Unit 8 Book 3 Competition and cooperation L. Difficult Sentences 1. Dog-eat-dog" rivalries are fueled by "greedy self-interests operating according to" the law of the jungle"in which"survival of the fittest is the only (1)What do the phrases "the law of the jungle"and"survival of the fittest mean (a "The law of the jungle"means everyone cares for himself only b"Survival of the fittest"means only the strongest creatures will stay alive. 2)Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=“贪婪的私利遵循“丛林法则”中“适者生存这唯一的一条定律,使“互 相倾轧”的竞争变本加厉。) 2. But those who deplore free-market competition simply do not understand it What is the authors attitude toward the people who are strongly against free-market competition? eIn the authors opin ion, they don't really know what competition means.) 3. Competitive markets excel at promoting cooperation Paraphrase the sentence (Competitive markets do quite well in encouraging people to cooperate 4. Competition and cooperation exist side by side (1)Translate the sentence (=竞争与合作并存。) (2) Say something more about the usage of"side by side (= This kind of phrases are called“ frequentative words"(重复型成 对词) The two same words can be linked by the conjunction"“and or prepositions such as“in”,"by" and so on. More examples again and again 反复地;屡次地;一再地 through and through 彻底地;全面地 out-and-out 完全的,彻底的 day after day 持续不断地 word for word 逐字逐句地 eye to eye 见解一致 man-to-man 坦诚地 hand in hand 手牵手地,紧密合作
1 Unit 8 Book 3 Competition and Cooperation I. Difficult Sentences 1. “Dog-eat-dog” rivalries are fueled by “greedy self-interests” operating according to “the law of the jungle” in which “survival of the fittest” is the only rule. (1) What do the phrases “the law of the jungle” and “survival of the fittest” mean? (=a. “The law of the jungle” means everyone cares for himself only. b. “Survival of the fittest” means only the strongest creatures will stay alive. (2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=“贪婪的私利”遵循“丛林法则”中“适者生存”这唯一的一条定律，使“互 相倾轧”的竞争变本加厉。) 2. But those who deplore free-market competition simply do not understand it. What is the author’s attitude toward the people who are strongly against free-market competition? (=In the author’s opinion, they don’t really know what competition means.) 3. Competitive markets excel at promoting cooperation. Paraphrase the sentence. (=Competitive markets do quite well in encouraging people to cooperate.) 4. Competition and cooperation exist side by side. (1) Translate the sentence. (=竞争与合作并存。) (2) Say something more about the usage of “side by side.” (= This kind of phrases are called “frequentative words”(重复型成 对词). The two same words can be linked by the conjunction “and” or prepositions such as “in”, “by” and so on. More examples: again and again 反复地; 屡次地; 一再地 through and through 彻底地；全面地 out-and-out 完全的, 彻底的 day after day 持续不断地 word for word 逐字逐句地 eye to eye 见解一致 man-to-man 坦诚地 hand in hand 手牵手地，紧密合作
5. It follows that we must find some way to decide who gets how much of any scarce goods. Translate the sentence into chinese (=这样我们必须找到某种方式来确定谁该得到多少某种奇缺的商品。 6. We call such bidding competition, but note that such competition differs fundamentally from another kind of"competition (1)What does the first"such"refer to here? (E It refers to what had mentioned in the previous sentence. (2) Compare the two“such” in the sentence (These two words have different parts of speech. the first one is a pronoun while the second one is an adjective. 7. If the owners of General Motors spread nails on the roads leading to Ford factories and dealerships, this is a form of non-economic competition-and a most undesirable form. What is the author's purpose of citing the example of"spreading He just wants to support his argument- sometimes competition is not good. 8. But notice that identically undesirable consequences occur when General Motors and Ford cooperate with each other to lobby successfully for import restrictions on foreign automobiles. Why doesn't the author think much of the "import restriction on foreign automobiles”? (Because in his opinion tariffs hurt consumers too 9. Instead such legislation is typically revered as desirable social What can we infer from this sentence? (From this sentence, we can infer that the author doesn't think much of this kind of legislation. 10. Today, the descendants of the owners of mom-and-pops are surely better off than they would have been had supermarkets never come along (1 )What can we infer from the sentence? (By citing this example, the author just wants to tell us sometimes the competition is not a bad thing (2)What does the author want to tell us when he uses the subjunctive mood here?
