Unit8 Workaholic New Words词汇表 workaholic n.person with a compulsive need to work 工作狂 addiction n. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming(especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 耽溺，上瘾 consume V. to eat immoderately;to serve oneself to something regularly;to spend extravagantly;to destroy completely;to use up(resources or materials);engage fully 消耗，消费，饮食；毁灭：消磨；枯萎 insecurity n. 1 the state of being subject to danger or injury 不安全，不牢靠 2 the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure 局促不安，心神不定 preferable a. more desirable than another 更好的，更合意的 spiritual a. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul 精神的，心灵的 symptom n aeingofillness or physicalor mental change which is caused by a particular disease;any single p em which is caused by and shows a more serious and general problem 症状，征兆 exhibit v. to show an attribute,property,knowledge,or skill;to show;to make visible or apparent 展现 to give an incentive for action;to make someone wantto do something 给予动机，刺激，提高…的学习欲望 precedence status established in order of importance or urgency 优先，居先
Unit 8 Workaholic New Words 词汇表 workaholic n. person with a compulsive need to work 工作狂 addiction n. being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) 耽溺，上瘾 consume v. to eat immoderately; to serve oneself to something regularly; to spend extravagantly; to destroy completely; to use up (resources or materials);engage fully 消耗，消费，饮食；毁灭；消磨；枯萎 insecurity n. ① the state of being subject to danger or injury 不安全，不牢靠 ② the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure 局促不安，心神不定 preferable a. more desirable than another 更好的，更合意的 spiritual a. concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul 精神的，心灵的 symptom n. any feeling of illness or physical or mental change which is caused by a particular disease; any single problem which is caused by and shows a more serious and general problem 症状，征兆 exhibit v. to show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill; to show;to make visible or apparent 展现 motivate v. to give an incentive for action; to make someone want to do something well 给予动机，刺激，提高……的学习欲望 precedence n. status established in order of importance or urgency 优先，居先
sacrifice to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person 牺牲 pursue v. to carry out or participate in an activity;be involved in;to go in search of or hunt for;to carry further or advance 追求；追捕；继续从事 spouse n. a person's partner in marriage 配偶 strategyn. an elaborate and systematicplan of action 战略，策略 sole a. being one only;single;not divided or shared with others 唯一的 delegate 1 to transfer powerto someone 委任 2to give an assignment to(a person),or assign a task to(a person) 委派 n.a person appointed or elected to represent others 代表 volunteer V to offer to do something that you do not have to do,often without having been asked to do it and/or without expecting payment 志愿 n. a person who does something,especially helping other people,willingly and without being forced or paid to do it 志愿者 convince V. to make(someone)agree,understand,or realize the truth or validity of something 说服，使相信 confront to deal with(something unpleasant)head on;to be face to face with 面对，遭遇 pastor n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
