U4难句释义及词汇.ppt

Sentence Study 1.??? (Para.1, Line.3) 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. favorable. adj. favor. v. n. do sb. a favor 有利的; 赞许的; 起促进作用的; warrant (para.2, line 1)  v. / n. n. 保证; 证明,根据 vt. 使…显得合理; 辩解 保证, 担保 E.g. 我可以担保他是一个诚实可靠的人。 I will warrant him an honest and reliable person. This imbalance might be warranted. (这种失衡也许有可以辩解的理由/显得合理。) 2.??? (para.2, line.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.) distortion: n. distort. v. 歪曲, 曲解,使变形 = deform -tort, 扭转 Para.3, line. 1 When …, What … had been considered (as) an unexplained residual became identified as human capital. 当经济学家开始测定经济发展的因素时，从前被认为是无法解释的“索洛剩余”被认定为人力资本（的范畴）。 (para.3, the last sentence) pay off: 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 Pay off your credit cards every month. 每个月请偿还(清)你的信用卡账单。 ?? (Para.4) The term “human capital” suggests to some a depersonalization of individuals and is associated in the popular mind with a dehumanizing society that equates men with machines. suggest to sb. sth. be associated with.. depersonalization, dehumanize equate. v. ~ with 使…平等，视为平等 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于机器，失去人性的社会。 the other way around. = (adv.) exactly the opposite Para. 7, line. 3 Numerous empirical studies demonstrate that …adapt to change. 实证研究，经验研究 (Para.7, line.7) 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