2 5. It follows that we must find some way to decide who gets how much of any scarce goods. Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=这样我们必须找到某种方式来确定谁该得到多少某种奇缺的商品。) 6. We call such bidding competition, but note that such competition differs fundamentally from another kind of “competition”… (1) What does the first “such” refer to here? (= It refers to what had mentioned in the previous sentence.) (2) Compare the two “such” in the sentence. (=These two words have different parts of speech. The first one is a pronoun while the second one is an adjective.) 7. If the owners of General Motors spread nails on the roads leading to Ford factories and dealerships, this is a form of non-economic competition—and a most undesirable form. What is the author’s purpose of citing the example of “spreading nails”? (=He just wants to support his argument – sometimes competition is not good.) 8. But notice that identically undesirable consequences occur when General Motors and Ford cooperate with each other to lobby successfully for import restrictions on foreign automobiles. Why doesn’t the author think much of the “import restriction on foreign automobiles” ? (=Because in his opinion tariffs hurt consumers too.) 9. Instead, such legislation is typically revered as desirable social policy. What can we infer from this sentence? (=From this sentence, we can infer that the author doesn’t think much of this kind of legislation.) 10. Today, the descendants of the owners of mom-and-pops are surely better off than they would have been had supermarkets never come along. (1) What can we infer from the sentence? (=By citing this example, the author just wants to tell us sometimes the competition is not a bad thing.) (2) What does the author want to tell us when he uses the subjunctive mood here?
(The author just wants to tell us that supermarkets do exit now (3 )Translate the sentence into Chinese 今天,夫妻店老板的子孙过的生活,肯定比超级市场未 出现时富裕得多。) ll. Words and Expressions 1. cutthroat: adj. very fierce, cruel, or unprincipled At the root of the problems with the old system was cut-throat competition 那是一笔残酷无情的生意。 (That is a cutthroat business. 2. rivalry: n. [ with/between] the state or condition of competing Most of the killings result from gang rivalry (There has always been intense rivalry between New Zealand and Australia. Collocations friendly rivalry友好竞争 intense/acute/bitter/fierce/keen/ strong rivalry between……间的激烈竞 sibling rivalry手足相争 enter/get into rivalry with sb 开始和某人竞争 stir up rivalry 煸动对立 3. fuel: vt. to make sth. especially sth. bad, increase or become stronger His words fuelled her anger still more 这个预算会加剧通货膨胀,降低我们的生活水平 (This budget will fuel inflation and cut our living standard. 4. pull together: of a group of people to work hard to achieve sth Parents, teachers, and students should all pull together to tackle the school's drug problems ( lf we all pull together, we'll finish on time 5. deplore: vt. to disapprove of sth. very strongly and criticize it ly, especially p The United Nations has issued a statement deploring the continued fighting 她谴责他那那些不道德的行为。 (She deplored his scandalous actions
3 (=The author just wants to tell us that supermarkets do exit now.) (3) Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=今天，夫妻店老板的子孙过的生活，肯定比超级市场未 出现时富裕得多。) II. Words and Expressions 1. cutthroat: adj. very fierce, cruel, or unprincipled *At the root of the problems with the old system was cut-throat competition. 那是一笔残酷无情的生意。 (That is a cutthroat business.) 2. rivalry : n. [+ with/between] the state or condition of competing *Most of the killings result from gang rivalry. (=There has always been intense rivalry between New Zealand and Australia.) Collocations: friendly rivalry 友好竞争 intense/acute/bitter/fierce/keen/strong rivalry between ……间的激烈竞 争 sibling rivalry 手足相争 enter/get into rivalry with sb. 开始和某人竞争 stir up rivalry 煽动对立 3. fuel : vt. to make sth., especially sth. bad, increase or become stronger *His words fuelled her anger still more. 这个预算会加剧通货膨胀，降低我们的生活水平。 (=This budget will fuel inflation and cut our living standard.) 4. pull together: (of a group of people) to work hard to achieve sth. *Parents, teachers, and students should all pull together to tackle the school's drug problems. (=If we all pull together, we'll finish on time.) 5. deplore: vt. to disapprove of sth. very strongly and criticize it severely, especially publicly *The United Nations has issued a statement deploring the continued fighting. 她谴责他那那些不道德的行为。 (=She deplored his scandalous actions. )