sacrifice v. to give up something that is valuable to you in order to help another person 牺牲 pursue v. to carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in;to go in search of or hunt for; to carry further or advance 追求；追捕；继续从事 spouse n. a person's partner in marriage 配偶 strategyn. an elaborate and systematic plan of action 战略，策略 sole a. being one only; single;not divided or shared with others 唯一的 delegate v. ① to transfer power to someone 委任 ② to give an assignment to (a person), or assign a task to (a person) 委派 n. a person appointed or elected to represent others 代表 volunteer v. to offer to do something that you do not have to do, often without having been asked to do it and/or without expecting payment 志愿 n. a person who does something, especially helping other people, willingly and without being forced or paid to do it 志愿者 convince v. to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something 说服，使……相信 confront v. to deal with (something unpleasant) head on; to be face to face with 面对，遭遇 pastor n. a person authorized to conduct religious worship
牧师 counselor someone who gives advice about problems;a lawyer who pleads cases in court 顾问，参事，法律顾问 define v. to determine the essential quality of;togive a definition for the meaning of a word 定义，解释 idolize v. to love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess;to venerate as an idol 把…当偶像崇拜，极度爱慕 accomplishment n. the action of accomplishing something;an attainment 成就，造诣 being susceptible tothe attitudes,feelings,or circumstances of others able to feel or perceive 敏感，易受伤害的 attain v.to gain as an objective;to achieve 达到，获得，作为实体得到，取得 strive v. to exert much effort or energy;to endeavor 努力，付出努力或精力 somethingthat providesdirection oradvice as to a 指导，引导 ignore v. to intentionally not listen or give attention to 不顾，不理，忽视 indispensable a. someonethat is indispensable is so good or important that you consider them to be essential 不可缺少的 deteriorate to become worse 恶化 recapture to take something into your possession again,especially by force 夺回，拿回
牧师 counselor n. someone who gives advice about problems; a lawyer who pleads cases in court 顾问，参事，法律顾问 define v. to determine the essential quality of; to give a definition for the meaning of a word 定义，解释 idolize v. to love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; to venerate as an idol 把……当偶像崇拜，极度爱慕 accomplishment n. the action of accomplishing something; an attainment 成就，造诣 sensitive a. being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others; able to feel or perceive 敏感，易受伤害的 attain v. to gain as an objective; to achieve 达到，获得，作为实体得到，取得 strive v. to exert much effort or energy; to endeavor 努力，付出努力或精力 guidance n. something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action; the act of guiding or showing the way 指导，引导 ignore v. to intentionally not listen or give attention to 不顾，不理，忽视 indispensable a. something or someone that is indispensable is so good or important that you consider them to be essential 不可缺少的 deteriorate v. to become worse 恶化 recapture v. to take something into your possession again, especially by force 夺回，拿回
irreplaceable a. impossible to replace 不能为其他事物所替代的 submit v. to refer for judgmentor consideration;to yield to the controlof another;to hand over 呈送，递交；主张；使服从，屈服 Phrases and Expressions顺序朗读新短语 out of order不按次序的，工作不正常的setaside留出，搁置 take precedence over比-重要，比-优先处理take up开始从事 cut back(on sth..)削减prayfor祈祷，恳求，期求 make an effort努力fall apart崩溃（瓦解，破裂，破碎 devote to奉献，致力于miss out省略，错过
