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I need to hire a new servant; the last one was not good enough. 我需要雇一个新的佣人，因为前一个不太称职。 My cousin will hire a coach with white horses for his wedding. 表哥想在结婚的时候雇一个四轮马车，马匹都是白色的。 I am looking forward to training the new hires. 我很期待给这些新雇员做培训。 6．hire vt. n．租，雇佣；雇用(人)；租用(物品) hire sth out　　　　　出租某物 for/on hire 出租 【比较网站】　hire/employ/rent/fire hire 雇用，租用。是日常用语，按工作量计酬的雇佣人手或短期租用物品。 employ 雇用。多指商店或公司长期雇佣人手。 rent 出租。一般指租借房屋、地产(租借出去)。 fire 解雇。 He hired a truck to help him in moving to his new home. 他租了一辆卡车帮他搬家。 The company employs fifty people. 这个公司雇佣了五十人。 The room rents at(for)$5 a week. 这个房间每星期租金5美元。 He was fired by his boss. 他被他的老板解雇了。 选用hire/employ/rent/fire的适当形式填空 ①He________ ________because of his careless. ②Our company________about one hundred people. ③She________out rooms to students. ④They________out boats by the hour. 答案　①was fired　②employed　③rents　④hire (1)adv.任何地方都不；什么地方也没有 Her dull eyes stared at nowhere. 她目光呆滞，不知盯着什么地方。 Her child was nowhere to be seen；she became very anxious. 孩子不见了，她很担忧。 I was stuck in a job going nowhere. 我在办公室忙得哪也去不了。 (2)n.不知名的地方，偏僻的地方 Some of the great men came out of nowhere. 有些伟人来自不知名的小地方。 They live on a farm in the middle of nowhere. 我们住在一个偏僻的农场里。 7．nowhere 【温馨提示】 Nowhere else in the world can you find more attractive scenery than in Switzerland. 在世界上，你再也找不到比瑞士更吸引人的风景了。 Nowhere else in the world can there be such a quiet，beautiful place. 世界上再也没有这样美丽恬静的地方了。 A．anywhere B．somewhere C．elsewhere D．nowhere 解析　句意：如果我们继续为小事纠缠不休的话，我们就不会找到任何解决问题的方法。get somewhere 有进展，有结果，get nowhere无进展，无结果，亦即not get anywhere。 答案　A 【单项填空】 ①If we continue to argue over minor points, we wont get ________near a solution. ________find a place to settle down. A．can he B．he can C．he D．for him to 解析　句意：他只能在最遥远的地方找个安身之处。nowhere是否定副词， 位于句首引导倒装句。 答案　A ②Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country (1)n. 把握，领会，抓紧 She has a good grasp of the English language. 她精通英语。 I kept her hands in my grasp. 我紧握着她的手。 (2)vt. 领会，抓住，紧握 You must grasp this