present a.①出席的，在場的 ②當(dāng)前的;n. 贈品; v. 給, 贈送

　　例：I’m not at all satisfied with the present situation. 我對目前的情況一點兒都不滿意。He often gave his neighbor’s kids little presents. 他常常送些小禮物給鄰居的孩子。They presented him with a bunch of flowers. 他們獻給他一束鮮花。搭配： (there is) no time like the present 現(xiàn)在是最好時機：“When do you want me to leave?” “No time like the present.” “你想讓我什么時候離開?”“就現(xiàn)在�！盿t present現(xiàn)在，馬上：At present, more and more people are interested in Internet. 目前，越來越多的人對互聯(lián)網(wǎng)感興趣。拓展：presence n. 出席，存在

　　process n. ①過程，進程 ②制作法

　　例：I will tell you, sooner or later, all the complicated process. 我早晚會將整個復(fù)雜過程告訴你。 They are using a new process to make glass. 他們正在用一種新方法制造玻璃。搭配：be in the process of doing sth. 在……的進程中：A hurricane was in the process of devastating South Carolina. 一股颶風(fēng)正在向南卡羅來納州移動。in the process 在此過程中：She would make him pay for this, even if she killed herself in the process. 即使犧牲她的生命，她也要讓他為此付出代價。

　　product n. ①產(chǎn)品，產(chǎn)物 ②結(jié)果 ③乘積

　　例：Today’s housing problems are the product of years of neglect. 今天的住房困難是多年來忽視的結(jié)果。The product of 4 and 10 is 40. 四與十的乘積是四十。拓展：production n. 產(chǎn)品，生產(chǎn);productive a. 生產(chǎn)的，能產(chǎn)的，多產(chǎn)的

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: That’s a very wide question. But to put it in a very simple term, one of the objects of market research is to find out whether there�餾 a market for that product and whether we can sell that product in the market.

　　B: Who does this kind of job then?

　　A: Sometimes we carry out our own research, but for major products where development costs are likely to be high, we employ specialists.

　　A：這個問題覆蓋面很廣。簡單地說，市場調(diào)研的目標之一就是找出這種產(chǎn)品是否有市場，在市場上是否能出售這種產(chǎn)品。

　　B：那么誰做這種工作呢?

　　A：有時候我們自己進行調(diào)研，但對于那些開發(fā)費用高的重要產(chǎn)品，則請專家調(diào)研。

　　promote v. ①晉升 ②宣傳，推銷(商品等)

　　例：He certainly ought to be promoted. 他應(yīng)該升職。The Prime Minister�餾 visit will promote the cooperation between the two countries. 首相的訪問將促進兩國間的合作。promote to 提升為：They promoted him to be a general. 他們將他提拔為將軍。拓展：promotion n. 促進，提升

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: Hi, I have good news to tell you.

　　B: What is it?

　　A: You are going to be promoted as the manager assistant.

　　B: Really?

　　A: Yes, they are going to promote you.

　　B: What an honor this is!

　　A: We have quite a bit of confidence in you.

　　B: Thank you so much. That means a lot to me.

　　A：嗨，我有個好消息要告訴你。

　　B：什么消息?

　　A：你就要被提拔做經(jīng)理助理啦。

　　B：真的嗎?

　　A：是真的，他們就要提拔你了。

　　B：這是很高的榮譽。

　　A：我們對你很有信心。

　　B：非常感謝，這對我來說很重要。

　　rate n. ①比例 ②速度 ③費用，價格