一、词汇

1. occur vi.发生，出现

occurent adj. 正在发生的，偶然发生的

occurrence n.发生，出现，事件，发生的事情

[同义词，近义词]

come about,happen,take place

[搭配] occur to 想起，想到

[例句]

Heavy rains occur during a summer monsoon.

暴风雨出现在一个夏季季风期。

The idea never occurred to me.

这个想法闪现在我脑海里。

An idea occurred to me.

我想到一个主意。

2. disgrace n.耻辱，失宠，丢脸的人或事

v.玷污

disgraceful adj.可耻的，不名誉的

[同义词、近义词]

discredit,dishonor,embarrass,humiliate,shame

[搭配]

be in disgrace 失宠，丢脸，受处分

[例句]

disgraced the entire community 使整个社区蒙羞

The family was disgraced by the scandal. 这个家庭由于丑闻而失去名望。

He was in disgrace because he had lied.他很丢脸，因为他说了谎。

二、Unit 1 

Modern Life

Paragraph 1:

When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although,in the manner of a disgraced government minister,I covered my exit by claiming "I wanted to spend more time with my family".

译文:

当我决定辞去自己的全日制工作时绝没有想到，自己竟成了一种新的国际性潮流的一分子。一次平级的人事调动伤了我的自尊心，并阻断了我的事业发展，这促使我放弃自己地位较高的职业，当然，如同面子扫尽的政府部长那样，我也掩饰说"我只想与家人更多的呆在一起"。