Unit6课件..ppt

Unit 6 Sam Adams, Industrial Engineer American educational system: In the United States, education is the responsibilities of individual states, not of the federal government, so requirements may vary from one state to another. The following is a generalization: Q A: Do you consider yourself an efficient person? In what ways are you efficient? In what ways are you inefficient? Sam set out to improve efficiency at the shirt factory but, as we find out later in this unit, his plans turned out not quite as he had expected. Sam Adams, Industrial Engineer efficiency n. the state or quality of being efficient adj: efficient antonym: inefficiency Eg: It would improve our efficiency if we used more up-to-date methods. industrial adj. of industry n: industry / industrialist vt: industrialize Eg: Although European nations generally do well in the survey, the continent’s major industrial powers of France, Germany and Britain finish 25th, 26th and 29th respectively. elementary adj. of or for beginners n: element synonym: basic, primary, simple, introductory Eg: The student took a course in elementary math. bureau n. ⑴. 衣柜 ⑵. (政府部门的)局 FBI: Federal Bureau of Investigation 美国联邦调查局 expert n. a person with special knowledge or skill synonym: specialist, professional n: expertise 专业知识 习惯用法: become expert at (doing) sth. quality n. the degree of goodness which a thing or a person possesses synonym: character, property, merit Note: quantity 数量 Eg: The quality of service has improved. foundation n.基础 Synonym: basis, ground, warrant 习惯用法: lay solid foundation for… 为……打下坚实的基础 Eg: Agriculture is the foundation of the nation economy. career n. profession; way of making a living Synonym: occupation, profession, vocation Eg: Throughout US history, numerous foreign-born politicians and policy intellectuals with overseas accents have had brilliant careers in public service. bossy adj. always telling other people what to do and how to do it, like a boss