6. as a result of: because of As many as 2, 500 people died as a result of the earthquake and the ensuing tidal waves As a result of the pilots' strike, all flights have had to be cancelled. 7. spin: v. to make(thread) by twisting(cotton, wool, etc. ) produce in a threadlike form They spun a coin to decide who should start 标志牌在风中打着旋儿。 (The sign was spinning round and round in the wind Collocations somebody' s head is spinning 头昏脑胀 I was pouring with sweat, and my head was spinning 我汗流浃背,头昏脑胀。 spin a tale/storylyarn 编故事 The old sailor loves to spin yarns about his life at sea. 那老水手爱信口开河地讲他的航海生涯 spin off (从旋转体中)甩出;派生出 The wheel spun off and the car crashed into a tree. 车轮甩了出去,汽车撞到一棵树上。 spin out 拉长;拖延;使(金钱)尽可能多维持些日子 He spun out his speech for an extra five minutes 他把发言延长了5分钟 We were able to spin our money out until the end of our holiday 我们能使钱维持到假期结束。 CF: spin, rotate, revolve& roll 这些动词均有“转动”、“旋转”之意。 spin指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转,或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。 rotate强调指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转,即自转。 revoⅣve强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转,即公转。 ro指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚 (Directions: )Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. 1)The ballinto the street. rolled) (2) The Earth on its axis once every 24 hours. rotates (3) The boy was around in his father's desk chair spinning) (4)The Earth round the sun. revolves) 8. coordinate: V. to make(people or things) work together, especially so
4 6. as a result of: because of *As many as 2,500 people died as a result of the earthquake and the ensuing tidal waves. (=As a result of the pilots' strike, all flights have had to be cancelled.) 7. spin: v. to make (thread) by twisting (cotton, wool, etc.); produce in a threadlike form *They spun a coin to decide who should start. 标志牌在风中打着旋儿。 (=The sign was spinning round and round in the wind.) Collocations: somebody's head is spinning 头昏脑胀 *I was pouring with sweat, and my head was spinning. 我汗流浃背，头昏脑胀。 spin a tale/story/yarn 编故事 *The old sailor loves to spin yarns about his life at sea. 那老水手爱信口开河地讲他的航海生涯。 spin off （从旋转体中）甩出；派生出 *The wheel spun off and the car crashed into a tree. 车轮甩了出去，汽车撞到一棵树上。 spin out 拉长；拖延；使（金钱）尽可能多维持些日子 *He spun out his speech for an extra five minutes. 他把发言延长了 5 分钟。 *We were able to spin our money out until the end of our holidays. 我们能使钱维持到假期结束。 CF: spin, rotate, revolve & roll 这些动词均有“转动”、“旋转”之意。 spin 指沿内轴迅速而连续旋转，或沿外部一个点作快速圆周运转。 rotate 强调指物体围绕自己的轴或中心旋转，即自转。 revolve 强调指物体围绕本身以外的中心旋转，即公转。 roll 指某物在平面上滚动或翻滚。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1) The ball ___into the street.(= rolled) (2) The Earth _____on its axis once every 24 hours. (= rotates) (3) The boy was _____ around in his father's desk chair. (= spinning) (4) The Earth ____round the sun. (= revolves) 8. coordinate: v. to make (people or things) work together, especially so
