英语报刊阅读Lesson 2.ppt

Para. 2 professionals: n. 专业人士，职业人士 release a study: 发布一项研究 e.g. release the latest developments to the media向传媒发布最新的进展情况 carry out a survey：进行调查 an economic downturn/recession: economic depression; crisis 经济不景气 Para. 5 (have high) demands for sb. prompt sb to do sth: cause sb to do sth 促使某人做某事 depart: v. leave，quit 离开 Aon Consulting’s Loyalty Institute: 美国怡安保险公司忠诚度咨询协会 make a commitment to sb: make a promise/pledge to sb. 对……做出承诺 Para. 7 turn down: refuse/reject 拒绝 job offers with higher pay 更高薪水的工作 varied jobs: jobs with variety flexibility：灵活性 Para. 13 voluntarily: adv. 自愿地 commission a survey：委托一项调查 a recruiting firm: 职介公司, 招聘公司 Para. 15 the war for talent：人才之战，人才竞争 mentoring: 职业导师制 do sth out of necessity：出于需要而做某事 Lesson 2 For many Generation X’ers, Job Loyalty Is Getting Stronger Useful Expressions Headline: job loyalty: corporate loyalty 敬业，工作忠诚度 Para. 1 job-hopping：跳槽 footloose: footloose and fancy-free: free; without personal responsibilities or commitment 无拘无束的，自由自在的 be reputed to be : be considered to be Para. 3 dispel the myth: drive away the misunderstanding 驱散神话 / 说法 e.g. dispel one’s doubts/fears/worries come of age: become adults 成年 economic boom: economic prosperity 经济繁荣 dot-com revolution：internet revolution 网络革命 this cohort: this group of people 这批人 Para. 4 seeming: adj. apparent 貌似的，似是而非的 e.g. seeming intelligence 貌似聪明 seeming anger 貌似气愤 seeming interest 貌似有兴趣 Despite his seeming deafness, he could hear every word. 别看他好像耳背，每个词都能听到。 assumption：n. 假设 precede：vt. come or go in front of 处在……之前，先于 e.g. Now that you’ve read that sentence, reread the one that precedes. 你既已读完那个句子，那就再读读前面那句。 She preceded me into the classroom. Para. 6 “They are highly sensitive to being treated as the wonderful people that they are.” (that在从句中作表语，表示性质，可以省略) He is not the man (that) he was. 他现在不是像过去那样的人了。 Para. 9 respondent: 回应者，被告，被调查对象 Para. 10 rate A as B: regard A as B 认为A是B compani