Unit 3 Careers and skills 知识清单-2022-2023学年高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第四册

选择性必修四 Unit 3 Careers and skills The new words and phrases of welcome--Grammar 1. salary /ˈsæləri/ n. 薪金，薪水 an annual salary of $40 000 4万美元的年薪 monthly salary 月薪 salaryman n. 上班族 2. labour /ˈleɪbə(r)/ n. 劳动，（尤指）体力劳动；分娩期，分娩 vi. 努力做；干苦力活 labour force（全公司或全国的）劳动力 manual labour (= work using your hands) 体力劳动 a shortage of labour 劳动力的短缺 labourer n. 劳动者；劳工 Labour（abbr. Lab）英国工党 labour for v. 努力争取 Scientists laboured for months to unravel the mysteries of Neptune and still remain baffled（迷惑）. 科学家们为揭开海王星之谜艰难地工作了数月，但依然迷惑不解。 3. *gear /ɡɪə(r)/ vt. 使适用于 n. 排挡；齿轮；传动装置 【原句背诵】 Indeed, it could be argued that our education is geared towards preparing us for a life of work. 【联想拓展】 gear sth to/towards (doing) sth 使与…相适应；使适合于 gear up (for/to sth)/gear sb/sth up (for/to sth)（使）为…作好准备 reverse gear 倒挡 low/high gear 低速╱高速挡 to change/shift gear 换挡 【经典例句】 The course had been geared towards the specific needs of its members. 课程已作调整，以满足学员的特别需要。 4.earn a living 谋生 earn a fortune 赚大钱 earn a good mark 得到赞扬 earn an income 赚取收入 make a living 谋生；维持生活 【经典例句】 First you should consider how to equip yourself to earn a living. 首先你应该考虑如何让自己有能力谋生。 School leavers face so much competition that they seldom care what they do as long as they can earn a living. 毕业生面临着十分激烈的竞争，以至于只要能以谋生，他们就很少关心做什么工作。 5. attain /əˈteɪn/ vt. 达到；获得 【原句背诵】 Through the work we do, our goals can be attained and our dreams achieved. 【联想拓展】 attainment n. 达到，获得；成就，造诣 attainable adj. 可得到的；可达到的；可到达的 unattainable adj. 做不到的；难到达的 【经典例句】 Are you courageous enough to attain that goal that you set? 你有足够的胆量来实现你所制定的目标吗？ Students with high hope set themselves higher goals and know how to work to attain them. 被寄予厚望的学生为自己设定更高的目标，并知道如何努力实现这些目标。 6. *endeavor /ɪn‘devə/ vi. 努力，尽力 n. 努力，尝试 endeavor=endeadour make an endeavor to do sth尽力做某事 advances in the field of scientific endeavour 在科学探索领域的进步 endeavour for 尽力 endeavour to perfect one's skill 努力钻研技术 7. passion /ˈpæʃ(ə)n/ n. 强烈感情；酷爱 【原句背诵】 Yang Liwei, for example, driven by his