as to increase effectiveness The Red Cross is coordinating relief aid to the refugees 在那个著名的医院里有一批相互配合得很好的护理人员。 In the famous hospital, there is a nursing staff that coordinates smoothly. 9. globe: n (1)the Earth The cities were beautiful and adorned with all the fine th ings of the globe (2)a round object with a map of the Earth drawn on it 那时候,学校的每个教室里都有一个大大的地球仪 (At that time in every classroom of the school there was a big globe. 10. privilege: n. a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people eA good education should not just be a privilege of the rich. *在这条街上停车是此处居民特有的权利 (Parking in this street is the privilege of the residents. Collocations an exclusive privilege 独有的特权 diplomatic privileges 外交特权 abuse a privilege 滥用特权 accordlaward sb a privilege 给某人特权 offer special privileges 提供特殊优惠 CF: privilege right 这两个名词均含“权利”之意 privilege指特许或恩施的权利,也指一般人或物所没有的有利条件 right普通用词,指某人或某物拥有符合法律、道义或道德的权利。 (Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. change the form where necessary. (1) Everyone has the to a good basic education. right) (2)a good education should not just be a of the rich privilege) (3 Free speech is a basic in a democratic society. right) 11. parallel: vt. to be similar to His career parallels that of his father. 他的表演举世无匹。 EHis performance has never been paralleled
5 as to increase effectiveness *The Red Cross is coordinating relief aid to the refugees. 在那个著名的医院里有一批相互配合得很好的护理人员。 (=In the famous hospital, there is a nursing staff that coordinates smoothly.) 9. globe : n. (1) the Earth *The cities were beautiful and adorned with all the fine things of the globe. (2) a round object with a map of the Earth drawn on it 那时候，学校的每个教室里都有一个大大的地球仪。 (=At that time in every classroom of the school there was a big globe.) 10. privilege: n. a special advantage that is given only to one person or group of people (= A good education should not just be a privilege of the rich.) *在这条街上停车是此处居民特有的权利。 (=Parking in this street is the privilege of the residents.) Collocations: an exclusive privilege 独有的特权 diplomatic privileges 外交特权 abuse a privilege 滥用特权 accord/award sb. a privilege 给某人特权 offer special privileges 提供特殊优惠 CF: privilege & right 这两个名词均含“权利”之意。 privilege 指特许或恩施的权利，也指一般人或物所没有的有利条件。 right 普通用词，指某人或某物拥有符合法律、道义或道德的权利。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1) Everyone has the ____ to a good basic education. (=right) (2) A good education should not just be a ______ of the rich. (= privilege) (3) Free speech is a basic ______ in a democratic society. (=right) 11. parallel: vt. to be similar to *His career parallels that of his father. 他的表演举世无匹。 (=His performance has never been paralleled.)
12. inseparable: adj. [ from impossible to separate from sth else or from one another; always together Tom was inseparable from his dog, Jordan 权利和职责是分不开的。 ( Rights are inseparable from duties 13. it follows that to be true as a result of sth else that is true It doesn't necessarily follow that you're going to do well academically even if you're highly intelligent 照你的说法,他肯定不是凶手。 It follows from what you say that he is not the murderer (lt follows that if you work hard, you will succeed 14. scarce: adj. not much or many compared with what is wanted; hard to find 那时是战争时期,食物短缺 (lt was wartime and food was scarce. There was fierce competition for the scarce resources. 15. bid: V. [ for] offer to pay(a price) for goods or to charge(a price) for ones work or services *Three firms bid for the contract on the new buildings. 这幅画给我开个价,诸位愿意出多少钱? (What am I bid for this painting ?) 16. in exchange for: by way of exchange Ive offered to paint the kitchen in exchange for a week,'s accommodation 汤姆用一只苹果和海伦换一块蛋糕。 Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake 17. beat up: to wound(sb. severely by hitting (Her boyfriend got drunk and beat her up In the end of the demonstration yesterday, the police beat up demonstrators 18. all manner of: every kind of This small portable oven is capable of cooking all manner of baked goods 用了各种各样的食物和饮料招待客人。 (The guests were served with all manner of food and drink The British Isles have been conquered by all manner of people 6
