【正文】 phrases B. Complete the following sentences with appropriate words or phrases in the box. appeal to Back Next 4. Working with words and phrases discrimination all the more appeal to give a leg up to subtle fall behind in a difficult corner top (v.) venture back into outmatch in a difficult corner all the more discrimination22 上海交通大 學(xué) 出版社 Focus1wordsamp。 Question about Paras. 1719 19 5. Will plastic surgery help senior people land a good job? Hunting for a Job? Don’t Expect Plastic Surgery to Help Back Next 上海交通大 學(xué) 出版社 Not necessarily, as scientists are still not clear about the effect the plastic surgery will have on people?s life and their selfesteem. 20 上海交通大 學(xué) 出版社 Focus1wordsamp。唐納西爾 研究人員尚不清楚美容措施到底會如何影響生活質(zhì)量和病人的自尊?！闭问中g(shù)以及其他幾十種美容療法是否真能為正在找工作或已經(jīng)身處職場的中老年美國人助上一臂之力，這還很難說。 Meaning: … pay more attention to updating their clothes in the wardrobes… Note: zero in on means “to direct all your attention towards a particular person or thing” 對 ……集中火力 （ 注意力 ） . In the present situation, we need to put aside our personal conflicts and zero in on the technological problem. 目前情況下 ， 我們應(yīng)當(dāng)摒棄個(gè)人矛盾 ， 集中精力解決技術(shù) 難題 。 Meaning: Whether … really help the older Americans (to look for a job) Note: transformation: a plete change in someone or something 改變 ， 改造 . In the last decade, people’s munication approacheshave undergone a dramatic transformation. 過去的十年里， 人們的通訊方式發(fā)生了巨大變化 。 Question about Paras. 14 17 4. Are seniors the only ones who are seeking cosmetic treatments? Hunting for a Job? Don’t Expect Plastic Surgery to Help Back Next 上海交通大 學(xué) 出版社 No. Even some professionals or high ranking executives are undergoing plastic surgery, as they want to extend their working years as long as possible. 18 Hunting for a Job? Don’t Expect Plastic Surgery to Help Back Next 上海交通大 學(xué) 出版社 “ We live in a society with pretty serious ageism,” Peters said. “And it?s starting to make them angry that people are looking at them and saying, ?Hey, when are you going to retire, why are you doing all this??” Whether plastic surgery and scores of other cosmetic treatments actually give a leg up to older Americans either entering or currently in the workforce is unclear. “We really want patients to realize that … these procedures do not lead to Cinderellalike transformations in their lives,” Sarwer said. Researchers are still unsure how cosmetic procedures affect quality of life and selfesteem in patients. Dorothy TannahillMoran, a career coach who leads job searching classes for people 50 and older, advises her students to focus more on keeping their wardrobes current and matching the higher energy levels of younger wouldbe coworkers than zeroing in too much on plastic surgery. scores of: many, always followed by countable nouns 大量 ， 許多 . He has missed scores of opportunities in job seeking. 他錯(cuò)失了許多找工作的機(jī)會 。 根據(jù) 《 福布斯 》 報(bào)道 ， 對人口普查數(shù)據(jù)的最新分析發(fā)現(xiàn)勞動力中年齡在 65歲及以上的人口比例從 1990年的 %上升到了 2022年的 %。 有些人則是不得已而為之 。 ’” 薩沃說 。 Meaning: … a stronger reason to motivate employees to retain their present jobs. Census data: the procedure ofsystematically acquiring andrecording information about themembers of a given population 人口統(tǒng)計(jì)數(shù)據(jù) Forbes: an American business magazine owned by Forbes, Inc. published biweekly, itfeatures original articles on finance,industry, investing, and marketing topics.Forbes also reports on related subjects such as technology, munications, science, and law. Its headquarters are in New York City. 福布斯 account for: to form a particular amount or part of something 占 ， 占有 . Sales in the East China marketaccounts for 40% of the total sales volume. 華東市場的銷售占銷售總額的 40%。 Meaning: Some people are forced to prolong their working years. Note: all the more means “so much stronger, better” 更加 ， 格外 ， 愈加 Similar phrases include all the better, all the harder. . The decreasing market share makes a quick fix all the more urgent. 持續(xù)下滑的市場份額使得制定權(quán)宜之計(jì)顯得更加緊迫了 。normally we may extend a deadline, extend the visa, extend a visit. Out of diplomaticconcerns, the president decided to extend his visit in that country. 出于外交方面的考慮 ， 總統(tǒng)決定延長對那個(gè)國家的訪問 。 Meaning: The more mon situation that we encounter is … Note: seek out means “to look for” 找出 ， 找到 . These games would develop kids’ ability to seek out regularitiesand rules. 這些游戲能開發(fā)孩子們找規(guī)律和規(guī)則的能力 。薩沃說 ， 這些手段尤其吸引勞動力中上了年紀(jì)的人們 ， 他們認(rèn)為自己跟那些看上去年輕有活力的同事比起來真是相形見絀 。 像瘦臉針和軟組織填充物等皮膚方面的手術(shù)比臉部提拉和拉眼皮等傳統(tǒng)手術(shù)要便宜 ， 而且恢復(fù)期也較短 。 ” 根據(jù)美國整形外科協(xié)會的統(tǒng)計(jì) ， 事實(shí)上 ， 2022年 ， 全美有 在了整形手術(shù)上 ， 比上一年度增長了15%， 是該行業(yè)第四年連續(xù)增長 。 The prefix “out” means “doing better than someone, so that you defeat them”, for example, outrun, oute, outpete. The general manager wasrather confident that our new product would outpete our rival’s. 總經(jīng) 理 堅(jiān) 信我 們 的新 產(chǎn)品 會遠(yuǎn) 超 對 手的 產(chǎn) 品 。 Appeal to can also mean “make a serious public request for help, money, information, etc.” 要求 ， 呼吁 . The society has appealed to citizens for protecting the environment. 協(xié)會 呼吁市民 們 保 護(hù)環(huán) 境。 Meaning: … are trying to make themselves look prettier through all measures… Note: The word “straight” is being used as an adjective in this sentence, meaning “happening one after the other in a series”. . He has been drinking for five hours straight. 他 連 喝了五小 時(shí) 了 。 “ 雇主們通過各種隱晦的手段來聘用更年輕 、 更有吸引力的求職者 。 ” 美國退休人員協(xié)會負(fù)責(zé)政策 、 策略和國際事務(wù)的前行政副總裁約翰 該報(bào)告稱 ， 這比 2022年上升了 4個(gè)百分點(diǎn) 。 favor: vt. to prefer someone orsomething to other things or people,especially when there are several tochoose from 偏好 . In the election, most members favored Mr. Johnson over the othercandidate. 在 選舉 中 ， 大部分 會員傾 向于支持 約 翰 遜 先生 ， 而非另一位