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Meaning: Even purely mental work can be enough for them to express and release their enthusiasm, as is well expressed by the phrase “sinking one’s teeth into a problem”.
★suffice: vi. (fml.)be enough 足够; 满足要求
One example should suffice to illustrate my point. 一个例子足以阐明我的观点。
★apt: a. exactly right for a particular situation or purpose 适当的; 恰当的
Which is the most apt description depends on the point or purpose of asking the question. 哪种描述最适合取决于提出问题的出发点或目的。
★aptly: ad. (~ named/ described/ called, etc.) named, described, etc.in a way that seems very suitable恰当地命名/描述/称呼等
Indeed, if there is a single word that would very aptly define Monk’s music, it’s freedom. 的确,如果有一个词能恰如其分地描述蒙克的音乐, 那就是“自由”.
★sink one’s teeth into sth.: (infml.) start to do sth. with a lot of
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energy and determination 精力充沛地开始处理某事;专注于做某事
Playing the part of Queen Victoria is the kind of role that is made for you, the kind of role you can sink your teeth into. 维多利亚女王这个角色就是为你而设,是一个你能倾情投入的角色。
25 Laborers are slaving away at a job they don’t enjoy for a small monetary reward, waiting all day until they go home and play. (Para. 9)
Meaning: Laborers are working hard at a job for a small amount of money though they don’t enjoy that job at all. They are always waiting just for their turn to go home and play.
★slave away: work very hard 拼命干;苦干
After slaving away at the computer keyboard, you then still have to write notation sign by hand, the old-fashioned way. 辛辛苦苦用电脑键盘输入后,你还得按老办法手工写上注释符号。
★monetary: a. (only before noun) relating to money, esp. all the money in a particular country 货币的; 金融的
Monetary policies play an important role in attracting foreign investment and developing a strong economy. 货币政策在吸引外来投资、发展强劲的经济方面起着重要的作用。
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26 But while laborers are counting down the hours, workers are energized and focused, taking optimum pleasure in the task at hand. (Para.9)
Meaning: But while laborers are waiting anxiously for the time to leave work and go home, workers are energetic and concentrated and enjoy what they are doing immensely.
★count down: wait for sth. to happen, usu. noticing every day or moment that passes unit it happens 倒数；倒计时
A giant electronic display is counting down the days to the start of the Pan-American Games here. 一块巨大的电子显示屏对即将在此举行的泛美运动会进行倒计时。
★optimum: a. (only before noun)the best or most suitable for a particular purpose or in a particular situation最优的;最适宜的
You should hold the book at a proper distance from your eyes; optimum reading distance is between 15 to 22 inches from your eyes. 你应该把书放到离眼睛适当远的距离——最佳阅读距离是15到22英寸。
★at hand:（fml.) needing to be dealt with now手头的;需要马上处理的
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would most likely find an easy answer and without needing a calculation. 如果他们花上一点时间去弄懂手头的题目,则极有可能不需要计算器就能找到一个简单的答案。
27 By choosing a job that is both useful to society and personally fulfilling, workers maintain a simultaneous sense of purpose and enthusiasm that improves their whole lives. (Para. 9)
Meaning: By choosing a job that is both useful to society and satisfying to themselves, workers are not only aware of what they want and but also highly motivated, which improves their whole lives.
★simultaneous: a. happening or done at the same time同时的;同时发生的
The ceasefire must be simultaneous with the withdrawal of forces. 停火与撤军必须同步进行。
28 So in the end, whatever job you choose, you must contend with this essential question: Will you be a laborer or a worker? (Para.9)
Meaning beyond words: The author further stresses the significance of differentiating a laborer from a worker by ending the passage with a question, revealing the fact that people have to face the choice no matter
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what job they choose.
★contend:
vi. compete against sb. in order to gain sth. 竞争;争夺
Their firm is too small to contend with large multinational corporations. 他们的公司太小,难以和大的跨国公司竞争。
vt. argue or state that sth. is true 声称; 断言; 主张
The lawyer contended that her client had never been near the scene of the crime. 律事声称她的当事人从没到过犯罪现场。
★contend with sth.: have to deal with sth. difficult or unpleasant 必须处理;不得不应付
Euro Disney had to contend with many difficulties when its first financial year came to an end. 当第一个财年结束时,欧洲迪斯尼乐园不得不去应对很多的困难。
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