Lesson one The Company in Which I Work
(are)drained by time and success of energy and ambition
drain sb. /sth. of sth: make sb./ sth. weaker and poorer by gradually using up his strength or money etc, eg: This country drained of its manpower to build the pyramid for their king.
come upon them : come upon /up sth: meet or find by chance
eg: I came upon a group of children playing in the street
who are credited with running it : who are thought to be managing the company
credit sb. /sth. with sth: believe that sth./sb. has sth. ;attribute …to …
eg: (1)I credited you with more intelligence to do the work better.
(2)Edison is credited with the invention of the phonograph .
He makes it clear to me every now and then that …before …other department.
(1) it是形式宾语,clear为宾补,to me 做状语,every now and then 做状语,that 引导的从句是真正宾语.在that引导的宾语从句中,to see…动词不定式做目的状语,coming…动词现在分词词组做定语修饰everything, before引导时间状语从句
(2) .(2)every now and then=every so often 偶尔,有时,不时
I will bypass him on most of our assignments rather than take up his time and delay their delivery to people who have an immediate need for then
(1) will…rater than…宁愿…而不愿…
(2) bypass sb. on sth. 就某事而绕过某人
(3) take up one's time: occupy one's time
eg;It took up a whole day for me to write the composition.
(4) delivery to sb. 给某人的递送
(5) immediate need for sth. 急需某物
on trial : under inspection ,check 引申义:is inflicted on
on the verge of …处于…边缘The veteran returned from the Vietnam war was on the verge of committing suicid
strain to do sth. 竭力,全力做某事
eg: The manufacturer strained to finish its orders in time .
secure and self-assured 最有把握且充满自信的
a record of the sales results of the preceding week …is kept and compared to …the year before.
(1) 句子结构:a record…is kept and compared to ….
(2) And 连接两个for , 指两种不同部门上周的销售业绩,
一种指各销售办公室的销售业绩,一种指公司各分部销售部门销售业绩的汇总
The result of his photocopying and distributing is that there is …scrutiny and discussion…of how…at any given time.
(1) 主句结构:The result…is that…这是个主系表结构,that引导的从句是表语从句,
(2) 在表语从句中有个there be 结构,在there be 结构中主语为public scrutiny and discussion of sth. ,how引导的从句做介词of的宾语
for fear(that): 唯恐in order that…should not occur
eg:I hid my money in a secret place for fear it would be found by my wife.
They are doing terribly 他们尤其的糟terribly: (口)非常,十分地d 指do poorly
land a large order : 争取到一份大宗订单
land: succeed in obtaining sth.
bring in: gain 有收入,赚得 eg: How much did the last auction bring in?
the next time around:下一次
bunch :gang, mob, group
brood miserably about the future:为未来而冥思,苦想,揪心
(one superior) who he feels has a grudge against him
wreck his career :ruin him, spoil or write off
incur: 招致, 蒙受
eg: It took me ten years to pay off the debts incurred by gambling..
mix socially with sb.:与…进行社交往来
prominent executives 地位显赫的高级管理人员
participate in responsible civic affairs
participate in:参与
responsible:重大的,责任重大的
civic affairs:私人事务活动
the salesmen react very well to the constant pressure and rigid supervision to which they are subjected
(1) react to sth. :对…的反应
(2) subject sb. to sth.:使某人经受某事eg: The guards subjected the prisoner to harsh torture
(3) constant pressure and rigid supervision长期压力和严格监督
(4) which引导定语从句修饰supervision, subject sb. to sth. 中的to 提到which
thrive on sth..因…而茁壮成长,蓬勃发展eg :He thrived on criticism from his twin brother.
explicit : 明确而详细的,比较implicit 暗示的,含蓄的
for the most part :in most cases, mostly eg :The audience could for the most part follow my lecture
are concerned with collecting…
be concerned with doing sth.:忙于做某事,关心干谋事
比较 concern oneself with doing sth.忙于(主动式)
eg: (1)They are concerned with interviewing the famous star.
(2) There's no need to concern yourself with this investigation, we'll do it ourselves.
reputable source:可靠的信息来源
people in the Market Research Department are never held to blame for conditions they discover outside the company that place us at a competitive disadvantage.
(1) 主句结构People are never held to blame for conditions
(2) that place us at a competitive disadvantage做定语修饰conditions, that 在从句中做主语,they discover outside the company为定语从句,修饰condition, 省略了that, that引导的宾语从句做discover的宾语
(3) conditions: situation, things
(4) be held to blame for sth.因…而受责备,应负责
比较:bear the blame受过,负过失责任
shift the blame on sb.嫁祸于人
be to blame 该受责备
全句译文:我们市场研究部的人从来不对他们(指别人)发现公司以外的情况使我们处于竞争劣势负责
techniques of deception:骗术
fall victim to sth.:是...的牺牲品
launch a new advertising campaign举行新的广告活动
take in :欺骗上当
change our partners:换女友
wander all about:到处周游
drop dead(1)暴死(2)用以叫某人不要再打扰,干涉等,语气强硬而粗鲁
the few years left in this one life of mine:我仅此一次生命的剩下不多的年头,余生
Everything routine that comes in I pass along to somebody else
(1) that 引导定语从句修饰饿,在这里that不能用which 替换
(2) routine:后置定语,日常的,通常的,惯例的,例行的
(3) pass along to sb.:推给某人,交给
(4) 全句译文:我总是把分配下来的例行事务推给他人.
It's a real problem to decide whether it's more boring to do…than to pass along…and then…at all.
(1) It做形式主语,to decide whether…动词不定式做真正的主语
(2) 在whether 引导的宾语从句中,it做形式主语,to do something boring做真正主语,还有一个比较结构做状语,在比较结构的to pass along ..to do at all这个动词不定式中,有一个定语从句that comes in 做定语修饰everything,有一个词组pass along sth. to sb., and 表承接动作,与pass along 相并列.
(3) decide:对…做出判断
(4) 全句译文:真成问题的是:要判断做乏味的工作更烦人,还是把分配下来的乏味工作交给别人自己无所事事更烦人.
perform at my best :充分表现,尽其所能
I rejoice with tremendous pride and vanity in the compliments I receive when I do them well.
(1) rejoice in:以…为荣
eg: Jane rejoiced in her unexpected health and become excellent athlete.
(2) with tremendous pride and vanity怀着无比的自豪和骄傲陶醉于我受到的赞美声中.
letdown:n. 失望,沮丧
take advantage of:利用(对物)指滥用,(对人)指欺骗,占便宜
(1) he was often taken advantage of lacking of business knowledge.
(2) He took advantage of his position and power to find a job for his son.
These exercises in malice never fail to boost my spirits.
这种恶意游戏总能振奋我的精神
boost:增强某事的力量,提高价值,鼓励和促进某事物.
eg: The unexpected win boost the morale of the soldiers.
without dependents没有需供养之人
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