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第4单元第1篇课文详解（新标准第三册） (2011-10-12 12:08:58) 转载 标签： Working in corporate america在美国大公司工作 Corporate means relating to business corporations or to a particular business corporation. Corporate America is an informal phrase describing the world of corporations within the United States not under government ownership. ? 第一段 ①It is not surprising that modern children tend to look blank and dispirited when informed that they will someday have to “go to work and make a living”. 现在的孩子要是有人跟他们说长大后要工作谋生,会表现出一脸茫然和沮丧,这并不奇怪. Blank 空白的 blank page/blank wall: have nothing on itHe handed me a blank check. 他递给我一张空白支票。 无表情的,茫然的 look blank: your face shows no feeling, understanding or interestThere was a blank look on his face. 他脸上没有表情。 His daughter gave him a blank look. Dispirited: lost enthusiasm and excitement 气馁 沮丧 I left eventually at six o’clock feeling utterly dispirited and depressed. ②The problem is that they cannot visualize what work is in corporate America. 问题在于,他们想象不出美国的大公司里都有哪些工作. Visualize: 想像;设想 imagine what something is like by forming a mental picture of it I remember meeting the man before but I cant visualize him. 我记得以前见过那个人,但他的样子我想不起来了。 Susan visualized her wedding day and saw herself walking down the aisle on her father’s arm. He could not visualize as old. 第二段 ①No so long ago, when a parent said he was off to work, the child knew very well what was about to happen. 不久前,当家长说他要去工作了,孩子很清楚他去做什么. ②His parent was going to make something or fix something. 他不是去做东西就是去修东西. ③The parent could take his offspring to his place of business and let him watch while he repaired a buggy or built a table 父亲可能会带着孩子去他干活的地方,让他看着自己修马车,或是打桌子. Offspring: children 子孙后代 His offspring are diligent and intelligent. 他的后代既勤奋又聪明。 ? 第三段 ①When a child asked, “What kind of work do you do, Daddy?” his father could answer in terms that a child could come to grips with, such as “I fix steam engines” or “I make horse collars”. 要是孩子问爸爸,您是干什么的? ,爸爸会用孩子能理解的语言回答他,比如:我是修蒸汽 机的 ,或者我是做马项圈