




1 candidate n. 候選人
2 score vt. & vi. 得分 & n. 分數
score high / low on a test 考試得高 / 低分
George scored high on his English exam.
喬治英語考試得了高分。
3 thesis n. 論文
4 sales n. 銷售;銷量(恆用複數)
5 tactic n. 策略
= strategy
6 practical a. 實際的;務實的
We need someone with at least two years of practical experience.
我們需要至少有兩年實際經驗的人。
My father is a practical person.
我父親是個很務實的人。
7 achieve vt. 達到(= attain);
達成(= accomplish)
What is the best way to achieve our goal?
達成我們目標的最佳方式是什麼?
Darren feels like he hasn’t achieved anything in his life.
戴倫覺得自己在人生中沒什麼成就。
8 increase n. 增加 & vt. & vi. 增加
be on the increase 正在增加
The country’s population is on the increase.
這個國家的人口正在成長中。
The number of tourists is increasing steadily.
觀光客人數穩定上升中。
9 figure n. 數據(常用複數)
sales figures 銷售數據
10 quarter n. 一季(等於三個月);四分之一
11 previous a. 先前的
= former
11 impressive a. 令人印象深刻的
口語新技巧 New Skills
表示「證實某事」的說法
back sth/sb up 證實某事;為某人作證
There’s little evidence to back up your theory.
幾乎沒有什麼證據可以證實你的理論。
I got a score of ninety-five on the English test.
這次的英文考試我考了 95 分。
Two score years ago, Stan’s parents moved to this city.
40 年前,史坦的父母搬到了這城市。
Ask Taylor. He knows the score.
去問泰勒。他知道真相。
The contest is scored by some experts and teachers.
這項競賽是由一些專家跟老師評分的。
It is said that Mr. Smith will score the writing tests.
據說史密斯老師會評分寫作的考試。
The soccer player scored the goal that won the game.
那足球員進球得分而贏了比賽。
George scored high on the geography test.
喬治的地理考試得了高分。
A quarter of the population voted for Tony.
有四分之一的人投票給湯尼。
You can easily get there in a quarter of an hour.
你可以很輕易地在 15 分鐘內抵達該地。
The company reaped huge profits in the first quarter of the year.
該公司本年第一季獲利很多。
Tom quartered the sandwiches and gave them to the kids.
湯姆把這些三明治分成四份,然後分給小朋友們。
I never figured Johnny was a talented director.
我從不認為強尼是位有才華的導演。
We need to figure out a way to fix this problem.
我們得想出個方法來解決這個問題。
The professional basketball player just signed an eight-figure contract.
那位職籃選手剛簽下一張價值 8 位數的合約。
That woman has a fine figure.
那女人身材很好。
I figure we should leave around 8 a.m. to avoid traffic.
我覺得我們應該早上八點左右出發以避開車流。
