1、 when the situation becomes difficult 当形势变得严峻时e.g. When the going gets tough, women can get as tough as men. 当形势变得严峻时,女人可以变得跟男人一样坚强。accounting: n. U the work of accountants or the methods they use 会计;会计学e.g. Students major objective is to be financially well off. Accordingly, today the most popular
2、course is not literature or history but accounting. 学生的主要目的是在经济上富裕。因此,当今最流行的课程不是文学或历史,而是会计。take accounting: choose to study the subject of accounting 选择学会计2 When the job market worsens, many students calculate they cant major in English or history. (Para. 1) When there are fewer job openings, many c
3、ollege students make a judgment from the situation and think they cant study English or history as their major.Meaning beyond words: Many students will not take the classes that wont help them locate a decent job later.major in: (AmE) study sth. as your main subject at college or university 主修(某一)科目
4、e.g. The high demand for persons with knowledge about computers is why I chose to major in computer science at the university. 对具有电脑知识人才的高需求是我选择在大学主修计算机科学的原因。3 They have to study something that boosts their prospects of landing a job. (Para.1) They have to study something that improves their chances
5、 of success in finding a job.boost: vt. increase or improve sth. to make it more successful 促进;推动;使兴旺e.g. Some countries hope that warmer weather and more rain will boost their farm output. 一些国家希望更温暖的天气和更多的降雨能提高他们的农业产量。prospect: n. C, U sth. that is possible or likely to happen in the future, or the
6、 possibility itself 可能的事情;很可能发生的事情;前景e.g. Career prospects in science and technology are virtually unlimited. 科技类职业的前景几乎是无可限量的。4 The data show that as students have increasingly shouldered the ever-rising cost of tuition, they have defected from the study of the humanities and toward applied science
7、 and “hard” skills that they bet will lead to employment. (Para. 2) The facts and information show that as students have spent increasingly more money on tuition, they have turned away from the humanities to some practical courses that they believe will enable them to get a job more easily.defect:vi
8、. leave a country, political party, or organization to go to another one 背叛;叛逃e.g. He defected from the party in the late 1970s.他在20世纪70年代后期背叛了该党。n. C a fault in sb. or sth. 缺点;欠缺;不足之处e.g. Stammering is probably an inherited defect. 口吃可能是一种遗传缺陷。Usage NOTE defect, deficiency1 在表示“人的缺点,设计制造方面的缺点或缺陷”时,
9、名词defect和deficiency的词义相近。例:physiological defect / deficiency 生理缺陷The new car had to be withdrawn from the market because of a mechanical defect. 这款新汽车因有机械缺陷,必须被撤出市场。The deficiency of this plan is very clear, so it cant possibly succeed. 这项计划的缺陷是很明显的,所以它不可能成功。2 但表示“ 缺少;不足”(shortage)时,只可用deficiency。Th
10、ere are serious deficiencies in the number of suitable aircraft. 符合要求的飞机数量严重不足。During the war children suffered from a deficiency of food. 战争期间孩子们遭受了缺乏食物之苦。applied: a. (usu. before noun) used for describing educational subjects when they are studied for their practical uses (学科)应用的,实用的e.g. Industry
11、leaders want scientists to engage in basic research, not applied research.产业领导者们希望科学家们从事基础研究,而不是应用研究。5 In other words, a college education is more and more seen as a means for economic betterment rather than a means for human betterment. (Para. 2) In other words, a college education is more consider
12、ed as a method to improve students future economic status rather than improve human nature or behavior. The quality of a college education is increasingly questionable because the trend among many colleges is to become more like a business and less like an academic setting.6 This is a trend that is
13、likely to persist and even accelerate. (Para. 2) Very likely, the trend will continue to exist and even go faster than ever.persist: vi.1) (fml.) continue to exist 继续存在;持续e.g. If the bad weather persists, the farmers will suffer great losses this year. 如果恶劣天气持续,农民今年将遭受巨大的损失。2) continue to do sth., a
14、lthough this is difficult, or other people oppose it 坚持;执意e.g. Students must persist in their efforts if they wish to do well. 学生如果想取得好成绩就必须坚持努力。persist, insist1 persist 可用于表示“ 继续存在;持续”, 尤其用于不好的事情,而insist没有此意。Contact your doctor if the cough persists. 如果咳嗽持续,请联系您的医生。2 persist和insist容易混淆主要是当两者均表示“坚持”时。persist 用于表示“坚持”时, 表示“坚持反复做同一件事”,后接介词in,多用于褒义,指“坚持继续做某事”,有时用于贬义,指“不听劝告;顽固坚持”。Her mother tried to persuade her to go to bed early, but she persisted in working until the small hours.她的母亲劝她早点睡,但她仍坚持工作到凌晨。
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