学海扬帆，奥风助航!第3讲 第3篇 1. employ vt. 雇用；使用；利用（时间、精力等）[用法点睛] employ sb. + (as+ n. ) 雇佣某人当…… employ sb. to do sth.雇用某人做某事如： They employed me as an adviser. 他们聘请我当顾问 The boss employed several people to work for him. 老板雇用了几个人替他干活[同根词] ① employee n. [C] 受雇者；雇工；雇员② employer n. [C] 雇佣者；雇主③ employment n. [U] 雇用；使用[辨析]：employ / hire两者都有“雇佣”的意思，但含义有所不同employ表示长期雇用；而hire则表示短期或临时雇用。
如：He was employed by his father’s friend. 他被他父亲的朋友雇用I hired a man to clean the room. 我雇了一个人来打扫房间2. accident n.[C]事故；意外 如： One in seven road accidents is caused by drivers falling asleep at the wheel.七分之一的交通事故是由开着车睡着的司机导致的[短语]：by accident 偶然；意外地如： He made this mistake by accident.他犯这个错误纯属偶然3. promotion n. [C U] 提升；晋升如：If you want a promotion, you need to do more than want. 如果你想得到晋升，你需要做得比要求的更多 [同根词]：promote vt. 提拔；促进；促销[短语] promote sb. to 将某人提升到某个职务如：They promoted him to manager. 他们提拔他作经理She’s in Qingdao to promote her new book.她在青岛推销她的新书。
4. afford vt. (常与can, could , be able to 连用) 负担得起（……的费用）；抽得出（时间）；提供[用法点睛] afford (to do) sth. 能买得起某物；能负担做某事所需的钱物、时间等如：I can’t afford to go abroad．我没钱出国I can’t afford so much money .我付不起那么多钱Reading affords pleasure.读书给人带来快乐5. satisfaction n. [U] 满足；满意[短语]： to one’s satisfaction 令人满意的是with (great)satisfaction (非常)满意地如：To our satisfaction, many kinds of food are supplied to us. 令我们满意的是，食堂给我们提供了很多种类的食物She finished painting and looked at it with satisfaction.她画完了那张画儿，看了看觉得很满意[反]：dissatisfaction n. 不满；不满足[同根词]：satisfy vt. 使满意；使满足[用法点睛] be satisfied with 对……（感到）满意satisfy somebody’s needs/demands/desires 满足某人的需要/要求/渴望如：They weren’t satisfied with the answer．他们对这个答复不满意。
如：We must develop production to satisfy the people’s needs．我们必须发展生产，满足人民的需要[反] dissatisfy vt. 使不满satisfying adj. 令人满意的；令人满足的satisfactory adj. 满足的；如意的；（不是太好但）可以接受的[高考例句] Sarah looked at the finished painting with satisfaction. 莎拉满意地看着完成的画作6. competition n. [C U] 比赛；竞争[用法点睛] competition for 为获得某物而进行的竞争competition between/among 某人之间的竞争competition in 在某方面/某领域的竞争be in competition with与某人竞争enter/take part in a competition 参加比赛hold a golf competition 举办高尔夫球赛如：Competition for the job was intense.找工作的竞争很激烈。
The competition between Coca Cola and Pepsi Cola has been on for a long time. 可口可乐与百事可乐的竞争由来已久The competition in the mobile phone industry is good for customers. 行业的竞争对顾客有利They are in direct competition with each other for the natural resources.他们在这些自然资源上面临彼此的直接竞争[同根词]：① compete vi.竞争；比赛[用法点睛] compete with/against 与……竞争compete for sth. 为某物而竞争compete to do争做某事compete in 在某方面/领域竞争如：In this game the women will compete with the men for the gold medal.在这场比赛中，女子要和男子争夺金牌Several advertising agencies are competing to get the contract.几家广告公司正在竞争这个合同。
How many runners will be competing in the marathon?将有多少赛跑选手参加马拉松？②competitive adj. 有竞争力的③competitor n. [C] 竞争者7. seldom adv.不常；很少；几乎从不[用法点睛] seldom 表示否定意义，当其位于句首时，句子需部分倒装，即将助动词/be动词提到主语前面含有seldom的句子，其反意问句要用肯定形式如：I have seldom read such a story. Seldom have I read such a story.我很少读到这样的故事He seldom goes to the cinema, does he? 他很少去看电影，是吗？8. care ① n. [U]照料；关心；小心；忧虑 [短语] take care小心；注意；（分手道别时用语）保重 take care of （=look after） 照顾、照料（某人）；负责、处理（某事） in sb.’s care/in the care of sb.由某人负责；由某人照管 care of（书信等）由某人转交 如：You should take more care over your work. 你对工作应该更认真些。
Take care to lock the door when you leave. 离开时注意锁门 Old people need loving care and attention. 老人需要关爱和照顾 The children are old enough to take care of themselves.孩子们大到足够照顾自己了 Smith takes care of marketing and publicity.史密斯负责销售与推广 They left the child in a friend’s care./in the care of a friend. 他们把孩子交给一个朋友照看 Send me the letter care of my uncle.写给我的信寄给我叔叔就行由叔叔转交给我）② vt. vi. 忧虑；关心；希望；喜欢 [短语] care about 关心；介意 care for照顾某人；喜欢(某人、物) 如：He doesn’t care about his clothes.他不讲究衣着Who will care for/take care of me when I’m old? 我老了谁来照顾我？I’m fond of Mary but I don’t care for her sister.我喜欢玛丽，但不喜欢她妹妹。
[辨析]：take care of|/ look after/care for ① 三者都可以表示“照顾、照料（某人）”，用作此意时可以互换如：Who will take care of/look after/care for the children while their mother is in hospital? 当他们的妈妈生病住院时，谁来照顾孩子们？ ② take care of和look after都可以表示“负责、处理某事物”，care for则无此用法 如：I’m leaving you here to take care of/look after the business until I get back. 在我回来前，我将把这里的生意交给你打理 ③ 只有take care of可以表示“支付（钱）”如：We’ll take care of the fees.我们付钱④ 只有care for有“喜欢某人；想要某物”的意思，表示此意时，多用于疑问句和否定句如：Would you care for another drink? 要不要再来杯饮料？I don’t care for this man. 我不喜欢这个人。
[同根词]：careful adj.小心的；仔细的如：You must be very careful of the traffic when you cross the streets. 过马路时你必须小心车辆[反]：careless adj. 不小心的；粗心的[高考链接] If you ___________faults but you still want the bicycle, ask the shop assistant to reduce the price. 。