英语流利说 Level5 Unit2 Part2 Verbs f
To assign, to give someone a task to do.
His boss assigned him to increase sales by 50%.
Her company assigned her to find out more about the competition.
(His department was the one which was assigned to complete the project, so our department wasn't involved.)
(Her boss assigned her to do too many things at the same time, so she's frustrated.)
assign v.分配(某物); 分派，布置(工作、任务等); 指定; 指派; 委派; 派遣;
competition n.竞争; 角逐; 比赛; 竞赛; 竞争者; 对手;
department n.部; 司; 局; 处; 系; (医院的) 科; 部门;
frustrated adj.懊丧; 懊恼; 沮丧; 无效的; 没有得到满足的; 失意的; 不得志的;
To penalize, to fine or punish someone for doing something wrong.
They were penalized for breaking the rules.
You will be penalized if you are late
(We knew we would be penalized, but the penalty was unfair, so we dropped out of the competition.)
(They were all penalized so they had to work even harder to complete the project on time.)
penalize v.处罚; 惩罚; 处以刑罚; (体育运动中) 判罚; 置于不利地位; 不公正地对待;
fine n.罚金; 罚款;
punish v.处罚; 惩罚; 对…判罪; 判定…的处罚方式; 责怪(自己); 自责;
penalty n.惩罚; 处罚; 刑罚; 害处; 不利; (对犯规者的) 判罚;
dropped out of 退出
To lay off, to fire or sack a worker because business is bad.
The company was failing, so he was laid off. 前边是一种状态吧，正在倒闭？
Our company had to lay off 50% of our employees.
The company may have to lay off workers when business is bad.
(He lost his job because his company had to lay off most of its employees.)
(He was ding a good job, but the company had to lay him off because they were losing money.)
(She was laid off, not fired, so it should be easier for her to find a new job.)
"lay off"的原因通常在雇主一方，或者是业务缩小，调整，或者干脆关门，不需要那么多人手了，或者就是整个大环境就不好．这种情况下走人，称为＂laid off＂。还有一种情况是经济周期的缘故，雇主让员工回家呆着，等待效益好转的时候再回来上班。
"fire"通常是由雇员自身的原因造成的，比如业绩不达标，工作态度不好，或者老板就是看你不顺眼，于是，你就会被“fired”。
lay off [词典]（通常指因工作岗位不足而） 辞退，解雇，使下岗;
fire v. 开除，解雇
sack v.解雇; 炒鱿鱼; (尤指旧时军队等) 破坏，劫掠; 擒杀(四分卫);
To recruit, to look for new employees to hire.
They are expanding their business and recruiting new employees.
She joined the company after she was recruited at a job fair..
(She was recruited to work for a recruiting company, but now she's being laid off.)
recruit v.吸收(新成员); 征募(新兵); 动员…(提供帮助); (通过招募) 组成，组建;
hire v.租用; 租借; 聘用; 录用; 雇用; 临时雇用;
job fair 招聘会
recruiting company 招聘公司
To resign, to voluntarily quit one's job.
His boss didn't like him so he was asked to resign.
She resigns from her job because of health reasons.
(He wanted to resign, but he needed to stay on for another year to complete the project.)
(She has decided to resign because she wants to spend more time with her family.)
resign v.辞职; 辞去(某职务);
voluntarily adv.自愿地; 自动地; 主动地; 无偿地; 义务地;
quit v.离开(工作职位、学校等); 离任; 离校; 停止; 戒掉; 离开，迁出，搬离(住处);
To give someone a task to do.
To look for new employees to hire.
To voluntarily quit one's job.
She joined the company after she was recruited at a job fair.
He didn't want to be transferred, so he decided to resign and work for a competitor.
She was penalized for not submitting her application on time, so she had to pay an extra fee.
submite v.提交，呈递(文件、建议等); 顺从; 屈服; 投降; 不得已接受; 表示; 认为; 主张; 建议;
application n.申请; 请求; 申请书; 申请表; (尤指理论、发现等的) 应用，运用; 涂抹; 敷用; 施用;
