新编实用英语unit5.pdf

Unit 5 Applying for a Job Passage I Applying for a New Boss Text-related Information Usually there are 5 steps of the job-seeking process. The process starts with the preparation of a personal data record and then proceeds through preparing a resume, writing an application letter, completing an application form, attending interviews, and accepting or declining a job offer. Of course, it is not easy to choose a career; it will take you a lot of time and require your careful thought. However, when you know you can look forward to working in your dream job, you ’ll be glad you thought it through. Difficult Sentences 1. (Para. 1) And going back further, I can still recall things about the stars that I should have long ago forgotten if not for my second-grade teacher, Miss Scorchiotti 再早些，我仍然记得有关星体的知识，若不是由于我二年级的斯高奇奥迪老 师，我早就将其忘光了。 Analysis: that … introduces a relative clause; should have takes a subjunctive mood; if not for my second-grade teacher, Miss Scorchiotti being an elliptical clause which can be assumed to be if it were not for ... Example: If not for your help, we couldn ’t have finished the experiment successfully. 2.(Para. 5) She ruffled feathers around the company but was eager to let me in on what she thought and why. 她对公司上下指指点点，但却愿意让我了解她的想法和做事的原因。 ruffle 弄皱; 弄乱(头发等); (鸟受惊时等)竖起羽毛 把(布等)打褶裥; 给...装褶边 触怒, 使生气 eg: The wind ruffled my hair. The hen ruffled her feathers at the sight of the dog. A breeze ruffled the lake. Comb your ruffled hair and make it tidy. Anne is easily ruffled (be easily ruffled 动不动就生气). Unit 5-- 1 Nothing can ruffle her calm temper. Analysis :ruffled feathers is used here figuratively to mean become annoyed, smooth sb.'s ruffled feathers 稳住情绪, 使平息怒气 ; The phrase