Vocabulary
be knocking on the door
to be wanting to join a group or team - used in news reports
Five countries have permanent seats on the UN Security Council but Germany and Japan, among others, are knocking on the door.
take something up phrasal verb
1 take something ↔ up
to become interested in a new activity and to spend time doing it
Roger took painting up for a while, but soon lost interest.
2 to start a new job or have a new responsibility
Peter will take up the management of the finance department.
take up a post/a position/duties etc
The headteacher takes her duties up in August.
3 take something ↔ up
if you take up a suggestion, problem, complaint etc, you start to do something about it
Now the papers have taken up the story.
be at a loss
to be confused and uncertain about what to do or say
When her son finally left home, Emily felt completely at a loss.
be at a loss to do something
Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death.
He seemed, for once, at a loss for words (=unable to think what to say).
dealer noun [countable]
1someone who buys and sells a particular product, especially an expensive one
car/antique/art etc dealer
dealer in
a dealer in modern art
2 someone who sells illegal drugs
3 someone who gives out playing cards in a game
judge noun
past tense and past participle judged present participle judging
▶OPINION◀
[intransitive and transitive] to form or give an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully about all the information you know about them
You should never judge a person by their looks.
Judge us on the improvements we make in the economy.
▶COMPETITION◀
[intransitive and transitive] to decide on the result of a competition
I had the difficult task of judging the competition.
judge somebody on something
Competitors will be judged on speed and accuracy.
▶CRITICIZE◀
[intransitive and transitive] to form an opinion about someone, especially in an unfair or criticizing way 批评，指责，
He just accepts people for what they are and he doesn’t judge them.
Land ▶JOB/CONTRACT ETC◀
[transitive] informal to succeed in getting a job, contract etc that was difficult to get
He landed a job with a law firm.
land yourself something
Bill’s just landed himself a part in a Broadway show.
in somebody’s shoes
in someone else’s situation, especially a bad one
I wouldn’t like to be in his shoes when his wife finds out what happened.
Anyone in her shoes would have done the same thing.
Don’t be cross with them. Try to put yourself in their shoes (=imagine what it would feel like to be in their situation).
aspiring adjective [only before noun] hoping to be successful in a particular job, activity, or way of life有志气的，有抱负的
aspiring young writers
the aspiring middle classes
auxiliary adjective
1 auxiliary workers provide additional help for another group of workers辅助的
an auxiliary nurse
auxiliary staff
2 an auxiliary motor, piece of equipment etc is kept ready to be used if the main one stops working properly备用的，后备的
an auxiliary power supply
auxiliary equipment
be on call
if someone such as a doctor or engineer is on call, they are ready to go and help whenever they are needed as part of their job
Don’t worry, there’s a doctor on call 24 hours a day.
fix noun
1 [countable] something that solves a problem
Robinson called the proposal a quick fix (=a temporary or easy solution) of limited value.
2 (be) in a fix
to have a problem that is difficult to solve
ￚsynonym (be) in a mess
We’re going to be in a real fix if we miss that bus.
That’s put us in a fix.
band verb [transitive usually passive]
British English to put people or things into different groups, usually according to income, value, or price
After valuation, properties will be banded in groups of ￡20,000 or more.
band together phrasal verb
if people band together, they unite in order to achieve something
Local people have banded together to fight the company’s plans.
Head ▶BE IN CHARGE◀
also head up
[transitive] to be in charge of a team, government, organization etc
David was asked to head up the technical team.
an interim government headed by the former Prime Minister
seasoned adjective
1[only before noun] used to describe someone who has a lot of experience of a particular thing
seasoned traveller/observer etc
Artie was by then a seasoned musician with six albums to his credit.
2 seasoned food has salt, pepper etc added to it
a highly seasoned piece of fish
3 seasoned wood has been prepared for use by drying
forgo verb[transitive] to not do or have something pleasant or enjoyable摒弃，放弃
past tense forwent past participle forgone present participle forgoing
I had to forgo lunch.
Homework
VII. Homework
u The Managing Director of your company has asked for recommendations for training sessions for staff in your Department.
u Write a report making your recommendations for a one-day training session.
Your report should include:
·Reasons why the training is required
·An outline of the contents of the course
·The likely benefits to the company
u Write 200-250 words.
