Lesson 31 Success story 【单词列表】

retire [riˈtaiə] v. 退休

company [ˈkʌmpəni] n. 公司

【例】That's against our company's policy.

   这与我们公司的政策不合。

【搭】foreign trade company 外贸公司

bicycle [ˈbaisik(ə)l] n. 自行车

save [seiv] v. 积蓄

【派】savings 积蓄

【扩】deposit 储存

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A: I've decided to save some money.

B: What do you want the money for?

A:我决定积蓄一些钱。

B:你想用这钱做什么?

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workshop [ˈwəːkʃɔp] n. 车间

helper [ˈhelpə] n. 助手,帮手

【扩】assistant 助手,助理

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A: Nancy is your good helper, right?

B: Yes, I can't do my work so well without her help.

A:南希是你的好帮手,对吗?

B:是的。没有她的帮助,我的工作做不了那么好。

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employ [imˈplɔi] v. 雇佣

【派】employee 雇员

【例】Sometimes the companies do their own market research, and sometimes they employ specialists to do it.

   有时候公司自己搞调研,有时候请专家做调研。

【扩】enroll 招收

grandson [ˈɡrænsʌn] n. 孙子

 

retire *

🇬🇧/rɪˈtaɪə(r)/ 🇺🇸/rɪˈtaɪər/v. 退休
When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely. 退休

verb [vi. 不及物动词](令)退职,(使)退休;(专业运动员)退役;(因受伤、生病而)退出比赛;使(击球手)出局;<正式> 退出,离开(去安静的地方);<文> 睡觉,就寝;(陪审团)退庭表决;<正式>(军队)撤退;命令(部队)撤退;停止使用,使报废;收回(票据,纸币),使停止流通;清偿,付清(债务) - At the age when most people retire, he is ready to face a new career.

noun [抽象名词]退休,退隐 - He is to retire on his sixtieth birthday.

retire = stop working = stop doing this

  • He is getting old, He is going to retire. 他越来越老, 他打算退休了
  • I'm going to retire next year. 我明年会退出影坛或歌坛

I'm so tired that I'm going to retire now. (retire = go to bed)

company

/ˈkʌmpəni/n. 公司
A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services. 公司

noun [专属名词]公司;陪伴,同伴;宾客,来宾;在一起的一群人;连队;剧团,歌舞团;女童军大队 - Sheila found some work as a secretary in an insurance company.

verb [vt. 及物动词]<古>结交,交往;<古>陪伴 - If you have company, you have a visitor or friend with you.

corporation n. 责任公司

  • limited corporation 有限责任公司(缩略形式:Ltd.Co)

business n. 生意,公司

  • He works in my business. 他在我的公司工作

bicycle

🇬🇧/ˈbaɪsɪk(ə)l/ 🇺🇸/ˈbaɪsɪkl/n. 自行车
A bicycle is a vehicle with two wheels which you ride by sitting on it and pushing two pedals with your feet.自行车

noun [专属名词]单车,自行车 - The bicycle lay upended in a ditch.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]骑自行车 - He got on his bicycle and rode off.

save *

/seɪv/v. 积蓄
If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. 救助; 拯救

noun [专属名词]救助,搭救;避免,减少;积攒,储蓄;节省(钱、时间或其他资源);保存,保留;收集;(为某人)保留;(计算机)保存(数据);使健康长寿,护佑;(足球等)救球,防止对方进球;(棒球)(替补投手) 保持(其他投手取得的领先地位);(基督教)拯救(某人),使摆脱罪孽 - The goalie made some great saves.

verb [vi. 不及物动词](足球等守门员的)救球;(棒球)(替补投手) 保持(其他投手取得的领先地位);(计算机)存储数据 - The meeting is an attempt to mobilize nations to save children from death by disease and malnutrition.

preposition [位置和方向]<正式> 除……之外 - Julie wanted to put some of her money aside for holidays or save up for something special.

① vt. 挽救,救助,拯救

save one's life

  • The doctor saved the child’s life. They saved the child from the fire.

save one's face 挽会面子

② vt.  积蓄,储蓄

  • He used to save letters. save money 存 钱
  • He saved (money) for years to buy a car.

