unit1 careers and skills language points
1.… which jobs are better suited to you…
1) suit to 使与……相适合
e.g. a good teacher suits his lessons to the age of his students.
2) be suit to 适合,适宜
e.g. do you think david is suited to teaching?
2. in reality, these people have to …
in reality 实际上,相当于in fact
e.g. the salesman always appeared very confident, but in reality (in fact), he was a shy and nervous young man.
3. they are also under huge pressure to appear young and beautiful.
under pressure 在压力下
e.g. jim doesn't work well under pressure.
4. …who clear up our rubbish.
1) clear up 整理;完成;收拾
e.g. would you clear up this room before our visitors arrive?
2) 解释;寻找答案;使明了
to clear up a misunderstanding
解除误会
3) 了结;结束;变缓和
e.g. i hope your troubles clear up soon.
我希望你的困难尽快了结。
5. these people, who perform such ordinary but vital tasks, allow others to go about their daily lives.
go about something 继续做某事
e.g. all the employees at the company are going about their business as usual despite the threat of bankruptcy.