PAGEPAGE11.很多雇主愿意為擁有研究生學習背景的職位候選人所貢獻的有價值的技能以及深入的知識支付一大筆錢.Manyemployersarewillingto

shellout

(1.為……支付一大筆錢)extramoneyforthevaluableskillsand

in-depthknowledge

(2.深入的知識)thatjobcandidateswithapostgraduatebackground

bringtotheparty(3.貢獻).

1-shellout

詞典釋義：shellout1.

為…花費一大筆錢

Ifyou

shelloutfor

something,youspendalotofmoneyonit.

【語域標簽】：INFORMAL非正式?Youwon'thaveto

shelloutafortuneforit...你不必為它花一大筆錢.?IfI'mshellingoutafewhundredpounds,Idon'twantsomeonetellingmewhatIcanorcan'tdo.如果我要花費幾百英鎊,我不希望有人告訴我什么能做,什么不能做.

?...aninsurancepremiumwhichsavesyoufromhavingtoshellout

forrepairs...為你省去大筆維修費用的保險費

?Theveryfactthatyoushelledoutmoneytocomeandseeusisagoodsign.你舍得花錢來看我們,這正是個好跡象.

外刊例句：Thatmakesthemallthemorewillingto

shellout,iftheycanaffordit,on

expensiveboardingschoolswhichtheybelievewillenabletheirchildrento

concentratefullyontheirstudies.

()這使他們更愿意花大筆錢送孩子到昂貴的寄宿學校(前提得負擔得起),他們認為這些學校能讓孩子全心投入到學習中.

替換表達：spendafortune/payalargesumofmoney

2-in-depthknowledge

詞典釋義：in-depth['?n.depθ]

adjective

[beforenoun]

■donecarefullyandingreatdetail,ordiscoveringthe

realreasonswhichcausesomething

深入詳盡的

?an

in-depth

report/interview/analysis深入的報告／采訪／分析

外刊例句：Asanewlyqualifiedsocialworker,havingan

indepthknowledge

oftheorieswill

hopefullyallowmetohaveagreatersensitivitytotheneedsof

service-users,aswellasstopmefromtakinganythingatfacevalue.

()我作為一名合格的新晉社會福利工作者,若能深入了解理論知識,將能對服務對象的需求更敏感,以及不再輕信表面假象.

替換表達：deep/thorough/detailed/intimate/extensiveknowledge

3-bringtotheparty

詞典釋義：bringsthtotheparty

■toprovide

somethingaspartofanarrangement

貢獻;提供…作為安排的一部分：?Sowhat'sCarter'sinvolvementinallofthis?What'she

bringingtothe

party?

那么卡特跟這一切有甚么牽連呢?他在為此做些甚么呢?

外刊例句：IfBritainexpectsaplaceatinternationaltoptables,we

willneedtobeclearwhatwe

bringto

theparty.

()若英國期望于國際社會中位居重要位置,那我們就得搞清楚我們能給國際社會作出什么貢獻.

替換表達：contributeto

Q：bringtotheparty這個詞組我查了好幾個詞典都沒有,請問一下在哪里可以查到?A：bringto

theparty可以在劍橋詞典上查到,劍橋詞典在線版：http：///zhs/%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/2.有些人錯誤地認為收入潛力要比個人愛好更為重要.考慮到普通人一生的工作時間至多45年,那些為了換取高工資而開始一個他們自己不喜歡的職業的人最終會感到精神空虛.Somepeopleincorrectlybelievethat

earningpotential

(1.收入潛力)ismoreimportantthanone's

personalpreferences(2.個人愛好).Giventhattheaverageperson's

workinglife

(3.一生的工作時間)spansupto45years,thosewho

embarkon

(4.開始)acareertheydislikeinexchangeforhighwageswillendupfeelingspirituallyempty.

