介绍:
V4 B-L15 We Need to Put Our Heads Together!
Word list:
1. acquisition – if a company or business person makes an acquisition, they buy another company or part of a company
Example:
They have made acquisitions in several EU countries. 他们在几个欧盟国家购买了一些产业。
2. alongside – next to or at the side of sth
Example:
He crossed the street and walked alongside Central Park. 他穿过街道，沿着中央公园走。
He had worked alongside Frank and Mark and they had become friends. 他与Frank Mark一起工作过，并且成了朋友。
3. analyze / analyse – to examine the nature or structure of sth, especially by separating it into its part, in order to understand or explain it.
Example:
The job involves gathering and analyzing data. 这项工作包括搜集和分析资料/数据。
We need to analyze what went wrong. 我们需要分析什么除了差错。
4. articulate – to express or explain your thoughts or feelings clearly in words. 明确表达；清楚说明 to speak, pronounce or play sth in a clear way. 口齿清楚，吐字/发音清晰。
Example:
She struggled to articulate her thoughts. 她竭力表明她的想法。
He articulated each syllable carefully. 他小心而清晰低发出每个音节。
5. background – the details of a person’s family, education, experience etc. 出身背景；学历；经历；the circumstances or past events which help explain, information about it.
Example:
This job would suit someone with a business background. 这项工作适合有商务经验的人。
She came from a working-class background. 她出身于工人家庭。
The elections are taking place against a background of violence. 选举正在暴乱的情况下进行。
6. emphasize – to emphasize sth means to indicate that it is particularly important or true, or to draw special attention to it.
Example:
His speech emphasized the importance of attracting industry to the town. 他的发言强调了吸引工业到城镇的重要性。
7. essential – extremely important or absolutely necessary to a particular subject, situation or activity;
Example:
Most authorities agree that play is an essential part of a child’s development. 大多数权威人士都同意，玩耍在孩子成长过程中起着非常重要的作用。
Experience is essential for this job. 对于这个工作，经验是非常重要的。
8. freeze – cold / low temperature makes it become hard, often turn into ice.
Example:
Water freezes at 0 °C.
The cold weather had frozen the ground. 寒冷的天气地面都冻硬了。
9. leadership – the ability to be a leader or the qualities a good leader should have.
Example:
What most people want to see is determined, decisive action and firm leadership. 大多数人希望看到的是果断的行动和强有力的领导作风。
10. merge – to combine or make two or more things combine to firm a single thing.
The banks are set to merge next year. 这几家银行准备明年合并。
The villages expanded and merged into one large town. 这些村庄扩大了并且结合成了一个大集镇。
11. misunderstanding – a situation in which a comment, an instruction, etc. is not understood correctly.
Example:
There must be some misunderstanding – I thought I ordered the smaller model. 一定是搞错了，我以为我订的是更小型号的。
All contracts are translated to avoid any misunderstanding between the companies. 所有的合同都经过翻译，以避免公司间发生任何误解。
12. multicultural – including people of several different races, religions, languages and traditions.
Example:
We live in a multicultural society. 我们生活在一个多元文化的社会中。
13. option – something that you can choose to have or do; the freedom to choose what you do.
Example:
There are various options open to you. 你有多种选择。
Students have the option of studying abroad in their second year. 学生在二年级时可以选择出国学习。
14. quotation – a group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful. The act of repeating sth interesting or useful that another person has written or said.
Example:
The writer illustrates his point by quotation from a number of sources. 作者旁征博引以阐明自己的观点。
15. validate – to state officially that sth is useful and of an acceptable standard.
Example:
You should check that their courses have been validated by reputable organization. 你要确保他们的课程通过的有声望机构的承认。
16. depend on – to need the support, help, or existence od someone or something else.
Example:
The country depends heavily on its tourist trade. 这个国家主要依靠旅游业。
17. pros and cons - the advantage and disadvantage of something
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