西方人不喜欢提钱, 所以用 save up 表示存钱

  • I have saved up for many years. 我已经存了好几年的钱
  • Save it for a rainy day. 未雨绸缪, 为将来需要而做好准备
  • save time 节省时间:利用有效的方法或手段来减少所需的时间。
  • save the game 保存游戏(存档)

workshop

🇬🇧/ˈwɜːkʃɒp/ 🇺🇸/ˈwɜːrkʃɑːp/n. 车间
A workshop is a period of discussion or practical work on a particular subject in which a group of people share their knowledge or experience. 讨论会

noun [具体名词]车间,工场,作坊;研讨会,讲习班 - Trumpeter Marcus Belgrave ran a jazz workshop for young artists.

verb [vi. 不及物动词](在正式上演前)研讨性演出(戏剧) - This workshop helps young unemployed people.

helper

🇬🇧/ˈhelpə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈhelpər/n. 帮手,助手
A helper is a person who helps another person or group with a job they are doing. 助手

noun [专属名词]助手,帮手 - Note the use of helper methods.

employ

/ɪmˈplɔɪ/v. 雇佣
If a person or company employs you, they pay you to work for them. 雇用

verb [vi. 不及物动词]雇用;使用,利用;忙于,从事(be employed in) - The company employs 18 workers.

noun [抽象名词]受雇(in the employ of) - The agent was in the employ of a foreign country.

  • employment n. 雇佣,就业
  • unemployment n.失业
  • unemployment rate 失业率

grandson

/ˈɡrænsʌn/n. 孙子
Someone's grandson is the son of their son or daughter. 孙子; 外孙

noun [专属名词]孙子;外孙 - My little grandson is no trouble at all, but his 6-year-old sister is a handful.

success

/səkˈses/n. 成功
Success is the achievement of something that you have been trying to do. 成效

noun [专属名词]成功,胜利;发财,成名;成功的人(或事物) - It's important for the success of any diet that you vary your meals.

experience

🇬🇧/ɪkˈspɪəriəns/ 🇺🇸/ɪkˈspɪriəns/n. 经历
Experience is knowledge or skill in a particular job or activity that you have gained because you have done that job or activity for a long time. 经验

noun [抽象名词]经历,往事;经验,阅历;传统 - It was a cathartic experience.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]经历,遭遇;体会到,感受到 - It was a cathartic experience.

① n. 经历(可数)

  • He has a lot of experiences. (经历,可数名词)

② n. 经验,体验(不可数)

  • They want someone with a lot of experience for this job. (经验,不可数名词)
  • Does she have any experience in teaching?

③ vt. 经验,体验

  • Have you ever experienced anything like this?
  • The village has experienced great changes since 1980.

experienced adj. 有经验的,经验丰富的

  • He is an experienced doctor.

work *

🇬🇧/wɜːk/ 🇺🇸/wɜːrk/n. 工作
People who work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do. 工作

noun [抽象名词]工作,职业;(花费体力或脑力做的)事情;活计;职责,工作内容;(作家、画家、音乐家等的)作品,著作;工作成果;工作所需的材料(或档案等);工作地点;工作时间;作为,行动结果 - People who have work or who are in work have a job, usually one which they are paid to do.

verb [vi. 不及物动词]工作,干活儿;从事体力(或脑力)劳动;从事…工作,在…工作;努力取得,力争;协助,帮助;(机器或设备)运转,运行;开动,操作(机器、装置等);奏效,产生预期的效果;产生…作用 - When you work, you do the things that you are paid or required to do in your job.

I work in NO School. 我在NO学校工作。

work 和 job 都翻译为“工作”,job 为可数名词,一般与“职业、职位”有关,或表示某人的“份内事”; work 作“工作”讲时是不可数名词,常指具体的“劳动、作业”或“(待做的)工作或事务”等,也可能表示“上班”。

  • John is looking for a new job.
  •  I’m looking for work as a driver.
  • I am looking for a new job.
  • It was his job to repair bicycles.