A Pay Rise or Not?
"Unless I get a rise, I'll have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley," George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town (he lived in), but his wife kept telling him (that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family). That was (why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a nearby city about 50 miles away). He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.
George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized (復(fù)合詞)town. He really liked the place and didn't like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there.
小節(jié)：
名詞性的結(jié)構(gòu)通常在句子中充當(dāng)句子主語， 賓語(動詞賓語和介詞賓語)， 表語， 同位語;
動詞性結(jié)構(gòu)通常在句子中充當(dāng)句子謂語(主句謂語和從句謂語)或非謂語的形式出現(xiàn)(e.g. telling him, taking a job 包括不定式， 動名詞和分詞結(jié)構(gòu))
l 英語小常識：
* Director smith(史密斯局長)，Manager Jackson (杰克遜經(jīng)理)，Principal Morris(莫里斯校長)
醫(yī)生或有博士學(xué)位的人稱 Doctor ...;有權(quán)主持法庭審判的人可稱Judge ...。州長和市長可稱Governor ...和 Mayor ....。實(shí)際上外國人在稱呼州長和市長時往往只稱Governor或Mayor，而省去了他們的名字， 在稱呼教授時也是僅僅稱呼他們?yōu)镻rofessor。
l 職稱英語核心詞匯推薦
against prep. 反對, 逆, 違背,(be against …/ 違反, 不顧, fight against…/對抗);
age n. 年齡 v. 變老(at the age of…/ 時年..歲; be of age(= come of age/)成年 ;
ago adv. 以前，以往(long long ago很久很久以前, two days ago/兩天前);
agree v. 一致, 相合, 同意 (agree on…/對…意見一致; agree with sb. /同意某人的話 );
agreement n. 一致, 同意, 協(xié)議(in agreement with .../ ..和..一致);
agriculture n.農(nóng)業(yè)
ahead adv.在前, 向前, 提前( ahead of…/在…之前;超過);
aid v. 幫助, 援助 n. 幫助, 支援(aid sb. in sth./ 幫助某人做。。);
aim v. (常與at連用)瞄準(zhǔn), 對準(zhǔn), 以…為目標(biāo)n. 瞄準(zhǔn);目標(biāo)(aim to do sth./ 致力于做。。;aim at doing sth./ sth. / 致力于做。。) ;
air n. 空氣, 天空(fresh air /新鮮空氣; by air /乘飛機(jī));
airplane n. 飛機(jī);
airport n.航空站,機(jī)場 ;
alarm n. 驚恐，擔(dān)憂，報警器， 鬧鐘，警報v. 使擔(dān)心，使驚恐
alcohol n. 酒精;
(A級)alert v.(常與to連用)警告adj. 警惕的; 警覺的(alert sb. to sth. /警告某人注意..的危險);
(A級)alien adj.. 外國(人)的， (與…)不同 (from)，
alike adj. [常作表語]同樣的, 相似的(look alike/看起來相似)
alive adj. 活的，活著的( keep sth alive/ 讓。。仍然活著 );
all adj. 所有的, 全部的pron.全體, 全部, (與of連用)整體;全部(in all/總計(jì); above all/首先，尤其是, all over/到處，遍及, after all/終究，畢竟, at all/完全， 根本， 究竟; after all/雖然這樣， 畢竟);
(A級)allocate v. 分配, 配給;
allow v. 允許，準(zhǔn)許, 給予 (allow sb. to do sth./允許某人做。。);
almost adv. 幾乎;
alone adj. [只作表語] 單獨(dú)的; 孤獨(dú)的(be alone/獨(dú)自一人， leave sb. alone/讓某人獨(dú)自呆一會)
along prep. 沿著(walk along the river/沿著河走; all along/始終;一直 ; along with/與…一道);
aloud adv. 高聲地，響亮地
already adv. [表示現(xiàn)在或過去某時已發(fā)生的事實(shí)] 已經(jīng),;
also adv. 也, 同樣, 而且(not only..but also...或 not only...but../不僅..而且…);
alter v. 變更;改變，改換
Alternative n. 兩者擇一, 替換物， adj. 兩者擇一的,交替的;
although adv. 盡管，雖然;
always adv. 總是;
a.m. adv. 上午
l 詞匯題解析：
1. It doesn’t matter whether he works hard; the question is whether he works ___.
A. above all B. in all C. at all D. after all
C.分析：該題考察與同一個詞相關(guān)的短語。對于一些短語結(jié)構(gòu)可以借助其組成成分的基本詞義來推出該短語可能具有的含義：above all(“在一切的上面”，因此推測above all的含義與“重要性”有關(guān)，這個含義放在空格處不合適，所以這個詞不是答案。 above all的含義是“首先”) ;in all和at all從組成的成分來看有一定關(guān)系， 因此推測B和C中出答案的可能性較大;after all是在文章閱讀中常遇到的短語：e.g. Maybe she was right after all. (“雖然是這樣”)e.g. I’m not really ambitious. After all, money isn’t everything. (“畢竟”)after all的這兩個詞義放在句子中都不合適， 所以答案只能來自B和C。in all的含義是“總計(jì)”， at all是“完全， 根本， 究竟”e.g. Has the situation improved at all? (究竟) e.g. You don’t have any money at all? (根本)“究竟”這個含義放在空格中合適。所以答案是C。
(職稱英語詞匯部分練習(xí)題)
2 First editions of certain popular books cannot be obtained for love or money.
A. at any places B. At any price
C. in any language D. in any country
B.分析： for love or money字面含義是“為了愛或?yàn)榱隋X”， 借助常識：“愛”和“錢”都是我們生活中很重要的東西，因此推測這個短語可能與詞義“重要”有關(guān)， 對比四個被選項(xiàng)， 只有B中的核心詞(price)最可能反映出“價值(重要性)”， 因此推測B是答案。not for love or money 這個短語用于非正式的語言中， 其含義是“根本不可能”e.g. I couldn’t find the keys for love or money.
結(jié)束語 Let’s call it a day. “今天就到此為止吧”。