6 12. inseparable: adj. [+ from] impossible to separate from sth. else or from one another; always together *Tom was inseparable from his dog, Jordan. 权利和职责是分不开的。 (=Rights are inseparable from duties.) 13. it follows that: to be true as a result of sth. else that is true *It doesn't necessarily follow that you're going to do well academically even if you're highly intelligent. 照你的说法，他肯定不是凶手。 (=It follows from what you say that he is not the murderer.) (=It follows that if you work hard, you will succeed.) 14. scarce: adj. not much or many compared with what is wanted; hard to find 那时是战争时期, 食物短缺。 (=It was wartime and food was scarce.) *There was fierce competition for the scarce resources. 15. bid: v. [+ for] offer to pay (a price) for goods or to charge (a price) for one’s work or services *Three firms bid for the contract on the new buildings. 这幅画给我开个价, 诸位愿意出多少钱? (=What am I bid for this painting?) 16. in exchange for: by way of exchange I've offered to paint the kitchen in exchange for a week's accommodation. 汤姆用一只苹果和海伦换一块蛋糕。 (= Tom gave Helen an apple in exchange for a piece of cake.) 17. beat up: to wound (sb.) severely by hitting (=Her boyfriend got drunk and beat her up.) *In the end of the demonstration yesterday, the police beat up demonstrators. 18. all manner of: every kind of *This small portable oven is capable of cooking all manner of baked goods. 用了各种各样的食物和饮料招待客人。 (=The guests were served with all manner of food and drink.) *The British Isles have been conquered by all manner of people
19. at the expense of sth. with loss or damage to sth He did not want to devote more time to his business at the expense of his family (The cars were produced quickly, at the expense of safety 20. identically: adv. identical: adj 这张照片和我母亲的那张一模一样 EThis picture is identical to the one my mother has Detectives found envelopes identical to those used to post the lette CF: identical, same& equivalent 这些形容词均含“相同的”之意。 identica着重指人或物等在每细节上都完全相同。 same可指相同的人或物,也可指在质量、外表或意义等方面相同,但实际 上有差别的事物。 equivalent主要指有同样价值、效力或意义的两种不同的事物。 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1) His monthly Us salary is to a years pay here in Mexico. (equivalent) (2)They,re wearing clothes. (=identical) (3)Men with moustaches all look the to me.= same) 21. lobby: V. [ forlagainst] try to persuade the government or someone with political power that a law or situation should be changed We need to lobby our leaders to work for peace. 这个小组成员正在为减少国防开支而游说议员。 (The group is lobbying for a reduction in defense spending 22. legislation: n. [U]a law or set of laws The government has promised to bring in new legislation to combat this problem. 法律规定骑摩托车者要戴头盔。 (The legislation requires motorcyclists to wear helmets. Collocations: adoptenact legislation 制定法规 amend legislation 修正法规 abrogate/repeal legislation 废除法规
7 19. at the expense of sth.: with loss or damage to sth. *He did not want to devote more time to his business at the expense of his family. (=The cars were produced quickly, at the expense of safety.) 20. identically: adv. identical: adj. 这张照片和我母亲的那张一模一样。 (=This picture is identical to the one my mother has.) *Detectives found envelopes identical to those used to post the letters. CF: identical, same & equivalent 这些形容词均含“相同的”之意。 identical 着重指人或物等在每细节上都完全相同。 same 可指相同的人或物，也可指在质量、外表或意义等方面相同，但实际 上有差别的事物。 equivalent 主要指有同样价值、效力或意义的两种不同的事物。 (Directions:) Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary. (1) His monthly US salary is ____ to a year's pay here in Mexico. (= equivalent) (2) They're wearing ______clothes.（= identical） (3) Men with moustaches all look the ___ to me. (=same) 21. lobby: v. [+ for/against] try to persuade the government or someone with political power that a law or situation should be changed *We need to lobby our leaders to work for peace. 这个小组成员正在为减少国防开支而游说议员。 (=The group is lobbying for a reduction in defense spending.) 22. legislation: n. [U] a law or set of laws *The government has promised to bring in new legislation to combat this problem. 法律规定骑摩托车者要戴头盔。 (=The legislation requires motorcyclists to wear helmets.) Collocations: adopt/enact legislation 制定法规 amend legislation 修正法规 abrogate/repeal legislation 废除法规