irreplaceable a. impossible to replace 不能为其他事物所替代的 submit v. to refer for judgment or consideration; to yield to the control of another; to hand over 呈送，递交；主张；使服从，屈服 Phrases and Expressions 顺序朗读新短语 out of order 不按次序的，工作不正常的 set aside 留出，搁置 take precedence over 比……重要，比……优先处理 take up 开始从事 cut back (on sth.) 削减 pray for祈祷，恳求，期求 make an effort 努力 fall apart 崩溃(瓦解，破裂，破碎) devote to 奉献，致力于 miss out 省略，错过
Unit8 Workaholic Difficult Sentences-长难句 In this case,the addiction is for work,career,or a belief that they are"the onlyone who can do the job right". 这里的狂热是对工作和事业的狂热，或者相信自己是“唯一能做这份工作的人”。 这句话中“belief后是“that"引导的同位语从句，“the only one'”后是"who 引导的定语从句。"in this case”在句中的意思是“在这种情况下，这样的话，与"so 和“thus”的意义相似。 I plan to go on vacation in Hawaii next week.In this case,I cannot meet you here 我计划下周去夏威夷度假。这样的话，我们就不能在这里见面了。 李教授取消了周五的课。这样的话，我们那天就能去博物馆了。 "in…case"还有很多常见的搭配和用法，例如： in any case无论如何，总之 in one's case就某人而言 just)in case()因为可能发生某事，以防万一，万一 in case ofsth若发生某事，假如 in no case在任何情形下决不，无论如何都不 in that case既然那样，假若是那样的话 in some/many/most,etc.cases 在某些/很多/大多数情况下 He is so determined that in any case,he is going to take the flight trial alone. 他决心已定，无论如何都要独自试飞。 Leaving home to live independently is noteasy,but in our case it has been helpful. 离开家独立生活并不容易，但对我们来说却受益匪浅。 It may rain-you'd better take yourraincoat with you(just)in case(it does). 可能下雨一你最好带上雨衣，以防万一（下起来）。 Please remember to ring the alarm bell first in case of fire
Unit 8 Workaholic Difficult Sentences 长难句 In this case, the addiction is for work, career, or a belief that they are "the only one who can do the job right". 这里的狂热是对工作和事业的狂热，或者相信自己是“唯一能做这份工作的人”。 这句话中“belief”后是“that”引导的同位语从句，“the only one”后是“who” 引导的定语从句。“in this case”在句中的意思是“在这种情况下，这样的话”，与“so” 和“thus”的意义相似。 I plan to go on vacation in Hawaii next week. In this case, I cannot meet you here. 我计划下周去夏威夷度假。这样的话，我们就不能在这里见面了。 Professor Lee has cancelled his class on Friday. In this case, we can go to museum that day. 李教授取消了周五的课。这样的话，我们那天就能去博物馆了。 "in ... case"还有很多常见的搭配和用法，例如： in any case 无论如何，总之 in one's case 就某人而言 (just) in case ( ...) 因为可能发生某事，以防万一，万一 in case of sth 若发生某事，假如 in no case 在任何情形下决不，无论如何都不 in that case 既然那样，假若是那样的话 in some/many/most, etc. cases 在某些/很多/大多数情况下 He is so determined that in any case, he is going to take the flight trial alone. 他决心已定，无论如何都要独自试飞。 Leaving home to live independently is not easy, but in our case it has been helpful. 离开家独立生活并不容易，但对我们来说却受益匪浅。 It may rain — you'd better take your raincoat with you (just) in case (it does). 可能下雨——你最好带上雨衣, 以防万一（下起来）。 Please remember to ring the alarm bell first in case of fire
如遇火灾请记得先按警铃。 In nocase can we betray our motherland. 在任何情况下我们都不能背叛自己的祖国。 You are always complaining about yourjob!In that case,why don't you quit? 你总在抱怨你的工作！既然那样，你干吗不辞职呢？ In most cases,women tend to be more sensitive than men. 在大多数情况下，女性都比男性敏感。 Many people would not label themselves a workaholic. 很多人都不把自己归为工作狂。 这句话中“labe”用作动词，意思是“给…贴上标签.将…归类。这里用到了 短语"label sb.assb./sth.",其中介词"as”可省去。 He waslabeled(as)a troublemaker by his colleagues. 他的同事们都把他归为挑起事端的那一类人。 Mary's neighbor has labeled her(as)an influential mother in the community. 玛丽的邻居都认为她是社区内极具影响力的母亲。 "abe”作为动词的其他用法还有： label sth.sth./label sth.with sth.给贴上…（标签等） The product is labeled"Made in China". 这个产品上贴着“中国制造”的标签。 All the products are labeled with comprehensive instructions. 所有的产品上都贴有详细的使用说明。 "laber”作为名词有两个主要的含义 ①标签，标记；②称号，绰号，外号。 I read the information on the label before deciding which yogurt to buy 我先看酸奶标签上的说明，再决定买哪种。 They stuck a label "Hello Kitty"on the newcomer in the office. 他们给办公室新来的人取了个外号叫凯蒂猫
如遇火灾请记得先按警铃。 In no case can we betray our motherland. 在任何情况下我们都不能背叛自己的祖国。 You are always complaining about your job! In that case, why don't you quit? 你总在抱怨你的工作！既然那样，你干吗不辞职呢？ In most cases, women tend to be more sensitive than men. 在大多数情况下，女性都比男性敏感。 Many people would not label themselves a workaholic. 很多人都不把自己归为工作狂。 这句话中“label”用作动词，意思是“给……贴上标签，将……归类”。这里用到了 短语“label sb. as sb./sth.”，其中介词“as”可省去。 He was labeled (as) a troublemaker by his colleagues. 他的同事们都把他归为挑起事端的那一类人。 Mary's neighbor has labeled her (as) an influential mother in the community. 玛丽的邻居都认为她是社区内极具影响力的母亲。 “label”作为动词的其他用法还有： label sth. sth./label sth. with sth. 给……贴上……（标签等） The product is labeled "Made in China". 这个产品上贴着“中国制造”的标签。 All the products are labeled with comprehensive instructions. 所有的产品上都贴有详细的使用说明。 “label”作为名词有两个主要的含义： ① 标签，标记；②称号，绰号，外号。 I read the information on the label before deciding which yogurt to buy. 我先看酸奶标签上的说明，再决定买哪种。 They stuck a label "Hello Kitty" on the newcomer in the office. 他们给办公室新来的人取了个外号叫“凯蒂猫
You have no social life other than work-related events. 除了与工作相关的事情，你就没有社交生活了。 这句话中"other than”的意思是"不同于.除之外"。其含义与"except”或 but相同，都表示从总体中除去一部分后接名词、代词或不定式。 In that case there is nothing you can do other than wait. 在那种情况下，除了等待，你别无办法。 She has no close friends other than him. 她除了他以外没有好朋友。 She seldom appears other than happy. 她看起来总是很幸福。 He never speaks to me other than to ask for something. 他除了向我要东西，从不跟我说话。 【辨析】：otherthan和ratherthan rather than”意为“而不是”；"otherthan”意为"不同于，除之外" In no city other than London,it has been said,can one experience four seasons in the courseof a single day. 据说除了在伦敦，一个人不可能在一天内经历四季。 In myeyes,my mother is like my best friend rather than a strict teacher. 在我的眼中，妈妈更像是我最好的朋友，而不是严厉的老师。 这里将常见的含有than的结构总结如下： no more than(=only)只，仅仅，只不过是（后面接名词或数词，在句中起形容词作用） no more.than(仁not.any more than))和一样不 no better than(=practically the same as)和一样，实际上等于 no less...than和一样，不逊于（其中的than前后都是肯定的意思 no less than(=as many as,.a5 much as)多达，竟有…之多，不下于 The street is no more than two miles long. 这条大街只有两英里长
You have no social life other than work-related events. 除了与工作相关的事情，你就没有社交生活了。 这句话中“other than”的意思是“不同于，除……之外”。其含义与“except”或 “but”相同，都表示从总体中除去一部分 后接名词、代词或不定式。 In that case there is nothing you can do other than wait. 在那种情况下，除了等待，你别无办法。 She has no close friends other than him. 她除了他以外没有好朋友。 She seldom appears other than happy. 她看起来总是很幸福。 He never speaks to me other than to ask for something. 他除了向我要东西，从不跟我说话。 【辨析】：other than 和 rather than “rather than”意为“而不是”；“other than”意为“不同于，除……之外”。 In no city other than London, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. 据说除了在伦敦，一个人不可能在一天内经历四季。 In my eyes, my mother is like my best friend rather than a strict teacher. 在我的眼中，妈妈更像是我最好的朋友，而不是严厉的老师。 这里将常见的含有 than 的结构总结如下： no more than(=only) 只，仅仅，只不过是（后面接名词或数词，在句中起形容词作用） no more ... than (= not ... any more than) 和……一样不 no better than(=practically the same as) 和……一样，实际上等于 no less ... than 和……一样，不逊于（其中的 than 前后都是肯定的意思） no less than(=as many as, as much as) 多达，竟有……之多，不下于 The street is no more than two miles long. 这条大街只有两英里长
