unit4难句释义及词汇预案.ppt

Sentence Study 1.??? Recent trends in investment in governmental human capital investment are favorable but the investment proportion is still low by world standards rising to 3.1% in 2001. (Para.1) 最近政府对人力资本的投资有加大的趋势，但较之2001年全世界高达3.1%的投资比例，则仍然偏低。 favorable. adj. 有利的; 赞许的; 起促进作用的; favor. v. n. do sb. a favor Warrant (para.2, line 1)  v. n. n. 授权证; 许可证 vt. 使…显得合理; 成为…的根据 保证, 担保 E.g. 我可以保证他是一个诚实可靠的人。 I will warrant him an honest and reliable person. 2.??? However, evidence indicates that the true rate of return to education and skill formation is very high and that the imbalance is symptomatic of a serious distortion of current policy that retards economic development in China. (para.2) 然而数据表明：教育和技能培训的投资比例的确很高，而这种失衡的政策的症结在于投资的严重扭曲，影响了中国经济发展的速度。 symptomatic：adj. 征兆的, 症候的; 有症状的 symptom. n. 症状 be symptomatic of … asymptomatic. adj. distortion: n. distort. v. 歪曲, 曲解,使变形 E.g. His face was distorted by rage. retard：使…放慢或迟缓; 阻碍…的进步或发展; 延迟 E.g. 缺乏科学和教育会妨碍社会的进步. Lack of science and education retards social progress. Pay off: (p.145, line 1) 1.使得益; 有回报 E.g. The investor believes that his investment will pay off handsomely soon. 投资者相信他的投资不久会有丰厚的收益。 2. 付清, 还清 You must pay off your old loan before you can apply for a new one. 你必须还清旧账, 然后才能再借款。 3.??? The term “human capital” suggests to some a depersonalization of individual and is associated in the popular mind with a dehumanizing society that equates men with machines.(Para.4) depersonalization dehumanize equate. v. ~ with equal. adj. 有些人认为：“人力资本”这一术语的含义就是剥夺人们的个性，使广大民众联想到一个将人类等同机器，失去人性的社会。 4.???Great skill also facilitates worker mobility across occupation, industries and regions in response to new opportunities. It helps people reallocate resources, both human and physical, toward more productive opportunities, and even to realize that those opportunities exist. (Para.7) 技能高(广)便于劳动者在出现新机遇时跨工种、跨行业、跨地区的流动。它还有助于人们重新分配人力资本和实物资本的资源，以适应高效的机遇，甚至预见这些机遇的存在。 facilitate: make easier; 使便利, 减轻…的困难; 促进, 帮助 mobility: n mobile. adj