语块的整理（4）：Work and study
【英语学习】这个系列的文章，共99篇，这是第11篇！
第七篇我们介绍了语块，即英语学习过程中，不要孤立地背单词，而是有意识地积累常见搭配，比如介宾短语、动宾短语、主谓搭配、副词修饰形容词等。
上篇我们整理了English collocations in Use（Intermediate） 这本书中的第三个话题：Leisure and lifestyle，此篇为第四个话题：Work and study.
Computers
at an Internet cafe 网吧
How do I go online? 我怎么上网？
browse the web for a while 浏览
access my company's website 进入
put in the correct address
reply to this e-mail
forward（转发） the message to myself at my home address
send an attachment（附件） with this e-mail
click here and then attach the file 附上
Some advantages and disadvantages of computers today
1 On the web you can access information on any subject you want to.
2 As well as getting useful e-mails, you also receive a lot of spam (junk e-mails).
3 Good web design is making it easier to navigate websites.
4 Computer criminals are getting better at hacking into other people's computers.
5 People are maintaining their web pages better, so information is kept up-to-date.
6 Computers still crash and you have to waste time re-installing your programs.（死机）
broadband connections 宽带
Broadband connections are widely available now. This makes online shopping much easier.
Whenever you need to do something really important at work, the computers seem to be down. (not be working)
It is very easy to accidentally delete or erase a file.
Being able to hold records on computer makes it much easier for businesses to keep track of customers and of orders.
Mobile phone technology
My new mobile is great. I love using predictive text now. The screen is small but it displays images brilliantly. I've got some fantastic ring tones. I can record short video clips and send them to my friends and I can access my e-mails on it. I've downloaded some new games with great graphics on it. I use it all the time but I hardly ever make calls on it.
Study and learning
sit/take an exam 参加一次笔试
carry out / conduct a research project
enrol on（参加） / take a course in
computer programming
study for / take a degree in engineering 学位
obtain / be awarded a diploma 文凭
received / was given an A-grade
obtain/acquire a qualification 资格
hand in your essays on Friday
submit your application by December 1st 提交申请
keep a vocabulary notebook
I did the first draft of my essay last week and the final draft this week.
The local technical college provides training for young people in a variety of professions.
After secondary school, 30% of the population go on to higher/tertiary education.
Work
a fulfilling/demanding/steady job
apply for a job / apply to a university
offer someone a job
at the height/peak of your career
wreck / ruin one’s career 破坏
embark on a career 着手
have a career in (medicine)
a promising / brilliant career
climb the career ladder
have a good knowledge of the fashion industry
have experience in sales
a good team player
job satisfaction and generous benefits: good rewards for work - not just salary but also perhaps a company car, good holiday entitlement, etc.
at work
answer the phone
Business
set up a small business selling office supplies 办公用品
the economic recession 衰退
our business would fold (close because of failure)
go bankrupt 破产
an annual turnover of more than ten million pounds 年营业额
carry out market research
launching a new product
after-sales service 售后服务
cut-throat competition (very severe competition)
Her clothes boutique is doing brisk business. 时装店；兴隆
balance the budget 平衡预算
Academic writing 1: giving opinions
shape(influence) our thinking
give an account of
provide evidence to support the claim
offer a concise summary of 简洁
establish a connection between mobilephone use and physical damage to users' brains
offer irrefutable proof 不可辩驳的
There is a strong tendency in the work of some linguists to suggest that spoken language is inferior to written language.
We must first gather evidence, then carry out a detailed study of all the factors that play a part in social conditioning.
You cannot expect your claim to be accepted if you cannot offer supporting evidence.
Simon Hart challenges the theory of social change put forward by Professor Kemp. （质疑）
Academic writing 2: structuring an argument
draw a distinction between 作区分
make reference to 提及
touch on issues such as pollution 提及
hold firmly to the belief
draw parallels between (says that something is very similar to something else)
argue convincingly that
briefly summarise the views of
disagree profoundly with (disagrees very strongly or in an extreme way)
draw the conclusion that
【英语学习】系列文章：
第一篇：当前【英语学习】的问题（1）
第二篇：当前【英语学习】的问题（2）
第三篇：当前【英语学习】的问题（3）
第四篇：【英语学习】的基本功（1）
第五篇：【英语学习】的基本功（2）
第六篇：【英语学习】的基本功（3）
第七篇：【英语学习】的进阶（1）：语块
第八篇：语块的整理（1）：Travel and the environment
