(1.涉足)inthebusinessworld,itiscriticalthatthey
maintainacademicstudiesasatoppriority(2.将学习放在首位).Mostpart-timejobsvaryfrom10to20hoursperweek.Studentswhoalready
haveaheavycourseload
(3.学业繁重)shouldlimittheirnumberofworkhoursand,ifpossible,
askforaleaveofabsence
(4.请假)duringexaminationperiods.
1-gettheirfeetwet
词典释义:
get
your'feetwet
(especiallyNAmE,
informal)
to
startdoingsththatisnewforyou
初次涉足;开始做(新鲜的事情):
Atthattimehewasayoungactor,justgettinghisfeet
wet.
那时他还是个年轻演员,才初出茅庐.
外刊例句:Thepricehasnowdroppedto$36andamonthly$5option
wasaddedtoletusers
gettheirfeet
wet.Ratherthancountongrowthalone,itistryingtocarveoutaniche
inwhichrecurringrevenueproducesareasonablereturn.
()该服务全年订购价格现在已经低至36美元,而且顾客可以先花5美元订购一个月来尝试一下.该网站正尝试打造让循环流动利润带来合理收益的服务定位,而非单纯依靠增长.
替换表达:stepinto/startdoing
学生错误表达:(1)
setfootin点评:setfootin
something含义是"进入某处,踏入某处”,例如Shesworeshewouldnever
setfootinhishouseagain.她发誓再也不会踏进他的住处一步.它不可以用来表示"尝试做某事”.
2-maintainacademicstudiesasatoppriority
词典释义:priorityUK
[pra'r..ti]
US
[-':r..ti]
noun
countable
or
uncountable
IMPROVER
■somethingthatisveryimportantandmustbedealtwith
beforeotherthings
优先考虑的事Themanagementdidnotseemtoconsiderofficesafetyto
bea
priority.管理部门似乎并不认为应该优先考虑办公室安全问题.My
first/top
priority
istofindsomewhere
tolive.我首先要考虑的是找个地方住.Youhavetolearnto
your
priorities
right/straight
(=decidewhicharethemostimportantjobsorproblemsanddealwiththem
first).你必须学会先处理最重要的事.Mendingthelightsisa
task(=more
importantthanotherjobs).修灯这个任务更重要.Banksnormally
give
large
businesseswhendecidingonloans(=Theydealwiththemfirstbecausethey
considerthemmostimportant).银行在发放贷款时通常优先考虑大企业.
外刊例句:Also,thestorydoesn'tendthere,accordingtoasenior
engineerfromPepsiCowhoworksinbio-basedplastics-SunChipswill
maintaintheirbiodegradabilityvision
as
atoppriority
–"afterovercomingtheproblemswiththe
noise."
()而且,故事也未在此结束.据在百事可乐公司负责生物材料塑料产品的高级工程师所说,"太阳薯片公司在克服了那些声音问题之后,会继续以生物降解发展前景为首要任务.
替换表达:place/putsomethinginthefirstplace/giveprimacytosomething
placestudy
atthefirstorder点评:中式表达.firstorder一般指"(质量)优秀的,一流的”,不可以用来指重要性排序.(2)
beontheprimacy
ofstudy点评:没有beonthe
primacyofstudy的说法,primacy的常见搭配是giveprimacytosth.这里应该改为giveprimacyto
academicstudies
3-haveaheavycourseload
词典释义:loadUK
[ld]
[lod]
AMOUNTTODO
工作量
■theamountofworktobedonebyaperson
工作量,工作任务Ifwesharetheorganizationoftheparty,thatwillhelp
spreadthe
load
abit.如果我们都分担一些派对的组织工作,那么就不至于忙不过来了.I'vegota
heavy/light
teaching
this
term.这学期我的教学任务很重/轻.
外刊例句:Theelectionbore
a
heavyload
ofnewprecedentsasitmarkedtheendofthecountry'slong
transitionfromapurelypresidentialsystemtoaparliamentaryrepublic.()这次选举带来了大量前所未有的工作,因为它标志着该国放弃一直以来的总统制,转而采用国会共和制.
haveheavy
lesson点评:搭配不当,lesson不可以用heavy来修饰,且lesson是可数名词,需要用复数形式,或者前面加修饰词.(2)
heavy
schoolwork/workload点评:表达不准确.schoolwork表示"学校作业”,而workload指"工作量”,不是指"学业”.(3)
burden
oneroustasks点评:表达不准确.onerous
tasks仅仅指"任务繁重”,而没有特指"学业繁重”.
4-askforaleaveofabsence
词典释义:leaveofabsence
[countable/uncountable]
[singular
leave
ofabsence
plural
leavesofabsence]
formal
aperiodoftimethatyouofficiallyspendawayfromajoborthe
armedforces
Thesaurus:
timeofffrom
workhyponym
外刊例句:SteveJobssaidhewouldtake
aleaveofabsence
fromAppleuntiltheendofJunebecausehis
medicalcondition,ahormoneimbalance,is"morecomplex”thanhehad
thought.
()史蒂夫·乔布斯说,他因为患病(荷尔蒙失衡),且病情要比想象中"复杂”,所以将暂时离开苹果公司直到6月底.
替换表达:gettimeoffwork
haveabreak点评:haveabreak是指"小憩”,不可以用来指"请假”.
Q:请问老师,burden比load更为正式,在这里暗示的"课业负担/学业负担”等能否用academicburden或者courseburdenA:可以用academicburden,但不能用course
burden,因为没有这个说法.
Q:这里"askforaleaveofabsence”的表达会不会有一点多余只用写到"askforaleave”就足够表达请假的含义了A:leaveofabsence是一个固定搭配,不多余.
Q:askforaleaveofabsence,leave是不可数名词,为什么前面可以加a呢A:leaveofabsence要当成一个总体来理解,这是一个可数名词,前面可以加a
leaveofabsence
Q:thebenefitstostudents这里的to可以改成for吗A:thebenefitsto/forstudents都可以,参考麦克米伦词典例句:Considerthepotentialbenefitsofthedealforthecompany.
exercisingcaution
(1.保持谨慎)andmaintainingabalancedschedulecancollegestudentsensurethatanypart-timejobsor
businessventures
(2.商业活动)thattheyundertakedonot
endup
(3.最终导致)overtaking
(4.超过)theiracademicstudies.
1-exercisecautionexercise这里取的是及物动词"让……运动起来”.
词典释义:exerciseUK
['ek.s.saz]
[-s-]
note_panel
verb
USE
使用
ADVANCED
transitive
■tousesomething
行使;运用;使用
I
exercised
mydemocratic
rightbynotvotingintheelection.在选举中,我透过不投票的方式来行使我的民主权利.Always
exercise
caution
whenhandlingradioactivesubstances.处理放射性物质时要随时小心谨慎.We'vedecidedto
exercisetheoption(=usethepartofalegalagreement)tobuythehousewenowlease.我们已经决定行使合约所赋予的买卖选择权,买下我们现在租住的房屋.
外刊例句:Thegovernmentiscurbingspeechonanotherfront.New
rulescameintoeffectinSeptemberrequiringuniversitiesthathostspeakers
"withextremistviewslinkedtoterroristgroups”toensurethattheyare
challengedbyothers.If"inanydoubtthattheriskcannotbefully
mitigateduniversitiesshould
andnotallowtheeventtoproceed,”officialguidelinessay.
替换表达:becautious
keep/remain/maintaincaution点评:搭配不当.没有keep/remain/maintaincaution的说法,这里可以改为exercisecaution
2-businessventures
词典释义:ventureUK
['ven.tr]
[-t]
■anewactivity,usuallyinbusiness,whichinvolvesriskoruncertainty
(有风险的)企业;投机活动;商业冒险Sheadvisedustolookabroadformorelucrative
business
ventures.她建议我们去国外寻找更有利可图的商业机会.Therearemany
joint
venturesbetweenAmericanandJapanesecompanies.有许多美日合资企业.
外刊例句:Businessplansarerequirednotonlybynew
butalsobyold
businessestryingsomethingnew.Proposedmergersandacquisitionsrequirea
detailedplanofthefutureofthemergedentity;aventureintoanewmarket
requiresabusinessplan;andsotoodoesthewindingdownortheturning
roundofanoldandtiredbusiness.
()无论是新型的风险投资企业,还是力求创新的老牌企业,它们都需要商业计划.想要进行合并或收购其他公司对合并后的企业的未来发展有着详细的计划,而风险投资企业要进军新市场也得有商业计划,当然那些老牌企业和夕阳企业在转型或缩减业务时也得有商业计划.
替换表达:businessactivities
commercialventure点评:venture是可数名词,可数名词单数在这里不可以单独使用,应该改为commercialventures
3-endupdoingendupdoing通常指意外的、或者不想要的结果.如果后跟介词,通常是with/in/as
词典释义:endup
tobeinaparticularsituation,state,orplaceafteraseriesofevents,
especiallywhenyoudidnotplanit〔尤指经历一系列意料之外的事情后〕最终处于……Hecameroundforacoffeeandweendedupinbedtogether.他是来喝咖啡的,到后来我们却上了床.Iwonderedwherethepictureswouldendupaftertheauction.我想知道那些画拍卖后的最终去处.endupdoingsth.Mostslimmersendupputtingweightbackon.大多数减肥的人最后又发胖了.
外刊例句:Commissionofficialsinsisttheyareencouragingbanksto
keepcross-borderoperationsgoingiftheyareprofitable.But,fretsPierre
Louis,acompetitionexpertatDechert,alawfirm,Europe'ssinglemarketin
bankingis"theinnocentbystander”thatmay
endupgetting
hurt.
()委员会的官员坚称,他们正鼓励银行如果尚能在跨界合作中获利的话就该继续进行跨界合作.然而,法律公司Dechert的竞争法专家皮埃尔·路易斯担心欧盟的单一市场在银行业中会是"无辜的旁观者”,它可能最终会意外受损.
替换表达:windupsomething/doingsomething
affectinthe
end/atlast点评:中式表达.Affect是及物动词,不能当成不及物动词来用.(2)
consequently
makeacompacton点评:用词错误,compact作为名词时是指"契约”,这里应该改为impact
4-overtake这里的overtake可以指在重要程度上的"超过”.
词典释义:overtakeUK
[.v'tek]
[o.v-]
(overtook,
overtaken)
GOPAST
超过
■togopastsomethingbybeingagreateramountordegree
(数量或程度上)大于,超过OurUSsaleshavenowovertakenoursalesinEurope.我们在美国的销售额现已超过了我们在欧洲的销售额.We'dplannedtoholdameetingtomorrow,but
eventshaveovertakenus(=thingshavechanged).我们本打算明天召开一个会议,但情况发生了变化.
外刊例句:ThatistheyearthatChina'seconomywill
overtake
America'sifyoustickwith
thedefaultassumptionsinourmostrecentinteractivechart,whichallows
youtopluginyourownguesstimatesoffuturegrowthandinflationinthetwocountries,aswellastheexchangeratebetweenthem.
()我们最新的交互图能让你大胆估测中美两国未来的经济增长,通货膨胀以及两国的货币汇率,而你如果对该图做出的默认假设深信不疑,那么(你可以认为)到了那一年,中国经济将超过美国.
替换表达:surpass
Q:businessventures为什么要用venture呢字典里查到的比较贴近的一层意思就是投机活动.A:businessventure是指有风险的商业活动,商业机会等,比如牛津词典例句:Adisastrousbusinessventurelosthimthousandsofdollars.一个彻底失败的经营项目使他损失严重.
balance(1.平衡)studyingandsocializingis
notthattimeislackingbut,rather(2.不是……而是……),thatitisusedinefficiently.Studentsshouldmakeandadheretoaschedulethatincludesbothsocialactivitiesandstudy-relatedtasks,withthelatterbeing
prioritized
(3.优先安排)accordingto
duedate(4.截止日期)andotherrelevantfactors.
1-balanceAandB
词典释义:balance
■togiveseveral
thingsequalamountsofimportance,timeormoneysothatasituationis
successful
权衡,斟酌Istruggleto
balance
workandfamily
commitments.我努力地在工作和家庭责任之间寻求平衡.
外刊例句:LedauniversitycluborsocietyOnitsownthatmightnot
benoteworthy,butifunderyourleadershipyourclubachievedsomething,
thatcouldbeworthincluding.Workedpart-timeinaburgerbarThatshows
youcan
studyandwork.If
youbroughtinanewproductlinetogenerateextrasales,thatwouldbean
interestingachievementtohighlight.
()在大学俱乐部或学生会担任过领导这些组织本身可能不值一提,但它们在你的领导下取得了一定成就,那就值得一提了.在汉堡店做过兼职这能说明你可以兼顾学习和工作.你如果给该店开发了新产品,并且增加了营业额,那就真得把这有趣成就大书特书了.
替换表达:strike/keepabalancebetween…and…
encounterin
balancing点评:没有encounterin
balancing的表达,可以改为balance…and…
2-
not…butrather…not…butrather…是一个固定句式,含义是"不是……而是……”
词典释义:not…butrather…
usedtosaythatonethingisnottruebutadifferentthingistrue不是……而是……:Theproblemisnottheirlackoffunding,butrathertheirlackofplanning.问题不在于他们缺少资金,而在于缺乏计划.
befundplan
外刊例句:YetMrPeaisnotthemostunpopularleaderinLatin
America.Thatdubioushonourdoes
not
evenbelongtoVenezuela’sNicolásMaduro(21%)
but
rathertoLuisGuillermoSolísofCostaRica(10%),according
toConsultaMitofsky,aMexicanpollster.
()然而,佩纳还不是拉丁美洲最不受欢迎的总统.据墨西哥民意调查员米托夫斯凯所说,可能这个耻辱连委内瑞拉的NicolásMaduro还没"拿到”(21%),它属于哥斯达黎加的
LuisGuillermoSolís(10%).
替换表达:Binsteadof/ratherthanA
3-beprioritized
词典释义:prioritize
(UK
usually
prioritise)
UK
[pra'r..taz]
[-':r.-]
intransitive
■todecidewhichofagroupofthingsarethemostimportantsothatyoucandealwiththemfirst
确定(事项的)优先次序Youmustlearnto
prioritize
yourwork.你必须学会确定事情的轻重缓急.
外刊例句:Thatrequiresenforcedregulation,whichalsomust
beprioritized.Weneedanddeserve
morefromtheEPAthanajanitorsweepingupafterpollutershaveleftthe
scene.
()这需要法规来约束,这也是当务之急.我们需要也应该得到美国国家环保局(EPA)的帮助,而不是打扫现场遗留垃圾的环卫工.
替换表达:begivenpreference/priorityoversomething
arrangethe
priororder点评:中式表达,这里可以改为be
prioritized/begivenpriority
4-duedatedue作为形容词的含义大部分中国学生还是比较陌生的,可以多观察词典例句.
词典释义:dueUK
[dju:]
[du:]
adjective
EXPECTED
预计的
ESSENTIAL
■expectedtohappen,arrive,etc.ataparticulartime
预计的,预期的Whattimeisthenextbus
due
下一班公车甚么时候来Thenextmeetingis
beheldinthree
months'time.下次会议预计将在三个月后召开.Theirfirstbabyis
inJanuary.他们的第一个孩子预产期在一月份.
duedate
[singular]
thedateonwhichsomethingisplannedorexpectedtohappen,for
examplewhenmoneymustbepaidorwhenapregnantwomanexpectstohaveher
baby
Thesaurus:deadlinesandtimelimitssynonym
外刊例句:Thereisanotherheadache.Bycoincidence,CHIEFisdueto
bereplacedbyanewsysteminMarch2019,the
forBrexit.Designedtocopewith60mcustoms
declarationsayearthiswillnowhavetocopewithabout300m.Theproject
alreadyseemstobeintrouble.
替换表达:theclosingdate/thedeadline
Q:制定优先级,prioritize.如何能够查到某个词的动词形式,或者名词或者形容词形式.我知道优先priority,但不知道这个词的动词形式.A:可以积累常见名词的词性转化规律,也可以上谷歌搜索"名词+verbform”,比如搜索priorityverbform就可以看到答案了.
Q:第二条的逗号是不是应该点在but前面A:写成isnotthattimeislackingbut,rather,thatitis
usedinefficiently或者isnotthattimeislacking,but
ratherthatitisusedinefficiently都可以.这里只是语言表达习惯的问题.
Theproblemthatstudentsoftenencounterwhenattempting
tobalancestudyingandsocializingisnotthattimeislackingbut,rather,
thatitisusedinefficiently.
[分析]本句是一个主系表结构,其主干为Theproblem…isnotthat…butrather…that….其主语部分为Theproblemthatstudents
(theyare)attemptingtobalancestudyingandsocializing.表语部分中,not…butrather…连接了两个名词性从句thattimeislacking和thatitisused
inefficiently,对前者进行否定,而肯定了后者.
developastrongfoundationinacademia(1.打下坚实的学术基础).Complexsubjectslikesciencerequire
awidebreadthofknowledge
(2.广阔的知识储备)andthemoretimespentreadingbooksanddoingexercisesthebetterachild's
grasp
(3.掌握)ofthesubjectislikelytobe.Manyadults
lookbackupon
(4.回首)theirchildhoodwithregret,wishingtheyhadtriedharderatschoolandachievedmore.Childrenoftendonotrealizetheimportanceofstudyandmanyneedtobepushed.
1-developastrongfoundationinacademia
词典释义:academia[k.'di:.mi.]
■thepartofsociety,especiallyuniversities,thatis
connectedwithstudyingandthinking,ortheactivityorjobofstudying
(尤指大学)学术界;学术活动;学术工作AgraduateoflawandeconomicsfromMoscowState
University,hehadspenthislife
in
academia.他毕业于莫斯科国立大学,修读法律和经济,毕生都倾注在学术研究上.
外刊例句:ButsternnessandreservecouldnothavebeenWashington's
chiefqualities,orhewouldneverhaverisensofar.MrEllisshowsaman
guidedbyconvictionandambition.Oddly,hisrevolutionaryleaningshad
astrongfoundationin
homeeconomics.
()然而,如果华盛顿最重要的个人品格是顽强和慎言,他也就不会声名鹊起得这么快.埃利斯先生给我们展示了一个生性坚定且雄心勃勃的人该是怎样的.但奇怪的是,华盛顿的革命意识却根植于家政学.
替换表达:layastrongfoundationof/for、givesba
solidfoundationof/for
makeasolid
academicbase点评:搭配不当,没有makea
base这样的表达,可以说layasolidbaseforacademicstudies(2)
set
foundation点评:意思不完整,可以改为develop
astrongfoundationinacademia
2-awidebreadthofknowledge
词典释义:breadth[bredθ]
/bretθ]
nounonlysingular
■whensomethingincludesmanydifferentthings,features,
subjectsorqualities
广泛性,广度The
breadth
ofherknowledgeisamazing.她知识渊博,令人惊讶.Heshowedanastonishing
breadthoflearningfor
onesoyoung.他年纪轻轻就显示出知识的渊博,很令人吃惊.
外刊例句:MrParks’spersonalstakeinthecivil-rightsmovement
allowedhimtogainanintimacywithhissubjectsthatwasn’tpossiblefor
otherphotographers;butitwashisabilitytotranscendthatandmaster
awidebreadthof
subjectmatterthat
shouldmakehisnameasmemorableasthoseofIrvingPenn,SteveMcCurry,
RichardAvedonandhisotherwhitecounterparts.
()帕克先生得益于其在人权运动中的个人声望,能够亲密接触到那些其他摄影师难以触及的拍摄对象,但也正是他非凡的摄影能力和对该群体广阔的知识才让他的名字能与诸如欧文·佩恩、史蒂夫·麦考利和理查德·埃维顿等其他白人摄影师一样流芳百世.
替换表达:extensiveknowledgeofsomething/awideknowledgeofsomething/
awiderangeofknowledge
abroad
knowledgestorage/stores点评:中式表达,knowledge与storage不可以搭配,这里可以改为awiderangeof
knowledge(2)
wide/vast/
profoundknowledgereserve点评:中式表达,knowledge与reserve不可以搭配.
3-grasp注意grasp这里是名词.
词典释义:graspUK
[grɑ:sp]
[grsp]
noununcountable
■theabilityto
get,achieveorkeepsomething
力所能及;掌握,把握
Thepresidencyatlastlooked
within
her
(=Itlookedpossiblethatshemightbecomepresident).终于,总裁的职位对她来说似乎伸手可及.Whyissuccessalways
beyond
my
(=impossibletoget)
为甚么我总是功败垂成Thegoldmedal
slippedfrom
his
(=Hewasunabletogetit)inthelastmomentsoftherace.在比赛最后一刻他与金牌失之交臂.Isometimesthinkthathe's
losing
on
reality(=hisabilitytojudgewhatisrealandwhatisnot).有时我觉得他认不清现实.
外刊例句:Byalargemargintheyratehisoveralleconomicplanmore
highlythanMrRomney’s,credithimwith
bettergraspof
economics,andthinkhimmorelikelytoappointagood
economicteam.
()他们对该整体经济计划评价甚高,远高于鲁尼先生的,赞他更懂得管理经济,认为他很可能会任命一支优秀的经济团队.
替换表达:understanding
handle点评:handle是指"应付(局面),处理(难题)”,没有"掌握知识”这一层含义.
4-lookbackupon
tothinkaboutsomethingthathappenedinthepast
回忆,追忆,回想
WhenI
look
backIcanseewherewewent
wrong.
回过头来看,我可以看出我们错在哪里.Itwasn'tsuchabadexperiencewhenI
back
it.
现在回想起来,我觉得那并不是一段特别糟糕的经历.
外刊例句:Ourpolitical,culturalandeconomicconversationstoday
overflowwiththelanguageofdecayandcorrosion,asifourbodypoliticis