1-earningpotential

詞典釋義：potentialUK

[p??'ten.t??l]

US

[po?-]

noun

uncountable

IMPROVER

■someone'sorsomething'sabilitytodevelop,achieveor

succeed

潛力,潛能?Theregionhas

enormous

potential

foreconomicdevelopment.該地區經濟發展潛力無窮.?Idon'tfeelI'm

achieving

my

full

potentialinmypresentjob.我覺得目前的工作沒有完全發揮我的潛力.?[+

to

infinitive]Youhavethe

potential

to

reachthetopofyourprofession.你有潛力達到事業的頂峰.?Ithinkthisroomhasgotalotof

potential

(=couldbeverygoodifsomechangesweremadetoit).我覺得這個房間有很多改善空間.

外刊例句：Thescorecard’sagelimitstacksthedeckinthe

pharmacists’favour：whereas28-year-oldsurgeonsarepoorlypaidhospital

residents,28-year-oldpharmacistsareneartheirpeak

earningpotential.

()記錄卡考察制度的年齡限制能給藥劑師帶來極大好處：當28歲的醫生在醫院領著微薄薪水時,同樣年紀的藥劑師接近其收入潛力的頂峰.

學生錯誤表達：(1)

Income/salary

potential點評：earningpotential是一個固定說法,不能寫成income/salarypotential(2)

Revenuepotential點評：revenue一般指政府的稅收或者公司的收益,不能用來指個人的收入.

2-personalpreferences

詞典釋義：preference

UK

['pref.?r.?nts]

US

['-?-]

noun

countable

or

uncountable

ADVANCED

■whenyoulikesomethingorsomeonemorethananother

personorthing

偏愛;愛好;喜愛?Her

preference

is

for

comfortablerather

thanstylishclothes.她更注重衣服的舒適性,而非時髦的款式.?Ihavea

preference

for

sweetfoodover

spicy.比起辛辣食物我更喜歡甜食.?Choosingfurnitureislargelyamatterof

personal

preference.挑選家具主要是個人喜好的問題.?Itwouldbewrongtodiscriminateagainstacandidate

becauseoftheir

sexual

preference

(=thesexofthepeople

theyaresexuallyattractedto).出于應聘者的性傾向而對他們有所歧視是錯誤的.

外刊例句：Givingevidencetoaparliamentarycommittee,Chilcotsaid

"sofagovernment”,inwhichministerswerenotconsultedoncrucial

decisions,reachedahighpointunderBlair.ThisreflectedBlair’s

personalpreferences,hesaid.

()丘科特向議會委員會提交證據,指出"軟政府”現象,即首相在處理重大問題時不向各部長咨詢意見,于布萊爾任下達到頂峰.他認為,這反映了布萊爾的個人愛好.

學生錯誤表達：(1)

personal

hobbies點評：hobby是指業余愛好(anactivitythatyouenjoydoinginyourfreetime),但原文說的是做自己感興趣的、喜歡的工作,所以用這個表達不對.(2)

personal

interest點評：personalinterest是指"與個人利害相關”,例如：Hemusthavenopersonalinterestintheoutcomeofthecase.他必須與此案的結果無任何個人關聯.Personalinterest用在這里不合適.

3-workinglife

詞典釋義：working

lifenoun

PERSON

人

countable

■thepartofaperson'slifewhentheydoajoborareat

work

(一生的)工作時間,工作生涯?Hisentireworkinglifewasspentwiththesamefirm.他一生都在為同一家公司工作.

外刊例句：Lookingatthreehypotheticalpeople,bornindifferent

eras,theauthorsmapoutthescaleoftheproblemandwhatitmightmeanfor

a

workinglife.()該作者聚焦于三位生于不同區域的假設人物,描繪了這個問題的規模及其將對工作生涯有何影響.

學生錯誤表達：(1)

workingtime點評：workingtime是指"工作時間”,例如：Itsoonbecameapparentthatthe

workingtime

eachweekwouldbelimitedtoabouttwohours.這里應該改為workinglife

4-embarkon

詞典釋義：embarkUK

[?m'bɑ：k]

US

[-bɑ：rk]

formal

verb

intransitive

Phrasal

Verbs

embarkon/uponsth

■tostartsomethingneworimportant

開始,著手做(新的或重要的事情)?We're

embarking

uponanewprojectlaterthisyear.今年晚些時候我們會著手進行一個新企劃.

