Uint 4
Language Points
工作, 职业
Please state your name, address, and occupation.
I hope that teaching will be my future occupation.
2) 业余活动, 消遣　
Fishing is a peaceful occupation.
1. occupation n.
3) 占领，占有　　
She was born in France during the German occupation.
＜知识拓展＞
occupant n. 占有人, 占有者
occupational adj. 职业的, 职业引起的
occupy v. 占领,占有,使从事,使忙于
2. Now discuss in pairs how you would feel if you were offered a job on a famous newspaper.
这里if 引导虚拟条件句, 表示与将来的事实相反。虚拟语气是一种特殊的谓语动词形式; 用来表示一种假设、愿望、建议、命令、可能等。注意下面表格中的主句与从句时态。
虚拟条件句举例：
If you had come earlier, you would have met him.
If I were you, I would go there at once.
If it were to rain tomorrow, they would not go out.
3. Never will Zhou Yang forget his first assignment at the office of a popular local newspaper.
这里是倒装(Inversion), 此句的正常句序是: Zhou Yang will never forget his first assignment at the office of ….
注意: 当一些否定词, 如: never, little, hardly, scarcely, seldom, not, not only, no sooner放在句首时, 句子部分倒装, 即句序为: 否定词＋助动词＋主语＋谓语
Maybe you have been to many countries, but nowhere else can you find such a beautiful place. 　　　　　　　 (否定词nowhere置于句首, 对句子结构进行部分倒装)
I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in my life had I felt so happy.　　 　 (否定词never置于句首,对句子结构进行部分倒装）
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Never in my wildest dreams _____ these people are living in such poor conditions.
（安徽 2006）
A. I could imagine B. could I imagine
C. I couldn’t imagine D. couldn’t I imagine
[点拨] 选B。表示否定意义的词如never, hardly, seldom等位于句首时，句子要部分倒装。
4. His discussion with his new boss, Hu Xin, was to strongly influence his life as a journalist.
be to +动词原形, 这里表示将来的时态,有注定的意味。
He is never to see his wife again.
His continuous effort is to make him a successful man.
be to +动词原形可以表示一种责任, 需要, 警告或命令的语气。
You are to be back before 10pm.
I am to inform you that your wife was killed in the accident.
be to +动词原形也可以表示一种不会改变的安排或意向。　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
They are to be married next month.
The conference is to be held on March 25th.
否定形式be (not) to +动词原形表示一种可能性。
The lost child was not to be found.
He was not to come on time.
5. influence
n.影响力;有影响力的人或事 v.影响(某人)对…起作用
The influence of parents is very important.
It’s very clear that her painting has been influenced by Picasso.
I don’t want to influence you, so I don’t want to tell you my opinion.
influential adj. 有影响力的
6. delighted: very pleased and happy
delighted to do something
Sandy will be delighted to see you.
delighted (that)
I’m delighted that we have settled the matter.
delighted with/by/at
She was delighted with her new home.
I am delighted by the result.
Andrea was delighted at the chance to go to the ballet ball.
7. assistant adj. 助理的；副的
e.g. assistant manager / director / cook / professor / journalist etc.
assistant n. (C) : someone who helps someone else in their work, especially by doing the less important jobs
e.g. a sales / shop assistant
e.g. Hughes, who was Mott's assistant, will now become head coach.
e.g. Lydia is the assistant to the Director of Finance.
8. put sb. …to sb.: to arrange for someone to follow sb., or to make sb. go to a place
e.g. Remember to put the children to bed
at 8 o’clock.
put sb. up to sth.: to encourage someone to do something stupid or dangerous
e.g. 'Did Shirley put you up to this?'
'No, it was my own idea.'
9. Not till you are more experienced.
等你积累一些经验了才行。
experienced adj. 有经验的, 熟练的, 有 见识经验丰富的常与介词in或at连用
e.g. She has become quite experienced at / in teaching primary school students.
He is experienced in/at bargaining.
1) v. 经历, 体验
　Have you experienced real hunger?
Our country has experienced great changes.
experience
CN 经历, 经历的事情　
UN 经验, 体验
Please tell us your experiences while in Africa. 经历
That was an unpleasant experience. 经历
He hadn’t enough experience for the job.
I know from the experience that he will be late. 经验
2) n.
10. Later you can cover a story and submit the article yourself.　 然后你就能独自去进行新闻采访并写出你自己报道了。
1) cover
v. 采访, 报道
Journalists are soon sent to cover the terrible attack / cover the local election.
v. 覆盖, 遮掩
2/3 of the earth is covered with water.
