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2026年8月4日 周二 · Tuesday, 2026-08-04

单词 · Words

collaborate /kəˈlæb.ər.eɪt/ v.

合作,协作

Our team collaborates across different departments to deliver the best results.

译:我们的团队跨部门合作,以交付最佳成果。

💡 col-(共同)+ labor(劳动)+ -ate → 共同劳动即合作。近义:cooperate, work together

obstacle /ˈɒb.stə.kəl/ n.

障碍,阻碍

Lack of communication is often the biggest obstacle to a successful project.

译:沟通不畅往往是项目成功的最大障碍。

💡 ob-(against)+ stacle/stare(站)→ 站在对面的东西挡住去路。近义:barrier, hindrance

emphasize /ˈem.fə.saɪz/ v.

强调,着重

The manager emphasized the importance of meeting the deadline.

译:经理强调了按时完成的重要性。

💡 em-(in)+ phas(显示)+ -ize → 把重点呈现出来。近义:stress, highlight

retain /rɪˈteɪn/ v.

保留,保持;留住

It is important to retain good employees by offering competitive benefits.

译:通过提供有竞争力的福利来留住优秀员工很重要。

💡 re-(back)+ ten/tain(握住)→ 握回来不放手即保留。近义:keep, maintain

initiative /ɪˈnɪʃ.ə.tɪv/ n.

主动性,倡议;主动权

She showed great initiative by proposing a new marketing strategy.

译:她通过提出新的营销策略展现了极强的主动性。

💡 init(开始)+ -iative → 主动开始某事的能力。搭配:take the initiative

美文 · Essay

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语法点 · Grammar Notes

as though / as if 引导的虚拟语气:为什么是 it were,不是 it was?
as though / as if 引导方式状语从句时,若所说的情况与事实不符,从句要用虚拟语气。与现在事实相反 → 用一般过去时,且 be 动词各人称一律用 were。时间本来就不是金钱,所以用 were,正好写出"我们错把时间当钱算"的荒谬感。
Not until 置于句首,主句必须部分倒装
否定词或否定短语(not until / never / hardly / little / no sooner 等)放到句首时,主句要部分倒装:把助动词、情态动词或 be 提到主语之前——所以是 did I understand,不是 I understood。特别注意:倒装的是主句,until 从句本身语序不变(I sat…,不是 did I sit)。
What she could still do was watch… —— 主语从句与"省 to 不定式"
句子主干是 What she could still do(主语从句)+ was(系动词)+ watch…(表语)。what 在从句中兼作 do 的宾语,意为"她还能做的事情"。规则:当主语从句里含有实义动词 do 时,作表语的不定式可以省略 to——所以 was watch 与 was to watch 都正确,省略 to 更自然、更口语。
Had I left…, I would have saved… —— 对过去的假设与反转
这是对过去情况的虚拟。完整写法是 If I had left…, I would have saved…;把 if 省去后,必须将 had 提到主语之前,构成 Had I left…。这种倒装比 if 句更书面、更具文学腔调,也是写作提分句式。

词汇与短语 · Vocabulary

measurev. / n.
slip byphr. v.
with nothing to show for itphr.
faintlyadv.
arithmeticn.
servev.
errandn.
urgencyn.
enormousadj.
ledgern.
happen to (do)phr.
give awayphr. v.