1、,ENGLISH FOR GRADUATE STUDENTS,Employment,Unit Six,I Was Fired,Background Information,Text Analysis,Translating Activities,Grammar Activities,Background Information,About the author,Joan Hamburg (born August 12, 1935) is a radio personality on WOR, 710 AM, in New York since the early 1970s. She grew

2、 up on Long Island and attended Barnard College before embarking on an advertising career. Hamburg started her radio broadcasting with small consumer (bargain shopping) segments on the long-running Rambling With Gambling morning show, eventually earning her own show.,Hamburg is extremely celebrity,

3、society, and show-business-conscious, and is now billed as New York Radios First Lady. The orientation of her broadcasts has shifted dramatically to become a radio version of the Today Show, including the days news, food and restaurant features, and celebrity and newsmaker interviews. Hamburg still

4、takes consumer questions and gives listeners advice about restaurants, events, and the like. The highlights from Hamburgs daily show are put together for a two-hour nationally syndicated weekend show, distributed by the WOR Radio Network.,Background Information,Bill Clinton,Bill Clinton (born August

5、 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. At 46 he was the third-youngest president. He became president at the end of the Cold War, and is known as the first baby boomer president. His wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, is currently the United States Secretary of State. S

6、he was previously a United States Senator from New York, and also candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008. Both are graduates of Yale Law School.,Clinton has been described as a New Democrat, Clinton presided over the continuation of an economic expansion that would later become

7、 the longest period of peace-time economic expansion in American history. The Congressional Budget Office reported a budget surplus of $236 billion in 2000, the last full year of Clintons presidency. In 1996, Clinton was re-elected and became the first member of the Democratic Party since Franklin D

8、. Roosevelt to win a second full term as president.,Later he was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice in connection with a scandal involving a White House intern, but was subsequently acquitted by the U.S. Senate. Clinton left office with an approval rating at 66%, the highest end of off

9、ice rating of any president since World War II. Since then, he has been involved in public speaking and humanitarian work. Clinton created the William J. Clinton Foundation to promote and address international causes such as treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS and global warming.,In 2004, he releas

10、ed his autobiography My Life, and was involved in his wife Hillarys 2008 presidential campaign and subsequently in that of President Barack Obama. In 2009, he was named United Nations Special Envoy to Haiti. In the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Clinton teamed with George W. Bush to form th

11、e Clinton Bush Haiti Fund.,Text Analysis,Word Analysis,Sentence Analysis,Phrase Analysis,Text Translation,Keys to Exercises,Text Analysis,Word Analysis,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) The ideas have been in circulation for some time. 這些想法已經(jīng)流行了一段時間。 2）This magazine has a large circulation. 這本雜志發(fā)行量很大。,circulati

12、on n. 發(fā)行量；流通；循環(huán)；傳播,E.g. 1）Can you see what this note sayshis writing is almost illegible! 你能看出這個便條上寫些什么嗎？他的筆跡幾乎無法辨認(rèn)。 2）The doctors writing was illegible. 那位醫(yī)生的字跡不易辨認(rèn)。,2. Illegible adj. distinct; unclear 模糊的，難辨的,Word Analysis,3) This letter is as illegible as hieroglyphics. 這封信上的地址簡直像象形文字，無法辨認(rèn)。 4) It

13、 is impossible to deliver this letter because the address is illegible. 由于地址字跡不清，致使信件無法投遞。,E.g. 1) She inadvertently telephoned the wrong person. 她無意中打錯了電話. 2) He inadvertently knocked over his cup of coffee. 他不留神碰翻了自己那杯咖啡。 3) He inadvertently hurt her feelings. 他無意中傷了她的感情。,3. Inadvertently adv. 未留心

14、地；疏忽地；不注意地,Word Analysis,E.g. 1) They invoked help in the desperate situation. 他們在走投無路的情況下懇求援助。 2) The scammers will try to find and feed on the desperate. 騙子愿意找那些絕望無助的人下手。 3) The desperate warnings were heard throughout the city. 整個城市都聽得到凄厲的警報聲。,4. desperate adj. despairing絕望的；孤注一擲的,Word Analysis,4

15、) He came to Tom as a last and desperate resort. 抱著最后一絲希望，他去找了湯姆。 5) He now abandoned the desperate plan of separating his company into two. 他現(xiàn)在放棄了那個將公司一分為二的冒險的計劃。 6) He was desperate to have one final crack at winning. 他迫不及待地想要取得獲勝的最后機(jī)會。,E.g. 1) The defeat left him dejected and frustrated. 那次挫敗使得他沮

16、喪泄氣。 2) The unemployed stood at street corners, dejected. 失業(yè)者站在街角，感到很沮喪。 3) appear dejected 神色黯然,5. dejected adj. depressed; sad 情緒低落的，沮喪的，垂頭喪氣的,Word Analysis,4) When you succeed dont get conceited; when you fail dont be dejected. 成功不驕傲，失敗不灰心。 5) Look how dejected he is! 你看他那個死不死，活不活的樣子。,E.g. 1) Thi

