大学体验英语综合教程1 课文翻译及重点词汇解析 Unit 1 ~ Unit 8
Why do you just hang out in bars? Why don't you hang out with me instead? 你为何只去泡酒吧？跟我一起玩儿不好吗？
You should give your children more opportunities to have personal time and space to hang out with friends or do whatever they want.
你应该给孩子们更多的机会，使他们有自己的时间和空间与朋友一起玩或者做他们想做的事。
9. \whatever Club or Society, and some clubs such as the Oxford Union or the Guild Society tend to attract those with the spark of ambition more than others.
When students are said to \hoping to improve their resumes.
\钻营\指的是有些学生在俱乐部或社团里追求职位的提高（通常是要做主席），有些社团，比如牛津学生会或同业协会总能吸引那些比别人更雄心勃勃的人。
hack:
1) to cut (up), esp. roughly, violently, or in uneven pieces
Example:
He hacked the limb from the tree with an axe. 他用斧头从树上砍下树枝。
2) to do successfully
Example:
This assignment is too hard, I just can't hack it. 这个作业太难，我做不出来。
3) to enter a computer system without permission
Example:
The students who hacked their way into the academic records were punished. 未经许可进入成绩档案（计算机系统）的学生受到了惩罚。
4) to seek office in a group without caring about the group's success
Example:
He tried to hack his way to the presidency of every club on campus. 他竭力钻营，试图在学校的每一个俱乐部寻求主席职位。
apply:
1) [~ to, for ] to request sth., esp. officially and in writing
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Examples:
I applied to four universities and was accepted by all of them. 我申请了四所大学，四所大学都录取了我。 Rex applied for the post of Eliot' secretary. 瑞克斯申请艾略特的秘书职位。
2) [~ to] to bring or put into use or operation
Examples:
New technology is being applied to almost every industrial process. 新技术正被应用于几乎每一个工业过程中。 The term \ 这个词可用来表示任何小的地毯。
tend to: to have a tendency; be likely (to do or be sth.); to do or be often or usually
Examples:
Sally tends to interfere in other people's business. 萨利常常干涉别人的事。
People tend to gain weight on holidays. 人们常常在假期长胖。
10. Do not be afraid, though:
though:(not used at the beginning of a clause) in spite of the fact; nevertheless
Examples:
It's hard work; I enjoy it, though. 这事很难，不过我喜欢。
He's had two heart attacks in a year. It hasn't stopped him smoking, though. 他一年中两次心脏病发作。但这并没有使他停止吸烟。
11. apart from:
1) without considering; except for
Examples:
Quite apart from the cost, there is the question of your health to be considered. 除费用外，健康的问题也要考虑。
Apart from the occassional visit, what does Allen do for his kids? 除了偶尔的一次探视，爱伦还为他的孩子做些什么？
2) as well as; in addition to
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Examples:
Apart from their obvious beauty, the clean air of the mountains was good for me. 不仅是满目的美景，山里的干净的空气对我也大有好处。 Apart from her intelligence, her hard work was the key to her success. 除智商外，辛勤的工作也是她成功的关键。
12. bore: to make (someone) tired or uninterested, esp. by continual dull talk
Examples:
I'm sorry I spoke for so long-I hope I didn't bore you. 对不起，我说了这么久 - 但愿没有让你感到厌烦。 My father is always boring us with his stories of the war. 父亲总是用他的战争故事来磨我们。
bored: [~ with] tired and uninterested
Examples:
I'm bored with the same old routine day after day. 我厌倦了这日复一日的一成不变的日常工作。 She is getting really bored with her job. 她真的厌倦了自己的工作。
boring: dull or uninteresting; tedious
Examples:
I always thought ancient history was deadly boring. 我一直认为古代史极其乏味。
Her husband is about the most boring person I've ever met. 她丈夫是我见过的最没趣的人。
Unit 4
Passage A
Marcela's Work Experience
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I decided early in my college years that I wanted to experience living abroad before entering in the \for \stage of my inquiry I was pretty open about where to go and what kind of work to undertake. My desire to live abroad was so strong that I was willing to do anything anywhere. BUNAC (British Universities North American Club)
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This is a program from the USA. BUNAC currently offers US students and young people
work/travel programs to Britain, Australia, New Zealand, etc. Each participating country offers a unique insight into life in a completely new culture and a
chance to spend extended time working and traveling overseas. US students can work anywhere in Britain for up to six month at any time during the year and explore the whole of the UK while they are there.
Soon I learned about BUNAC, a program that seemed to be designed precisely for students with such interests. BUNAC offers work visas for students or recent graduates to work overseas. Of the six countries available, I chose England because of the language and opportunities for employment.
Two months after I graduated from college I crossed the Atlantic. I traveled throughout Europe for six weeks before arriving in London. I got to London on August 24, 1997 with a work visa, but no job or place to live. I have to admit it was pretty scary! The day after I arrived, I experienced my first British holiday-Bank Holiday, a national holiday where everything is closed for the day. It wasn't until my third day that I visited the BUNAC office and went through orientation. At the orientation I learned all about living and working in Britain; I learned about getting around in the city, making a CV (Curriculum Vitae-British resume), paying taxes, getting health insurance, traveling around Britain, finding accommodations and most importantly, finding a job. I was most scared about finding a job since my financial resources were running low and I needed to get a paycheck soon.
It turns out that finding a job was just as easy as making a CV! The BUNAC program is very well known in London and many employers participate in the program. As a result there are many employers in many different fields to choose from. My job search began when I chose three different business employers and faxed them my cover letter1 and CV. That first week I had three interviews. I accepted my first offer working for Merrill Lynch International Bank. The Merrill Lynch office I worked at was in a beautiful, old building located two blocks from Buckingham Palace. The people were nice and the work interesting.
It was easy to adjust to life in London. And there is so much to see that after six months exploring I probably covered only half of what I intended.
Working in London has many advantages. For one, I truly get to learn the culture by being immersed in its workforce. Most of my coworkers were British so I feel like I really got to know and learn the British culture through such a huge aspect of a British person's daily life. Secondly, it is an economical way to live and travel in another country since most jobs pay enough to cover rent, living expenses and some travel expenses. And thirdly, I have the chance to gain valuable work experience and internationalize my resume.
Working in London has been the best decision I have made so far. I would not hesitate for a second to recommend it to anyone!
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