pass legislation 通过法规 veto legislation 否决法规 remedial legislation 补救性法规 drastic legislation 严厉的法规 emergency legislation 应急立法 23. revere: vt. to give great respect and admiration to 那教授学识渊博,备受敬重。 (The professor was revered for his immense learning *Collins was revered by his fellow countrymen (Most of us revere the Bible, but few of us read it regularly. CF: revere, adore& worship 这些动词均有“崇敬”、“尊重”之意。 revere意为“崇敬”、“尊敬”。正式用语,语体庄重。例如: The people revere their priests.人们崇敬自己的牧师。 adore意为“敬慕”、“敬爱”。在口语中是非正式用语,意为“很喜欢”。例如 She gave him an adoring look.她向他投以敬慕的一瞥 * She adores the school.她很想上学。 worship意为崇拜”、“仰慕”。指怀有宗教般的虔诚崇敬的感情。例如: Let us worship God.让我们敬奉上帝吧。 24. misrepresent: V. to represent (sb. /sth wrongly; to give a false account of (sb /sth some sellers will attempt to mis represent the condition of a house to buyers. 那篇报道完全歪曲了我对移民入境的看法。 (That report has comp letely mis represented my opinions about immigration. 25. patronize: vt. (1)to use or visit a shop, restaurant etc It's a charming little restaurant which is mostly patronized by locals 我们常常到附近的沃尔玛超市购买货物。 (We often patronize our nearby Wal-Mart supermarket (2 to support or give money to an organization or activity FAt last, the rich man decided to patronize that young musician. 如今,一些城市居民资助贫困地区的孩子上学 (Nowadays some people in cities patronize the children poverty-stricken area. NB:在本课文中还有一词 patronage,该词是 patronize的名词形式, 意为“顾客的光顾,惠顾;赞助,资助”。请看更多的例句 e thank you for your patronage.谢谢您的惠顾
8 pass legislation 通过法规 veto legislation 否决法规 remedial legislation 补救性法规 drastic legislation 严厉的法规 emergency legislation 应急立法 23. revere: vt. to give great respect and admiration to 那教授学识渊博，备受敬重。 (=The professor was revered for his immense learning.) *Collins was revered by his fellow countrymen. (=Most of us revere the Bible, but few of us read it regularly.) CF: revere, adore & worship 这些动词均有“崇敬”、“尊重”之意。 revere 意为“崇敬”、“尊敬”。正式用语，语体庄重。例如： *The people revere their priests. 人们崇敬自己的牧师。 adore 意为“敬慕”、“敬爱”。在口语中是非正式用语，意为“很喜欢”。例如： *She gave him an adoring look. 她向他投以敬慕的一瞥。 *She adores the school. 她很想上学。 worship 意为“崇拜”、“仰慕”。指怀有宗教般的虔诚崇敬的感情。例如： *Let us worship God. 让我们敬奉上帝吧。 24. misrepresent: v. to represent (sb. / sth.) wrongly; to give a false account of (sb. / sth.) *Some sellers will attempt to misrepresent the condition of a house to buyers. 那篇报道完全歪曲了我对移民入境的看法。 (=That report has completely misrepresented my opinions about immigration.) 25. patronize: vt. (1) to use or visit a shop, restaurant etc *It's a charming little restaurant which is mostly patronized by locals. 我们常常到附近的沃尔玛超市购买货物。 (=We often patronize our nearby Wal-Mart supermarket.) (2) to support or give money to an organization or activity *At last, the rich man decided to patronize that young musician. 如今，一些城市居民资助贫困地区的孩子上学。 (=Nowadays some people in cities patronize the children in poverty-stricken area.) NB: 在本课文中还有一词 patronage，该词是 patronize 的名词形式， 意为“顾客的光顾，惠顾；赞助，资助”。请看更多的例句： *We thank you for your patronage. 谢谢您的惠顾
Without the patronage of several large firms, the festival could not take place.没有几大公司的赞助就没有这一庆典 26. distribute: y 1) to supply goods )in a particular area, especially to shops Milk is distributed to the local shops by Herald's Dairies (2)[+ tolamong to div ide and give out among several people, places, etc Copies of the report were distributed shortly after the meeting 已经向难民发放了衣服与毯子。 (Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees. 27. in combination(with): together(with) *this can be used either as a stand-alone tool or in combination with other tools 这四个因素共同起作用 ( The four factors work together in combination 28 undermine: vt to weaken or destroy gradually The kidnappings undermined several months of delicate peace 晚睡会损害健康。 (Late hours can undermine ones health. ( The constant criticism was beginning to undermine her confidence. 29. enhance: vt to increase in strength or amount Low lighting and soft music enhanced the atmosphere in the room. 我们正在运用技术来提高我们的服务水平。 EWere using technology to enhance our levels of service CF: enhance, heighten, intensify aggravate 这些动词均有“加强”、“增强”之意。 enhance强调增加价值,魅力或声望等使人或物具有超乎寻常的吸引力。 例如: Can we further enhance our competitiveness?我们能否进一步增强我 们的竞争力? heighten通常指使某物的某种性质变得不同于一般的显著或突出。例如: Trade tends to be protected when international tensions heighten 当国际关系变得紧张时,贸易活动常常受到保护 intensify指深化或强化某事或某物,尤指其特别之处。例如: The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidate's background.新闻界已增强了对该候选人背景的调查。 aggravate指加剧令人不快或困难的形势。例如 He aggravated his condition by leaving hospital too soon.他因过早