17、s woman was too young to be on the formidable level of wifedom. 這個女人太年輕，還未達(dá)到作一位賢惠的妻子的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。 2) The task is formidable and impossible to achieve without international cooperation. 這項任務(wù)很艱巨，沒有國際合作不可能實現(xiàn)。 3) Getting started in photography is sometimes a formidable hurdle. 在攝影技術(shù)上起步有時候是一項難以克服的障礙。,6. formidabl

18、e adj. fearful; frightening可怕的；艱巨的；難對付的,Word Analysis,4) There are, however, formidable obstacles to collecting reliable information on morbidity 然而，收集關(guān)于患病率的可靠信息也有難以克服的障礙。 5) Dillon isnt a man I like but in a tight corner hes formidable. 我不喜歡狄龍，但當(dāng)處于困境時他是令人欽佩的。,E.g. I am about to impart knowledge to

19、you that you will never be able to forget. 我正準(zhǔn)備把你永遠(yuǎn)無法忘卻的知識傳授給你。 These symptoms impart a conformity to the clinical presentation. 這些癥狀符合臨床表現(xiàn)。 to impart wisdom,7. Impart v. To bestow: (知識、技能等) 傳播，告知 ，給予，賦予,Word Analysis,E.g. The sea is too turbulent for sailing. 海浪太大，不宜航行。 A turbulent, swift-flowing s

20、tream 形成旋渦的急流 She tried to calm her turbulent thoughts. 她試圖平息一下紊亂的思緒。 experiments of turbulent flow 湍流實驗 turbulent diffusion of atmosphere 大氣湍流擴(kuò)散 The current is turbulent. 水勢洶涌。,8. turbulent adj. disturbed; restless; violent 騷動的，動蕩的，洶涌的,Word Analysis,E.g. He feels his youth renewing. 他覺得越活越年輕了。 The

21、most important thing is to renew your health. 最重要的是恢復(fù)你的健康。 The trees renew their foliage every year. 樹木每年都重新長出葉子。 The ship renewed its provisions. 那艘船補充了給養(yǎng)。 I must renew the book. 我必須續(xù)借這本書。,9. renew v. (使)復(fù)原; (使)更新; 賦予新的生命和活力;重新開始; 繼續(xù);補充; 加強(qiáng) ;延長的期限,Word Analysis,E.g. They just reached a temporary ag

22、reement. 他們只是達(dá)成一個臨時協(xié)議。 The arrangement is only temporary. 這種安排只是暫時的。,10. temporary adj. 臨時的, 暫時的, 短時間的,Word Analysis,Text Analysis,Phrase Analysis,E.g. 1) We shall be on the air in 5 minutes. 我們將于五分鐘之后廣播。 2) The ad was submitted to CBS was on the air yesterday. 委托CBS的廣告昨天播送了。 3) Tidbits will be on t

23、he air on tonights 6 oclock news. 趣聞將于今晚6點的新聞節(jié)目中播出。,be on the air To be broadcast on television or radio: 廣播,Phrase Analysis,1) We saw him heading for us, so we stepped aside. 我們看見他向我們走來, 就讓到一邊。 2) He put on his coat and headed for the door. 他穿上大衣向門口走去。 3) It looks as if the firm is heading for anot

24、her record year. 看來今年公司又要創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄。,2. head for 朝進(jìn)發(fā) ;非正引向好壞,E.g. 1) Thanks to you, I was saved from drowning. 幸虧你, 我才沒有淹死。 2）Thanks to your help, we were successful. 由于你的幫助, 我們得以成功。 3）Thanks to the bad weather, the match had been cancelled. 多虧這個倒霉天氣，挺好的比賽取消了。,3. thanks to 幸虧, 多虧, 由于,Text Analysis,Sentence

25、 Analysis,1. She landed at ABC News, covering political campaigns, conventions and special events.,Sentence Analysis,譯 文,她后來進(jìn)入美國廣播公司新聞部，負(fù)責(zé)政治競選、 大型會議及特殊事件的報道。,Text Analysis,Text Translation,我被解雇了！ 瓊漢堡 1我從貝納德學(xué)院及速記學(xué)院畢業(yè)后，受雇于優(yōu)惠券雜志，做主編的秘書。雜志的發(fā)行量雖小，但這份工作不錯。我終于有了一份薪水，還有了一套位于邁哈頓的公寓這些是我這個來自長島小鎮(zhèn)的女孩默默夢寐以求的。 2雖然

