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n. one that formally asks to be given something, such as a job or a place at a college or university

例句：On the general manger’s table lay a long waiting list of applicants for jobs.

He only stayed in New York for two days but had interviews with 26

applicants.

常见搭配：an applicant for Party membership 入党申请者，loan applicant 申请借款人，patent applicant专利申请人，job applicant求职人员

例句：One of the tasks with people working with Human Resources department is to interview job applicants.

an applicant for admission to a school入学申请者

例句：There are many applicants waiting outside the gate for admission to a school.

applicant = apply + -cant

派生词：apply vt:vi application n applicable adj appliance n 2. interview

n. 1) a formal meeting in person, especially one arranged for the assessment of the

qualifications of an applicant

例句：I had an interview for a job on a newspaper.

Big industrial companies hold interviews all over the country.

2) a conversation, such as one conducted by a reporter, in which facts or statements are elicited from another; an account or a reproduction of such a conversation

例句：After he had won the world championship he gave a series of interviews to

newspapers and television.

The president explained the United States strategy in an interview in the New York Times.

vt. obtain an interview from

例句：They interviewed me very hard.

I wanted to interview him for the China Daily about his research work.

常见搭配：go for an interview进行面试, give an interview to sb.接见某人，have

an interview with sb.会见某人, job interviews求职面试

interview = inter + view

派生词： interviewer n. interviewee n. 3. grill

v. 1) broil on a gridiron 例句：I usually grill or fry beef.

2) subject to great heat: to subject somebody or something or be subjected to great heat, especially from the sun; a fairly literal use. 例句：The black lava, grilled by the sun, is painful to walk on

3) interrogate or cross-examine somebody in a persistent manner (informal) 例句：He was grilled for three hours by the police.

She had to grill him on the topic of her mother’s bleeding stomach.

n. 1) a cooking surface of parallel metal bars; a gridiron 例句：Rub the grill bars with fat to prevent meat sticking. 2) food cooked by broiling or grilling 例句：I asked for a mixed grill. 常见搭配：put sb. on the grill

例句：At the police station, she was put on the grill for twenty-four hours. 派生词：grillroom n. grillwork n. 同义词： 1) bake

The cake baked too long Bricks are baked in a kiln. 2) roast

The meat is roasting in the oven.

I love roast mutton cubes on a skewer among other things. 3) toast

This bread toasters well. 4) grill

We will have grilled chicken for lunch. 4. prospective

a. 1) likely to become or be

例句：You should try everything to win a prospective client. She is married to a prospective Member of Parliament. 常见搭配：prospective advantages，a prospective statute 2) likely or expected to happen

例句：The organizers are unhappy about the prospective loss of playing fields. 常见搭配：prospective buyer

例句：There were so many hats of all styles and all colors on display to attract

prospective buyers.

派生词：prospect n prosperity n prosperous a

5. endeavor / endeavour

vi. (fml) try hard to do something

例句：The municipal government endeavored to improve the quality of life the inner city.

He endeavored to adopt a positive but realistic attitude.

n. 1) an attempt to do a particular thing, especially something new or original 例句：We must wish ourselves good fortune in our endeavors.

The history of scientific endeavors will never be forgotten.

2) had work and effort in attempting to do things, especially new or original things

例句：We take pride in human endeavor and success.

常见搭配：endeavor to do

例句：We must always endeavor to improve our work. endeavor = en + deavor

6. employment

n. 1) the act of employing or the state of being employed 例句：He left his home to look for employment.

They called for the employment of members of minority groups. 2) the work in which one is engaged; occupation 例句：He had retired from regular employment.

Today’s young people cannot be provided with adequate employment

opportunities.

常见搭配：lose employment，employment agency

3) the availability of jobs for the population of a town, area, or country 例句：They were asking for guarantees of full employment and wages. Village crafts used to provide a good deal of employment. look for employment

He left his home to look for employment. in employment

Village crafts used to make a lot of villagers in employment. out of employment

Because of the Great Depression, millions of Americans were then out of

employment.

take sb. into employment

The Rockfeller Foundation finally took her into employment.

派生词：employ vt. employee n. employer n.

7. incidentally

ad. by the way ( used to introduce additional information such as something that

the speaker has just thought of )

例句：“ I must go now. Incidentally, if you want that book I’ll bring it next time.” “ Incidentally, your proposal has been put to the discussion at the meeting.” 派生词：incidental a. incident n

8. partner n. 1) a spouse

例句：A marriage is likely to last if you and your partner are similar in personality. 2) the person you are doing something with, for example if you are dancing or

playing a game against another pair of people

例句：If she is a bad dancer, she will not have many dance partners. He had operated as partner of another gunman who was still at large. 3) somebody who owns part of a company, usually a company he or she works in,

and who shares both the financial risks and the profits of the business 例句：She was a partner in a firm of solicitors.

