聽力擴展：

　　A: Sometimes I�餸 really tired of this kind of life.

　　B:Why ?

　　A:People always compete with one another. Life is full of competition.

　　B:To some extent you’re right. Competition is everywhere, and it is tough. We have to compete with others in order to survive. But that does not mean happiness has gone.

　　A：有時我真的厭倦這種生活了。

　　B：為什么?

　　A：人與人之間總是相互斗爭，生活中處處都是競爭。

　　B：在某種程度上你是對的。競爭無處不在，而且還很殘酷。為了生存，我們不得不和別人競爭，但這并不意味著生活中沒有幸福了。

　　competitive a. 競爭的，比賽的

　　例：The banks are lending money at a competitive rate of interest. 銀行競相以低利率貸款。The state of competition in an industry depends on five basic competitive forces. 產業內的競爭態勢取決于五種基本競爭力量。拓展：competitiveness n. 競爭能力;competition n. 比賽，競爭

　　聽力擴展：In this competitive society it is essential to know how to sell yourself in order to get the job you want. That means you must be able to market your best features and present yourself in the best light. After all, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.在這個競爭激烈的社會，為了得到你想要的工作，必須知道如何推銷自己，這是很必要的。這意味著你必須能夠推銷你的優點，展現你最好的一面。畢竟，你永遠沒有第二次機會去打造第一印象。【注】essential a. 必不可少的;impression n. 印象，感想

　　complex a. 復雜的，難懂的;n. ①綜合體 ②(心)情節

　　例：He had not a particularly complex mind. 他的頭腦并不十分復雜。I am developing a guilt complex about it. 我對此事有一種負罪感。拓展：complexity n. 復雜性，難懂

　　聽力擴展：

　　A: I really appreciate the time you make in the schedules.

　　B: You are welcome.

　　A: OK. Let’s begin. What do you think about this plan?

　　B: I think it is too complex. We have to find a way to make it easier.

　　A: But there’s only one week for us.

　　B: Yes, you are right.

　　A: I hope you can hand in the new plan in 5 days.

　　B: OK. No problem.

　　A：感謝您從百忙中抽出時間。

　　B：不客氣。

　　A：好的。開始吧。你覺得這個計劃怎么樣?

　　B：我覺得它太復雜。我們得找一個簡單易行的方法。

　　A：但只剩一周時間了。

　　B：是啊。

　　A：希望你能在5天內提交新計劃。

　　B：好的。沒問題。

　　confuse v. ①使困惑，把……弄糊涂 ②混淆，把……混同

　　例：They asked so many questions that they confused me. 他們問了許多問題, 都把我弄糊涂了。His comments only served to confuse the issue further. 他的評論讓問題更加復雜化。搭配：confuse…and/with 將……混淆，混同：People often confuse me and my twin sister. 人們常常混淆我和我的孿生妹妹。拓展：confused a. 迷惑的;confusing a. 不清楚的;confusion n. 困惑，混淆

　　contact n. & v. ①聯系，聯絡 ②接觸

　　例：She comes into contact with many people. 她和許多人有聯系。We agreed to contact again as soon as possible. 我們同意盡快再聯系。搭配：in contact with保持聯系：Have you kept in contact with any of your friends from college? 你和大學里的朋友還保持聯系嗎?lost contact with 失去聯系：She lost contact with her son. 她和兒子失去了聯系。come into contact with接觸