BEC中级口语练习：处理变化

　　Ⅱ.单词简析

　　1) Promotion: an increase in pay and responsibility at work

　　提拔，晋升：工作中薪水和职责的增加

　　ex:The general manager said that my new job was a promotion but he would not offer me more money!

　　总经理说我的新工作是一次升职，可他不给我加薪!

　　2) Rut: a track worn by a wheel, a groove in which something runs

　　车撤，沟，槽：车轮压出的痕迹，某物在里面运转的沟槽

　　ex:At the front of my house is a rut worn by my bicycle wheel.

　　我的屋前是一条我的自行车轮胎轧出的车辙。

　　3) Grave: large hole in the ground for a coffin

　　坟墓：地底下存放棺材很大的洞

　　ex:My parents went shopping for their grave last weekend - I hope they don't need it soon.

　　上周我的父母去购买他们的墓穴-但愿他们近期内不需要它。

　　4) Positive: good, the opposite of negative

　　正面的，肯定的：好的，负面的反面

　　ex:Everyone said positive things about my new necktie - so it must be very good.

　　每个人都对我的新领带表示肯定-那么它一定很不错。