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1、 2022商务英语BEC高级课文辅导(三)2adapt verb1 intransitive and transitive to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situation使适应；使适合The children are finding it hard to adapt to the new school. 孩子们觉得适应新学校很困难。adapt yourself/itself etc (to something)How do these insects ad
2、apt themselves to new environments? 这些昆虫是怎样适应新环境的？2 transitive to change something to make it suitable for a different purpose 调整adapt something to do somethingThe car has been adapted to take unleaded gas. 这辆车被改装成一辆可以加装无铅汽油的车辆。adapt something for somebodyThese teaching materials can be adapted for
3、older children. 这些教学资料可以改编后让大一些的孩子们使用。3 transitive usually passive if a book or play is adapted for film, television etc, it is changed so that it can be made into a film, television programme etc改编be adapted for somethingMany children buy books after they have been adapted for television.这本书改编成电视剧之
4、后有许多儿童纷纷购置此书。 simplify verb transitiveto make something easier or less complicated让.更简洁an attempt to simplify the tax system 针对简化税收体系而做出的努力The law needs to be simplified. 法律应当更被简化。a simplified version of the game 一个简化版本的嬉戏 over-over-complicatecomplicate verb transitive1 to make a problem or situatio
5、n more difficult 让问题或状况更困难The situation is complicated by the fact that I”ve got to work late on Friday. 我周五必需要工作到很晚这一事实让状况更为简单。 chunk noun countable1 a large thick piece of something that does not have an even shape短而厚的一块（肉、木头等）ice chunks 冰块a chunk of bread 一块面包2 a large part or amount of something
6、 一大局部The rent takes a large chunk out of my monthly salary. 租金花掉了我月薪中的绝大局部。A huge chunk of the audience got up and left before the end of the show. 绝大多数观众都在演出完毕之前起身走了。 Explanation：Keeping it simple Para. 4idiomatic adj.惯用的, 符合语言习惯的 get down to something phrasal verbto start doing something that is d
7、ifficult or needs a lot of time or energy 细心做事It”s time we got down to work. 该是我们工作的时间了。get down to doing somethingI always find it hard to get down to revising. 我总觉得修改起来很困难。 understate verb transitiveto describe something in a way that makes it seem less important or serious than it really is有意轻描淡写
8、，保守地说,反义词 overstateThe press have tended to understate the extent of the problem. 平面媒体想轻描淡写地说明问题的涉及面。 insist on v.坚持, 坚决要求 specific adjective1 only before noun a specific thing, person, or group is one particular thing, person, or group 某一详细的事情、人或团体games suitable for specific age-groups 特地适合某年龄组的嬉戏2
9、 detailed and exact详细的Mr Howarth gave us very specific instructions. 给我们特别详细的指示。specific aboutCould you be more specific about what you”re looking for? 你能把你正在找的东西说得更详细些吗？ Explanation: Understanding cultural difference Para. 5majority n.多数, 大半反义词 minoritygreat/vast/overwhelming majority of something
10、(=almost all of a group)be in the majoritya majority of 500 insensitive adjective 不敏感的，不留意的，insensitive toShe”s totally insensitive to Jack”s feelings.她肯定也不留意捷克的感觉。Companies that are insensitive to global changes will lose sales. 那些对国际变化不敏感的公司最终会丢失销售业绩。The service is insensitive to the needs of loca
11、l people. 这项效劳对当地人们的需求丝毫也不关注。insensitive to pain对痛苦不敏感 rely verbrely on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb 依靠，依靠1 to trust or depend on someone or something to do what you need or expect them to do reliable, reliance rely on somebody/something to do somethingMany working women rely on relatives to
12、 help take care of their children. 很多工作妇女依靠她们的亲戚帮忙她们照看自己的小孩。rely on/upon somebody/something forMany people now rely on the Internet for news. 很多人现在借用英特网来扫瞄新闻。2 to depend on something in order to continue to live or exist 依靠借以生存For its income, the company relies heavily on only a few contracts. 这家公司的
13、收入绝大程度上依靠仅有的几个合同。 cross-cultural adjective only before noun belonging to or involving two or more different societies, countries, or cultures 跨文化的cross-cultural communication 跨文化沟通 evaluation noun uncountable and countablea judgment about how good, useful, or successful something is 评价，评估同义词 assessm
14、entWe need to carry out a proper evaluation of the new system. 我们需要对这套新体系做出一个正确的评价。They took some samples of products for evaluation. 他们取出一些产品的样本作评估。 evaluate verb transitive to judge how good, useful, or successful something is同义词 assessYou should be able to evaluate your own work. 你应当能够评价自己的工作。 Explanation: Raising awareness
