Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit4:Getting Ready for the future career(1)

 　　Step by step 3000. Book Two.

　　Unit Four. Getting ready for the future career.

　　Part 1. Warming up.

　　A. Keywords. experience, applicants¹, bachelor's degree. resume, qualified², position, candidates.

　　Vocabulary. bachelor, resume, image, administration, dynamic, mobile, turnover³, in excess of, audit⁴, Syracuse.

　　Here are some advertisements for certain job vacancies⁵.

　　Listen carefully and fill in the missing information.

　　Cook needed immediately in a busy downtown restaurant.

　　You must be good and dependable.

　　Experience is preferred, and work on weekends is required.

　　If you are interested, please call 2359739.

　　A small private school needs English and math teachers.

　　Applicants must have a bachelor's degree and teaching certificate.

　　Interested people please send you resume to Wales Charter School, 19 Snow Road, NYC.

　　As the world leader in imaging business from photographic to commerical to electronic imaging, we invite applications from qualified persons for the position of marketing⁶ communication supervisor⁷.

　　Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in business administration and good PC and presentation skills.

　　Please apply by sending your resume to MTP, P.O Box 354, Syracuse, NY, 16493.

　　If you are a dynamic, hard working and initiated⁸ quick learner, interested in working in a challenging environment.

　　If you are mobile and able to travel extensively, please join our truck tire and passenger car tire terms and be the area sales manager.

　　Professional careers and extensive training are provided to you.

　　Are you the right one for us?

　　Send your detailed⁹ resume with your expected salary and recent photo to Martin's Apparel, 385 Rockledge Street, Syracuse, NY 15835.

　　We're among the top 50 industrial companies world wide with an annual turnover in excess of 40 billion US dollars.

　　We provide for our employees not only a competitive salary and a benifit package, but also excellent career development opportunities.

　　We are now seeking qualified people fill the position of buyer.

　　Candidates' qualifications include a bachelor's degress in business or engineering, 2-3 years' relevant working experience,

　　good command of English, good communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with terms.

　　Those who are interested please send your resume, a recent photo, contact phone number and a copy of diploma to 943 West Avenue, Syracuse, NY 18640.

　　We, one of the world's largest food manufacturers, have the position of accounting¹⁰ available.

　　Applicants must have a university degree in the accounting or auditing¹¹, strong commputer skills and a minimum of 3 years' experience with trading companies.

　　If you believe that you have the experience and talent to develop and grow with one of the world's leading food companies,

　　please send your resume, education certificate, ID card copy and photo to 404 South 7th Street, NYC.

　　B. Keywords. hottest jobs.

　　Vocabulary. tissue, culture, genetic¹³, DNA¹⁴, defect, gene¹²,

　　therapy, molecule¹⁵, pharmacologic, livestock¹⁶, therapeutic¹⁷, laden¹⁸, modify, fiddle¹⁹, handyman, daunt²⁰,

　　video cassette recorder (VCR), digital versatile²¹ disc (DVD), 3-D, holographic, toaster, abuse, diagnostics, ambient, hijack²².

　　Do you know what will be the hottest jobs in the 21st century?

　　Listen to the following passage, fill in the blanks.

　　Looking for a career change?

　　A decade ago, who would have guessed that web designer would be one of the hottest job of 2000?

　　Do you have any idea what will be the other six hottest in the 21st century?

　　Here are some suggestions.

　　1. Tissue engineers.

　　With man made skin already on the market, 25 years from now, scientists expect to be culturing growing organs in test tubes, or trying anyway.

　　2. Genetic programmers.

　　After scanning your DNA for defects, doctors will use gene therapy and smart molecules²³ to cure diseases, including ceratin cancers.

　　3. pharmers or pharmacological farmers.

　　New age farms will raise crops and livestock that have been genetically²⁵ engineered to produce therapeutic proteins.

　　Works in progress include a vaccine²⁶ carrying tomato and drug laden milk from cows, sheep and goats.

　　4. Genetically modified food monitors.

　　Not sure what's for dinner?

　　With a little genetical²⁴ fiddling²⁷, fast growing fish and freeze resistent fruits will help feed an overpopulated planet.

　　5. Hot-line handymen.

　　Still daunted²⁸ by the thought of reprogramming your video cassette recorder?

　　Let alone your digital versatile disc?

　　Just wait until your 3D holographic TV won't power up?

　　Or your taking toaster starts giving abuse?

　　Remote diagnostics will take care of most of your home electronics, but a few repairmen will still make house calls, via video phone.

　　6. Narrow casters.

　　Today's broadcasting industry will become increasingly personalized.