4) one that is united or associated with another or others in an activity or

especially in a sphere of common interests 例句：This move will not please Britain’s EEC partners.

The Moderate Party is the largest and most conservative partner in the

coalition.

v. make a partner of; to be the partner of

例句：He found himself partnering Mrs. Keppel at bridge. 同义词： 1）partner

He is a partner in a law firm.

These who are on the stage are husbands and wives who are ideal partners. 2）colleague

Mr. Green is a colleague and fellow professor. 3）ally

The United States and the Soviet Union were allies in World War II.

4）confederate

The confederates, undefeated, pushed onward. The burglar was caught, but his confederate got away.

9. chuckle

vi. 1) laugh quietly or to oneself 例句：He chuckled at the funny story.

His colleagues nodded brightly and chuckled agreement with one another. 2) cluck or chuck, as a hen

例句：They were chuckling over the photographs. n. a quiet laugh of mild amusement or satisfaction 例句：He shook his head with a soft chuckle. 同义词： 1）laugh

He laughs best who laughs last.

We used to laugh at their provincial manners. 2）smile

We smiled at the bad weather and kept going. Grandmother smiled her consent. 3）chuckle

The old man always chuckles when e watches the funny cartoons films. 4）giggle

The girls were giggling in class. 10. bracket

n. 1) a simple rigid structure in the shape of an L, one arm of which is fixed to a

vertical surface, the other projecting horizontally to support a shelf or other weight

例句：If you’re screwing shelf brackets to the wall always use screws and plugs. 2) either one of a pair of symbols, used in keying or printing to indicate the

insertion of special commentary, such as that made by an editor, also called square bracket

例句：The comments in brackets are the author’s. The constant doesn’t go inside the bracket.

3) a section of a population or group that falls within specific defined limits 例句：She has long been a professional in the high-income bracket. A significant majority was in the 14 – 16 age bracket. v. 1) place within or as if within brackets 例句：Why are these names bracketed together?

2) group or class things or people together, usually because they are similar in some way

例句：Don’t bracket them (together).

Rail and bus can be bracketed together under public transportation. Smith and John were bracketed in a tie for the first prize.

11. deadline

n. the time by which something must be done or completed

例句：The teacher made Friday afternoon the deadline for handing in all experiment reports.

The 6:30 p.m. deadline approached. vt. govern by setting a time limit

例句：He was never going to be dead lined by a day, or even a month. 常见搭配：meet the deadline

We must meet the deadline. set / make the deadline

The teacher set / made Friday afternoon the deadline for handing in all experiment reports.

12. identify

v. 1) recognize something because they are like other people or things or because

they have a particular quality

例句：The markings are so blurred that it is difficult to identify. I identified the jacket at once; it was my brother’s.

2) consider two or more things as being entirely or essentially the same (with) 例句：He identifies beauty with goodness.

I knew that if protested he would at once identify me with his father. 3) associate or affiliate (oneself) closely with a person or group (with)

例句：That politician is too closely identified with the former government to become

a minister in ours.

During the 1950’s he was identified with certain radical causes. 4) understand someone or their feelings and ideas (with) 例句：She identified with foreign workers.

Reading this book, we can identify with the main character’s struggle against

evil.

常见搭配：identify oneself with

The pay was so gripping that the audience quickly identified themselves with

the actors.

identify = identity + -fy

派生词：identity n. identifiable adj. identification n. identification card ( ID card) n. 13.blurt

v. utter suddenly and impulsively 例句：Peter blurted out the secret.

Peter blurted out the news before he considered the consequence. 常见搭配：blurt out

He blurted it out before I had time to stop him. 14. pry

v. 1) try to find out about someone else’s private affairs, or look at their personal

possessions, often secretly (used showing disapproval)

例句：You should stop prying; you know, it’s unlawful to read other people’s letters! Look, I’m not trying to pry. You don’t have to tell me anything. 2) raise, move, or force open with a lever

例句：He took a screwdriver and pried open the cabinet door. He was trying to pry something out of the tractor engine. 3) obtain with effort or difficulty

例句：The police finally pried a confession out of the suspect.

I managed to pry out of the adults the reason for her disappearance. 常见搭配：1）pry sth. out of sb.

I managed to pry out of the adults the reason for her disappearance. 2）pry into

Don’t pry into affairs of others.

So don’t go prying into my affairs or you’ll get hurt.