26、當(dāng)時我已與人合寫過一本名為五美元一天的紐約生活的書，但是和很多同齡的女孩一樣，我從大學(xué)畢業(yè)就直接進(jìn)了秘書學(xué)校學(xué)習(xí)速記。 3由于老師過分熱心，要我由左撇子換成右手寫字，我的字跡非常難以辨認(rèn)紀(jì)錄口授材料就更糟糕，寫完了以后連我自己都看不懂。我們的雜志,主要依靠廣告收入，因此主編要我寫信給一些大公司告訴他們只需10，000美元就可在我們的雜志上做全彩色的廣告。我無意中把ads里的d寫成了s,于是其中一個大公司的董事長收到的邀請是在我們的雜志上“把他的臀部涂成彩色”。 4猜猜會發(fā)生什么？我被解雇了！但隨后幸運之神降臨了。主編急需一個廣告文字撰寫人。我正垂頭喪氣地向門口走去，心里想著如何向父母交待。這時

27、，我聽到她叫道，“你瓊，你寫文字會比打字好嗎？”我說，“那是肯定的?！庇谑?，一個文字撰稿人誕生了！,5雜志關(guān)張之后，我得到機(jī)會去紐約的一家大電臺試播一個每天兩小時的節(jié)目。出乎意料的是，我得到了這份工作。 6一天，一個新面孔來到了電臺節(jié)目的女主管。這個高大而令人敬畏的女人每天來上班時都帶著一只同樣高大而令人敬畏的德國牧羊犬。我認(rèn)為我的工作干得很好，可是她（是那女的，而不是那條狗）認(rèn)為她不喜歡我。一個星期五的下午，她把我叫到辦公室，只說了句“你被解雇了！”讓我莫名其妙，不知事情為何會弄成這樣。,7六個月之后，在打遍了紐約所有電臺節(jié)目主管的電話之后，我去了一家大的商業(yè)電視臺，做一個“四分鐘故事”的節(jié)

28、目，每一個故事的報酬只有15美元。當(dāng)時，我已有兩個孩子，丈夫剛剛開始他的事業(yè)，我只有接受這份工作。 828年之后的今天，我還在WOR電臺工作，每天做一個兩小時的談話節(jié)目，采訪名人、作家及政治家，我的節(jié)目每周的聽眾超過一百萬，我熱愛每一分鐘的節(jié)目時間。 9幾次被解雇時，我都還年輕，但是過程是一樣的。解雇不認(rèn)年齡和性別。這正是雪莉亨利遭遇的。,10雪莉成功地在克林頓政府及國會山任職之后，回到家鄉(xiāng)紐約，在一家大型非營利機(jī)構(gòu)里找一份發(fā)展策劃人的職位，以此來改變原來繁忙的生活節(jié)奏?？墒悄羌覚C(jī)構(gòu)遭遇了金融危機(jī)，于是她這個最后進(jìn)去的，第一個出來了。雪莉說：“這不是我第一次丟掉工作。雖然很艱難，但我們必須記住

29、，丟掉工作之后，生活還會繼續(xù)?！狈e極幫忙的朋友、堅韌的精神、優(yōu)秀的履歷又使雪莉回復(fù)正常。一個月之內(nèi)，她就找到了她稱為一生里最滿意的工作：為新教圣公會救援及發(fā)展基金會籌款，該機(jī)構(gòu)為40個國家的人民提供緊急救援。,11保爾瓊斯的經(jīng)歷又大相徑庭。他高中時就開始在今天的摩根大通工作，后來一步一步做到副總裁。在保爾被派往印度之時，他31年的職業(yè)生涯結(jié)束了。當(dāng)時他只有四十幾歲，雖然無法得到退休金，但公司給了他一筆兩年的薪水。孩子已經(jīng)從學(xué)校畢業(yè)，于是他和妻子決定不再去承受為公司打工的壓力，自己來開公司。保爾最近開一家公司，開發(fā)和銷售針對女性市場的法國科涅克白蘭地。他自己做了老板，對冒險有了一種新的興奮感?！?/p>

30、要是他們不解雇我，我還會在那兒，不知那斧子何時落到我的頭上。”他說。,12美國廣播公司的獲獎電視記者林恩希爾在她的自傳走出演播室寫道：她在哥倫比亞廣播公司在紐約的WCBS電視臺干得很好，可是一天有人遞給她一份郵報的早報，背后有一篇文章說林恩希爾要離開哥倫比亞廣播公司去寫一本書。她當(dāng)時并沒有在意，想著這只是別人為控制她而耍的詭計，可是隨后她的新聞主管的代理打電話給她說：“你的合同不再續(xù)簽，你不會再主持節(jié)目了。你可隨時來取你的物品。” 13林恩寫道：“覺得很失敗?！备鼩馊说氖钱?dāng)別人問那位書里沒道出姓名的主管，為何讓林恩走時，他回答：“她的肩膀太寬，在近鏡頭里不好看?！?14“回想起來，”林恩寫道，“當(dāng)時我只有32歲，這次被解雇是我一生里最好的事。這件事后來證明我不需要依靠任何人，而且我不會放棄。這真是置之死地而后生！