外刊例句：Itdidn’tbodeterriblywellforthesolocareerhewas

forcedto

embarkon

afterhis

burgeoningcelebritybegantoirkRoxyfrontmanBryanFerry.()他名望日漸增加,漸漸惹怒了Roxy樂隊主唱布萊恩,隨后不得已選擇單飛,但其單飛生涯前景似乎不太妙.

替換表達：begin/enter/setabout

Q：preference作愛好解釋,應該是不可數的,這里為什么用復數形式?A：preference可以做可數名詞,也可以做不可數名詞,當它表示"愛好”這一抽象概念時,它是不可數名詞,當它表示"偏愛的事物,最喜愛的東西”時,是可數名詞,例如：astudyofconsumer

preferences

消費者偏好調查,這里personalpreferences可以表示"各種興趣愛好”.

3.對所做工作擁有強烈愛好的人更可能精通這份工作.例如,一個喜歡辯論、說理和分析的學生與其他僅僅是為了一份六位數的薪水而學習法律的人相比,能成為一名更好的律師.Peoplewho

haveapassionfor

(1.對……有強烈愛好)theworktheydoaremorelikelyto

excelat

(2.精通)it.Astudentwhoenjoysdebating,arguingandanalyzing,forinstance,would

makeabetterlawyer

(3.成為一名更好的律師)thansomeonewhostudieslawsimplytoearn

asix-figuresalary(4.一份六位數的薪水).

1-haveapassionfor

詞典釋義：passionapassionforsth

■anextremeinterestinorwishfordoingsomething,such

asahobby,activity,etc

對…的熱愛,對…的強烈愛好?Antonhasa

consuming

passion

forscience

fiction.安東對科幻小說癡迷不已.

外刊例句：Theyareusuallyclean-cutandneatlydressed(thefacial

hairinthe"I'maMormon”adsisthankfullyatypical).Andthey

haveapassionfor

business.()他們通常整潔體面,著裝得體.(其于"我是摩門教徒”廣告中展露的胡須非比尋常,令人欣慰)而且他們對商業十分感興趣.

替換表達：takeanavidinterestinsomething

學生錯誤表達：(1)

haveastrong

senseofinterest點評：搭配不當,senseof不能與interest搭配,這里可以改為haveastronginterestin(2)

bestrongly

interesting點評：interesting是指"某事物很有趣”,這里要改為bestronglyinterestedin

2-excelat

詞典釋義：excel

●○○○○1.VERB

動詞

突出;擅長;勝過(他人)

Ifsomeone

excels

in

somethingor

excelsat

it,theyarevery

goodatdoingit.?Cainehasalwaysbeenanactorwho

excelsinirony...凱恩向來是個擅長諷刺的演員.

?Marywasabetterriderthaneitherofthemandshe

excelledatoutdoorsports...瑪麗的騎術比他們倆都要好,而且她擅長戶外運動.

?Academicallyhebeganto

excel...他開始在學術上超越他人.?IthinkKrishnan

excelled

himselfinalldepartmentsofhisgame.我認為克里舍南在比賽的各個環節都有超常的發揮.

外刊例句：UKuniversities

excel

at

attractingforeignstudents.They'renotsogoodatsendinghome

studentsabroad,andthat'saproblem.

()英國大學尤其擅于吸引外國學生.但他們在送本土學生到外國學習方面卻做得不太好,這可是個問題.

替換表達：beproficientin/beskillfulat

3-makeabetterlawyer注意這里make是系動詞,而且后跟的表語只能是名詞.

詞典釋義：make[me?k]

verb

(made,

made)

BEORBECOME

是／成為

IMPROVER

[Lonly+noun]

■tobeorbecome

something,usuallybyhavingthenecessarycharacteristics

(通常因有必需的特點而)成為,變為?Idon'tthinkhewillever

make

a(good)

lawyer.我認為他不能夠當(好)律師.?He'sacompetentenoughofficer,butIdoubthe'llever

make

general.他是個很能干的軍官,但我懷疑他能否成為將軍.?It'sastorythatwould

make

agreatfilm.這是個能用來拍好電影的故事.?Shedecidedthebackroomwould

make

agood

study.她認為后面的房間很適合用作書房.