15. sparkle

v. 1) give off or reflect flashes of light; glitter

例句：They looked down to the sea, sparkling in the sun. The lawn outside was sparkling with frost.

2) be brilliant in performance or be vivacious, witty, or enthusiastic 例句：He’s quite different at parties – witty, outgoing, he really sparkles. Her conversation sparkled throughout the evening. 3) release gas bubbles; vivacity 例句：Champagne sparkles. n. brilliant animation; vivacity

例句：They played it quite well, but the whole thing lacked sparkle somehow. These prosaic details take all the sparkle out of the conversation. 派生词：sparkling a. spark n.

Key Phrases and Expressions

1. follow up

It’s an idea that has been followed up by a group of researchers at Birmingham. After she sent a letter to apply for a job, Mary followed it up by going to talk to the personnel manager.

“That’s an interesting idea, and we’ll certainly follow it up.” as follow

It can be summed up as follows: “Man is a creation of God, and has been given the earth.” fellow out

She knew she could trust him to follow out her instructions.

fellow through

Tempting through it may be to fellow this point through. It is not really relevant.

2. in sb.’s hands / in the hands of sb.

His son’s life was in the robber’s hands in those days. No need to worry about Johanna – she’s in safe hands.

This law leaves much too much power in the hands of the judges. at hand

I picked up a book that happened to lie at hand and read a few pages. in hand

He arrived with half an hour in hand and went for a walk. Let’s get on with the job in hand. on hand

Emergency services were on hand in case there was any trouble. out of hand

One might even be inclined to dismiss it out of hand. The situation has gone out of hand. have a hand in

Quellin may have had a considerable hand in it. take… in hand

I’m going to take that boy in hand and teach him a lesson or two. hand down

Such knowledge was handed down from father to son. hand in

I was tempted to hand in my resignation at once. hand on

They handed on to their children the only life they knew. hand out

Make a list of names, see if they’re all-present, and hand out the books. hand over

Britain was under no obligation to hand him over to American.

3. as I see it

As I see it, this is the best book on the subject.

As I see it things are a bit like they were when I was a boy. as I understand it

As I understand it a barbary duck is a cross between a wild duck and an ordinary duck..

as the saying goes

As the saying goes: “no man is an island.”

4. go after

My husband had gone after a job. Go after a better deal. go about

He wanted to be left alone to go about his business. go against

She went against the advice of her Cabinet and called a general election. go along

They go along very slowly.

go along with

You agreed to go along with the decision. I’m willing to go along with Celli. go in for

I thought of going for teaching. go into

I’ve gone into this example in some detail. Ever thought of going into journalism? go out

The lights went out in the big tent. He went over this in his mind. go with

The tie goes with the gray suit very well. go without

The family went without food all day.

5. take / have a crack (at)

Let’s have a crack at it.

She had a crack at writing a novel at college without much success. crack up

I’d crack up if there wasn’t someone I could talk to. crack down

Her first reaction to the riots was to crack down hard.

6. make a difference

An extra few days can make a (big) difference. That extra money would have made a difference. make no difference

An extra few days would make no difference make all the difference

That extra money would have made all the difference.

7. in the neighborhood of

He paid in the neighborhood of £ 7,000for that car. He has an annual salary in the neighborhood of $ 40,000.

8. from one’s / the standpoint (of)

Up to know, we have only discussed the issue from a western standpoint. We need to consider the problem from the standpoint of Africa and Asia.

Key Structures

1. How well prepared would this person be if he were to call on a prospective

customer for us?

If John were to do the experiment, let him read the instruction carefully. Were he to leave today, he would get there by Friday.

2. When I graduated from college, the odds were good that I would have the same job for the rest of my life. And that’s how it worked out. 1) odds

Nobody would put any money on the horse odds. The general lacked a cool assessment of the military odds. odds are in favor of odds are against

The odds were 10 – 1 in favor of him going. The odds in favor of our winning are two to one The odds against another attack were very high. 2) the odds are

The odds are that it will rain tomorrow.

The odds are that she will get the nomination on the first ballot. Chances are good that you will win.

The fact is / remains that the business you work for feels threatened enough to

keep outsiders away via these “keys”.

3) the odds were good that I would have the same job for the rest of my life … 4) work out

It’s funny how life worked out.

I asked him how he was, and how his job was working out.

3. Recently I played a doubles tennis match paired with a 90-year-old. I wondered how things would work out; I shouldn’t have. We hammered our opponents 6-1, 6-1! 1) pair with ( pair up with)

He paired up with Timothy, but they lost eventually. 2) I shouldn’t have …

“ Why didn’t you go to the dance last night? “If I hadn’t been tired, I would have.” 3) hammer

At Lord’s that year they hammered the West Indies.