My elder brotheris no more a singer than I am 我哥哥和我都不是歌唱家。 A man who cannotread and write is no better than the blind 不识字的人跟瞎子没什么两样。 This person is no less diligent than he used to be 这个人和从前一样勤奋。 The bank payshim a yearly salary of no less than90,000. 银行给他的年薪竞高达9万。 If your life is consumed by work,then chances are that you're a workaholicor on your way to becoming one. 如果你的生活被工作占据着，那么你很有可能是工作狂或者马上就要成为一个工作狂了。 "(the)chances are”是口语的用法，相当于it is likely(that)”,表示…很有 可能”。 Chances are(that)they'll be late anyway. 看起来，他们可能要迟到了。 Chances are that man will eventually land on Mars. 人类最终很可能将登陆火星。 【注意】："《the)chances are'"的语气和可能性都比maybe”和"it'spossible that…”要强。 与chance”的相关用法还有： as chance would haveit凑巧，碰巧 by anychance或许，可能 by chance偶然地，意外地，非有意地 chance would be a fine thing愿做某事但永远没有机会去做 give sb./sth.half a chance 给某人或某物一些机会去成为或去做某事物 no chance没有可能，没有希望 take chances 冒险
My elder brother is no more a singer than I am. 我哥哥和我都不是歌唱家。 A man who cannot read and write is no better than the blind. 不识字的人跟瞎子没什么两样。 This person is no less diligent than he used to be. 这个人和从前一样勤奋。 The bank pays him a yearly salary of no less than 90,000. 银行给他的年薪竟高达 9 万。 If your life is consumed by work, then chances are that you're a workaholic or on your way to becoming one. 如果你的生活被工作占据着，那么你很有可能是工作狂或者马上就要成为一个工作狂了。 “(the) chances are”是口语的用法，相当于“it is likely (that) ...”，表示“……很有 可能”。 Chances are (that) they'll be late anyway. 看起来，他们可能要迟到了。 Chances are that man will eventually land on Mars. 人类最终很可能将登陆火星。 【注意】：“(the) chances are”的语气和可能性都比“maybe”和“it’s possible that ...”要强。 与“chance”的相关用法还有： as chance would have it 凑巧，碰巧 by any chance 或许，可能 by chance 偶然地，意外地，非有意地 chance would be a fine thing 愿做某事但永远没有机会去做 give sb./sth. half a chance 给某人或某物一些机会去成为或去做某事物 no chance 没有可能，没有希望 take chances 冒险
take a chance(on sth.)试图做成某事（虽然有失败的可能性），冒险，碰运气 stand a chance(ofsth./of doingsth.) 有完成某事的希望，有达到某目的的机会 If pursuing a short-termfinancial goal is more important than assuring a long-term relationship with yourspouseand children,you need to rethink your priorities. 如果追求短期的经济目标比确保和配偶及孩子的长期关系更重要，你就需要重新思考你的 重点了。 在“if"引导的条件句中，动名词短语pursuing a short-term financial goal"作主 语，与另外一个动名词短语"assuringa long-term relationship with yourspouse and children来做比较。"short-term”和long-term”作定语，分别修饰"goa”和 “relationship'”,意为“短期的”和长期的°。 After the car accident,he suffered short-term memory loss. 车祸后，他出现了短暂失忆的症状。 The government is launching a training program to help the long-term unemployed. 政府正在推出一项培训计划，以帮助长期失业的人们。 类似的用法还有“medium-term”(中期的)，有时也写作“mid-term”。 The medium-term goal of the company is to cover the market of northeast China. 公司的中期目标是占有中国东北市场。 而短语"in the short term”和"in the long term”常在句中作状语，表示从短期 (长期)看”。 In theshort term,your English cannot be improved a lot simply bylistening to news;but in the long term,you will benefit greatly from doing so. 从短期看，光听新闻不会对提高你的英语水平有太大帮助；但从长远看， 你会从中受益匪浅。 effort on your part -and perhaps the part of a friend or spouse htrleocuson ork butor yourmentalnd physicbin youreou make the effort
