1businessperson n. 　實業(yè)家

The businessperson checked out of the hotel. 這名實業(yè)家從這間旅館退房。

2profitable adj.　獲利的

Her business became profitable this month. 她的生意這個月開始獲利。

3 keep a secret　保密

She’s very good at keeping a secret. 她很會保守秘密。

4 except prep.　除……之外

Everybody was happy except Andrew. 每個人都很開心，只有安德魯例外。

5 pretend v.　假裝

Peter is trying to pretend he’s happy. 彼得假裝很開心。

6 take care of 　處理

I will take care of this project when you are away. 你不在時，我會處理好這個專案。

7 contract n.　合約

She was awarded the contract after nine months of hard work. 經(jīng)過九個月的努力，她終于取得了合約。

8 sort v.　整理

After you did the laundry, you had to sort it out. 等你洗好衣服，你還得折衣服。

9 paperwork ?n.　文書工作

We all don’t like to do paperwork. 我們都不喜歡文書工作。

10 confront v.　面對

Mr. Wang decided to confront the problems. 王先生決定面對問題。

11 employee ?n.　員工

There are 300 employees working in this factory. 這家工廠有三百名員工。

12 illiterate adj.　文盲的

Children who go to school never grow up illiterate. 上學的小孩長大后不會變成文盲。

13 fear v.　畏懼

He fears he will be turned down. 他害怕他會被拒絕。

14 ridicule v.　嘲笑

I didn’t mean to ridicule the little boy. 我不是故意要嘲笑那個小男孩的。

15 comfort v.　安慰

It’s important to comfort those in grief. 安慰那些哀慟的人是很重要的。

16 nothing but　只有

There’s nothing but the truth. 只有事實，沒別的。

17 tutor n.　家教

She worked as a tutor in her sophomore year. 她讀大二時做過家教。

18 determination n.　決心

They made the determination to close the business. 他們下定決心結(jié)束營業(yè)。

19 award n.　授予的獎賞

Joseph received an award for his achievements. 約瑟獲得成就獎。

20 triumph v.　獲得勝利

He will triumph in the contest. 他會贏得比賽。

21 adversity n.　逆境

In spite of all adversity, he persisted. 不管遇到任何逆境，他仍舊堅持下去。

22 businesswoman n.　女實業(yè)家

It was not easy for a businesswoman to survive the competition. 女實業(yè)家很不容易在競爭中生存。

23 mentor n.　精神導師

Many people seek a mentor to guide them along in life. 許多人想找到精神導師在生命的路上指引他們。

24 struggle v.　奮斗

You have to struggle to stay awake. 你得努力保持清醒。

25 illiteracy n.　文盲

When there is no school system, there’s wide spread illiteracy. 如果沒有學校制度，文盲現(xiàn)象就會到處都有。

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