【翻譯】所以“舊的障礙已經(jīng)消除了,能做到機會均等了”這樣的想法似乎很吸引人。
【詞匯】1. tempting a. 誘人的,吸引人的
例:I turned down their tempting offer.
我拒絕了他們誘人的邀約。
2. barrier n. 柵欄,障礙物
例:The barriers kept them from moving on.
障礙物使得他們無法繼續(xù)前進。
3. opportunity n. 機會,時機
例:He grasped this rare opportunity.
他抓住了這次良機。
?、? At the moment candidates are selected on a fairly narrow set of criteria such as prior academic and career performance, and analytical and problem solving abilities. (2011.06 閱讀 Text3)
【翻譯】現(xiàn)在,候選人是根據(jù)一套相當有局限性的準則來選出的,比如先前的學習成績和職業(yè)表現(xiàn),分析能力和解決問題的能力等。
【詞匯】1. candidate n. 候選人
例:She was nominated as candidate for the Best Actress.
她被提名為最佳女演員的候選人。
2. criteria n. 標準,準則;criterion的復(fù)數(shù)形式;
例:The new criteria should be made known to all staff.
新標準應(yīng)該讓所有職員都清楚知道。
3. prior a. 在……之前的,優(yōu)先的
例:She claimed that she had no prior knowledge of the strike.
她聲稱她事前對于罷工并不知情。
4. analytical a. 分析的
例:He lacks analytical ability.
他缺乏分析能力。
?、? But schools rarely dig down to find out what really makes an applicant succeed, to create a class which also contains diversity of attitude and approach – arguably the only diversity that, in a business context, really matters. (2011.06 閱讀 Text3)
【翻譯】但是學校很少深挖下去找出到底是什么真正使得一個申請人成功。創(chuàng)建一門也涵蓋態(tài)度和方法差異的課程才是真正重要的。而這一差異可以說是商務(wù)中唯一的差異。
【詞匯】1. applicant n. 申請人
apply (v.申請,應(yīng)用)——application(n.)——applicant(n.)——applicable(a.可用的)
2. diversity n. 多樣性,差異
例:the cultural diversity of American society 美國社會的文化多樣性
3. approach n. 途徑,方法
例:I think it is the best approach to solve this problem.
我認為這是解決這個問題的最佳方法。
4. arguably adv. 雄辯地,可論證地
例:He is arguably the best actor of this century.
他可以稱得上是本世紀最棒的演員。