▶TIME◀
[usually singular] the time when something or someone is best, greatest, highest, most successful etc 巅峰
at something’s peak
The British Empire was at its peak in the mid 19th century. 大英帝国在19世纪中叶达到巅峰。
Sales this month have reached a new peak. 这个月的销售额再创新高。
Most athletes reach their peak in their mid 20s. 多数运动员在25、6岁时达到他们的巅峰状态。
He’s past his peak as a tennis player. 作为一名网球运动员，他已经过了他的黄金期。
Oil production is down from its peak of two years ago.石油的生产从两年前的顶峰时期下降了。
at the peak of something
Hotel rooms are difficult to find at the peak of the holiday season. 人们很难在度假高峰时期找到饭店房间入住。
the peaks and troughs of the US economy (=high and low points) 美国经济的高峰和低谷
▶MOUNTAIN◀
a) the sharply pointed top of a mountain 封尖
snow-capped mountain peaks 白雪覆盖的雪山顶
peak verb [intransitive] to reach the highest point or level 达到顶峰
Sales peaked in August, then fell sharply. 销售额在八月份达到顶峰，之后急剧下降。
peak at
Wind speeds peaked at 105 mph yesterday. 风速昨天最高的时候达到了每小时105公里。
peak adjective [only before noun]
1 used to talk about the best, highest, or greatest level or amount of something 最好的， 最高的，最棒的
Gasoline prices are 14% below the peak level they hit in November.
a shampoo designed to keep your hair in peak condition
If you phone during the day you pay the peak rate for calls.
periods of peak demand for electricity
2 British English the peak time or period is when the greatest number of people are doing the same thing, using the same service etc 黄金时段，高峰时段
Extra buses run at peak times.
Hotel prices rise during the peak season.
off-peak adjective especially British English
1 off-peak hours or periods are times that are less busy because fewer people want to do or use something
Telephone charges are lower during off-peak periods.
2 off-peak travel, electricity etc is cheaper because it is done or used at less busy times峰谷的
ￚoff-peak adverb
off-season noun
the off-season
a) the time of year when not many people are taking holidays
ￚsynonym low season
in the off-season
Most hotels are closed in the off-season.
ￚoff-season adjective adverb
Take advantage of our special off-season fares.
occupancy noun [uncountable] formal
1 the number of people who stay, work, or live in a room or building at the same time 入住率
Hotels in Tokyo enjoy over 90% occupancy. 东京的酒店入住率高达90%。
2 someone’s use of a building, hotel, or other space, for living or working in, or the period during which they live or work there 入住
incidental adjective
1 happening or existing in connection with something else that is more important非主要的，次要的
Increased motivation is more than an incidental benefit of reward schemes.
incidental to
companies that carry out investment business that is incidental to their main activity
2 [not before noun] naturally happening as a result of something附带的, 附属的; 难免的
incidental to
Drinking too much is almost incidental to bartending. 在酒吧上班的人总会有喝酒过度的情况发生。
purpose [countable] a plan or aim 计划，目标
Nick had no particular purpose in mind when he started.
somebody’s purpose in doing something
Attending the race was not my purpose in coming to Indianapolis.
serve a purpose (=achieve a particular aim)
It would serve no useful purpose to re-open the investigation. 再次展开这项调查毫无意义。
contribution noun
1 [countable] something that you give or do in order to help something be successful 贡献
contribution to/towards
Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize for his contribution to Quantum Theory.
The school sees its job as preparing students to make a contribution to society.
significant/substantial/valuable etc contribution
Wolko made outstanding contributions to children’s medicine.
2 [countable] an amount of money that you give in order to help pay for something捐献
a campaign contribution
contribution of
A contribution of ￡25 will buy 15 books.
contribution to/towards
Contributions to charities are tax deductible.
You can make annual contributions of up to $1000 in education savings accounts.
3 [countable] a piece of writing, a song, a speech etc that forms part of a larger work such as a newspaper, book, broadcast, recording etc 撰稿
contribution from
a magazine with contributions from well-known travel writers 一本有很多知名旅行撰稿人投稿的杂志
3.How does the manager’s brief compare with what the employee actually does?
According to the manager’s brief, about half of the employee’s time should be spent taking personal responsibility for meeting objectives (yellow work). However, the employee feels that this is not the case. Blue work (i.e. work carried out in a prescribed way) is double the amount envisaged in the brief. As can be seen from the grey, white and pink segments, the employee also perceives him/herself to be involved in certain activities outside the job brief. While the small amount of white (creative) work appears to be positive, the pink time serves no useful purpose. Moreover, the incidental grey work which the employee is asked to do in addition to his/her job may be detracting from the core yellow work.
envisage verb [transitive]
to think that something is likely to happen in the future 设想，想象
The scheme cost a lot more than we had originally envisaged. 这个项目比我们最初设想花了更多的钱。
envisage doing something
I don’t envisage working with him again. 我再也不想和他一起工作了。
4.
Blue: operate, comply, follow
Yellow: schedule, design, decide
Green: support, assist,
Orange: co-operate, participate
Blue: carry out, execute
Yellow: plan, research
Green: aid, cover
Orange: take part, brainstorm
brainstorming noun [uncountable]
when a group of people meet in order to try to develop ideas and think of ways of solving problems 集思广益
a brainstorming session to come up with slogans for new products 让大家为新产品想口号语的集思广益单元
ￚbrainstorm verb [intransitive and transitive]
Employees get together and brainstorm ideas. 员工在一起，集思广益一些好点子。