　　Working together, media and advertisers will create content just for you.

　　Ambient commercials will also hijack your attention by using tastes and smells.

　　C. Keywords. bicycle motocross racer, Number One, champion, trophies²⁹, donated, Special Olympics,

　　handicapped youngsters, praise, proud, joy.

　　Vocabulary. motocross, bicycle motocross, trophy³⁰, feat³¹, awesome³², hardware,

　　set around, handicapped, crippled, gesture.

　　Listen to a story about a 9 year old bicycle motocross racer.

　　Complete the resume with the information you get from the story.

　　Tell you about a 9 year old boy.

　　He is a bicycle motocross racer.

　　And his name is Andrew Sue, he rides under Number One on the truck.

　　And his lives in Lansing, Michigan.

　　He is also Number One in other ways.

　　He weighs about 34 kilograms.

　　The boy is a two time BMX, that's Bicycle Motocross National Champion.

　　And he is also a two time world champion.

　　He is right Number One for his age in the National Bicycle League and Number One in the American Bicycle Association's Michigan Two District.

　　And he has been a bicycle motocross racer since he was 5 years old.

　　Andrew has collected more than 125 trophies for his feats³³ on the truck.

　　His awesome display of hardware has not set around collecting dust, however.

　　He donated many of the trophies, the hardware to the Michigan Special Olympics.

　　I don't know if you're familiar with that.

　　Now Special Olympics are for handicapped youngsters.

　　He said that he saw the Special Olympics on television and he decided³⁴ that he had so many trophies that he ought to give them some.

　　And he talked it over with his parents and they, too, thought it was a good idea.

　　His father, Tom Sue, says that they were sort of running out of rooms in the house.

　　After seeing the crippled children on television, they knew they had found a worthwhile purpose for the trophies.

　　And Andrew's unselfish gesture has brought praise from Michigan State Representative and the Speaker of the House, Bobby Crimm.

　　He wrote a letter and said, "Your mom and dad must be very proud of you, Andy. You're truly an extraordinary young man."

　　And Andrew's parents are obviously quite proud of what their son has done, both on the truck as a bicycle motocross Number One winner,

　　and also by giving the trophies to the handicaps, participates in the Special Olympics.

　　He knows that those trophies will bring other people great joy, too.

1 applicants   

申请人，求职人( applicant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were over 500 applicants for the job. 有500多人申请这份工作。
• He was impressed by the high calibre of applicants for the job. 求职人员出色的能力给他留下了深刻印象。

2 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

3 turnover   

n.人员流动率，人事变动率；营业额，成交量

参考例句：

• The store greatly reduced the prices to make a quick turnover.这家商店实行大减价以迅速周转资金。
• Our turnover actually increased last year.去年我们的营业额竟然增加了。

4 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

5 vacancies   

n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 )；空虚；空白；空缺

参考例句：

• job vacancies 职位空缺
• The sign outside the motel said \"No Vacancies\". 汽车旅馆外的招牌显示“客满”。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

7 supervisor   

n.监督人，管理人，检查员，督学，主管，导师

参考例句：

• Between you and me I think that new supervisor is a twit.我们私下说，我认为新来的主管人是一个傻瓜。
• He said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor.他说我太轻浮不能成为一名好的管理员。

8 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

9 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

10 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

11 auditing   

n.审计，查账，决算

参考例句：

• Auditing standards are the rules governing how an audit is performed.收支检查标准是规则统治一个稽核如何被运行。
• The auditing services market is dominated by a few large accounting firms.审计服务市场被几家大型会计公司独占了。

12 gene   

n.遗传因子，基因

参考例句：

• A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
• The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。

13 genetic   

adj.遗传的，遗传学的

参考例句：

• It's very difficult to treat genetic diseases.遗传性疾病治疗起来很困难。
• Each daughter cell can receive a full complement of the genetic information.每个子细胞可以收到遗传信息的一个完全补偿物。

14 DNA   

(缩)deoxyribonucleic acid 脱氧核糖核酸

参考例句：

• DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.脱氧核糖核酸储存于细胞的细胞核里。
• Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code.基因突变是指DNA密码的改变。

15 molecule   

n.分子，克分子

参考例句：

• A molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hygrogen and one atom of oxygen.一个水分子是由P妈̬f婘̬ 妈̬成的。
• This gives us the structural formula of the molecule.这种方式给出了分子的结构式。

16 livestock   

n.家畜，牲畜

参考例句：

• Both men and livestock are flourishing.人畜两旺。
• The heavy rains and flooding killed scores of livestock.暴雨和大水淹死了许多牲口。

