Some students want to make big money right after graduation from university, wheras some other students want to go to graduate schools competent (L.52) Although he received little education, he is competent for the work.(a.有能力的,胜任的) 虽然他没受什么教育,但他仍胜任这项工作。 词语辨析: competent,只用作褒义,主语通常是人,表示“胜任的,有能力的”,常用于 be competent for” able也只用作褒义,主语通常也必须是有生命的人或动物,表示“有才能的,能够的”,常 用于“ be able to capable则可以表示褒义与贬义,不仅可用于有生命的人或动物,还可以用于无生命的 事物,表示“(褒义)有…能力的;(贬义)能干得出…的,敢于的”,常用于 be capable He was one of those who are of playing all kinds of tricks. capable Although he received little education, he is to do the work. able When Chinese football team has won several games, people began to think that this Yugoslavian 14. fulfill (L53) He has fulfilled the orders that I gave him. (v. carry out, complete) 他完成了我给他的命令。 They fulfilled their work ahead of time as we did ours 同我们一样,他们也提前完成了任务 15. fall behind: 1) become bit by bit further behind 2)(with) fail to finish at the proper time fall behind in science 在科学方面落后 fall behind one' s competitors落后于竞争对手 fall behind with the rent拖欠房租 16. account for 1)give a satisfactory explanation about(how sth. is used) 2)be the cause or origin of Jenny had to account to her husband for every penny she spent 珍妮不得不向丈夫说明每一个便士是怎么花的 North Sea oil accounts for a high proportion of our trade earnings 北海石油占我国贸易收入的很大一部分 17. race through: do sth in a hurry The government raced the new law through all its stages so as to complete it before the election 18. abrupt ad. an abrupt attitude无礼的态度 an abrupt change of policy突然改变政策 an abrupt drop in oil prices油价突降 当我询问她的新工作时,她对我态度非常粗鲁 When I asked her about her new job, she was quite abrupt with me 19. whereas conj. but, in contrast: while We thought she did not like us, whereas in fact she was very shy 我们以为她不喜欢我们,然而事实是因为她很害羞 They want a house whereas/while we would rather live in a flat 他们想住一所房子,可我们宁愿住在一套公寓房里。Some students want to make big money right after graduation from university, wheras some other students want to go to graduate schools. 13. competent (L.52) Although he received little education, he is competent for the work.. ( a. 有能力的，胜任的) 虽然他没受什么教育，但他仍胜任这项工作。 词语辨析： competent，只用作褒义，主语通常是人，表示“胜任的，有能力的”，常用于“be competent for” able也只用作褒义，主语通常也必须是有生命的人或动物，表示“有才能的, 能够的”，常 用于“be able to” capable 则可以表示褒义与贬义，不仅可用于有生命的人或动物，还可以用于无生命的 事物，表示（“ 褒义）有…能力的；（贬义）能干得出…的，敢于…的”，常用于“be capable of” He was one of those who are ______of playing all kinds of tricks. capable Although he received little education, he is______ to do the work.. able When Chinese football team has won several games, people began to think that this Yugoslavian coach is _________. competent 14. fulfill (L.53) He has fulfilled the orders that I gave him. (v. carry out, complete) 他完成了我给他的命令。 They fulfilled their work ahead of time as we did ours. 同我们一样，他们也提前完成了任务。 15. fall behind: 1) become bit by bit further behind 2) (with) fail to finish at the proper time fall behind in science 在科学方面落后 fall behind one’s competitors 落后于竞争对手 fall behind with the rent 拖欠房租 16. account for 1) give a satisfactory explanation about (how sth. is used) 2) be the cause or origin of Jenny had to account to her husband for every penny she spent. 珍妮不得不向丈夫说明每一个便士是怎么花的。 North Sea oil accounts for a high proportion of our trade earnings. 北海石油占我国贸易收入的很大一部分 17. race through: do sth. in a hurry The government raced the new law through all its stages so as to complete it before the election 18. abrupt adj. an abrupt attitude 无礼的态度 an abrupt change of policy 突然改变政策 an abrupt drop in oil prices 油价突降 当我询问她的新工作时, 她对我态度非常粗鲁。 When I asked her about her new job, she was quite abrupt with me. 19. whereas conj. but, in contrast: while We thought she did not like us, whereas in fact she was very shy. 我们以为她不喜欢我们，然而事实是因为她很害羞。 They want a house, whereas/while we would rather live in a flat. 他们想住一所房子, 可我们宁愿住在一套公寓房里