中国石油职称英语培训笔记第08课.doc

石油人论坛：2008中国石油职称英语培训笔记第08课 Invert颠倒，invent发明，invest投资，involve涉及 One hundred of the stamps sold to the public became known as inverts, for the plane was printed upside down. The most amazing fact about this inverted life pyramid is that only 2% of the nutritive matter ends up in swimming fish. 最令人惊奇的事是这个反向倒转的生命金字塔里仅仅2％的营养物质在游动的鱼嘴里终结　(47、天赋的时间感) In fact, speaking fluently involves not only speed. It also involves stress, pronunciation and intonation. 说话流利不仅需要说话速度，它同时还涉及重音、语音和语调 Organic chemistry is involved both in the analysis of oil and gas and in the study of the diagenesis of the plant and animal tissues有机化学则可应用于分析原油和天然气，研究沉积物中植物和动物组织的成岩作用，研究动植物组织转化为合成有机化合物（40、石油地质学与其它科学） Married couples not only earn more than non-married people, they tend to economize on the costs of running their households, allowing them to save and invest at higher rate结婚的夫妻不仅比不结婚的挣得多，而且在家庭运转的支出中，他们往往节省，使得他们省下钱来并以更高的回报投资（43、致富取决于你自己） Making money was the true test, since shipbuilders would not invest their money unless they knew that they could make a profit.赚钱是真正的试验标准，因为除非造船商知道可以获利，否则不会把他们的钱投进去。 When the internal combustion engine was invented, oil became of worldwide importance. 当内燃机发明后，石油更具有世界性重要意义。 If we wrote down the names of all the things people have invented since the beginning of the world, we would have a very long list如果我们写下有史以来人们发明的所有事物的名字，我们会有一个很长的名单。(59、发明和发明者) Turn down He turned down the first offer of $500 from a Washington stamp shop owner and took the sheet to New York.(unit 8) I often complain about how quickly time flies. Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. What was even more frightening was the sound of huge boulders which began rolling down the steep mountain. Profit/ interest/ advantage/ benefit Profit（金钱）利润/ interests集体或个人的利益，/ advantage优点，优势。长处/ benefit（各种）好处 Making money was the true test, since shipbuilders would not invest their money unless they knew that they could make a profit. 赚钱是真正的试验标准，因为除非造船商知道可以获利，否则不会把他们的钱投进去 Robey’s