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Lesson 8 Competition竞争 1，激烈的竞争fierce/tough/bloody competition 市场上竞争激烈，有很多大的竞争者 There is a lot of competition in the market。We have several major players. 随着竞争变得激烈，没有那个企业能够躲过价格下调的压力 As the competition heats up, no company is immune to the pricing pressure. 竞赛contest （体育，学习）competition竞争 竞争中我第一 I came first in the competition/contest. 2，compete with/against sb for sth与—竞争为了— 好几个公司在抢合同 Several companies are competing/fighting (against each other) for the contract 很多人在角逐这个重要的岗位。 Many are competing/fighting for the position. Run for 角逐—〉 “竞选”。~~ compete for 竞选总统Hilary Clinton is running for the presidency 很多人在竞选委员会的一个职位 Many candidates are running for /competing for a position in the committee. *** against 针锋相对，对抗 灰蒙蒙的天空下是一座黑乎乎的山 A dark mountain lies against the gray sky 顶风骑车ride against the wind 争分锋夺秒的工作work against time 顶着压力工作work under pressure. *** neat 1， 安排或排列整齐的= tidy a tidy /neat room/garden干净整洁的房间/花园 打扫完毕，房间整洁亮堂after the cleaning, the house looks shiny and neat/tidy again *** 家务能够增加生活情调 doing housework adds to the flavor of life//adds flavor to life. 种花种草/养养宠物也能增加生活情调 Gardening/keeping a pet adds to the flavor of life./// adds flavor to life. 烧饭能够增加生活的情调 Cooking adds to the flavor of life//cooking adds flavor to life. 2, Neat=tidy（人）打扮收拾干净的 他是一个很干净整洁的年轻人，洁白闪亮的牙齿，没有长指甲，也没有奇怪的味道。 He is a neat/tidy young man: brilliant teeth, no long nails, no strange smells. （neat可表示牙齿，tidy不行） Path 小路 1， 富有情趣的曲径 interesting winding paths 通向山顶的一条秘密小径 A little secret path leading to the top of the mountain Road （leading）to sth 通向---的道路 发展的道路the road to development 康庄大道The road to prosperity 中国人民正迈步在康庄大道上 The Chinese people are marching forward on the road to prosperity. 我们现在正在成功之路上，这条道路虽然不同于你所走的，但是目标却一样 We are now on a road to success, a road quite different from yours, but leading to the same goal。 2， keep sb to the narrow and straight path 让某人循规蹈矩　让某人循规蹈矩 Get sb back onto the right track 让某人走上正轨 pool水洼，水坑 1， ＶＳ　puddle水洼 pond小池塘 宁做鸡头，不做凤尾I would rather be