He laughed to cover his nervousness.
v. 包括, 涉及
His lecture covered the subject thoroughly.
He made a research that covers a wide field.
n. 盖子, 避难所, 书刊封面　
I bought the book only for its cover.
We took cover/sheltered under a tree.
They escaped under the cover of darkness.
2) submit v. 提交, 呈递
submit (that)
He submits only that it is not Washington that should do the helping.
submit an application /claim/proposal … All applications must be submitted by Monday.
屈服, 顺从
They submitted an essay to the pressure.
11. No need for a camera.
此句是省略句, 原句为: There is no need for a camera.
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　There is no need (for sb.) to do sth. 　　　　　　　　　没有必要做某事情
There is no need to worry about money.
There is no need to be in such a hurry.
12. professional adj. 职业的,专业的, 从事职业的
I can’t imagine he is a professional footballer.
I want to be a professional journalist.
professional team / standards / advice
profession n. occupation requiring advanced education and special training
e.g. She is a lawyer by profession. e.g. The acting is a good profession at the moment.
13. eager adj. full of strong desire to do sth.
Students are eager for new knowledge.
He is eager in his studies.
I am eager about progress.  She is eager to please her boss.
eagerness 　n. 热切, 渴望
14. concentrate on (doing) sth.
concentrate v.
1) 专心致志，全神贯注
His whole mind was concentrated on one thing--- how to pass the exam.
I can’t concentrate on my studies with all that noise going on.
2) 聚集, 集中
The troops concentrated near the station.
The crowds concentrated in the centre of the city.
15. Not only am I interested in photography, but I took an amateur course at university to update my skills.
Not only…but also引导的并列句, 如not only位于句首, not only 所在句倒装。
Not only will I go, but also I will take my parents there.
16. amateur adj. 业余的→(反) professional 专业的
an amateur orchestra
amateur dramatics
n. (C) someone who does an activity just for pleasure, not as their job
Compared to those guys, I’m an amateur.
The cast was made up mostly of amateurs.
The orchestra is made up entirely of amateurs.
17. course
n. 课程; 过程; 一道菜
An event that changed the course of
history 改变历史进程的事件
a four-course dinner 有四道菜的正餐
18. update v. to make sth more modern by adding new parts, etc. 现代化, 更新
It’s about time we updated our
software.
我们的软件应该更新了。
19. skill n. (C/U): an ability to do something well, especially because you have learned and practised it
Reading and writing are two different skills.
Many jobs today require computer skills.
Being a good manager requires a number of highly specialized skills.
skilled adj.: good at something because you have experience or training有能力的; 有经验的; 训练过的
(反) unskilled
The company is fortunate to have such highly skilled workers.
Many Silicon Valley companies are growing so fast, they are eager to build a skilled high-tech workforce.
skillful adj. having or showing skill 有技巧的；熟练的
They were highly professional and very skillful.
We give him instruction in safe and skillful driving.
Biological evolution has made the human species more sensitive to its environment and more skillful in dealing with it.
20. acquire v. gain or get by one’s effort 获得
　 acquisition n. 获得, 习得, 获得物
I managed to acquire two tickets for the concert.
The company has acquired a new office building in Guangzhou.
The acquisition of a second language is different from learning it. 语言的习得不等同于语言的学习。
He is a valuable acquisition to the firm.他是公司不可多得(宝贵的)人才。
注意:不要把 acquire (获得, 学到)和
inquire (询问, 问明, 查究)混淆
21. have a nose for 有探究和发现事物的能力
He has a sharp nose for others’ trouble.
Experienced teachers often have sharp noses for students’ problems.
<拓展>　
have an eye for 很能鉴赏(判断);对…感兴趣
He has an eye for beauty, so he has an eye for color and style in clothes too.
22. assess v. to make a judgment about a person or situation after thinking carefully about it
synonym(同义词): judge
The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have.
Psychologists (心理学家们) will assess the child's behavior.
The booklet aims to help parents assess recent educational changes.
23. inform v formally or officially tell someone about something or give them information
inform somebody about/of something
Please inform us of any change of address as soon as possible.
inform somebody (that)
We regret to inform you that your application has been rejected.
24. miss v. not do sth. / fail to do sth.
I’m absolutely starving — I missed lunch.
He missed 20 games after breaking a bone in his wrist.
She was upset at missing all the excitement.
miss doing something
He had missed being elected by a single vote.
25. deadline n a date or time by which you have to do or complete something
deadline for
The deadline for applications is May 27th.
deadline of
It has to be in before the deadline of July 1st.
meet /miss a deadline (= have or not