7. partners 8. Respond
9. take a crack 10. from the standpoint 11. make a difference 12. follow UP (B)
1. encouraging 2.inquiring 3.relevant 4. samples 5. references 6. advice 7. preparing 8. seriously 9.probably 10. exhibit
II. Translation
1.) Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteran pilot manage to stop the plane after taxing for only a short while.
2) Grilled by the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted (out).That she had undergone two plastic surgeries.
3) We have the technology and our partner has the capital. Working together, we’ll have the future in our hands.
4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made better preparations. You see, I have barely enough food and drinks.
5) People gave generously upon learning that new school rooms with stronger structures were to be built in the earthquake-stricken area. 2．
Well begin, half done, as the old saying goes. It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success.
I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a year in a large computer software company. He told me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as much as about his prospective employers as possible don’t have much of a chance of success.
Part III Text B
Comprehension Check
1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. a 6. b Translation
1. 父母亲都觉得我不会被录用。“你要有后台才行。那可是一家美国机构，洛克菲勒基金会。你一定要有后台。”
2. 当然， 不工作就没饭吃，除非嫁人，那叫做“终于有了归宿。”
3. 她留着新式的发型，是我所喜欢的那种满头卷发竖立着的式样，穿着下摆印有花纹的裙子。由于她怀孕已快足月，所以她向我走过来时似乎是她的肚子最先到达我的面前。 4. 我跟哈内德先生说了，你刚才是因为害羞不安而没法做记录的。他挺不错的，只要慢慢习惯起来就性了。 Language practice 1.
1) g 2) f 3) a 4) e 5) h 6) b 7) c 8) d 2.
1) intricate 2) came at 3) administration 4) benign 5) get in 6) scraps 7) brand 8) carved 9) coiled
10) quivered 11) take on 12) put in a (good ) word
Unit 4 Text A
Text organization 1.
Parts Paragraphs Main Ideas
Part One Paras 1-3 Introduction to Davos Man and the World Economic Forum
Part Two Paras 4-5 Debate over the impact of globalization on current
society and culture
Part Three Paras 6-8 History of globalization and its recent trends and future prospects
Part Four Paras. 9-11 Globalization versus nationalism and the challenges it faces 2.
Main Events
1. Davos man spends a lot of time in places other than his native country.
2. Davos Man sees their identity as a matter of personal choice, not an accident of birth. 3. Davos Man believes that globalization, the unimpeded flows of capital, labor and technology across national borders, is both welcome and unstoppable.
4. Davos Man sees the world increasingly as one vast, interconnected market-place in which corporations search for the most advantageous locations to buy, produce and sell their goods and services.
Vocabulary I.
1) advantageous 2) let alone 3) witnessing/vanishing 4) landmark 5) entitled 6) displace
7) Establishment 8) patriotic/strengthen 9) contradictions 10) aspires 11) divorced 12) pendulums
2. 1) come to 2) dozed off 3) believed in 4) was set apart 5) take in 6) sucks in 7) clean up 8) turn away
3. 1) For me, it makes no/little difference whether we go there by train or by bus. 2) Toyata has overtaken General Motors as the world’s biggest car maker.
3) Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Chambers was at odds with his wife over money matters.
4) Henry has been at the forefront of nanotechnology research.
5) She doesn’t even know how to boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal.
4. a) is increasingly/to accelerate/their investment
b) economy/make an earnest/domestic/strike a balance between c) a handful of/be endorsed by/on a large scale
II. Word Formation
WTO World Trade Organization 世界贸易组织 GDP Gross domestic product 国内生产总值
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