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UNIT 5 LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
Section Ⅰ Reading and Thinking
(见学生用书P81)
教材助读9
<1>work out计划;思考;找……的答案;解决
<2>make a choice做选择
<3>bounce/baʊns/vi.&vt.(使)弹起;上下晃动 n.弹性;弹跳;活力
bounce around意为“蹦来蹦去,弹来弹去”,在本句中引申为“想法在脑子里晃来晃去”之意。
<4>insight/ˈInsaIt/n.[U]洞察力
<5>aptitude/ˈæptItjuːd/n.[U,C]天资;天赋
<6>strength n.[C]优势;优点;长处
strengths and weaknesses优势和不足
<7>be suited to/for…适合……
<8>provide sb with sth提供给某人某物
<9>head start起步前的优势
<10>look back回顾;回头看
<11>focus (…) on/upon集中(……)于;(把……)集中于
<12>scenario/səˈnɑːriəʊ/n.[C]设想;方案;预判
<13>lawyer/ˈlɔːjə(r)/n.律师
<14>assemble/əˈsembl/vt.装配;组装
<15>drawer/drɔː(r)/n.[C]抽屉
a chest of drawers抽屉柜
<16>a cure for………的治疗方法
<17>breast/brest/n.[C]乳房;胸部
breast cancer乳腺癌
<18>hydrogen/ˈhaIdrədʒən/n.[U]氢;氢气
<19>radium/ˈreIdiəm/n.[U]镭
<20>wrist/rIst/n.[C]手腕;腕关节
<21>bridegroom/ˈbraIdɡruːm/n.[C]新郎bride n.[C]新娘
<22>geometry/dʒiˈɒmətri/n.[U]几何学;几何图形
<23>debt/det/n.[C,U]债务;欠款in debt负债
<24>categorise/ˈkætəɡəraIz/vt.把……分类(加以归类)
[同义]classify vt.对……分类
<25>profile/ˈprəʊfaIl/
n.[C]简介;概述;侧面轮廓 vt.扼要介绍;概述;写简介
a job/employee profile工作/雇员简介
WORKING OUT<1> WHAT YOU WANT TO DO
As an adult,①one of the first questions you are asked when meeting someone new is, “What do you do?”②This is because your career is a very important part of who you are. ③The career you have defines your life, and so taking time to think about it is an essential exercise for young people.
①此处的you are asked是定语从句,修饰the first questions;此处的when meeting someone new是状语从句的省略,完整句为when you are meeting someone new。
②本句为主从复合句。because在此引导表语从句,who you are是宾语从句,作of的宾语。
③本句中的you have是定语从句,修饰The career;taking time to think about it是动词-ing短语在此处作主语。
④The best time to start thinking about possible careers is while you are still at school, before you make any choices<2> about your further education.⑤This, however, is not always easy.Some people know ⑥what they want to do from a young age, but many others just have a few ideas ⑦bouncing around<3> in their heads.
④此处为动词不定式短语作后置定语。如果一个名词前有最高级或序数词修饰,常用不定式作后置定语。
⑤not always不总是……,表