外刊例句：A

robotwithadefinedpresenceinthehousemight

makeabetterintermediary.()存在感十足的機器人或許能更好地充當家里的調解人.

替換表達：becomeabetterlawyer

4-asix-figuresalary

詞典釋義：six-figure

adjectiveonlybeforenoun

1.usedtodescribeanumberthatis100,000ormore,especiallyanamountof

money〔尤指錢〕六位數的：?asix-figuresum一筆六位數的錢?asix-figure

salary六位數的薪金

外刊例句：Michelle,a28-year-oldtechworkerwhoearns

asix-figuresalary

atadatascience

startupsaidheronlychanceofbuyingahomewouldbeifshecombinedincome

withapartner.

()米切爾今年28歲,是位于數據科技公司的技術人員,年薪達六位數.她說,若想買房可得找位伴侶一起來才行.

Q：老師,可以這樣ismorelikelytobeabetterlawyerthan同時用兩個比較級嗎?A：這里并不是兩個比較級結構,這里只有more…than這一個比較級,這個比較級與islikelytodosomething這一固定表達結合就變成了is

morelikelytobeabetterlawyerthan…

4.在取得研究生學位的過程中,學生會有更多機會去縮小和確定他們的興趣和職業目標.這樣,比起在職場中探索道路的本科學位持有者,他們有能力去更好地專注以及理解他們的專業領域.Intheprocessofearningapostgraduatedegree,studentshavemoreopportunitytonarrowanddefinetheirinterestsand

careerobjectives(1.職場目標).Thiscan

empower

(2.使有能力做……)themwithagreaterfocusandabetterunderstandingoftheirfieldthanundergraduatedegreeholderswhostruggleto

findtheirway

(3.探索道路)intheworkingworld.

1-careerobjectives

詞典釋義：objective[?b'd?ek.t?v]

noun

countable

IMPROVER

■somethingwhichyouplantodoorachieve

目標;目的?Her

main/prime

objective

nowissimplyto

stayinpower.她現在的主要目標就是繼續掌權.?Canthesalesforce

achieve/meet

itsfinancial

objectives?

銷售人員能否完成財務目標?

外刊例句：First,clarifyyour

career

objectives

byidentifyingwhatyouaregoodatandwhatyouenjoy;you

canthenbuilduponthistothriveinyourcareer.()首先,你得通過弄清楚你擅長什么和喜歡什么來讓你的職業生涯目標清晰起來,然后你就可以憑此在工作中如魚得水.

替換表達：careeraims/careergoals

學生錯誤表達：(1)

career

targets點評：沒有careertargets的說法,這里應該改為careeraims/goals/objectives

2-empower

詞典釋義：empowerUK

[?m'pa??r]

US

[-'pa?r]

verb

transitive

■togivesomeoneofficialauthorityorthefreedomtodo

something

給(某人)做…的權力;授權;使自主?[+

to

infinitive]Thisamendment

empowers

thepresident

to

declareanemergencyforawiderangeofreasons.這一修正案授權總統可在一系列情形下宣布進入緊急狀態.?Thefirststepin

empowering

thepoorestsections

ofsocietyismakingsuretheyvote.幫助社會最貧困階層掌握自己命運的第一步就是要確保他們能夠參加投票.

外刊例句：Asystemto

empower

employeestocreatetheirowndevelopmentprojects,itwaspioneeredinthe

early1990sbyOticon,aDanishhearing-aidmaker.()讓員工能設計自身發展計劃的制度首創于上世紀90年代的丹麥助聽器制作公司Oticon.

替換表達：enablesbtodosth

3-findone’sway

詞典釋義：findone's

way

phrasal

1.

a.

：

tomake

one'swaybysearching,inquiry,ortrialanderror

：

managetoreach

somedestination