(I)hold up:delay or cause to stop延迟，阻碍 e.g.Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident. (2)Meaning:He worked so slowly that the shirts were delayed when they came to his position. 11.All week I wondered why he wasn't fired. fire:v. a.dismiss sb.from his/her job,sack (infinl.) e.g.Sam was fired by the management for his inefficiency b.discharge a gun,shoot开火 e.g.Policemen fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds. fire,dismiss&discharge 这些动词都有“解雇，开除之意。 fre口语用词，多指被断然地突然解雇，其行动犹如开枪一样千净利落。 dismiss正式用词，是这组词中语气最轻的一个词，一般只有从上文才能看出解 座的原因或理由。 discharge语气较重，指有理由的解雇，含不再复用的意味。 12.After I made observations for a week,Mr.Hobbs asked me for an oral report of my findings.I covered my major points by telling him the following: (1)observation:n.the act of watching sb/sth carefully for a period of time,especially toleam sth观察，监视 e.g.Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals'behavior (2)cover:v.to include sth,todeal withsth包括，包含；涉及，处理 e.g.The survey covers all aspects of the business. 13."If excellent work results in frequent pay increases or promotions,the workers will have greater incentive to produce." (I)result in:have as a result结果是，导致 e.g.The accident resulted in his death. Eating too much will result in sickness. (2)promotion:n. (1) hold up: delay or cause to stop 延迟，阻碍 e.g. Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident. (2) Meaning: He worked so slowly that the shirts were delayed when they came to his position. 11. All week I wondered why he wasn’t fired. fire: v. a. dismiss sb. from his / her job, sack (infml.) 解雇 e.g. Sam was fired by the management for his inefficiency. b. discharge a gun; shoot 开火 e.g. Policemen fired rubber bullets to disperse crowds. fire, dismiss & discharge 这些动词都有“解雇，开除”之意。 fire 口语用词，多指被断然地突然解雇，其行动犹如开枪一样干净利落。 dismiss 正式用词，是这组词中语气最轻的一个词，一般只有从上文才能看出解 雇的原因或理由。 discharge 语气较重，指有理由的解雇，含不再复用的意味。 12. After I made observations for a week, Mr. Hobbs asked me for an oral report of my findings. I covered my major points by telling him the following: (1) observation: n. the act of watching sb/sth carefully for a period of time, especially to learn sth 观察，监视 e.g. Most information was collected by direct observation of the animals’ behavior. (2) cover: v. to include sth, to deal with sth 包括，包含；涉及， 处理 e.g. The survey covers all aspects of the business. 13. “If excellent work results in frequent pay increases or promotions, the workers will have greater incentive to produce.” (1) result in: have as a result 结果是，导致 e.g. The accident resulted in his death. Eating too much will result in sickness. (2) promotion: n