背单词练听力（6） involve v. ①使卷入 ②需要 ③专注，使忙于 例：Don’t involve me in your quarrel! 不要把我牵扯进你们的争吵中! His work involves occasional journeys. 他的工作偶尔需要出差。He was involved in writing his doctoral dissertation. 他在聚精会神地写博士论文。搭配：involve in 使……陷入困境：Don’t involve me in solving your problems! 你解决你的问题，不要把我拉进去！involve with 与……关系密切：He often sees her but doesn’t want to get too involved. 他常与她来往，但不愿与她过分亲近。拓展：involved a. ①复杂难懂的 ②有密切关系的 听力扩展： A teacher was always so involved in the text being studied that he never looked up. He would call on a student for translation and explanation, and—without realizing it—he often chose the same student day after day. Out of respect, the student wouldn’t point this out to him. After being called on four days in a row, a student named Goldberg asked advice from his friends. The next day when the teacher said, “Goldberg, translate and explain.” Goldberg replied, “Goldberg is absent today.” “All right,” said the teacher, “you translate and explain.” 一位老师讲课时总是盯着课本，从不抬头。他常让学生翻译和解释课文，但总叫同一个学生。老师自己并未意识到这一点。出于尊敬，学生没有给他指出来。 一个叫古德伯格的学生，在被老师一连提问了四天之后，向他的朋友请教解决方法。第二天，教师又说：“古德伯格，翻译并解释课文。”古德伯格回答说：“古德伯格今天缺席。” “那好，”老师说：“你来翻译解释吧。” lead v. (led, led) ①带领 ②导致 ③通向；n. 榜样 例：She led me into the drawing-room. 她带我进入客厅。All the children followed his lead. 孩子们都以他为学习的榜样。搭配： lead to 导致，引起： One careless move may lead to the loss of the entire game. 一招不慎，满盘皆输。mislead v. 使误解，把……带错路；拓展：leading a. 最重要的，主要的 likely a. ①很可能的 ②适当的，正合要求的；ad. 很可能 例：John is likely to be in London this autumn. 今年秋天约翰可能在伦敦。The park is a likely place for the picnic. 公园倒是个适合野餐的地方。We will most likely be late. 我们很有可能会迟到。搭配：not likely (非正式)当然不，我不干：“Are you going home?” “Not likely!” “你要回家吗？”“当然不！”as likely as not 很可能：I won’t take their pills, because as likely as not they’d poison me. 我才不吃他们的药呢，他们很有可能要毒死我。 听力扩展：I’m not in favor of it. I think women should accept their traditional role of being housewives. Women and men have different advantages. Women are generally tender and considerate, so are suitable for caring for kids and so on. But because theyre oftentimes too emotional, they’re not likely to be as successful in the professional world. 我不赞成，我认为妇女应当接受她们传统的角色，做家庭妇女。女人和男人有各自不同的优势。女性通常温柔体贴，所以适合照顾孩子等等。但是她们常常感情用事，所以不太可能在职场上取得和男性一样的成功。【注】oftentimes ad. 时常地；emotional a. 感情上的，易动情的 major a. ①较大的 ②一流的 ③主修的；v. 主修，专攻 例：The house needs major repairs. 这幢房子需要大修。He is a major writer. 他是著名的作家。He majors in math. 他主修数学。拓展：majority n. 大多数 means n. ①方法，手段 ②财产，财力 例：It is all a means to an end. 这只是达到目的的一种手段。He is living beyond his means. 他入不敷出。搭配：by all means 无论如何，必定：Try by all means to save the dying. 一定要尽力抢救那个垂危的病人。by means of借助于，用：They succeeded by means of perseverance. 他们不懈努力，最终获得成功。by no means决不，一点儿也不：She is by no means stupid. 她一点儿也不笨。拓展：mean a. 吝啬的，卑鄙的；v. 意图，意味 opportunity n. 机会，良机 例：There may be an opportunity for you to see the chairman of the board tomorrow. 明天你也许有机会见到董事长。Opportunity kicks but once. 机会难再。搭配：opportunity knocks 成功的机会来了： Opportunity knocks! Let’s work hard together! 成功的机会来了，让我们一起努力吧！ 听力扩展： Just like you need air to breathe, you need opportunity to succeed. However, it takes more than just breathing in the fresh air of opportunity. You must make use of that opportunity. Thats not up to the opportunity. Thats up to you. It doesnt matter which “floor” the opportunity is on, but the importance is what you do with it.正如你需要呼吸空气一样，你需要机会才能成功，然而成功靠的并不仅仅是随手可得的机会。你必须利用机会。成功并不取决于机会，而是取决于你。重要的并不是你在哪一个阶段遇见机会，而是面对机会你是如何把握的。 |
