专业硕士英语unit4.pptVIP

hubris[?hju?br?s]n.— excessiveprideorself-confidence傲慢，自大(inGreektragedy)excessivepridetowardsordefianceofthegods,leadingtonemesis(希腊悲剧用语)(最终导致天谴的)傲睨神明，狂妄野心Examples:Hewaspunishedforhishubris.他因为自大而受到了惩罚。aspiring[??spa??r??]adj.— hopingtobesuccessfulinaparticularjob,activity,orwayoflife有志向的；有抱负的；雄心勃勃的Examples:anaspiringactor/politician/artist/writer雄心勃勃的演员/政治家/艺术家/作家start-up[?stɑ?t?p]n.— asmallbusinessthathasjustbeenstarted刚起步的小企业，新兴小型企业Examples:Start-upsareveryvulnerableinthebusinessworld.商界中刚起步的小企业非常脆弱initialpublicofferingText-relatedinformation (IPO)thefirstsaleofstockbyaprivatecompanytothepublic.IPOsareoftenissuedbysmaller,youngercompaniesseekingthecapitaltoexpand,butcanalsobedonebylargeprivatelyownedcompanieslookingtobecomepubliclytraded.首次公开招股，首次上市ego[?i?ɡ??]n.— (pluralegos,mainlydisapproving)aperson’ssenseofself-esteemorself-importance自我，自我中心；自负；自尊心Examples:Thatmanhassuchanenormousego–I’veneverknownanyonesofullofthemselves.那个人自负得要命–我从来没有见过这么目中无人的人。I’mgladshegotthejob–sheneededsomethingtoboostherego(=giveherconfidence).我很高兴她得到了这份工作–她太需要点什么来增强她的自信了。avarice[??v?r?s]n.— extremegreedforwealthormaterialgain贪得无厌；贪婪Examples:Herbusinessempirebroughtherwealthbeyondthedreamsofavarice(=anextremelylargeamountofmoney).她的商业帝国带给她的财富之巨是做梦都不敢想的。Avaricedrovehimintotheft.贪婪驱使他偷窃。temper[?temp?]vt.— tomakesomethinglessstrong,extreme,etc.使缓和；使变温和；降低Examples:Ilearnttotempermycriticism.我学会了批评别人时语气要缓和些。Myenthusiasmfortheventurewassomewhattemperedbymyknowledgeoftheworkthatwouldbeinvolved.当我了解到完成这个风险项目所要做的工作时，我的热情多少消退了一些。momentum[m???ment?m]n.— theforcethatkeepsanobjectmovingorkeepsaneventdevelopingafterithasstarted动量；冲力；冲劲；(推)动力；势头Examples:Onceyoupushit,itkeepsgoingunderitsownmomentum.一旦你推动了它，它就会在自己的动量