17 therapeutic   

adj.治疗的，起治疗作用的；对身心健康有益的

参考例句：

• Therapeutic measures were selected to fit the patient.选择治疗措施以适应病人的需要。
• When I was sad,music had a therapeutic effect.我悲伤的时候，音乐有治疗效力。

18 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

19 fiddle   

n.小提琴；vi.拉提琴；不停拨弄，乱动

参考例句：

• She plays the fiddle well.她小提琴拉得好。
• Don't fiddle with the typewriter.不要摆弄那架打字机了。

20 daunt   

vt.使胆怯，使气馁

参考例句：

• Danger did not daunt the hero.危险并没有吓倒这位英雄。
• Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us.再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。

21 versatile   

adj.通用的，万用的；多才多艺的，多方面的

参考例句：

• A versatile person is often good at a number of different things.多才多艺的人通常擅长许多种不同的事情。
• He had been one of the game's most versatile athletes.他是这项运动中技术最全面的运动员之一。

22 hijack   

v.劫持，劫机，拦路抢劫

参考例句：

• Most countries refuse to give sanctuary to people who hijack aeroplanes.大多数国家拒绝对劫机者提供庇护。
• The hijack take place just after the plane take off.劫持是飞机刚起飞后发生的。

23 molecules   

分子( molecule的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The structure of molecules can be seen under an electron microscope. 分子的结构可在电子显微镜下观察到。
• Inside the reactor the large molecules are cracked into smaller molecules. 在反应堆里，大分子裂变为小分子。

24 genetical   

adj. 创始的(发生的, 遗传学的)

参考例句：

• In Jingyuan region, Quaternary system developed well, and zoned clearly, and there are complex genetical types. 靖远地区第四系发良良好，分带性明显，成因类型较为复杂。

25 genetically   

adv.遗传上

参考例句：

• All the bees in the colony are genetically related. 同一群体的蜜蜂都有亲缘关系。
• Genetically modified foods have already arrived on American dinner tables. 经基因改造加工过的食物已端上了美国人的餐桌。 来自英汉非文学 - 生命科学 - 基因与食物

26 vaccine   

n.牛痘苗，疫苗；adj.牛痘的，疫苗的

参考例句：

• The polio vaccine has saved millions of lives.脊髓灰质炎疫苗挽救了数以百万计的生命。
• She takes a vaccine against influenza every fall.她每年秋季接种流感疫苗。

27 fiddling   

微小的

参考例句：

• He was fiddling with his keys while he talked to me. 和我谈话时他不停地摆弄钥匙。
• All you're going to see is a lot of fiddling around. 你今天要看到的只是大量的胡摆乱弄。 来自英汉文学 - 廊桥遗梦

28 daunted   

使（某人）气馁，威吓( daunt的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She was a brave woman but she felt daunted by the task ahead. 她是一个勇敢的女人，但对面前的任务却感到信心不足。
• He was daunted by the high quality of work they expected. 他被他们对工作的高品质的要求吓倒了。

29 trophies   

n.（为竞赛获胜者颁发的）奖品( trophy的名词复数 )；奖杯；（尤指狩猎或战争中获得的）纪念品；（用于比赛或赛跑名称）奖

参考例句：

• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen. 他的足球奖杯陈列在厨房里显眼的位置。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The hunter kept the lion's skin and head as trophies. 这猎人保存狮子的皮和头作为纪念品。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

30 trophy   

n.优胜旗，奖品，奖杯，战胜品，纪念品

参考例句：

• The cup is a cherished trophy of the company.那只奖杯是该公司很珍惜的奖品。
• He hung the lion's head as a trophy.他把那狮子头挂起来作为狩猎纪念品。

31 feat   

n.功绩；武艺，技艺；adj.灵巧的，漂亮的，合适的

参考例句：

• Man's first landing on the moon was a feat of great daring.人类首次登月是一个勇敢的壮举。
• He received a medal for his heroic feat.他因其英雄业绩而获得一枚勋章。

32 awesome   

adj.令人惊叹的，难得吓人的，很好的

参考例句：

• The church in Ireland has always exercised an awesome power.爱尔兰的教堂一直掌握着令人敬畏的权力。
• That new white convertible is totally awesome.那辆新的白色折篷汽车简直棒极了.

33 feats   

功绩，伟业，技艺( feat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance. 过去，他表现出来的惊人耐力常让朋友们大吃一惊。
• His heroic feats made him a legend in his own time. 他的英雄业绩使他成了他那个时代的传奇人物。

34 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。