新视野大学英语第三版第二册unit2课文重点句子解析+词汇解析

Unit 2

Words and Expressions

1 When the going gets tough, the tough take accounting. (Para. 1)

Meaning: When conditions or situations become difficult, determined people choose to study the subject of accounting, hoping they can more easily find a job in the future.

★when the going gets tough: when the situation becomes difficult 当形势变得严峻时

e.g. When the going gets tough, women can get as tough as men. 当形势变得严峻时，女人可以

变得跟男人一样坚强。

★accounting: n. [U] the work of accountants or the methods they use 会计；会计学

e.g. Students’ major objective is to be financially well of

f. Accordingly, today the most popular

course is not literature or history but accounting.

学生的主要目的是在经济上富裕。因此，当今最流行的课程不是文学或历史，而是会计。

★take accounting: choose to study the subject of accounting 选择学会计

2 W hen the job market worsens, many students calculate they can’t major in English or history. (Para. 1)

Meaning: When there are fewer job openings, many college students make a judgment from the situation and think they can’t study English or history as their major.

Meaning beyond words: Many students will not take the classes that won’t help them locate a decent job later.

★major in: (AmE) study sth. as your main subject at college or university 主修（某一）科目e.g. The high demand for persons with knowledge about computers is why I chose to major in

computer science at the university.

对具有电脑知识人才的高需求是我选择在大学主修计算机科学的原因。

3 They have to study something that boosts their prospects of landing a job. (Para.1)

Meaning: They have to study something that improves their chances of success in finding a job. ★boost: vt. increase or improve sth. to make it more successful 促进；推动；使兴旺

e.g. Some countries hope that warmer weather and more rain will boost their farm output.

一些国家希望更温暖的天气和更多的降雨能提高他们的农业产量。

★prospect: n. [C, U] sth. that is possible or likely to happen in the future, or the possibility itself 可能的事情；很可能发生的事情；前景

e.g. Career prospects in science and technology are virtually unlimited.

科技类职业的前景几乎是无可限量的。

4 The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science and “hard” skills that they bet will lead to employment. (Para. 2)

Meaning: The facts and information show that as students have spent increasingly more money on tuition, they have turned away from the humanities to some practical courses that they believe will enable them to get a job more easily.

★defect: