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 they?re 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. That?s not up to the opportunity. That?s up to you. It doesn?t 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。

paragraph n. ①段 ②短讯；v. 将……分段

例：Translate the following paragraphs into Chinese. 将下列各段译成中文。Did you see the paragraph about the stock market? 你有没有看到有关股票市场的短讯？Paragraph this text. 将这篇文章分段。

present a.①出席的，在场的 ②当前的；n. 赠品； v. 给, 赠送

例：I’m not at all satisfied with the present situation. 我对目前的情况一点儿都不满意。He often gave his neighbor’s kids little presents. 他常常送些小礼物给邻居的孩子。They presented him with a bunch of flowers. 他们献给他一束鲜花。搭配： (there is) no time like the present 现在是最好时机：“When do you want me to leave?” “No time like the present.” “你想让我什么时候离开？”“就现在。”at present现在，马上：At present, more and more people are interested in Internet. 目前，越来越多的人对互联网感兴趣。拓展：presence n. 出席，存在

process n. ①过程，进程 ②制作法

例：I will tell you, sooner or later, all the complicated process. 我早晚会将整个复杂过程告诉你。 They are using a new process to make glass. 他们正在用一种新方法制造玻璃。搭配：be in the process of doing sth. 在……的进程中：A hurricane was in the process of devastating South Carolina. 一股飓风正在向南卡罗来纳州移动。in the process 在此过程中：She would make him pay for this, even if she killed herself in the process. 即使牺牲她的生命，她也要让他为此付出代价。

product n. ①产品，产物 ②结果 ③乘积

例：Today’s housing problems are the product of years of neglect. 今天的住房困难是多年来忽视的结果。The product of 4 and 10 is 40. 四与十的乘积是四十。拓展：production n. 产品，生产；productive a. 生产的，能产的，多产的

听力扩展：
A: That’s a very wide question. But to put it in a very simple term, one of the objects of market research is to find out whether there?s a market for that product and whether we can sell that product in the market.
B: Who does this kind of job then?
A: Sometimes we carry out our own research, but for major products where development costs are likely to be high, we employ specialists.
A：这个问题覆盖面很广。简单地说，市场调研的目标之一就是找出这种产品是否有市场，在市场上是否能出售这种产品。
B：那么谁做这种工作呢？
A：有时候我们自己进行调研，但对于那些开发费用高的重要产品，则请专家调研。

promote v. ①晋升 ②宣传，推销(商品等)

例：He certainly ought to be promoted. 他应该升职。The Prime Minister?s visit will promote the cooperation between the two countries. 首相的访问将促进两国间的合作。promote to 提升为：They promoted him to be a general. 他们将他提拔为将军。拓展：promotion n. 促进，提升

听力扩展：
A: Hi, I have good news to tell you.
B: What is it?
A: You are going to be promoted as the manager assistant.
B: Really?
A: Yes, they are going to promote you.
B: What an honor this is!
A: We have quite a bit of confidence in you.
B: Thank you so much. That means a lot to me.
A：嗨，我有个好消息要告诉你。
B：什么消息？
A：你就要被提拔做经理助理啦。
B：真的吗?
A：是真的，他们就要提拔你了。
B：这是很高的荣誉。
A：我们对你很有信心。
B：非常感谢，这对我来说很重要。

rate n. ①比例 ②速度 ③费用，价格

例：The unemployment rate is rising in that country. 那个国家的失业率正在攀升。The car was going at the rate of 60 miles an hour. 汽车以每小时六十英里的速度行驶。搭配：at this rate 照这种情形：At this rate, I won’t have a job to go back to. 这样的话，我就没有工作可干了。at any rate 无论如何：At any rate, they must finish the homework in two days. 无论如何，他们必须在两天之内完成家庭作业。
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