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Unit Six
Sam Adams,
Industrial Engineer
Unit Six
Sam Adams,
Industrial Engineer
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I. New Words
I. New Words
1. efficiency:
n. the ability to do sth. well
It will improve our efficiency
if we introduce an up-to-date machine.
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2. neat:
(1) a. in good order; tidyHe always keeps his bedroom
neat.
Premier Zhou Enlai was neat
about his appearance.
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(2) a. (AmE. Infml) very good.
It was a really neat party.
I enjoyed myself.
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3. expert: n. person with special
knowledge, skill or training.
(at / in)
Chen Lu is an expert at figure
skating.
an expert in economics;
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It is quality, not quantity, that
is important.
4. quality: n. high degree of
goodness
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All the products in this factory are
produced according to international
quality standards.
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5. basis: n. foundation
What is the basis of your idea?
His theory has a solid basis.
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on a first-name basis
on a five-day-a-week basis
有(直称其名的)亲密关系;
一周上班 5 天制
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6. amaze: a. vt. fill with great
surprise or wonder.
Your attitude simply amazes me.
I was amazed to hear that you
were leaving.
b. be amazed at (or by)
I was amazed at the
news.
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7. inspect:
(1) vt. examine carefully
Her job is to inspect the service
quality of all KFC chainstores i
n Shanghai.
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(2) visit officially
Some government officials will
come to inspect our school next
week.
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8. assemble:8. assemble:
assemble the parts of a watchassemble the parts of a watch
(1) vt. fit together (the parts of sth.)(1) vt. fit together (the parts of sth.)
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(2) vt. vi. (cause people or things
to) come together; collect
The captain assembled the
members of the team.
The pupils assembled on the field.
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9. relieve: vt. to lessen (pain or
trouble)
Aspirin usually relieves a
person’s headache.
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Washing machines and microwave
ovens relieve the work of
housewives.We are relieved to hear that he
returned safe and sound.
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a. relieved (esp. of a person) given
relief
Much to my relief, he is safe now.
She had a relieved look on her face.
n. reliefIt was a great relief to me when I
heard he was safe.
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10.dull:
(2) uninteresting.
The candle gave out a dull light.
eg. a dull book/ film
(1) a. not clear or bright
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11. –minded strong-minded;
open-minded; narrow-minded;
business-minded
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12. fire:
(1) dismiss sb. from his or
her job
I’ll fire you if you are late
again.
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(2) shoot eg. They fired at the
enemy.
(3) cause to begin burning
It is difficult to fire wet twigs.
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13. achieve:
It’s impossible to achieve fame
/ success without efforts.
(1) gain or reach by effort. 获得;
达到;赢得
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(2) complete, get sth. done
完成;成就
No one can achieve
anything without effort.
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II. Language Points
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1. how I happened to: what led
me to; how it came about that I
(became)
The reporters are eager to know
how she happened to be on the
spot.
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I happened to have brought my u
mbrella with me, so I didn’t get we
t through.
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2. So he asked me to come in on a
short-term basis as a consultant.
---So he asked me to work for a
period of time in his factory as
a consultant.
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Come in: have or find a place;
have a part to play 参与;担任职务
I understand your plan perfectly,
but I don’t see where I come in.
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3. look around: a. look right and left;
examine one’s surroundings; ---“Can I help you? Is there
anything you particularly want?”
---“No, thank you, I am just
looking around.”
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b. consider the situation
before deciding sth. 事前仔细考虑
Don’t make a hurried decision;
Look around well first.
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4. parenthetical element: most
important of all, most of all
5. miss: (usually in a continuous
tense) lack
My wallet is missing.
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6. except for: apart from
The room was empty except
for a few chairs.
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except: Everybody understood
except me.
Except for its high cost, this type
of machine would be very suitable.
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7. go on strike; be (out) on strike:
begin a strike
The students are out on strike.
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The building of the new bridge
has been held up by bad weather.
8. hold up: delay
The traffic was held up for an
hour by an accident.
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----His fellow worker who worked
further down the assembly line
had to wait doing nothing…
9. Workers beyond him in line on
his shift had to wait with
nothing to do…
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10. result in: have as a result
Eating too much will result in
sickness.
result from: occur as a result
His illness resulted from eating
too much.
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11. promotion: advancement in
position or rank; an action to
help sth. develop or succeed
After several drinks, John
was bold enough to ask for a
promotion.
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The most important purpose of a
sports meet is not competition, but
promotion of friendship.
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12. keep up with: go forward at an
equal pace with
You walk so fast that I can hardly
keep up with you.