4. First place went to a Kenyan who completed the race in two hours, 11 minutes and one second.

Fist place (some awards) goes to sb.

The prize goes to Harry Berry for her excellent performance. The winner is Harry Berry.

5. He’s living proof that you can always shift the odds in your favor

The fact that physiological changes were evident indicates that forces other than psychological ones were at work.

The fact that something is cheap does not necessarily men it’s of low quality.

课后答案Unit Three Job Interview

★ Text A

Vocabulary I. 1.

1) rude 2) physically 3) structure 4) made a difference 5) blurted (out) 6) chuckling 7) measurable 8) prospective 9) preparations 10) sparkled 11) took a crack at 12) partner 2.

1) go after 2) look back at/on 3) be put up 4) stood for 5) build in 6) follow up 7) be hooked up to 8) closed up 3.

1) grilled her about where she had been all night

2) beyond Cinderella’s wildest dreams that she could one day dance in the King’s palace. 3) will be in readers’ hands soon

4) do your do your homework before going on an interview 5) was in the neighborhood of 150 dollars 4.

1) applicants, veteran, the prospective

2) From his standpoint, has made every endeavor to go after 3) as the saying goes, to have a crack at, barely II.

1. behave 2.keep(used to avoid repetition) 3.clean 4.get along 5. perform/complete 6. perform/complete 7. study 8. be enough 9. be acceptable III.

1. There is so much to say and it is hard to know where to begin. Ok, I’ll talk about myself first. 2. Thank you very much, John, for your beautiful Christmas card. By the way, I have something

here for you.

3. The new computer language can be quite easily understood by anyone who can read the daily

newspaper. Now, why is this an advantage?

4. I’m going to work out the outline and will let you know how it works. By the way, I will see

you in February, as I plan to attend your seminar in Shanghai.

5. Ok, you get the job. Now, how to maximize your profits with as little effort as possible? 6. Chris is back from Australia. Incidentally, those pictures you sent me are wonderful. Comprehensive Exercises I. 1.

1) prospective 2) As I see it 3) done your homework 4) beforehand 5) endeavor 6) structure 7) partners 8) Respond 9) take a crack 10) from the standpoint 11) make a difference 12) follow up 2.

1) encouraging 2) inquiry 3) relevant 4) samples 5) references 6) advice

7) preparing 8) seriously 9) probably 10)exhibit II. 1.

1) Despite the inadequate length of the airstrip in this emergency landing, the veteran pilot managed to stop the plane after taxiing for only a short while.

2) Grilled by the reporters, the movie star eventually blurted (out) that she had undergone two plastic surgeries.

3) We have the technology and our partner has the capital. Working together, we’ll have the future in our hands.

4) If I had known beforehand that you would bring so many friends home, I would have made better preparations. You see, I have barely enough food and drinks for a snack.

5) People gave generously upon learning that new school rooms with stronger structures were to be built in the earthquake-stricken area. 2.

Well begun, half done, as the saying goes. It is extremely important for a job applicant to do his homework while seeking employment. From my standpoint, whether or nor one has done his homework clearly makes a difference in his chance of success.

I have a friend who is earning somewhere in the neighborhood of 100,000 dollars a year in a large computer software company. He told me that from his own experience the decision makers who interview prospective employees like people who are well prepared. Those who make no endeavor to learn as much about his prospective employer as possible don’t have much of a chance of success.

★ Text B

Comprehension Check: 1. b 2.c 3.a 4. a 5. a 6. b Language practice

1. 1) g 2)f 3)a 4)e 5)h 6)b 7)c 8) d 2.

1) intricate 2) came at 3) administration 4) benign 5) get in 6) scraps

7) brand 8) carved 9) coiled 10) quivered 11) take on 12) put in a (good)word

阅读教程答案

Unit 3 I.

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. D II.

1.,你过着日常生活， 这时不知从哪冒出个人告诉你，你患了癌症，一直健康的人如何体会这种状况啊！

2. 她说：“如今的幸存者是仰仗着早先参加临床试验的人而活下来的”。似乎我去做化疗是顺理成章的，希望我的经历，不管结果怎样，会有助于那些以后患乳腺癌的女性。

3. 尽一切可能满足自己，笑对人生，保持你的仪表容颜。

4. 这可以成为一个千载良机，让你更加内省，并在个人成长道路上大步向前。 III.

1.are struck with have a good chance of 2.go through introspect and analyze 3.sink in

4.survivor take an active role informed 5.in control options

6. optimistic diagnosed challenging situation 7. keep the skin whole 8. applied tolerate

9. worked wonders going for