Unit 3 Get the Job You Want
language points
1.applicant: a person who applies for sth.,esp.a post看不见你的爱
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.
3.grill:(infml) question to decide if sb.is right for a job
Eg: Tom was grilled by customs officers for veral hours.
The nior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery ca.
慢性腰腿痛 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’s hands.
His father摄影英语’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.荀子思想”
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.
He had done his homework before he delivered the speech.
12.go after:try hard to obtain
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.
征兵宣传
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.
人体摄
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
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.
伽利略比萨斜塔实验的故事
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.
传染病英语
21.take/have a crack (at): try to do (sth.)
