重点词汇解析:
1. previous ['pri:vɪəs] adj. 以前的
Do you have any previous experience of this type of work?
你以前有过此类工作的经验吗?
2. typist ['taɪpɪst] n. 打字员
She worked as a typist in a law firm.
她在一家律师事务所当打字员。
3. tolerate ['tɒləreɪt] v. 忍受
We don’t tolerate smoking in the library.
我们不容许在图书馆里抽烟。
4. postage ['pəʊstɪdʒ] n. 邮资
All prices include postage and handling.
所有价格都包含邮资和手续费。
5. postcode ['pəʊstkəʊd] n. 邮编
Type your street address and postcode.
键入你的街道地址和邮政编码。
6. typewriter ['taɪp‚raɪtə] n. 打字机
Does she use an electric typewriter?
她现在用电动打字机吗?
7. greedy ['ɡri:di] adj. 贪婪的
He looked at the gold with greedy eyes.
他贪婪地看着这些金子。
8. motivation [‚məʊtɪ'veɪʃən] n. 动机
What was your motivation for becoming a teacher?
你为什么当了老师?
9. take up开始从事;占用
He took up writing after graduation.
毕业后他开始从事写作。
10. representative [‚reprɪ'zentətɪv] n. 代表
She had a stressful job as a sales representative.
作为一名销售代理,她的工作压力很大。
11. ecology [ɪ'kɒlədʒi] n. 生态学
He is a professor in ecology.
他是一位生态学教授。
12. goods [ɡʊdz] n. 商品
Money can be exchanged for goods or services.
钱可以用来换取商品或服务。
13. recycle [ri:'saɪkl] v.&n.再循环
Glass can be recycled from old bottles.
利用旧瓶子可以再生玻璃。
14. material [mə'tɪəriəl] n. 材料
The builders ran out of materials.
建筑商用完了材料。
15. dustbin ['dʌstbɪn] n. 垃圾箱
Rubbish should be put into the dustbin.
垃圾应堆放在垃圾箱里。
16. impression [ɪm'preʃən] n. 印象
What were your first impressions of college?
你对大学的第一印象是什么?
17. aspect ['æspekt] n. 方面
He was interested in all aspects of the work here.
他对这里工作的各方面都感兴趣。
18. timetable ['taɪm‚teɪbəl] n. 时间表
She looked at her timetable for the gym.
她正在看她的体育馆时间表。
19. jet [dʒet] n. 喷气式飞机
He owns a private jet.
他拥有一架私人喷气式飞机。
20. speed up加速
I sped up my car as soon as I left her house.
一离开她家,我便加快了速度。
21. swallow ['swɒləʊ] n. 燕子; v. 吞咽
Jan lifted her glass and took a quick swallow.
Jane举起杯子,迅速咽了一口。
22. receiver [rɪ'si:və] n. 接收器;听筒
Auto-tuning VHF receivers are now common in cars.
自动调谐的超高频信号接收器现普遍使用在小汽车上。
23. lose sight of看不见
He lost sight of his son’s change.
他看不到儿子的转变。
24. constantly ['kɒnstəntli] adv. 不断地
He talked constantly about his work.
他不断地谈到他的工作。
25. flash [flæʃ]n.&v. 闪光
A sudden flash of lightning lit everything up for a second.
突然的一道闪电刹那间把一切照亮了。
26. steward ['stju:əd] n. 男乘务员
A steward is serving meals to the passengers.
一位乘务员正在为乘客备餐。
27. instantly ['ɪnstəntli] adv. 立即
All four victims died instantly.
四名受害人全部当即死亡。
28. mask [mɑ:sk] n. 面具
Give him a mask, and he will tell you the truth.
给他戴上一副面具,他就会告诉你实话。
29. fasten ['fɑ:sən] v. 扣紧
Have you fastened all the doors and windows?
你把所有的门窗都关严了吗?
30. belt [belt] n. 腰带
He wore a belt with a large brass buckle.
他系着一条缀有一颗大铜扣的皮带。
31. press [pres] v. 按;压
She pressed the gas pedal and the car leapt forwards.
她踩下油门,汽车向前冲了出去。
32. button ['bʌtn] n. 纽扣
Press the pause button. 按暂停键。
33. switch [swɪtʃ] n. 开关; v. 转变
Where’s the light switch? 电灯开关在哪儿?
34. capsule ['kæpsju:l] n. 太空舱;胶囊
A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
一个俄罗斯太空舱目前正环绕地球飞行。
35. slide [slaɪd] n. 滑梯;v. 滑动
The glasses slid off the table onto the floor.
玻璃杯子全都从桌上滑落到了地板上。
36. sideways ['saɪdweɪz] adv. 向侧面地
The ladder blew sideways.
那梯子从一旁倒下了。
37. opening ['əʊpənɪŋ] adj. 公开的adj.
This was only the opening act.
这只不过是一场公开的表演。
38. desert ['dezət] n. 沙漠; adj. 荒凉的
This plan is to change the desert into farmland.
这个计划是要将沙漠变为农田。
39. lack [læk] v.&n. 缺乏
Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
尽管缺乏经验,他还是得到了那份工作。
40. tablet ['tæblɪt] n. 药片n.
The doctor asked him to take half a tablet of aspirin.
医生叫他吃半片阿斯匹林。
41. uncertain [ʌn'sɜ:tn] adj. 不确定的
I was uncertain about what to do next.
我拿不定主意接下来要做什么。
42. optimistic [ɒptɪ'mɪstɪk] adj. 乐观的
Bankers are cautiously optimistic about the country’s economic future.
银行家对该国的经济前景持谨慎乐观的态度。
43. adjustment [ə'dʒʌstmənt] n. 调整
He will have to make major adjustments to his thinking if he is to survive in office.
他要想继续任职的话,就得对他的思维方式作大的调整。
44. sweep up大扫除
Get a broom and sweep up that glass will you?
拿一把扫帚把那些玻璃扫干净,行吗?
45. surrounding [sə'raʊndɪŋ]adj. 周围的; n. 环境
We decided to explore the surrounding countryside .
我们决定去附近的乡间走走看看。
46. mud [mʌd] n. 泥
All our feet were swamped in the mud.
我们的脚都陷在淤泥中了。
47. settlement ['setlmənt] n. 处理;解决;协议
We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.
我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。
48. be back on one’s feet 重新振作
I need to be back on my feet again and forget all this.
我得重新振作起来,忘掉这一切。
49. guide [ɡaɪd] n. 指南; v. 引导
Follow our step-by-step guide.
跟着我们的分步指南去做。
50. citizen ['sɪtəzən] n. 市民
Every citizen may claim the protection of the law.
每个公民都可以要求受到法律的保护。
51. carriage ['kærɪdʒ] n. 马车
The carriage with the prince and his bride quickly drove away.
马车载着王子和他的新娘很快地驶走了。