新职业英语2 unit two

新职业英语2 unit two
Unit 2
Reading A
Meetings Are a Matter of Precious Time Spill
Don't spill water on your suit.
The water is so full that it might spill over(溢出).
I try not to let my work spill over into my life outside the office. 我不想让工作影响到我办公室以外的生活。

Job stress can easily spill over into personal and family life. Productivity
This increases productivity and reduces errors.
这一功能提高了生产率并且减少了错误的发生。

Productive; productively Initiative
At the end of this week, the government will issue a new initiative to fight air pollution. The European governments strongly support our initiative. Talkative
He is not as talkative as his mother. She is talkative and confident. Solution
The analysis of a problem is the starting point for its solution. 分析问题是解决问题的基点。

Have you found the solution to the problem? propose, proposal
The government proposed changes to the voting system.
She proposed that the books written by the author should be banned. He proposed to her last week.
Your proposal will be put into consideration. Contribute; contribution Contribute to
Make contribution to
We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion. He contributed a number of articles to the magazine. Everyone should contribute to our environment.
Everyone should make contribution to protect our environment. Drift
We drifted on the river by bamboo raft in Yangshuo. People are drifting towards the cities nowadays. Agenda
There are three items on the agenda of the meeting. What’s on your agenda next week?
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Assign, assignment
The teacher assigned a different task to each of the students. We can assign him an important mission. I was assigned a pleasant room to work in. Written assignment
You have got your first assignment. Resource ; source
She is working in human resource department. We should protect our limited natural resource. Perishable
Such kinds of flowers are perishable.
There perishable foods must be kept in a refrigerator. Nonetheless
But , however, nevertheless
She doesn’t know anything against him, nonetheless she doesn’t trust him. She doesn’t know anything against him, nevertheless she doesn’t trust him. Vague, vaguely
The final letter is very vague, possibly an r or a k. They were vague
about their backgrounds. I vaguely remember their house. 我依稀记得他们的房子。

Philip only heard vaguely what we said. 菲利浦只是朦朦胧胧地听到了我们的话。

Disengaged
engage : She found it hard to engage with office life 她发现很难适应办公
室生活。

Tom is engaged to Anne.
Jenny was disengaged in the classroom. He had a disengaged look in his eyes.
One disengaged worker can affect the morale of the entire team.
Participant ; participate We have got 500 participants.
Children should participate in the outdoor activities more. Explicit
He has an explicit understanding of the problem.
He was quite explicit about what he expected us to do for him. He gave me explicit directions on how to get there. Specify
Please specify when you will be at home tomorrow. Remember to specify your size when you order clothes.
The regulations specify that calculator may not be used in the examination. Tangible
We cannot accept his findings without tangible evidence.
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The scheme must have tangible benefits for the unemployed. Sculpture is a tangible art of form. Credit Credit card
We don't mind who gets the credit so long as we don't get the blame 谁受
到表扬无所谓，只要我们不挨批就好。

It would be wrong for us to take all the credit. Session
You shouldn’t be disengaged in the future sessions. Communicate; communication
The radio stations communicated the storm warnings to islanders. She communicated her ideas to her team members. I like to communicate with my family.
She had a long communication with her boss. Fatal [ei]
Ebola is a fatal disease.
An earthquake above 8 degrees is normally a fetal disaster. There is a fatal flaw in this plan. Flaw
Everyone has flaws and merits.
Couples should tolerate each other’s flaws. Renew
I hoped that we might renew our friendship. She renewed her efforts to open the window. The pilot renewed contact with the control tower. Belonging Belong to
This bedroom belongs to me.
Employees in this company have a strong sense of belonging. I am motivated by my sense of belonging in this university. Justify just
Just and equality is very important for a society. Nothing can justify your cheating on an exam.
The pursuit of good ends does not justify the use of bad means. The welcome he received obviously justified his visit. Apparently ; apparent
The child nodded, apparently satisfied with the promise. Apparently she doesn’t want to do the job.
Apparently they’re intending to put up提高 the price of water. The reason why they are not in love is apparent. Payoff
Such work may indeed be boring, but its payoff could be big. One of the immediate payoffs was an increase in productivity. His election is a payoff for years of hard work.
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Reading A Passage call it quits
You can decide whether there is hope in working for mutual happiness, or
if you should call it quits.
We drift back to our offices, wondering how to make up for the wasted time. We drift back to our offices, and we wonder how to make up for the wasted time.
朗读下面一首唐诗，找出其中的现在分词形式 Thinking in the Silent Night
静夜思
Before my bed there is bright moonlight 床前明月光 So that it seems that frost on the ground. 疑是地上霜 Lifting my head, I watch the bright moonlight. 举头望明月Lowering my head, I dream that I’m home. 低头思故乡
现在分词可以做方式状语、伴随状语，表示行为方式、伴随情况或补充说明，是主语
的另一个、较次要的动作，相当于一个由and引导的并列结构。

She came into the house, and carried a lot of books.
=She came into the house, carrying a lot of books. 她捧着许多书走进了房间。

He lay on the grass, and stared at the sky for a long time.
=He lay on the grass, staring at the sky for a long time. 他躺在草地上，长
时间地望着天空。

1， Seeing those pictures, she remembered her childhood.
= When she saw those pictures, she remembered her childhood. 时间状语从句，when, while, as soon as 2, Being ill, he didn’t go to school yesterday. = Because ill, he didn’t go to school yesterday. 原因状语从句，because, as,
since 3, Working hard, you will succeed. = If you work hard, you will succeed.
条件状语从句，if, unless, once
4, Knowing all this, they made me pay for the damage.
= Although they knew all this, they made me pay for the damage. 让步状
语从句，although, though, even if, even though In charge
He wanted to talk to the person in charge. He will be in charge of this kindergarten. Be allowed to do sth. Be not allowed to do sth.
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Reading B
Minutes
He'd been reading the minutes of the last meeting. Teleconference Conference
Conference minutes
Where will this conference be hold?
Teleconference is very effective and trouble-saving. Prior
Prior to 在……之前
It is important to enrich the soil prior to planting.
在种植前给土壤增肥很重要。

Prior to his Japan trip, he went to New York.
For the prior year, they reported net income of 1.1 million. It happened prior to his arrival. Move
Mr. Chairman, I move that the meeting be adjourned. Draft
When the first draft was completed, Nichols typed it up.(打成定稿) I know that this draft text will need to be edited. Resolution
What ‘s your new year’s resolution?
The resolution was adopted unanimously.
决议获得一致通过。

Second
附和别人的提议而共同提议
It sounds like a good idea. I second the motion. Unanimously ; unanimous Their decision was unanimous.
The Board of Directors has approved the decision unanimously. 董事会成员一致批准了该项决定。

The resolution was adopted unanimously. 决议获得一致通过。

anonymous
英 [??n?n?m?s] 美 [??n��:n?m?s] adj.
匿名的;无名的;假名的;没有特色的 Treasurer
Treasure宝藏;珍宝;
The treasurer has run off with the club's funds. 会计拐走了俱乐部的资金。

It was here, the buried treasure, she knew it was.
就在这里，那些埋藏在地下的财宝，她知道就在这里。

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