重点讲解:
1. engage in 参与;从事;
Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.
行业领袖希望科学家从事基础性研究,而非应用性研究。
2. in the face of 面对;在…面前;
We shouldn't recoil in the face of difficulty.
遇到困难我们不应该畏缩不前。
3. cheer up (使)高兴起来;(使)振作起来;
Cheer up, better times may be ahead.
打起精神来,好日子也许还在后头呢。
4. shoot to fame 迅速(成名);一举(成功);
The trained animals costarring with celebrities in movies can shoot to fame overnight.
在电影中与名人平分秋色的、经受过训练的动物(明星)们可能一夜走红。
vt. 获得,取得,学到