11.17 早读 It is better to be patient and get what you desire in the right time, than have high office thrust upon you when you are not ready.
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语音讲解
单词发音
patient /ˈpeɪʃənt/
desire /dɪˈzaɪə $ -ˈzaɪr/
thrust /θrʌst/
连词发音
what you desire in /wɒtʃʊdɪˈzaɪərɪn/
轻读重读
重读:patient/desire/thrust/ready
弱读:to/and/what/the/than/are
词汇讲解
1.high office noun.
释义:要职
注意:身居要职 have/hold a high office
例句:He has a high office in the government.
他在政府部门中担任高级职务。
She held high office in the last government.
她在上届政府担任高层的官员。
拓展:high up in XX 在XX业界地位很高
如果说一个人在广告业很有声望,就可以说He/She is very high up in advertising.
He started from nothing but he is now high up in society.
他白手起家,如今在社会上地位很高。
拓展 head office/headquarter 总部 总公司
例句:The company moved its corporate headquarters to Houston.
公司将总部搬到了休斯顿。
顺序:holding company/parent company 总公司 >headquarter/ head office总部>affiliate/branch/subsidiary分部或子公司/department部门>segment分部>office办公室 >group组>team团队
2.thrust verb.
释义:猛推; 逼迫; 强行推入; 延伸;
例句:
They thrust him into a car.
他们把他硬塞进了车里。
3. have something done
have sth.done的意思是完成某件事,但是这件事并不是主语本身来完成,而是交由别人来做.
举2个例子
I have my photographs taken.
我照了像(别人拿着我的相机帮我照的)
I have my photographs developed.
我洗了相片(也是别人帮我洗的)(注意:洗相片用develop)
活学活用
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