Unit 3 Get the Job You Want
language points
1.applicant: a person who applies for sth.,esp.a post
Eg: graduate schools generally require applicants to submit scores on the Graduate Record Exam(GRE)
2.interview:question to decide if sb.is right for a job
Eg: we’ve going to interview six candidates this afternoon.
John is being interviewed next week for the Chief Executive’s job.
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3.grill:(infml台式风扇) question to decide if sb.is right for a job
Eg: Tom was grilled by customs officers for veral hours.读书节海报
The nior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery ca.
We could grill the chops on the barbecue.
4.follow up: take additional steps to further (a previous action) (followed by with )
Eg :If you make a hotel booking by phone,follow it up with written confirmation.
We are worried that terrorists will follow up their threats with bomb attacks
5.in sb’s hands: in sb’s posssion
Eg: All the relevant facts are in my solicitor转氨酶增高’s hands.
His father’s company has been in his hands for some years.
6.prospective:likely to become or be
Eg: The chief function of direct-mail advertising is to familiarize prospective buyers with a product.
The college had applications from nearly 200 prospective students.
7.as I e it:in my opinion
Eg: As I e it ,this is the best book on the subject.
As I e it ,this press conference is the most successful one we have ever had .
8.(as) the saying goes :ud to introduce a particular phra that people often say
Eg: As an old English saying goes, “If you want to live and thrive, let a spider run alive”
As the saying goes, “He who laughs last laughs best.”
9.endeavor:an effect or attempt to do sth.;try (to do sth.)
E.g.: The government has endeavored to forbid the employment of children under the age of 16.
The company endeavors to deal with clients’ complaints as promptly as possible.
10.employment:an occupation,esp.,regular paid work
E.g.: The automobile industry continues to be an important source of employment in that country.
Minorities often face barriers in education and employment.
11.do one’s homework:make preparations beforehand
e.g: Before you go near a stockbroker,do your homework.
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He had done his homework before he delivered the speech.
12.go after:try hard to obtain
奴隶社会e.g: Are you planning to go after Peter’s job when he leaves?
He went after first prize in the English speech contest.
13.clo every sale:complete every sale or be successful in every sale.
14.I shouldn't have : I shouldn't’t have worried about having the 90-year-old man as my p
artner.
15.incidentally: by the way (ud when adding more information to what was said before, or when you want to talk about sth el you have just thought of .)
e.g: Incidentally, this wine goes particularly well with chee.
Incidentally, if you want to e her again, let me know.
16.partner:one of a pair or team in a sport or game; person who takes part in an activity with another or others
e.g: She is one of the five partners in the firm of lawyer.
He didn't’t take in the contest becau his partner was ill.
17.chuckle:laugh quietly
E.g: The professor chuckled when we told her that we were afraid of her.
She sat reading the comic, chuckling to herlf.
18. Bracket:a group or category that has a particular range;pieces of metal, wood, or plastic that are fastened to a wall in order to support something such as a shelf.
e.g: This new car is out of my price bracket.
Fix the beam with the brackets and screws.
We need some adjustable wall brackets.
19.physical: of or concerning the body;of or concerning the laws of nature轻松一笑
e.g: Human populations differ in their skin color,eye color and shape , hair color and other physical characteristics.
Regular exerci enhances people’s n of mental well being along with their general physical health
It is a physical impossibility to be in two places at once.
20.structure:the way in which sth is organized, built or put together.
e.g: Morphology is concerned with the structure of words, syntax with the structure of phras and ntence.
The structure of the family varies from society to society .
The hou was a handsome four-story brick structure.
21.take/have a crack (at): try to do (sth.)
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