1. a big headache令人头痛的事情
2. a fraction of 一部分
3. a matter of concern 焦点
4. a series of 一系列,一连串above all 首先,尤其是
5. absent from不在,缺席
6. abundant in富于
7. account for 解释
8. accuse sb. of sth.控告
9. add to增加（add up to）
10. after all 毕竟,究竟
11. agree with同意
12. ahead of time / schedule提前
13. ahead of 在...之前（ahead of time 提前）
14. alien to与...相反
15. all at once 突然,同时
16. all but 几乎;除了...都
17. all of a sudden 突然
18. all over again 再一次,重新
19. all over 遍及
20. all right 令人满意的;可以
21. all the same 仍然,照样的
22. all the time 一直,始终
23. angry with sb. at/about sth.生气,愤怒
24. anxious about/for忧虑,担心
25. anything but 根本不
26. apart from 除...外(有/无)
27. appeal to 吸引，申诉，请求
28. applicable to适用于
29. apply to适用
30. appropriate for/to适当,合适
31. approximate to近似,接近
32. apt at聪明,善于
33. apt to易于
34. around the clock夜以继日
35. as a matter of fact 实际上
36. as a result(of) 因此,由于
37. as a rule 通常,照例
38. as far as ...be concerned 就...而言
39. as far as 远至,到...程度
40. as follows 如下
41. as for 至于,关于
42. as good as 和...几乎一样
43. as if 好像,防腐
44. as regards 关于,至于
45. as to 至于,关于
46. as usual 像平常一样,照例
47. as well as 除...外(也),即...又
48. as well 同样,也,还
49. ashamed of羞愧,害臊
50. aside from 除...外(还有)
51. ask for the moon异想天开
52. at a loss 茫然,不知所措
53. at a time 一次,每次
54. at all costs 不惜一切代价
55. at all events 不管怎样,无论如何
56. at all times 随时,总是
57. at all 丝毫(不),一点也不
58. at any rate 无论如何,至少
59. at best 充其量,至多
60. at first sight 乍一看,初看起来
61. at first 最初,起先
62. at hand 在手边,在附近
63. at heart 内心里,本质上
64. at home 在家,在国内
65. at intervals 不时,每隔...
66. at large 大多数,未被捕获的
67. at last 终于
68. at least 至少
69. at length 最终,终于
70. at most 至多,不超过
71. at no time 从不,决不
72. at one time 曾经,一度;同时
73. at present 目前,现在
74. at someone's disposal 任...处理
75. at the cost of 以...为代价
76. at the mercy of 任凭...摆布
77. at the moment 此刻,目前
78. at this rate 照此速度
79. at times 有时,间或
80. aware of意识到
81. back and forth 来回地,反复地
82. back of 在...后面
83. back up后备,支援
84. bare of几乎没有,缺乏
85. be able to do能够
86. be around差不多
87. be available to sb.可用,可供
88. be bound to一定
89. be capable of doing能够
90. be concerned with 关心…，涉足…
91. be dying to渴望
92. be fed up with受够了be tired of
93. be in hospital 住院
94. be in season 上市的/in peak season旺季
95. be in the mood to do sth. 想做
96. be pressed for time时间不够
97. be tied up with忙于
98. be under the weather 身体不好
99. beat around the bush 拐弯没角
100. beat the crowd 避开人群
101. before long 不久以后
102. behind schedule 误点
103. bent on sth. 下定决心做…
104. beside point 离题的,不相干的
105. beyond one's ability超越某人的能力106. beyond question 毫无疑问
107. book on reserve 须留的图书
108. booked up 订完了
109. bound for开往
110. break down抛锚
111. break though突破
112. break up with和某人分手be through with / be finis hed with
113. bring about 使…发生
114. bring someone up to date帮某人赶上help someone catch up
115. by accident 偶然
116. by air 通过航空途径
117. by all means 尽一切办法,务必
118. by and by 不久,迟早
119. by chance 偶然,碰巧
120. by far 最,...得多
121. by hand 用手,用体力
122. by itself 自动地,独自地
123. by means of 用,依靠
124. by mistake 错误地,无意地
125. by no means 决不,并没有
126. by oneself 单独地,独自地
127. by reason of 由于
128. by the way 顺便说说
129. by virtue of 借助,由于
130. by way of 经由,通过...方法
131. call off取消
132. call on号召,邀请,点某人的名,拜访
133. capable of能够
134. careful of/about/with小心,注意
135. certain of /about确信,肯定
136. chair a meeting 主持会议
137. charge sb. with sth.控告
138. clear of没有,不接触
139. clever at善于
140. close to接近,亲近
141. come in contact with 与…取得联系142. come out of sth. alive大难不死
143. come up (with)提出,拿出
144. comparable to/with比作/比较
145. conscious of察觉到,意识到
146. consequent on随之而来
147. considerate towards体谅,体贴
148. contemporary with与...同时代
149. content with满足于
150. contrary to违反
151. cost someone an arm and a leg代价很大152. count down倒计时
153. count one's chickens before they are hatched过于乐观
154. count on依靠
155. count on依靠
156. count the day期待
157. count the day期待
158. counter to与...相反
159. crazy about热衷,着迷
160. critical of挑剔,批评
161. cry in one's beer借酒消愁
162. cry on one's shoulder依靠
163. curious about好奇,想知道
164. cut down on 减少
165. cut down削减
166. cut in插入
167. cut off切断
168. cut out切除
169. cut someone short打断
170. cut through抄近路
171. cut up切碎
172. die out 灭绝
173. distinct from种类(风格)不同
174. do the laundry洗衣服
175. doubtful of /about怀疑
176. drop by / in 顺路拜访
177. due to 由于,因为
178. each other 互相
179. easier said than done说起来容易做起来难180. east of在...东面
181. equal to相等,胜任
182. equivalent to等于,相当于
183. essential to/for必不可少
184. even if/though 即使,虽然
185. ever so 非常,极其
186. every now and then 时而,偶尔
187. every other 每隔一个的
188. except for 除了...外
189. expert at/in/on善于
190. face to face 面对面地
191. faculty members 教职员工
192. faithful to忠实于
193. fall flat 平躺在地上
194. familiar to sb为...所熟悉
195. familiar with sth熟悉,通晓
196. far from 远非,远离
197. fatal to致命的
198. favorable to支持,赞成
199. fearful of惧怕
200. feel at home熟悉
201. feel blue心情不好
202. feel free to随便
203. figure out sth. 解决
204. fit for适于
205. flat tire轮胎没气
206. flat tire轮胎没气
207. fond of喜欢
208. for ever 永远
209. for good 永久地
210. for the better 好转
211. for the moment 暂时,目前212. for the present 暂时,目前
213. for the sake of 为了,为了...的利益214. for the time being 暂时,眼下215. foreign to非...所原有
216. free of /from未受...;免费
217. free with康慨,大方
218. from time to time 有时,不时
219. full up客满
220. get a bargain 买到便宜货
221. get nowhere with 毫无进展
222. get over恢复
223. get used to习惯于
224. give off发出
225. give someone a big hand为某人鼓掌226. give someone a hand帮忙
227. go about sth. 开始做…
228. go after追求
229. go ahead同意做某事
230. go by遵守
231. go down下降，往下传
232. go for竭尽全力做
233. go into进入，开始从事
234. go off出发
235. go out熄灭，外出
236. go over复习
237. go over复习，从头到尾检查一遍238. go round/around足够分配
239. go sightseeing 去观光
240. go steady with和某人确定关系241. go through从头到尾
242. go without单独
243. guilty of有...罪的
244. had better最好
245. hand in hand 手拉手,密切关联246. hang up 挂断
247. have one's hands full
248. have the final say 有决定权249. head on 迎面地,正面的
250. heart and soul 全心全意地251. hold out for sth. 坚持要求252. hold up坚持
253. hold water站得住脚
254. how about ...怎么样
255. how come怎么会
256. hungry for渴望
257. ignorant of不知道
258. impatient at sth.不耐烦259. impatient for急切,渴望
260. impatient of无法容忍
261. in (the)light of 鉴于,由于
262. in a hurry 匆忙,急于
263. in a moment 立刻,一会儿
264. in a sense 从某种意义上说
265. in a way 在某种程度上
266. in a word 简言之,总之
267. in accordance with 与...一致,按照268. in addition to 除...之外(还) 269. in addition 另外,加之
270. in advance 预先,事先
271. in all 总共,合计
272. in any case 无论如何
273. in any event 无论如何
274. in brief 简单地说
275. in case of 假如,防备
276. in charge of 负责,总管
277. in common 共用的,共有的
278. in consequence(of) 因此;由于279. in debt 欠债,欠情
280. in detail 详细地
281. in difficulty 处境困难
282. in effect 实际上,事实上
283. in favor of 支持,赞成
284. in front of 面对,在...前285. in general 一般来说,大体上286. in half 成两半
287. in hand 在进行中,待办理288. in honor of 为庆祝,为纪念289. in itself 本质上,就其本身而言290. in line with 与...一致291. in memory of 纪念
292. in no case 决不
293. in no time 立即,马上294. in no way 决不
295. in order 按顺序,按次序296. in other words 换句话说297. in part 部分地
298. in particular 特别,尤其299. in person 亲自,本人
300. in place of 代替,取代,交换301. in place 在合适的位置302. in practice 在实践中,实际上303. in proportion to 与...成比例304. in public 公开地,当众305. in quantity 大量
306. in question 正在谈论的
307. in regard to 关于,至于
308. in relation to 关于,涉及
309. in return for 作为对...报答
310. in return 作为报答/回报/交换
311. in short 简言之,总之
312. in sight 被见到;在望
313. in spite of 尽管
314. in step with 与...一致/协调
315. in tears 流着泪,在哭着
316. in terms of
317. in the company / wake of随着
318. in the course of 在...期间/过程中
319. in the distance 在远处
320. in the end 最后,终于
321. in the event of 如果...发生,万一
322. in the face of 即使;在...面前
323. in the first place 首先
324. in the future 在未来
325. in the heat of the day 一天中最热的时候326. in the least 丝毫,一点
327. in the long run 长期
328. in the way 挡道
329. in the world 究竟,到底
330. in time 及时
331. in touch 联系,接触
332. in turn 依次,轮流;转而
333. in vain 徒劳,白费力
334. indifferent to无兴趣,不关心
335. indignant with sb.愤慨
336. inferior to级别低于,不如
337. innocent of无...罪,无辜
338. instead of 代替,而不是
339. intent on专心于
340. invisible to不可见的
341. jealous of嫉妒
342. just now 眼下;刚才
343. keep one's eyes on关注
344. keep on爱好,很喜欢
345. keep track of 留心
346. kind of / sort of有点somewhat 347. lay off 下岗
348. leave alone别说
349. let the cat out of the bag泄露秘密
350. liable for对...有责任
351. liable to易于
352. little by little 逐渐地
353. look for / hunt for 找工作
354. lost the point弄错
355. lots of 许多
356. loyal to忠于
357. mad about/on狂热迷恋
358. mad at/with sb.生气,愤怒
359. mad with因...发狂
360. make (both) ends meet收支平衡361. make a living谋生
362. make it成功
363. make the best / most of充分利用364. many a 许多
365. mark the papers 批改考卷
366. mayor / minor in
367. meet one's needs满足要求
368. might as well不妨
369. mistake a for b 认错
370. more or less 或多或少,有点
371. my treat我请客
372. narrow escape九死一生
373. necessary to /for必要的
374. next door 隔壁的,在隔壁
375. next to下一个,其次
376. no doubt 无疑地
377. no less than 不少于...;不亚于378. no longer 不再
379. no more than 至多,同...一样不380. no more 不再
381. none other than 不是别的,正是382. nothing but 只有,只不过
383. now and then 时而,偶尔
384. off and on 断断续续,间歇地
385. off duty 下班
386. on (the) one hand 一方面
387. on a large/small scale 大/小规模地388. on account of 由于
389. on behalf of 代表
390. on board 在船(车/飞机)上
391. on business 因公
392. on condition that 如果
393. on duty 上班,值班
394. on earth 究竟,到底
395. on fire 起火着火
396. on foot 步行
397. on guard 站岗,值班
398. on hand 在场,在手边
399. on loan to借给
400. on occasion(s) 有时,间或
401. on one's guard 警惕,提防
402. on one's own 独立,独自
403. on purpose 故意地
404. on sale 出售,廉价出售
405. on schedule 按时间表,准时406. on second thoughts 经重新考虑407. on the contrary 正相反
408. on the grounds of 根据,以...为由409. on the other hand 另一方面410. on the point of 即将...的时刻411. on the road 在旅途中
412. on the side 作为兼职/副业413. on the spot 在场;马上
414. on the whole 总的来说,大体上415. on time 准时
416. on(an/the) average 平均,通常417. once (and) for all 一劳永逸地418. once again 再一次
419. once in a while 偶尔
420. once more 再一次
421. once upon a time 从前
422. one another 相互
423. one's cup of tea喜欢的人/物424. open to不限制,开放的
425. opposite to在对面
426. or else 否则,要不然
427. or so 大约,左右
428. other than 非;除了
429. out of breath 喘不过气来430. out of control 失去控制
431. out of date 过时的
432. out of doors 在户外
433. out of order 出故障的
434. out of place 不适当的
435. out of practice 久不练习,荒疏436. out of sight 看不见,在视野外437. out of the question 毫无可能的
学术英语单词 第一单元 free enterprise自由企业制度 adversity不幸，逆境 capitalistic 资本主义的 compelling 令人信服的 array 大群，大量 stockholder 股东 work force 劳动力 prospective 可能的 underestimate 低估 dedication 奉献 perseverance 坚忍 mailable 可邮寄的 cooperative 合作完成的 on-demand 按要求的 billionaire 亿万富翁undercapitalization 资本不足convertible 敞篷汽车 sander 打磨机 vendor 卖家 stockbroker 股票经纪人 personality 名人 facet 一个方面 mutual fund 共同基金 oceanic evaporation 海洋蒸发 business plan 经营策划 customer service 顾客服务 fraud 欺骗 road map 指南 transaction 交易 price-targeting strategy 区别定价战略pricing 定价 hassle 困难，麻烦 self-targeting 使自己成为目标 prise 撬开 insensitive 不敏感的，反应迟钝的recipe 菜谱 make sth. of sb/sth. 利用（机遇）illuminating 使清楚易懂的 turn sth on its head使……与之前相反的premium 溢价 profitable 有利可图的 chili 小红辣椒 triple 使成三倍 markup 涨价 whopping 巨大的 crisp 薯片 snack 吃零食 admittedly 确实，无可否认的 irritated 生气的 outwit 以智取胜 close substitutes 功能接近的替代品 business landscape 商业格局，商业环境competitive dynamics 竞争的态势social web 社交网站 sicial networking site（SNS）社交网站Facebook Wall 脸谱的涂鸦墙 call center 呼叫中心 support staff 向客户提供支持的员工competitive advantage 竞争优势adoption of new technology 新技术的采用 log in 登陆 news feed 即使新闻，动态消息 target audience 目标受众 text message 手机短信 overestimate 高估 relevance 重要性 mainframe 主机 underway 在进行中 portal 门户网站 order of magnitude 数量级 traffic 受到访问 cohort 一批人 feat 事迹 technophobic 畏惧技术的 overly 太 unnavigable 无法导航的 anonymous 匿名的 blur 变模糊
英语专业四级考试阅读理解解题步骤 1．浏览试题，明确目标 在进行阅读之前，首先浏览短文后面的题目。看完试题题干和四个选项后，分析掌握每道试题考查的内容和题型（如是主旨大意题、细节理解题，还是推理分析题等），以便带着问题有目标地阅读短文，按照相应的解题技巧寻找正确答案。 2．略读全文，掌握大意 有效的阅读是先掌握全局，再寻求细节。略读（skimming）又称跳读（reading and skipping）或浏览(glancing)，是一种专门而实用的快速阅读方法，主要特点是选择性地阅读。拿到一篇500字左右的文章时，应先用30秒左右的时间进行略读，其目的一是：以尽可能快的速度获取文章主旨大意或中心思想；二是辨识文章体裁，掌握结构（如果是记叙文，就需要了解故事发生的时间、地点、背景和人物活动等主要线索；如果是议论文，就要弄清文章的中心论点以及论述内容）。略读完成后就去看题干，这时有关文章主旨大意题已经有了答案，而对细节题要根据题目的具体要求回到文章中再进行快速扫读以找到相应的信息。 【真题示例】（2009） Nowadays, a cellphone service is available to everyone, everywhere. Probably thousands of people have already been using it, but I just discovered it, so I’m going to claim it and also name it: Fake Foning. The technology has been working well for me at the office, but there are infinite applications. Virtually in any public space. Say you work at a big university with lots of talky faculty members buzzing about. Now, say you need to use the restroom. The trip down the hall will take approximately one hour, because a person can’t walk into those talky people without getting pulled aside for a question, a bit of gossip, a new read on a certain line of Paradise Lost. So, a cellphone. Any cellphone. Just pick it up. Don’t dial. Just h old that phone to your face and start talking. Walk confidently down the hall engaged in fake conversation, making sure to tailor both the topic and content to the person standing before you whom you are trying to evade. For standard colleague avoidance, I suggest fake chatting about fake business: “Yes, I’m glad you called, because we really need to hammer out the details. What’s that? Yes, I read Page 12, but if you look at the bottom of 4, I think you can see the problem begins
human creations, language may be the most remarkable. Through language we share experience, values, exchange ideas, transmit knowledge, and sustain culture. Indeed, language is vital to sense of reality by giving meaning to events. 在人类所有的创造中，语言也许是影响最为深远的。我们用语言来分享经验，表达(传递？)价值观，交换想法，传播知识，传承文化。事实上，对语言本身的思考也是至关重要的。和通常所认为的不同的是，语言并不只是简单地反映现实，语言在具体描述事件的时候也在帮助我们建立对现实的感知。——语序的调整。 Good speakers have respect for language and know how it works. Words are the tools of a speaker?s craft. They have special uses, just like the tools of any other profession. As a speaker, you should be aware of the meaning of words and know how to use language accurately, clearly,vividly,and appropriately. 好的演讲者对语言很重视，也知道如何让它发挥更好的效果。词语是演讲者演讲的重要“武器”，具有特殊的用途，这和任何其他的工作技艺没什么两样。作为演讲者，必须知道词语的具体含义，也要懂得如何做到用词准确、清晰、生动、适当。 Using language accurately is as vital to a speaker as using numbers accurately to a accountant. Never use a word unless you are sure of its meaning. If you are not sure, look up the word in the dictionary. As you prepare your speeches, ask yourself constantly, “What do I really want to say? What do I really mean?” Choose words that are precise and accurate. 演讲者准确地使用语言和会计准确使用数字是一样重要的。确定词意后再措词。如果不确定，请先查词典。当你在准备演讲的时候，要不断地问自己：“我到底要说什么？我到底想表达什么意思？”用词一定要精准。 Using language clearly allows listeners to grasp your meaning immediately. You can ensure this [by using familiar words （that are known to the average person and require no specialized background）; by choosing concrete words in preference to more abstract ones, and by eliminating verbal clutter]. 用词清晰可以让听众迅速理解你的意思（抓到你的点）。要做到这一点，就要尽量使用一般人都熟悉的不需要专业知识就能懂的词语；多用具象词汇少用抽象词汇；还有要减少口误。 Using language vividly helps bring your speech to life. One way (to make your speech vivid)|is through imagery，or the creation of word pictures. You can develop imagery by using concrete language, simile, and metaphor. Simile is an explicit comparison between things （that are essentially different yet have something in common）; it always contains the words “like”or “as”. Metaphor is an impli cit comparison between things that are different yet have something in common; it does not contain the words “like” or “as”. 生动地用词能让演讲鲜活起来！比喻，这种能产生文字图像的修辞，可以使演讲达到生动的效果。比喻要用具象的语言，分为明喻和隐喻。 明喻是指在本质上有区别但仍然有相同点的事物之间做一个明确的比较，一般句中会含有“像”或“似”。隐喻则是一种隐藏的比较，不会出现like 和as 这些连接词。 Another way to make your speeches vivid is by exploiting the rhythm of language. Four devices for creating rhythm are parallelism, repetition, alliteration, and antithesis. Parallelism is the similar arrangement of a pair or series of related words, phrases, or sentences. Repetition is the use of the same word or set of words at the beginning or end of successive clauses or sentences. Alliteration comes from repeating the initial constant sounds of close or adjoining words. Antithesis is the juxtaposition of
专业四级考前恶补--写作 【写作佳句及惯用表达】 Daily life needs advertisements because the main function of advertising is to disseminate information on commodities, services, culture, employment, student enrolment and even marriage. 日常生活需要广告，因为广告的主要功能是传播有关商品、服务、文化、就业、招生、甚至婚姻方面的信息。 Advertisements provide the most direct, comprehensive and detailed information. We get to know about household goods from advertisements. Advertising can be beneficial to the customers if it is true to its claims. 广告提供最直接、全面和详细的信息。我们从广告上了解家用商品。广告如果名副其实，对消费者是有益的。 Advertising creates mass markets. Without advertisements, manufacturers may find it difficult to sell their products. 广告可开拓市场。如果没有广告，生产者就可能难以销售他们的产品。 Without advertisements, newspapers, commercial radios and television companies could not survive. （如果）没有广告，报社、商业广播电台、电视公司就不能生存。 Advertisements are misleading and cheating. They are filled with flowery phrases and empty promises. 广告起误导作用，并具有欺骗性。广告中充满着华丽的词语和空洞的诺言。 Fake advertising cheats consumers and, i n some serious cases, threatens gullible people’s lives. 虚假广告欺骗消费者，而且严重地对轻信广告的人们的生命构成威胁。 Advertisers are inconsiderate of the public. What they care about is making money. 广告商不顾大众利益。他们所关心的就是赚钱。 Advertisements are not based on the quality of the goods, but on the principle that if one keeps talking about the same thing long enough, eventually people will pay attention to it. 广告的制作并不是根据产品的质量，而是根据这样的原则：一个人只要长时间一直谈论同一东西，最终人们就会去注意它。 Advert ising encourages consumers to “keep up with the Joneses”, namely, it c reates an acquisitive society and a demand for material things. 广告鼓励消费者攀比，换句话说，广告创造出一个贪婪的社会及对物质的需求。 Consumers are encouraged by advertisements to buy insurance (fear); buy cosmetics (vanity); and eat more than necessary (greed). 广告鼓励消费者买保险（恐惧）；买化妆品（虚荣）；多吃（贪婪）。 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 对朋友私下劝戒，公开表扬。 【写作范文】 Advertising is common throughout the world as a way of letting the public know about a product. Some
Unit 1 When faced with both economic problems and increasing competition not only from firms in the united states but also from international firms located in other parts of the world, employee and managers now began to ask the question：what do we do now? although this is a fair question, it is difficult to answer. Certainly, for a college student taking business courses or be beginning employee just staring a career, the question is even more difficult to answer. And yet there are still opportunities out there d=for people who are willing to work hard, continue to learn, and possess the ability to adapt to change. 当面对不仅来自美国的公司而且来自位于世界其他地方的国际公司的经济问题和日益激烈的竞争时，员工和经理现在开始要问一个问题：我们要做什么？虽然这是一个很清晰的问题，但是它是很难回答的。当然，对于一个正在谈论商务课程的大学生或者一个刚开始职业生涯的员工来说，这个问题更难回答。但目前仍然有许多机会给那些愿意努力工作，继续学习并且拥有适应变化的能力的人。 Whether you want to obtain part-time employment to pay college and living expense, begin your career as a full –time employee, or start a business, you must bring something to the table that makes you different from the next person . Employee and our capitalistic economic systems are more demanding than ever before. Ask yourself: What can I do that will make employee want to pay me a salary? What skills do I have that employers need? With these questions in mind, we begin with another basic question: Why study business?
Presenting a speech （做演讲） Of all human creations, language may be the most remarkable. Through 在人类所有的创造中，语言也许是影响最为深远的。我们用语言 language we share experience, formulate values, exchange ideas, transmit 来分享经验，表达(传递？)价值观，交换想法，传播知识， knowledge, and sustain culture. Indeed, language is vital to think itself. 传承文化。事实上，对语言本身的思考也是至关重要的。[Contrary to popular belief], language | does not simply mirror reality but also helps to create our sense of reality [by giving meaning to events]. 和通常所认为的不同的是，语言并不只是简单地反映现实，语言在 具体描述事件的时候也在帮助我们建立对现实的感知。 ——语序的调整。 Good speakers have respect for language and know how it works. Words are the tools of a speaker’s craft. They have special uses, just like the tools of any other profession. As a speaker, you should be aware of the meaning of words and know how to use language accurately, clearly,vividly,and appropriately. 好的演讲者对语言很重视，也知道如何让它发挥更好的效果。词语是演讲者演讲的重要“武器”，具有特殊的用途，这和任何其他的工作技艺没什么两样。作为演讲者，必须知道词语的具体含义，也要懂得如何做到用词准确、清晰、生动、适当。 Using language accurately is as vital to a speaker as using numbers accurately to a accountant. Never use a word unless you are sure of its meaning. If you are not sure, look up the word in the dictionary. As you prepare your speeches, ask yourself constantly, “What do I really want to say? What do I really mean?”Choose words that are precise and accurate. 演讲者准确地使用语言和会计准确使用数字是一样重要的。确定词意后再措词。如果不确定，请先查词典。当你在准备演讲的时候，要不断地问自己：“我到底要说什么？我到底想表达什么意思？”用词一定要精准。 Using language clearly allows listeners to grasp your meaning immediately. You can ensure this [by using familiar words （that are known to the average person and require no specialized background）; by choosing concrete words in preference to more abstract ones, and by eliminating verbal clutter]. 用词清晰可以让听众迅速理解你的意思（抓到你的点）。要做到这一点，就要尽量使用一般人都熟悉的不需要专业知识就能懂的词语；多用具象词汇少用抽象词汇；还有要减少口误。 Using language vividly helps bring your speech to life. One way (to make your speech vivid)|is through imagery，or the creation of word pictures. You can develop imagery by using concrete language, simile, and metaphor. Simile is an explicit comparison between things （that are essentially different yet have something in common）; it always contains the words “like”or “as”. Metaphor is an implicit
Exercise for Subject-verb Concord 1. Which of the following sentences is incorrect? A. His sister rather than his parents is at home now. B. Every boy and every girl are excited to hear the news. C. His thanks were really sincere. D. Either Jack or John knows the truth. 2. Which of the following sentences is incorrect? A. Poultry are very expensive in the city. B. New machinery were introduced in the factory. C. The police are investigating the murder case. D. The militia were called out to rescue flood victims. 3. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? A. Politics are the art or science of government. B. Ten miles seems like a long walk to me. C. Mumps is a kind of infectious disease. D. All the furniture has arrived undamaged. 4. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? A. Physics is an important school subject. B. The United States borders Canada. C. The Niagara Falls is in North America. D. Mumps is a kind of infectious disease. 5. Which of the following sentences is incorrect? A. Only one out of six were present at the meeting. B. Ten dollars was stolen from the cash register. C. Either my sister or my brother is coming. D. Five miles seem like a long walk to me. 6. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? A. John, rather than his roommates, is to blame. B. Either Tina or Carol are sure to know the answer. C. Three pints is not enough to get him drunk. D. Forty-five percent of the doctors were woman. 7. Which of the following sentences is grammatically incorrect? A. This pair of trousers costs fifty dollars. B. Either my grandsons or their father is coming. C. The British police has only very limited powers. D. A committee of twelve men is to discuss the matter. 8. All President’s Men one of the important books for scholars who study the Watergate Scandal. A.remains B. remained C. remain D. remaining 9. Two years a long time for a patient who has to lie in bed, and do nothing. A. are B. is C. were D. was Answers: 1-5 b b a c d 6-9 b c a b
Unit1如何发表演说斯蒂芬·卢卡斯 1.在人类创造的万物中，语言可能是最卓越的一项创造。通过语言，我们可以分享经验、阐明价值观念、交流思想、传播知识、传承文化。确实，语言对于思想本身至关重要。和流行的信仰不同的是：语言并不是简单地反映事实，而是通过对事件意义的思考来帮助人们感悟现实。 2.优秀的演说者尊重语言并懂得如何驾驭语言。语言是演说者展示才能的工具，对于他们来说，如同其他职业的工具一样,语言也有特殊的功用。作为一名演说者，你应该意识到话语的意义，并懂得如何准确无误地使用语言，使其表达清楚，趣味横生，恰如其分。 3.如同数字对于会计的重要性一样，准确地使用语言对于演说者至关重要。在没有确切知道一个词语的意思之前，千万不要盲目使用。碰到没有把握的词语，一定要查词典追根究底。当你准备演讲之前，一定要不断地问自己：“我究竟想说些什么？我究竟想表达什么样的意思？”因此，对于一篇演讲稿的用词来说，必须准确无误。 4.语言表达清楚无误，听众就能很快抓住你的意思。鉴于此，演说者应该使用那些对于大多数人来说非常熟悉的词语，这些词语不需要任何专业背景就能够理解；演说者应该使用那些表达具体而不是相对抽象的词语；并且千万不要乱堆砌辞藻，哗众取宠。 5.准确生动地使用语言能够使你的演说贴近生活。有一种方法可以使你的语言更加生动形象，那就是通过展开联想或创造语言图示。通过使用表达具体的词语、明喻或者暗喻等手法可以展开想象。明喻是对事物不同之处的比较，不过有些是相同的：它们总是包含“像……一样”或者“如同……一样”这样的连词。暗喻是一种隐性的比喻，它能够把两个形式不同但是有一些相通之处的事物联系在一起，暗喻不包含“像……一样”或者“如同……一样”这样的连词。 6.另一种让你的演说生动形象的方法是注重语言的节奏感。有四种修辞格可以让你的语言富有节奏感：排比、重复、头韵和对比。排比是将一组或一系列具有相似结构的词语、短语或者句子排列在一起；重复是在一系列短句或者长句的开头或者结尾使用相同的一句话或者一组词语；头韵是指邻近或者相邻的几个句子中的首个词语的辅音字母相同；对比是将一些意思相反的词语或者句子并列在一起，通常使用排比结构。 7.恰当地使用语言是指语言的运用要符合特定的场合、特定的观众和特定的主题。同时，恰当地使用语言还意味着演说者要有自己的语言风格，而不是模仿他人的口吻。如果演说者的语言在各个方面都能够做到恰如其分，那么这篇演说成功的机率就会大大提高。 8.优秀的演说并不是空穴来风、缺乏论据的决断。演说者必须找到强有力的论据来支持其观点。实际上，熟练地使用论据经常是区别一篇优秀演说词和一篇空洞演说词的关键所在。一般来说，通常有三种论据材料：事例、统计数据和证词。 9.在演说过程中，你可以使用一些简明扼要的例子——比如过去发生的一个很具体的事件——有时候，你可以罗列好几个简明的例子，借此增强听众的印象。扩展性的例子——描述、
专业英语四级语法词汇考前恶补 专业英语四级语法词汇考前恶补集体名词作主语主谓一致 1)通常作复数的集体名词 集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等， 通常作复数，用复数动词。如： domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides. 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词 有些集体名词，如 foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：all the machinery in the factory is made in china. 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词 集体名词，如audience, mittee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。
the city council is meeting to set its agenda. 4)a mittee,etc. of +复数名词 如果主语是由“a mittee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。例如： a mittee of five men and three women is to consider the matter. 近义词辨析 tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn out 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。 tired可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息，还可指因长期做某 事而失去兴趣。 henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫，一到家就上床睡觉去了。
Unit5 反腐持久战 小本 W·海涅曼和弗里茨·海曼前进道路 ①自20世纪90年代中以来，腐败问题一直占据着全球议事日程的突出地位。一些国际机构，如经济合作和开发组织以及联合国，采取了协约的形式，要求各成员国制定法律禁止行贿等行为。一些国际金融机构，尤其是世界银行，宣布了多个方案，旨在确保其项目承包的公正性和公开性，杜绝政府官员侵吞私占。大多数国家都出台了某种形式的反腐败法。国际商业团体也颁布了行为示范法规，跨国公司如今宣称正在实施反贿赂计划。反腐倡廉方面的非政府机构的带头人“透明国际”也通过其分布在90多个国家的分支机构展开了分析和倡导活动。国际媒体事实上是每天（常常冒着极大的风险）报道高层人物腐败堕落的事例。 ②之所以出现了这些新的规章、反腐誓言和觉悟的提高，其根本原因就在于人们越来越清晰地认识到收受贿赂和勒索钱财的行为带来了显而易见的恶果。曾几何时一些博学之士一本正经地说：腐败是对过度调控经济体制的一种有效的矫正行为，或者说，腐败作为不可驾驭的力量的一种副产品，它是不可避免的，我们应该包容它。如今这样说的日子一去不复返了。现在腐败带来的真正危害已经广为人知：腐败扰乱市场、破坏竞争、滋长市民的冷嘲热讽、削弱法治的威力、损害政府的合法性，还会侵蚀私营市场的诚信度。腐败还是组织国际发展的极大阻碍，因为贪赃舞弊的政府自上而下的侵吞挪用坑害了穷人。 ③虽然很难量化全球腐败的程度，但存在巨大弊端却是毋庸置疑的。例如，2004年世界银行估计全世界的政府公务员每年收受贿金在一万亿美元以上（而且这个数字还不包括贪污）。俄国智囊团Indem在2005年所做的一次调查发现：每年在俄国支付的贿金超过3000亿美元（比上次2001年调查到的数字增加了10倍），而且有不止一半的俄国人曾经被索要过贿赂。根据2005年度的沃尔克报告（有经济学家保罗沃尔克担纲的一个独立委员会对联合国之前实行的石油换食品的计划所做的调查报告），参与石油换食品计划的2000多家公司几乎有一半可能有吃回扣的行为。频频不断的丑闻此起彼伏，一直没有消停。过去一年，中国、印尼、肯尼亚、俄国和美国的爆料占据着新闻的榜首。 ④考虑到这些问题范围之广且层出不穷，只有当我们以更加集中化和系统化的方式把反腐誓言付诸行动、预防和惩罚不端行为时，反腐运动才能保持其可信度和强劲的势头。在近期内，唱重头戏的国际组织、发达国家以及跨国公司必须实施反腐措施。发展中国家也有重要角色要扮演，对于这些国家的法律政治和经济体系差异很大——他们要么不成功，要么眼看就要失败；要么不堪一击，要么正在兴起——因此发展中国家的反腐运动将不得不是各国广泛、复杂且往往是历时长久的国家建设过程的一部分，而且取决于这个国家建设的过程。 形态多样的腐败堕落 ⑤腐败的形式有很多种，它既有供给方式（私人行贿者），又有需求方（政府公务员）；既有能随心所欲地操控政府决策的高层官员参与的大规模腐败行为，也有控制着诸如教育和供电等基础服务设施的底层官僚参与的小规模腐败行动。再说，提供主要资金来源的发达国家和拥有大批巧取豪夺、侵吞私占的政府官员的发展中国家二者之间有一种动态机制。 ⑥要攻克这个牵涉到多层面的问题，并明确近期的工作重点如何与长期的应对方法相符，我们就应该采取四种措施：第一是强制执行，即通过对现有的腐败
专业四级考前恶补—写作(1) Daily life needs advertisements because the main function of advertising is to disseminate information on commodities, services, culture, employment, student enrolment and even marriage. 日常生活需要广告，因为广告的主要功能是传播有关商品、服务、文化、就业、招生、甚至婚姻方面的信息。 Advertisements provide the most direct, comprehensive and detailed information. We get to know about household goods from advertisements. Advertising can be beneficial to the customers if it is true to its claims. 广告提供最直接、全面和详细的信息。我们从广告上了解家用商品。广告如果名副其实，对消费者是有益的。 Advertising creates mass markets. Without advertisements, manufacturers may find it difficult to sell their products. 广告可开拓市场。如果没有广告，生产者就可能难以销售他们的产品。 Without advertisements, newspapers, commercial radios and television companies could not survive. （如果）没有广告，报社、商业广播电台、电视公司就不能生存。 Advertisements are misleading and cheating. They are filled with flowery phrases and empty promises. 广告起误导作用，并具有欺骗性。广告中充满着华丽的词语和空洞的诺言。 Fake advertising cheats consumers and, in some serious cases, t hreatens gullible people‘s lives. 虚假广告欺骗消费者，而且严重地对轻信广告的人们的生命构成威胁。 Advertisers are inconsiderate of the public. What they care about is making money. 广告商不顾大众利益。他们所关心的就是赚钱。 Advertisements are not based on the quality of the goods, but on the principle that if one keeps talking about the same thing long enough, eventually people will pay attention to it. 广告的制作并不是根据产品的质量，而是根据这样的原则：一个人只要长时间一直谈论同一东西，最终人们就会去注意它。 Advertising encourages consumers to “keep up with the Joneses”, namely, it creates an acquisitive society and a demand for material things. 广告鼓励消费者攀比，换句话说，广告创造出一个贪婪的社会及对物质的需求。 Consumers are encouraged by advertisements to buy insurance (fear); buy cosmetics (vanity); and eat more than necessary (greed). 广告鼓励消费者买保险（恐惧）；买化妆品（虚荣）；多吃（贪婪）。 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 对朋友私下劝戒，公开表扬。 【写作范文】 Advertising is common throughout the world as a way of letting the public know about a product. Some people feel that advertising is generally helpful, while others feel it is often harmful. Discuss your idea of good and bad effects of advertising, and decide whether you think it is generally helpful or harmful. Use specific examples