take a chance (on sth.) 试图做成某事（虽然有失败的可能性），冒险，碰运气 stand a chance (of sth./of doing sth.) 有完成某事的希望，有达到某目的的机会 If pursuing a short-term financial goal is more important than assuring a long-term relationship with your spouse and children, you need to rethink your priorities. 如果追求短期的经济目标比确保和配偶及孩子的长期关系更重要，你就需要重新思考你的 重点了。 在“if”引导的条件句中，动名词短语“pursuing a short-term financial goal”作主 语，与另外一个动名词短语“assuring a long-term relationship with your spouse and children”来做比较。“short-term”和“long-term”作定语，分别修饰“goal”和 “relationship”，意为“短期的”和“长期的”。 After the car accident, he suffered short-term memory loss. 车祸后，他出现了短暂失忆的症状。 The government is launching a training program to help the long-term unemployed. 政府正在推出一项培训计划，以帮助长期失业的人们。 类似的用法还有“medium-term”（中期的），有时也写作“mid-term”。 The medium-term goal of the company is to cover the market of northeast China. 公司的中期目标是占有中国东北市场。 而短语“in the short term”和“in the long term”常在句中作状语，表示“从短期 （长期）看”。 In the short term, your English cannot be improved a lot simply by listening to news; but in the long term, you will benefit greatly from doing so. 从短期看，光听新闻不会对提高你的英语水平有太大帮助；但从长远看， 你会从中受益匪浅。 It will take some effort on your part — and perhaps the part of a friend or spouse — to make the shift from a sole focus on work, but for your mental and physical well-being, you really should make the effort
对你而言 也许还包括你的朋友和配偶一需要一些努力，把自己从工作这一唯一的重 心上转移开来，但是为了你的身体和精神健康，你必须做些努力。 这句话用到了"it will take(takes)(sb.)to dosth.”句型，意思是“花…（时间、 精力)做”。 It tookus several days to revise the marketing plan for the new product 我们花了几天的时间来修改新产品的市场销售计划。 It will take a lot of time and effort to master a foreign language 掌握一门外语要花很多时间和精力。 句中短语"make the effort(todo sth..)”的意思是“努力做-，类似的用法还有 "make an/every/no effort (to do sth.)". He made the effort tosay something funnyso asto let her forget the bad news 他努力讲些有趣的事，好让她忘掉那个坏消息。 I know you don't like your snobbish uncle,but please make an effort to be polite. 我知道你不喜欢有点势利的叔叔，但对他也要尽量礼貌一点。 As a shop assistant,Betty always makes every effort to satisfy her customers wishes. 作为一名售货员，贝蒂总是尽一切努力满足顾客的愿望。 They made no effort to include us in the competition 他们没费什么劲就让我们参加了比赛。 与“effort”相关的短语还有 spare no effort不遗余力 be(well)worth the effort值得努力 with/without effort费力/不费力 No matter how hard I work,I will never be indispensable to any corporation,committee,or employer 不论我多努力工作，我绝不是任何公司、委员会或雇主所不可缺少的。 "no matter"在这句话中表示“无论，不管”的意思，其用法可归纳如下。 (1)“no matter”"可独立成句，也可在句中担当成分，意为“无关紧要
对你而言——也许还包括你的朋友和配偶——需要一些努力，把自己从工作这一唯一的重 心上转移开来，但是为了你的身体和精神健康，你必须做些努力。 这句话用到了“it will take (takes) (sb.) ... to do sth.”句型，意思是“花……（时间、 精力）做……”。 It took us several days to revise the marketing plan for the new product. 我们花了几天的时间来修改新产品的市场销售计划。 It will take a lot of time and effort to master a foreign language. 掌握一门外语要花很多时间和精力。 句中短语“make the effort (to do sth.)”的意思是“努力做……”，类似的用法还有 “make an/every/no effort (to do sth.)”。 He made the effort to say something funny so as to let her forget the bad news. 他努力讲些有趣的事，好让她忘掉那个坏消息。 I know you don't like your snobbish uncle, but please make an effort to be polite. 我知道你不喜欢有点势利的叔叔，但对他也要尽量礼貌一点。 As a shop assistant, Betty always makes every effort to satisfy her customers' wishes. 作为一名售货员，贝蒂总是尽一切努力满足顾客的愿望。 They made no effort to include us in the competition. 他们没费什么劲就让我们参加了比赛。 与“effort”相关的短语还有： spare no effort 不遗余力 be (well) worth the effort 值得努力 with/without effort 费力/不费力 No matter how hard I work, I will never be indispensable to any corporation, committee, or employer. 不论我多努力工作，我绝不是任何公司、委员会或雇主所不可缺少的。 “no matter”在这句话中表示“无论，不管……”的意思，其用法可归纳如下。 （1）“no matter”可独立成句，也可在句中担当成分，意为“无关紧要