【正文】 moreover, she is considerate.7. cope vi (with) ①抗衡→②對(duì)付，應(yīng)付。 still less 更不用說(shuō)。7. work at 工作，從事于，鉆研She works hard at keeping herself fit.她努力保持身體健康。gain 含義較obtain更進(jìn)一層，表示付出更大努力才能獲得的常譯為“贏得”。al. adj.搭配：an international convention 一項(xiàng)國(guó)際協(xié)定（慣例）according to the convention 照慣例a conventional greeting 客套的問(wèn)候.: It’s the convention for men to wear suits on formal occasions.男子在正式場(chǎng)合穿西裝是一種慣例。④briefly ad 簡(jiǎn)單地說(shuō)brevity n. 簡(jiǎn)短briefcase n. 文件箱，公文包6. opening ①a. 初始的 opening words/remarks 開(kāi)場(chǎng)白②n. 開(kāi)始；職位，空缺.: the opening of a book, speech, film, etc書(shū)（講語(yǔ)或電影的開(kāi)頭）There are few openings in publishing for new graduates出版社能為新畢業(yè)的大學(xué)生提供的空缺職位極少。achieve 指經(jīng)過(guò)努力獲得成功等。4. in a rush 匆忙的Why is she always in such a rush?In modern society, everyone is in a rush.5. under pressureHe said that he made his statement to the police wander pressure.他說(shuō)他是被迫向警方作此聲明的。kill time 消磨時(shí)間.: My flight has delayed, so l killed two hours by reading a book.charge for 要價(jià).:How much do you charge for mending shoes?We charge $2oo for a single room one night.4. We want every minute to count.Meaning: We want every minute to be put into good use (since it is precious).Count vi 有價(jià)值，有重要性的.: Every penny counts. Her opinion counts because of her experience.5. Normally, Americans do not assess their visitors in such relaxed surroundings over extended small talk。ending 用末表示故事、小說(shuō)、電影、戲劇等的結(jié)尾、結(jié)局。reject v. 拒絕→′reject refuse n. 拒絕→′refuse ，垃圾rejection n. 拒絕，拋棄10. appreciate vt. 欣賞；理解；意識(shí)到；感激 辯析：appreciate, enjoy。（rather than 連接兩個(gè)主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞和第一個(gè)主語(yǔ)一致）。Save your strength for the hard work you’ll have to do later.留著點(diǎn)勁，你一會(huì)兒還得干重活。16. petent a. 有能力的，能干的，勝任的搭配辯析： be petent for sth to do sth be capable of (doing) sth 有能力做…be able to do .: She is petent for the task.她能勝任這項(xiàng)工作。 It is too early to assess the effects the new law. 要評(píng)價(jià)新法令的效果，現(xiàn)在還為時(shí)過(guò)早。4. abrupt ①a. 突然的，意外的.: The meeting came to an abrupt end an abrupt change of policy 突然改變政策②a. （舉止、言談等）粗魯?shù)?，魯莽?: When l asked her about her new job, she was quite abrupt with me.[辯析]abrupt. Rude(1) rude 指別人態(tài)度粗魯，缺乏必要的禮貌用語(yǔ)，稱呼或溫和的態(tài)度等；(2) abrupt 則側(cè)重指由于過(guò)于突然或缺乏事先考慮而表現(xiàn)出來(lái)的不夠禮貌。② n. 行為；經(jīng)營(yíng)，管理（搭配）good (bad) conduct 好（壞）品行under the conduct of …在…引導(dǎo)下the conduct of state affairs 國(guó)事的處理 ③派生詞 conductor 管理人，指揮，售票員conductive 有傳導(dǎo)力的14. obtain vt. 獲得，得到.: He always manages to obtain what he wants.他想要的他怎能得到。Cf. anything but He is anything but a liar.他決不是個(gè)騙子。.: The house has stood empty for months.She stood there calm and quiet, waiting for their decision.The valley lay peaceful in the sun.2. We are slaves to nothing but clock. (L5)Meaning: We are only under the control of time.