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译林牛津英语单语词组归纳
选择性必修四
Unit 3 Careers and skills
1 be beneficial to sb/sthg(doing)对……有益处;有益/利于(29)
【语境助记】
All occupations are equal, with no difference in status or worth.
Any one that is beneficial to the public is praiseworthy.
—Huang Yanpei
A good diet is beneficial to health.
While a moderate amount of stress can be beneficial, too much stress can exhaust you.
The activity may prove to be beneficial to developing creativity.
【警示误区】在be beneficial to中,to是介词;其后要接名词、代词或动词-ing作宾语。
2 demonstrate the spirit of craftsmanship 展现工匠精神(P29)
【语境助记】
What other professions demonstrate the spirit of craftsmanship?
3 join the labour force 加入劳动力行列(P30)
4 be geared towards/to 适合于(P30)
5 prepare…for…为……做准备(P30)
【语境助记】
It is certainly true that most of us do join the labour force once our studies are completed. Indeed, it could be argued that our education is geared towards preparing us for a life of work.
The resort is geared towards children.
Colleges are not always geared to the needs of mature students.
大学并不总是去适应成年学生的需要。
The programme is geared to preparing students for the world of work. 本计划旨在为学生开始就业作准备。
6 earn a living 谋生(P30)
7 by no means 绝不;并没有(P30)
8 motivate sb to do sthg 激励某人做某事(P30)
【语境助记】
However, earning a living is by no means the only reason why we work—there are other important reasons that motivate us to enter the world of work.
First you should consider how to equip yourself to earn a living.
Our school leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living.
Working hard is by no means equal to damaging one's health.
The problem is by no means as simple as we first thought.
"By no means do I want to paint the industry with the same brush, " she said.
How does the company motivate people to work hard and efficiently?
Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause.
9 attain one’s goal(s) 实现目标(P30)
10 ac