最新版：大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)背單詞練聽(tīng)力(Unit Three)

　　聽(tīng)力擴(kuò)展：

　　A: Sometimes Im really tired of this kind of life.

　　B:Why ?

　　A:People always compete with one another. Life is full of competition.

　　B:To some extent you’re right. Competition is everywhere, and it is tough. We have to compete with others in order to survive. But that does not mean happiness has gone.

　　A：有時(shí)我真的厭倦這種生活了。

　　B：為什么?

　　A：人與人之間總是相互斗爭(zhēng)，生活中處處都是競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。

　　B：在某種程度上你是對(duì)的。競(jìng)爭(zhēng)無(wú)處不在，而且還很殘酷。為了生存，我們不得不和別人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，但這并不意味著生活中沒(méi)有幸福了。

　　competitive a. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的，比賽的

　　例：The banks are lending money at a competitive rate of interest. 銀行競(jìng)相以低利率貸款。The state of competition in an industry depends on five basic competitive forces. 產(chǎn)業(yè)內(nèi)的競(jìng)爭(zhēng)態(tài)勢(shì)取決于五種基本競(jìng)爭(zhēng)力量。拓展：competitiveness n. 競(jìng)爭(zhēng)能力;competition n. 比賽，競(jìng)爭(zhēng)

　　聽(tīng)力擴(kuò)展：In this competitive society it is essential to know how to sell yourself in order to get the job you want. That means you must be able to market your best features and present yourself in the best light. After all, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.在這個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈的社會(huì)，為了得到你想要的工作，必須知道如何推銷(xiāo)自己，這是很必要的。這意味著你必須能夠推銷(xiāo)你的優(yōu)點(diǎn)，展現(xiàn)你最好的一面。畢竟，你永遠(yuǎn)沒(méi)有第二次機(jī)會(huì)去打造第一印象。【注】essential a. 必不可少的;impression n. 印象，感想

　　complex a. 復(fù)雜的，難懂的;n. ①綜合體 ②(心)情節(jié)

　　例：He had not a particularly complex mind. 他的頭腦并不十分復(fù)雜。I am developing a guilt complex about it. 我對(duì)此事有一種負(fù)罪感。拓展：complexity n. 復(fù)雜性，難懂

　　聽(tīng)力擴(kuò)展：

　　A: I really appreciate the time you make in the schedules.

　　B: You are welcome.

　　A: OK. Let’s begin. What do you think about this plan?

　　B: I think it is too complex. We have to find a way to make it easier.

　　A: But there’s only one week for us.

　　B: Yes, you are right.

　　A: I hope you can hand in the new plan in 5 days.

　　B: OK. No problem.

　　A：感謝您從百忙中抽出時(shí)間。

　　B：不客氣。

　　A：好的。開(kāi)始吧。你覺(jué)得這個(gè)計(jì)劃怎么樣?

　　B：我覺(jué)得它太復(fù)雜。我們得找一個(gè)簡(jiǎn)單易行的方法。

　　A：但只剩一周時(shí)間了。

　　B：是啊。

　　A：希望你能在5天內(nèi)提交新計(jì)劃。

　　B：好的。沒(méi)問(wèn)題。

　　confuse v. ①使困惑，把……弄糊涂 ②混淆，把……混同

　　例：They asked so many questions that they confused me. 他們問(wèn)了許多問(wèn)題, 都把我弄糊涂了。His comments only served to confuse the issue further. 他的評(píng)論讓問(wèn)題更加復(fù)雜化。搭配：confuse…and/with 將……混淆，混同：People often confuse me and my twin sister. 人們常常混淆我和我的孿生妹妹。拓展：confused a. 迷惑的;confusing a. 不清楚的;confusion n. 困惑，混淆

　　contact n. & v. ①聯(lián)系，聯(lián)絡(luò) ②接觸

　　例：She comes into contact with many people. 她和許多人有聯(lián)系。We agreed to contact again as soon as possible. 我們同意盡快再聯(lián)系。搭配：in contact with保持聯(lián)系：Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college? 你和大學(xué)里的朋友還保持聯(lián)系嗎?lost contact with 失去聯(lián)系：She lost contact with her son. 她和兒子失去了聯(lián)系。come into contact with接觸