最新15篇文章贯通英语四级词汇MP3 Unit6-Part3

 

[00:00.00]I began to inquire about opportunities

[00:03.06] and whenever I searched 

[00:05.04]the internet for jobs, 

[00:06.56]I always seemed to be 

[00:08.09]drawn like a magnet 

[00:09.74]to the category of teaching. 

[00:10.94]It did not take long before 

[00:13.79]I found that there were 

[00:15.43]countless positions available 

[00:17.07]in many countries. 

[00:19.04]Amid the listings I identified several 

[00:21.88]that were for teaching positions in China.

[00:25.93]I decided¹ that I would 

[00:28.99]communicate with some of 

[00:30.74]the people offering these positions. 

[00:32.93]I sent emails and 

[00:35.67]made phone calls to 

[00:37.09]several prospective² employers. 

[00:39.60]The feedback that I got 

[00:42.23]from most of them was that 

[00:43.54]they expected me to 

[00:45.18]bring all the resources necessary.

[00:47.59]How could I pack enough 

[00:49.56]in my baggage to 

[00:50.98]provide what was needed? 

[00:52.84]I was inclined to 

[00:55.58]look for a situation 

[00:56.78]where books were provided.

[00:58.43] I wanted to sign a contract 

[01:01.81]for only one semester but 

[01:03.56]found that most positions were 

[01:05.65]for one or two years. 

[01:08.16]I could sympathize with the amount

[01:11.50]of paperwork needed to arrange

[01:13.58] for a person to accept 

[01:15.22]one of those positions and 

[01:16.64]realized that it was wiser 

[01:18.83]for people to spend a year 

[01:20.58]or two in one location.

[01:22.77]I attended seminars by companies 

[01:26.16]trying to recruit teachers. 

[01:28.46]I found several companies 

[01:30.43]that captured my interest.

[01:31.96]I began to review my options. 

[01:36.67]I asked specific questions 

[01:39.18]about the positions with the companies 

[01:41.37]that sincerely interested me. 

[01:43.88]I inquired about how many suitcases 

[01:47.28]I would be allowed 

[01:49.02]to bring and  what 

[01:50.67]the living accommodations would be. 

[01:52.64]It was refreshing³ to realize 

[01:54.94]that there was a big demand 

[01:57.23]for people who could teach English.

[01:59.20] Several positions seemed superior 

[02:02.26]in their benefits and 

[02:04.13]they sparked my interest even more. 

[02:05.99]I especially wanted to

[02:09.16] teach students at the secondary

[02:10.91] or high school level 

[02:12.44]rather than middle school.

[02:14.85]I could hardly believe that 

[02:17.80]I was contemplating⁴ doing this 

[02:19.99]at this stage of my life. 

[02:22.61]At times I felt that 

[02:24.80]it was a radical⁵ idea 

[02:26.66]but I also realized that 

[02:28.63]I had always had the desire 

[02:30.60]to have this kind of experience 

[02:32.35]but circumstances never seemed quite right. 

[02:36.51]Now they were. I decided to proceed.

[02:40.22]I made an oral 

[02:43.29]agreement with a company.

[02:44.40]I read their written contracts, 

[02:46.26]clause by clause, to be sure 

[02:49.21]nothing had been omitted 

[02:50.63]from the oral agreement. 

[02:52.61]In spite of wanting the clause 

[02:55.34]about staying two years

[02:56.87] to be deleted, I signed 

[02:58.73]the legal contract after

[03:00.70] a few minor⁶ changes were made 

[03:02.89]and initialled in the margin⁷.

1 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。

2 prospective   

adj.预期的，未来的，前瞻性的

参考例句：

• The story should act as a warning to other prospective buyers.这篇报道应该对其他潜在的购买者起到警示作用。
• They have all these great activities for prospective freshmen.这会举办各种各样的活动来招待未来的新人。

3 refreshing   

adj.使精神振作的，使人清爽的，使人喜欢的

参考例句：

• I find it'so refreshing to work with young people in this department.我发现和这一部门的青年一起工作令人精神振奋。
• The water was cold and wonderfully refreshing.水很涼，特别解乏提神。

4 contemplating   

深思，细想，仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 )； 注视，凝视； 考虑接受（发生某事的可能性）； 深思熟虑，沉思，苦思冥想

参考例句：

• You're too young to be contemplating retirement. 你考虑退休还太年轻。
• She stood contemplating the painting. 她站在那儿凝视那幅图画。

5 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

6 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

7 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。