209.Although companies tend to take on specialists, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management.

英语四级译文:
尽管公司招新人时倾向于聘用专才，但是总是选用通才来担任中高层管理工作。

四级词汇讲解:
本句的主干是they often seek out generalists。although引导让步状语从句。

take on意为“承担;承受”。如:
We can't take on any more work, for we're fully stretched at the moment.我们不能再接受更多的工作了，目前已经全力以赴了。

specialist本义为“专家”。如:
He is a plastic surgery specialist.他是个整形外科专家。

seek out意为“找出;挑出”。如:
How can we seek out a really good person for the job?我们怎样才能挑出真正合适的人选来做这项工作?
在本句中，specialist与后文提到的generalist相对，分别表示“专才”和“通才”。

英语四级考点归纳:
与take有关的短语还有:
※ take after意为“(外貌)相像”。如:
She takes after her mother almost in everything.她长得几乎与她妈妈一模一样。

※ take for意为“把……误认为”。如:
He speaks German so well that he's often been taken for a native.他德语说得很好，常常被误认为是德国人。

※ take in意为“欺骗;吸收”。如:
1)I was taken in by the salesman-the car turned out to be uneconomical and unreliable.推销员骗了我—那辆汽车既不便宜又不安全。
2)Fishes take in oxygen through their gills。鱼通过鳃摄取氧气。

※ take apart意为“拆卸，拆开”。如:
The boy took apart the toy car, but couldn't put it together again。男孩把玩具汽车拆开了，可怎么也安不上了。

※ take sth. away意为“使(感情、感觉等)消失”。如:
Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child from his parents.什么也无法消除父母失去孩子的极度痛苦。