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Business English Unit 4 Review

 苏卜拉妮 2012-12-05

If you embrace a change, political system, or idea, you accept it and start supporting it or believing in it. 欣然接受; 信奉[正式]

例:

He embraces the new information age.

他欢迎新的信息时代。

The marriage signalled James's embrace of the Catholic faith.

这场婚姻标志着詹姆士对天主教的信奉。

If something embraces a group of people, things, or ideas, it includes them in a larger group or category. 囊括[正式]

例:

A theory would embrace the whole field of human endeavour.

一个囊括人类整个奋斗领域的理论。

 

 

 

1.                               V-T If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it. 面临 (问题、任务、困难等)

例:

She was confronted with severe money problems.

她面临严重的资金问题。

2.                               V-T If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it. 正视 (困难局面或问题)

例:

We are learning how to confront death.

我们在学习如何正视死亡。

3.                               V-T If you are confronted by something that you find threatening or difficult to deal with, it is there in front of you. 面对 (有威胁或难处理的事物)[usu passive]

例:

I was confronted with an array of knobs, levers, and switches.

我面对着一排旋钮、控制杆和开关。

4.                               V-T If you confront someone, you stand or sit in front of them, especially when you are going to fight, argue, or compete with them. (某人) 对峙 (尤指准备打斗、争论或竞争)

例:

She pushed her way through the mob and confronted him face to face.

她从那群暴民中挤出来,与他当面对峙。

 They don't hesitate to open fire when confronted by police.

他们一旦遭遇警察就毫不犹豫地开火。

5.        V-T If you confront someone with something, you present facts or evidence to them in order to accuse them of something or force them to deal with a situation. (以某事物) (某人) 对质

例:

She had decided to confront Kathryn with the truth.

她已决定用事实与凯瑟琳对质。

例:

I could not bring myself to confront him about it.

我不能就此事让自己与他对质。

 

Dynamic- static

Take one’s basic formation in

 

Inherit  inheritance

1. V-T If you inherit money or property, you receive it from someone who has died. 继承 (财产)

例:

He has no son to inherit his land.

他没有儿子来继承他的土地。

2. V-T If you inherit something such as a task, problem, or attitude, you get it from the people who used to have it, for example, because you have taken over their job or been influenced by them. 接手; 接任

例:

The Endara government inherited an impossibly difficult situation from its predecessors.

恩达拉政府从其前任手里接过了一个极为困难的局面。

3. V-T If you inherit a characteristic or quality, you are born with it, because your parents or ancestors also had it. 经遗传而得 (特征、品质等)

例:

We inherit from our parents many of our physical characteristics.

我们从父母的遗传中得到许多体貌特征。

例:

Her children have inherited her love of sports.

她的孩子们从她那里继承了对体育运动的爱好。

 

Rear

1.

N-SING  The rear of something such as a building or vehicle is the back part of it. (建筑物或机动车等的) 后部

2.

ADJ  Rear is also an adjective. 后部的[ADJ n]

3.

N-SING   If you are at the rear of a moving line of people, you are the last person in it. (队列的) 尾部[]

4.

N-COUNT  Your rear is the part of your body that you sit on. 臀部[非正式]

5.

V-T  If you rear children, you take care of them until they are old enough to take care of themselves. 抚养

6.

V-T  If you rear a young animal, you keep and take care of it until it is old enough to be used for work or food, or until it can look after itself. 饲养

7.

V-I  When a horse rears, it moves the front part of its body upward, so that its front legs are high in the air and it is standing on its back legs. (指马) 后腿直立

8.

PHRASE  If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them. 殿后

例:

...police motorcyclists bringing up the rear of the procession.

警用摩托车为游行队伍殿后。

 

If something endears you to someone or if you endear yourself to them, you become popular with them and well liked by them. 使受欢迎; 使人喜爱    

 

 

 Attitude is contagious and it will help to motivate you, and even those around you, to drive you towards your goal.

态度是具有感染性的,它可以使你获得动力,甚至可以感染你周围的人,推动你向目标努力。

Instinctively  on a subconscious level

Sense one’s aura 

 If you shun someone or something, you deliberately avoid them or keep away from them. 有意回避

 

unique 独一无二,很强烈的说法
only
只有,不一定特别特殊
Special,
特别,但不一定是唯一的
particular
出乎寻常,一般都是褒义
particularlly good

 

Mighty power

be ready to 情愿的  be reluctant to 不情愿的

Fish out    shrug off

Be chary about 谨慎的;仔细的;吝啬的;怕羞的  wary 谨慎地;机警的  

Defend defensive 守卫;防御

Spiteful怀恨的;恶意的  relay转播接替

Flattering words

Attendants服务员;侍者

A dreary grind 沉闷乏味

Scrub擦洗;使净化

An ounce of praise is worth a pound of scolding.

Perceptive感知的    squabble争吵

Quizzically取笑地;疑惑地

Comment favorably on sb.

Appreciative赏识的;感激的;承认有价值的

Be alert to警觉

career 为毕生职业的

be disposed to

mould / shape one’s personality 

Arrogance 自大;傲慢态度   

In one’s presence

Emphasis is placed on

Climb the stairs of a brilliant career

Move through the difficulties with confidence

A rational approach

In case 万一;假使 lose one’s impact

Create a lasting impression on sb.

Rise in career graph

Hold water    

 due to

To the best of 所及its capacity

To the best of one’s knowledge 所知

Break the barrier  

shine one’s unique traits

Rise bravely with our originality独创性 and uniqueness

Personality script

Be crushed by the competition

Scenario

Set an aim for     chart one’s route   formulate strategies 规划

Be the master of the field

Informative教育性的;有益的;见闻广博的

Conviction定罪;确信

Forcefully强有力地;有说服力地

A laughing stock 笑柄

Be crucial to决定性的;重要的

Be burdened with    

win pity of

Maintain attraction

Strengthen the immune system of the body

A sheer绝对的;透明的;陡峭的;完全地 nuisance

Fulfill one’s promise

add sparkle and dynamism to

It is a sign that

Beat around the bush 旁敲侧击;说话绕圈子

Chrisma领袖魅力;软膏;基督的象征

 Admit into准予进入   conductive 有传导力的

Expansion发展;膨胀;阐述

Anticipate预期,期望;占先,抢先;提前使用

Scoff at嘲笑;藐视

Evidenced by证实

Gain popularity  

Keep one’s grace under pressure.

Diplomatic  likable  cooperative  submissive  tactful  diffuse  assertive  autocratic  insensitive    spontaneous spontaneity   reactive introvert extrovert stimulation  self-sufficient   hostile restless  poised  irritated   dilemma     Visualize  disregard

Endeavor    accordingly

Weary     vanish 

 

 

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