【正文】 ll be in readers’hands soon 4) do your homework before going on an interview. 5) was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars. 4. 1） applicants, veteran,the prospective 2） From his standpoint,has made every endeavorto go after 3) as the saying goes, tohave a crack at,barely II. Words with Multiple Meanings 1. behave2. used to avoid repetition 3. clean4. get along 5. perform/plete6. perform/plete 7. study8. be enough 9. be acceptable III. Usage 1. There is so much to say and it is hard to know where to ,I’ll talk about myself first. 2. Thank you very much, John, for yourbeautiful Christmas the way, I have something here for you. 3. The new puter language can be quite easily understood by anyone who can read the daily newspaper. Now, why is this an advantage? 4. I’m going to work out the outline and will let you know how it goes. By the way, I will see you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai. 5. OK, you got the job. Now,how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible? 6. Chris isback from Australia. Incidentally,those pictures you sent me are wonderful. Comprehensive Exercises I. Cloze 1. (1) prospective(2)As I see it(3) done your homework (4) beforehand (5) endeavor(6) structure(7) partners(8) Respond (9) take a crack(10) from the standpoint(11) make a difference(12) follow up 2. (1) encouraging(2) inquiry (3) relevant (4) samples15 (5) references (6) advice (7) preparing (8) seriously (9) probably (10) exhibit II. Translation 1. 1) Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteranpilot managed to stop the plane aftertaxiingfor only a short while. 2) Grilledby the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted (out)that she had undergone two plastic surgeries. 3) We have the technology and ourpartnerhas the capital. Working together, we’ll have the future in our hands. 4) If I had known beforehandthat you would bring so many friends home,I would have made see, I have barelyenough food and drinks for a snack. 5) People gave generouslyupon learning that new school rooms with stronger structureswere to be built in the earthquakestricken area. 2. Well begun, half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely important for a jobapplicantto do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or not one has done his homeworkclearly makes a difference in his chance of success. I have a friend who is earning somewherein the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a years in a large puter software pany. He told me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavorto learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of a chanceof success. Part III Home Reading Task Comprehension Check Translation 。 with a summary. A summary captures about four or five bullet points that show why you’re a perfect match for the job. In our example above, that first bullet point would say something like: Account director with more than 5 years of experience leading diverse agency teams as large as 18 on packagegoods accounts including Unilever and Hershey. When they pick up that r233。 is? It’s just an ad for you. Just like a good ad targets its consumer, a good r233。 is going to be the key weapon you use to get hired. For better or for worse, this is your calling card to the recruiting directors of the business world. There is one key piece of advice that seems to get lost on most people, one of the most important things you can do when applying for a job. And it is this: Target your r233。ll go. ModelPaper Can Man Triumph over Nature? When people talk of man triumphing over nature, many things e to mind. One thinks of successes in medicine in the fight against disease, such as the invention of antibiotics and the promise held out by advances in biogeic engineering. On a broader scale, one thinks of man39。s team lost out to the North Koreans. 4) We think, much to our regret, that we will not be able to visit you during the ing Christ mas. 2. 1) These birds nest in the vast swamps (which lie to the) east of the Nile. 2) By 1948, the People39。s scorched earth policy Section Two Paras 1418 the battles fought at Leningrad, Moscow and Stalingrad Section Three Paras 1920 the Russian counteroffensive and the oute of the war Vocabulary I. 1. 1) alliance 3) stroke 5) minus 7) declarations 2) at the cost of 4) limp 6) regions 8) siege Appendix I $9 9) raw 10) bide his time 11) have taken their toll 12) in the case of 2. 1) is faced with 2) get bogged down 3) is pressing on / pressed on 4) drag on 5) get by 6) dine out 7) have cut back 8) get through 3. 1) The rapid advance in gene therapy may lead to the conquest of cancer in the near future. 2) Production in many factories has been brought to a halt by the delayed arrival of raw materials due to the dock workers’ strike. 3) Sara has made up her mind that her leisure interests will/should never get in the way of her career. 4) Obviously the reporter39。s military campaigns failed because of the severity of the Russian winter. 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