9 *Without the patronage of several large firms, the festival could not take place. 没有几大公司的赞助, 就没有这一庆典。 26. distribute: v. (1) to supply (goods) in a particular area, especially to shops *Milk is distributed to the local shops by Herald's Dairies. (2) [+ to/among] to divide and give out among several people, places, etc. *Copies of the report were distributed shortly after the meeting. 已经向难民发放了衣服与毯子。 (=Clothes and blankets have been distributed among the refugees.) 27. in combination (with): together (with) *This can be used either as a stand-alone tool or in combination with other tools. 这四个因素共同起作用。 (=The four factors work together in combination.) 28. undermine: vt. to weaken or destroy gradually *The kidnappings undermined several months of delicate peace negotiations. 晚睡会损害健康。 (=Late hours can undermine one's health.) (=The constant criticism was beginning to undermine her confidence.) 29. enhance: vt. to increase in strength or amount *Low lighting and soft music enhanced the atmosphere in the room. 我们正在运用技术来提高我们的服务水平。 (=We're using technology to enhance our levels of service.) CF: enhance, heighten, intensify & aggravate 这些动词均有“加强”、“增强”之意。 enhance 强调增加价值，魅力或声望等使人或物具有超乎寻常的吸引力。 例如： *Can we further enhance our competitiveness? 我们能否进一步增强我 们的竞争力？ heighten 通常指使某物的某种性质变得不同于一般的显著或突出。例如： *Trade tends to be protected when international tensions heighten. 当国际关系变得紧张时，贸易活动常常受到保护。 intensify 指深化或强化某事或某物，尤指其特别之处。例如： *The press has intensified its scrutiny of the candidate's background. 新闻界已增强了对该候选人背景的调查。 aggravate 指加剧令人不快或困难的形势。例如： *He aggravated his condition by leaving hospital too soon. 他因过早
出院而使病情恶化。 lll. Useful Expressions 1.互相倾轧的竞争 dog-eat-dog rivalries 丛林法则 the law of the jungle 3.适者生存 survival of the fittest 4.通力合作 pull together 5.自由市场竞争 free-market competition 6.由于,因为 as a result of 7.齐心协力 coordinate ones efforts 8.世界各地数不胜数的人 countless people from around globe 9.从真正的意义上讲 In a genuine sense 10.并存 exist side by side 11.和平繁荣的社会 a peaceful and prosperous ciety 12.交响乐团 a symphony orchestra 13.形影不离 be inseparable from 14.由此得出结论…; it follows that 因而断定 15.调换 n exchange for 16.出价竞争 bidding competition 17.痛打,打伤,狠揍 at up 18.各式各样的 all manner of 19.在损失或损坏某事 at the expense of sth 物的情况下 20.不亚于 no less than 21.把.看成是 refer to∴a 22.竭力 strive to do∴ 23.只要 as long as 24.夫妻店 a mom-and-pop store 25.其他行业 other lines of work 26.比富裕/得多 better off than 27.出现 come along 28.远非,非但不是 far from I. Proverbs and quotations Two heads are better than one 三个臭皮匠,顶个诸葛亮。 2. Many heads make light work 人多好办事。 3. Three helping one another bear the burden of six 三人互相帮助,可担六人重负 4. The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation
10 出院而使病情恶化。 III. Useful Expressions 1. 互相倾轧的竞争 dog-eat-dog rivalries 2. 丛林法则 the law of the jungle 3. 适者生存 survival of the fittest 4. 通力合作 pull together 5. 自由市场竞争 free-market competition 6. 由于，因为 as a result of 7. 齐心协力 coordinate one’s efforts 8. 世界各地数不胜数的人 countless people from around the globe 9. 从真正的意义上讲 in a genuine sense 10. 并存 exist side by side 11. 和平繁荣的社会 a peaceful and prosperous society 12. 交响乐团 a symphony orchestra 13. 形影不离 be inseparable from 14. 由此得出结论……； it follows that 因而断定…… 15. 调换 in exchange for 16. 出价竞争 bidding competition 17. 痛打，打伤，狠揍 beat up 18. 各式各样的 all manner of 19. 在损失或损坏某事 at the expense of sth. 物的情况下 20. 不亚于 no less than 21. 把……看成是 refer to … as 22. 竭力 strive to do … 23. 只要 as long as 24. 夫妻店 a mom-and-pop store 25. 其他行业 other lines of work 26. 比……富裕/好得多 better off than 27. 出现 come along 28. 远非, 非但不是 far from IV. Proverbs and Quotations 1. Two heads are better than one. 三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。 2. Many heads make light work. 人多好办事。 3. Three helping one another bear the burden of six. 三人互相帮助，可担六人重负。 4. The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation
