Unit Five,Launching Your Career
第五单元，开启你的职业生涯

bounce
The ball bounced twice before he could reach it.
球弹跳两次他才接到。

bounce around
The song's so catchy it makes you bounce around the living room or tap your feet.
这首歌很琅琅上口,它让你在客厅里跳跃或者用脚打拍子。

aptitude
His aptitude for dealing with children got him the job.
他善于和儿童打交道的本事使他得到了这份工作。

head start
A good education gives your child a head start in life.
良好的教育会让你的孩子在人生的起跑线上比别人领先一步。

scenario
Let me suggest a possible scenario.
我来设想一种可能出现的情况。

lawyer
He could have made a fortune as a lawyer.
他本来可以当律师发一笔财的。

assemble
All the students were asked to assemble in the main hall.
全体学生获通知到大礼堂集合。

drawer
He opened a drawer in his writing-table.
他打开了写字台的一个抽屉。

a chest of drawers
The door swung inwards to crash against a chest of drawers behind it.
门朝里摆去,撞到了后面的大衣柜。

breast
She put the baby to her breast.
她开始给婴儿哺乳。

hydrogen
The first bubbles to escape from the liquid are a mixture of air and hydrogen.
最初从液体中溢出的气体是空气和氢的混合物。

radium
It was Madame Curie and her husband who discovered radium.
是居里夫人和她的丈夫发现了镭。

wrist
He wore a copper bracelet on his wrist.
他腕上戴着只铜手镯。

bridegroom
The bridegroom has given a wedding feast with twenty tables.
新郎摆了20桌酒席。

geometry
Do you like geometry?
你喜欢几何吗?

debt
I need to pay off all my debts before I leave the country.
在我离开这个国家之前，我需要还清所有的债务。

categorise
Lindsey, like his films, is hard to categorise.
像他的电影，《林赛》很难归类。

profile
We first build up a detailed profile of our customers and their requirements.
首先，我们建立起我们的客户及其需求的详细资料。

participant
Forty of the course participants are offered employment with the company.
该公司为40名学员提供了工作机会。

code
In the event of the machine not operating correctly an error code will appear.
如果机器操作不正确，就会出现一个错误代码。

orient
You will need the time to orient yourself to your new way of eating.
要适应这种新的吃法需要时间。

detective
Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious.
侦探们呼吁看到任何可疑情况的人进行举报。

estate
She lives in a tower block on an estate in London.
她住在伦敦某住宅区的一栋高楼里。

(real) estate agent
"I'm sorry," he told the real estate agent, "but we really must go now."
“对不起,”他对房地产代理人说,“但现在我们真的必须走了。”

accountant
She has an appointment with her accountant.
她和她的会计有个约会。

spy
In the distance we spied Pacific for the first time.
在远处,我们第一次看见了太平洋。

justice
They are demanding equal rights and justice.
他们要求平等的权利和公正的待遇。

accuse
They stand accused of crimes against humanity.
他们被控违反人道罪。

come to a conclusion
I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job.
我断定他不适合做这项工作。

greedy
He stared at the diamonds with greedy eyes.
他眼巴巴地盯着这些钻石。

entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is a person who sets up businesses and business deals.
企业家是建立企业和商业交易的人。

receptionist
The receptionist recognized him at once.
接待员一眼就认出他了。

résumé
CV(curriculum vitae)
I've read your application form and résumé.
我看过你的申请表和简历。

socialist
China is a socialist country and a developing country as well.
中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。

communist
In the following year he joined the communist party.
第二年他参加了共产党。

dedicate
He dedicated his life to helping the poor.
他毕生致力于帮助穷人。

fox
The clever fox escaped the hunter.
伶俐的狐狸逃过了猎人的追捕。

council
In Britain, the Arts Council gives grants to theatres.
英国的艺术委员会向剧院提供资金。

canal
He had tied the dog to one of the trees near the canal.
他把狗拴在了沟旁的一棵树上。

attend to
I have some urgent business to attend to.
我有一些急事要处理。

supervise
She supervised the children playing near the pool.
她照料着在水池附近玩耍的几个孩子。

handwriting
The address was in Anna's handwriting.
地址是安娜的笔迹。

disk(disc)
Red blood cells are roughly the shape of a disk.
红细胞大致呈圆盘状。

parking
In many towns parking is allowed only on one side of the street.
在很多小镇里,只能允许在街道的一侧停车。

camel
The camel's feet, well adapted for dry sand, are useless on mud.
骆驼的蹄子虽然非常适合于在干沙上行走,碰到泥泞时却无 计可施。

fry
The Australians fry their bananas and sweeten them with honey.
澳大利亚人把香蕉炸了,然后再淋上蜂蜜吃。

purse
She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.
她看了看我，然后把手伸进包里拿香烟。

sew
She sewed the dresses on the sewing machine.
她在缝纫机上缝制了这些衣服。

knit
Lucy was sitting on the sofa, knitting.
露西坐在沙发上织毛线活儿。

wool
The scarf is one hundred percent wool.
这条围巾是百分之百羊毛的。

intermediate
An intermediate English course is more advanced than a beginner's course but not as difficult as an advanced course.
中级英语课程比初级英语课程更高级，但没有高级英语课程难。

priority
Being a parent is her first priority.
做母亲是她的头等大事。

proficiency
Evidence of basic proficiency in English is part of the admission requirement.
英语基本熟练是入学条件之一。

cage
During these periods the birds will lie on the cage floor as if trying to lay or hatch eggs.
这些时期,鸟儿会趴在笼底,好像在下蛋或孵蛋。

collar
There was a piece of cloth tied to the dog's collar.
狗的项圈上系着一块布。

flea collar
We have a female cat who has a tick buried under her skin just below where her flea collar normally is.
我们有一只母猫，它的皮下藏有一只蜱虫，就在灭蚤项圈通常所在的位置下方。

finance
Finance for education comes from taxpayers.
教育经费来自纳税人。

receipt
Can I have a receipt,please?
请给我开个收据,好吗?

certificate
The adopted child has the right to see his birth certificate.
被收养的孩子有权看自己的出生证明。

employer
When you have filled in the questionnaire copy it and send the original to your employer.
填写完问卷后，将其复印一份，并将原件寄给你的雇主。

desert
The vehicles have been modified to suit conditions in the desert.
车辆已改装过以适应沙漠的环境。

acquire
She has acquired a good knowledge of English.
她已经掌握了很好的英语知识。