1.列举的连词。
first and foremost …. after that …. and then …..
next …. finally.
First and foremost, work provides food and shelter, basic
human maintenance. After that, it can address the need for
security, and then the need for friendship and connection
with others. Next, the demands of the ego arise, the need for
respect. Finally, men and women assert a larger desire
to “fulfill themselves”.
2.Lay off:解雇
He was laid off and kicked around by the boss.
It is necessary for the redundant workers to be laid off.
3. 表”纯粹的,单纯的” 的词有:simple, only, mere, sheer.
4.词组I:
pick up:可以指生意好起来。
Business picked up in the stores during December, but dropped
off again after New Year.
qualify as:作为….够资格,胜任
He does not qualify as teacher of English as his pronunciation
is terrible.
Derive from:衍生于
From this material we can derive hundreds of what you may call
direct products.
Be committed to sth:承诺做
Since it is too late to change my mind now, I am committed to
carrying out the plan.
Back up:支持
Nobody backed me up when I complained about the food, so nothing
was done about it.
Brush up on:复习
As the final is next week, I will take advantage of the day off
to brush up on my English.
Look up to:尊敬,敬仰
Children used to look up to their parents; now they are inclined
to regard them as equals.
5.词组II:
In good season:正上市,正当时令
Live up to:不辜负
Bear upon:涉及,与….有联系
Adequate for:适合,胜任
Tuck in:给…盖好被子, 尽情吃
Light up:点火,露出愉快表情
Subscribes to:订阅
In consequence:因而
Consent to:同意
Work ethic:职业道德
Hang out:与某人待在一起,消磨时间。
Wind up:结束,终了(end up)
Prone to:(liable to)倾向于
6.单词
Enterprise:企业,还可以表示上进心的意思。
Elaborate:精心设计
Indistinctly:不清楚地,模糊地
Deprive:剥夺
Spur:鞭策,激励,与on连用
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