大学英语精读2 unit 3 translation.ppt

Unit Three New Words and Expressions 1. 他在当地一家银行找到一份当出纳员的工作，但不久便因不称职而被解雇了。 get / find a post be fired because Prove (to be) incompetent She got a post as a cashier at a local bank. But she was soon fired because she proved (to be) incompetent. 2. 很明显是他的年轻助手在经营这家书店。 it is obviously/clearly… who young assistant run the bookstore It is obviously his young assistant who is running the bookstore. 3. 这项建议在会上一宣布， 她就站起来提出异议。 no sooner… than/ as soon as announce proposal at the meeting get to one’s feet/ stand up protest No sooner had the proposal been announced at the meeting than she got to her feet to protest. 4. 比尔已向哈弗大学申请助教职位， 但他得到它的可能性很小。 apply to… for sth/ apply for...to... Harvard University a teaching assistantship chances of doing sth. slim Bill has applied to Harvard University for a teaching assistantship, but his chances of getting it are slim. 5. 由于缺乏资金，他们正在设法吸引外资。 be short of try to do sth. attract foreign capital Being short of funds, they are trying to attraract foreign capital. 6. 这个房间有股霉味， 一定是好久没住人了。 smell of / smell stale (air) must have done vacant for a long time The room smells of stale air. It must have been vacant for a long time. 7. 就业余爱好而言，珍妮和他妹妹几乎没有什么共同之处。 as far as sth is concerned/ considering… Jane have little in common As far as hobbies are concerned, Jane and her sister have little in common. 8. 不言而喻， 青年人的教育对于一个国家的未来是至关重要的。 it is self-evident that the education of the young be vital to sth It is self-evident that the education of the young is vital to the future of a country. thank you !