时间:2019-02-14 作者:英语课 分类:留美老师带你每日说英文


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 Secondly, many jobs are relatively 1 meaningless because it's very possible, in the current economy, to generate profits from selling people things that aren't really helping 2 them in any way, but are more hoodwinking them, or preying 4 on their lack of self-command.


第二,许多工作相对地缺乏意义,因为很有可能的是,在现有的经济状况下,这些工作为了赚取利益,卖给人们一些根本帮不上忙的东西。反而比较像是欺骗消费者,瞄准人们缺乏自制力的这项弱点。

学习重点:
1.relatively 相对地;相当
relatively (adv.) 相对地;相当
absolutely (adv.) 绝对地
2.generate 产生;造成
generate (v.) 产生;造成
produce (v.) 生产;制造
bring about 引起;造成
3.hoodwink 欺诈;哄骗
hoodwink (v.) 欺诈;哄骗
deceive (v.) 欺骗;哄骗
beguile 5 (v.) 欺骗;使着迷
4.prey 3 被捕食的动物;牺牲者
prey (n.) 被捕食的动物;牺牲者
prey on 欺骗;坑害
hunt (v.) 打猎;寻找
5.self-command 自我控制;沉着
self-command (n.) 自我控制;沉着
self-contained (adj.) 沉默寡言的;自给自足的
self-centered (adj.) 自我中心的;自私自利的


adv.比较...地,相对地
  • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
  • The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
  • Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
  • The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。
v.掠食( prey的现在分词 );掠食;折磨;(人)靠欺诈为生
  • This problem has been preying on my mind all day. 这个问题让我伤了整整一天脑筋。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • For a while he let his eyes idly follow the preying bird. 他自己的眼睛随着寻食的鸟毫无目的地看了一会儿。 来自辞典例句
vt.欺骗,消遣
  • They are playing cards to beguile the time.他们在打牌以消磨时间。
  • He used his newspapers to beguile the readers into buying shares in his company.他利用他的报纸诱骗读者买他公司的股票。
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