Ⅱ.单词简析

1) A-OK : fine, great (spoken English only)

很好，了不起

ex:I hope everything is A-OK with Tom. He is late.

汤姆迟到了，我希望他没事。

2) A shoe-in : must win, best candidate

最佳人选

ex:You are a shoe-in for the job.

你是这工作的最佳人选。

3) Promotion : getting a higher station

升职

ex:Great news, I got the promotion. Now I am a senior account manager.

好消息，我升职了，现在我是高级客户经理。

4) Persuade : change one's mind, talk into

劝说

ex:After a lot of talking, my wife persuaded me to get a new job.

经过再三劝说，妻子说服了我去找一份新工作。

5) Superior : one higher than you, your boss

上司

ex:I must give a report to my superiors this afternoon.

今天下午我必须向上司汇报。

6) Worthy : able, valuable

值得的

Tom is worthy an award for his high score on the test.

汤姆应该为他的考试高分得到奖励。