judge themselves and others largely on how much they can accomplish. 2 Not everyone can interact with such pe stence and over long hours,bu those who do,pride themselves on a distinctive ability that contributes mightily to the running of the organization. (1)pride oneself on:be proud of;regard as a special reason for pride or satisfaction e.g The little boy has every right to pride himself on his ability to remain calm and controlled in the fact of death Peter has always prided himself on his ability to learn new languages (2)Meaning:Not all people are ale to keep dealing with others in such an active way and for such long periods,but those who are able to do so will congratulate themselves on this special ability because it has an important role to play in assu ring the smooth operation of an organization 3 whose job it was to bend several pieces of steel and attach them so that a folding chair would result. Meaning:whose job was to make a folding chair out of a few pieces of steel Note that"whose iob it was to is an idiomatic expression in English. -A teacher's job is to teach.Thus a teacher is a job is to teach -It is a te acher person 14. And the work group also gently pressures its members to learn how to adjust to one another so that the "rough edges"are worked off because people know they must do certain things with and through one another ach work off:get rid of (sth.extra of burdensome)by exercise,continuous action of effort e.g.Bob has worked off a dozen pounds since last May by running one or two miles every morning You'd better work y ange off before you speak to him Beyond the tea an the work group.there is the organization,whether it be company or hospital or university. In adverbial clauses introduced by "whether"the subjunctive "be"is occasionally used in a formal style.The indicative mood,however,is more often used instead. 16. We in truth bask in the reflected glory of the institution, Meaning: oy the glory reflected fi the in nstitution feel great pleasure in being sful or prestigious organization literally.“bask”means“sit or lie in enjovable heat of light e.g.He likes to lie on the sand,basking in the sunshine. Used figuratively,bask”means“enjoy of feel great pleasure” He basked in the love of his family Her father is a world-famous artist t,but she refuses to bask in his reflected glory and is trying to start a career of her own. IV.Summary 1.Main ideajudge themselves and others largely on how much they can accomplish. 12. Not everyone can interact with such persistence and over long hours, but those who do, pride themselves on a distinctive ability that contributes mightily to the running of the organization. (1) pride oneself on: be proud of; regard as a special reason for pride or satisfaction e.g. The little boy has every right to pride himself on his ability to remain calm and controlled in the fact of death. Peter has always prided himself on his ability to learn new languages. (2) Meaning: Not all people are ale to keep dealing with others in such an active way and for such long periods, but those who are able to do so will congratulate themselves on this special ability because it has an important role to play in assuring the smooth operation of an organization. 13. … whose job it was to bend several pieces of steel and attach them so that a folding chair would result. Meaning: whose job was to make a folding chair out of a few pieces of steel Note that “whose job it was to ……,” is an idiomatic expression in English. －A teacher’s job is to teach. Thus a teacher is a person whose job is to teach. －It is a teacher’s job to teach. Thus a teacher is a person whose job it is to teach. 14. And the work group also gently pressures its members to learn how to adjust to one another so that the “rough edges” are worked off because people know they must do certain things with and through one another each day. work off: get rid of (sth. extra of burdensome) by exercise, continuous action of effort e.g. Bob has worked off a dozen pounds since last May by running one or two miles every morning. You’d better work your anger off before you speak to him . 15. Beyond the team and the work group, there is the organization, whether it be company or hospital or university. In adverbial clauses introduced by “whether” the subjunctive “be” is occasionally used in a formal style. The indicative mood, however, is more often used instead. 16. We in truth bask in the reflected glory of the institution, … Meaning: enjoy the glory reflected from the institution; feel great pleasure in being associated with the successful or prestigious organization literally, “bask” means “sit or lie in enjoyable heat of light”, e.g. He likes to lie on the sand, basking in the sunshine. Used figuratively, “bask” means “enjoy of feel great pleasure”. e.g. He basked in the love of his family. Her father is a world-famous artist, but she refuses to bask in his reflected glory and is trying to start a career of her own. IV. Summary 1. Main idea