Vocabulary
Reading A
Job-seeker
n.求职者
e.g. The very most unfortunate job-seeker is the person who's
looking for jobs that don‘t exist.
Job-seeking
n.求职；找工作
e.g. Do you think the job-seeking advertisements are true in
this newspaper?
particularly
adv.非常；特别
e.g. In particularly cold winters some plants cannot survive.
We’ve been particularly busy these days.
potential
adj.可能的；潜在的
e.g. The management predicted potential dangers and
took actions accordingly .
Education can develop one’s potential abilities.
respect
v. 尊重；重视
e.g. We respect him for his honesty.
He always executes the law justly, and is respected
by the local people.
n. 尊重
e.g. The volunteers deserve special respect and admiration.
Children are taught to show respect towards the elders.
research
n. 研究；探讨
e.g. Recent research has cast new light on the causes of
the disease.
The scientist abandoned his research for lack of
fund.
search
v. 搜索；搜寻
e.g. I want to search into the matter deeply.
What right do you have to break in here and search?
clue
n. 线索
e.g. Unexplained weight loss may be an early clue to a
health problem.
e-magazine
n. 电子杂志
e.g. The subscriber number of its e-magazine, Digital Life,
exceeds 1.2 million.
accessible
adj. 易得到的；易使用的
e.g. Medicine should not be kept where it is accessible to
children.
Most students now have computers accessible.
accessibility
n. 易接近
e.g. Topics are chosen for their accessibility to the general
audience.
online
adj. 在线的
e.g. The reports are not available online yet.
The new plant is expected to be online by September.
colleague
n. 同事
e.g. Friends and colleagues will remember him with affection.
It’s something that my colleagues at the embassy
are extremely concerned with.
staff
n. 员工；全体职员
e.g. The new employees are now introduced to the rest of
the staff.
There’s a lot of anxiety among the staff about possible
job losses.
invaluable
adj.极为有用的
e.g. This painting is invaluable.
Their advice was invaluable to me at that stage of
my work.
source
n. 来源；出处
e.g. The sun is perhaps the least expensive energy source
we have.
Her waitress job is the family's only source of income.
normally
adv. 通常；按惯例
e.g. Try to relax and breathe normally.
Normally, it takes me twenty minutes to get to work.
willing
adj. 愿意的
e.g. He is not willing to run the risk of losing his money.
They are ever willing to help a man wounded, or anyone
down on his luck.
willingness
n. 自愿
e.g. The boy expressed his strong willingness to work here.
equip
v. 装备；配备
e.g. They can’t afford to equip their army now.
You’d better equip your bicycle with a headlight.
equipment
n. 设备，器材
e.g. In the new factory all the equipment was up to date.
first-hand
adj. 一手的；直接的
e.g. That would be good if I could get the first-hand
information.
The bid documents are formed on the basis of first-hand
materials.
react
v. 反应
e.g. She reacts negatively to everything I say.
How will the chairman react when we tell him the news?
observe
v. 观察
e.g. In order to observe the habits of the local inhabitants,
scientists have lived with them for years.
I was wondering if I could observe the surgery today.
observation
n. 观察
e.g. Tests proceed partly by way of observation, and
observation is thus very important.
intelligent
adj. 聪明的；有智慧的
e.g. Susan's a very bright and intelligent woman who
knows her own mind.
Do you think there are intelligent life forms on other
planets?
emphasize
v. 强调
e.g. I must emphasize the fact that they are only children.
Please don’t blame them.
The speaker emphasized that much of their city’s
importance lay in its mineral wealth.
flexible
adj. 灵活的；可变通的
e.g. We should stick to the principles and be flexible as well.
I have a flexible schedule this week.
expect
v.预计；预料
e.g. Hope for the best and expect for the worst.
How can you expect that he will win the game?
expectation
n. 期望
e.g. She has little expectation of passing the final
examination.
responsible
adj. 负责的
e.g. She is responsible for determining the wage levels
within this company.
I am responsible for the matter. It’s none of her business.
gather
v. 收集
e.g. We gathered the information from various sources.
Detectives have spent months gathering evidence.
productive
adj. 富有成效的
e.g. He was hopeful that the next round of talks would
also be productive.
Most of us are more productive in the morning.
corporate culture
企业文化
e.g. Loscher also had some choice words regarding
Siemens' corporate culture.
How to construct a wholesome corporate culture for
family enterprise?
fit into
相互融洽；被接受
e.g. I am afraid I won’t be able to fit into this company.
l can’t fit into this kind of life, I mean, your kind of life.
social networking site
社交网站
e.g. MOG isn’t trying to be a social-networking site that
enables all things.
on site
在现场
e.g. Protective helmets must be worn on site.
Full use should be made of any exposures available
on site.
dress-down day
员工可穿休闲服上班的工作日
e.g. But is it really feasible to don sportswear to the
office without the excuse of dress-down Friday?
hang out
逗留；闲逛
e.g. I often hang out in supermarkets without buying
anything.
I like to hang out with my classmates on the
playground during breaks.
get a handle on
理解；弄明白
e.g. I think I’m really starting to get a handle on the
whole process.
For some reason, she couldn’t get a handle on it.
Reading B
personally
adv. 就个人而言
e.g. If you do something personally, you do it yourself rather
than letting someone else do it.
I think it's going to cause chaos personally but never mind.
private
adj. 私人的
e.g. I’ve always kept my private and professional life separate.
The family tried to bring a private prosecution against
him for assault.
interrupt
v. 打断；打扰
e.g. It’s impolite to interrupt her speech.
She was interrupted by the entrance of her manager.
professional
adj. 专业的；职业的
e.g. His professional career started at Liverpool University.
None of the applicants have any professional job
experience.
casual
adj. 非正式的；随意的
e.g. Young people today like to wear casual clothes.
I prefer the casual atmosphere in the company.
contribute
v. 贡献（时间、精力）；捐助（金钱、物品）
e.g. This Hong Kong-funded enterprise has contributed
a lot to the development of our city .
How much did you contribute to the charity organization?
contribution
n. 贡献
e.g. They took pride in their contribution to the success of
this grand project.
preference
n. 更喜欢的人或事物
e.g. To him, the choice is a matter of personal preference.
A polar bear has a preference for cold weather.
prefer
v. 更喜欢
e.g. More and more young couple prefer to live with their
parents.
I’d prefer they come on Friday instead of Monday.
fixed
adj. 固定的
e.g. There is no fixed rule.
It is not easy to change him once he has got a fixed idea.
concentrate
v. 专注；集中注意力
e.g. If you don’t concentrate more on your work, you will
be fired.
Please concentrate on what I’m saying.
relax
v. 放松
e.g. When I’m tired, I like to relax into a deep armchair.
Let’s all relax after a hard day’s work.
involve
v. 包含；需要
e.g. Don’t involve me in your family affairs!
You should not involve other people in things you have
done.
allocate
v. 分配；分派；把……拨给
e.g. Our company will allocate its resources to make more
profit.
I can never think clearly enough to allocate my time
properly.
allocation
n. 分配
e.g. They support a fair allocation of resources so that each
area gets a share of the cake.
on one’s own
独立地、靠自己的力量
e.g. As you can’t manage the time, I will go there on my own.
It is better to struggle on one’s own than to rely on
others.
spring outing
春游
e.g. My classmates and I went spring outing last week.
The teacher asked us to write a composition about
the spring outing.
