文章目录
Word Preparation
astounded: 震惊的
very surprised or shocked
I was astounded to hear that Tim had left.
我听到Tim离开的消息非常震惊。
She was astounded when I told her that I bought a dog.
我告诉她我买了一只狗，她非常吃惊。
teamwork: 团队合作
combined actions of a team or group
Even through they didn’t win the game, they had really good teamwork.
即使他们没有赢得比赛，他们团队合作的也非常好。
We want to encourage good teamwork and communication.
我们想鼓励团队协作和沟通交流。
do someone proud: 使某人有理由感到满意或骄傲
to make someone feel satisfied by an achievement
Bob is always trying his best so he can do his dad proud.
Bob总是努力做好每一件事，来让爸爸为他感到骄傲。
Even though you didn’t succeed, you still did us proud.
即使你没有成功，我们仍为你感到骄傲。
team captain: 队长
the leader of a sports team
Peter is the team captain of the football team.
Peter是足球队的队长。
There can only be one team captain.
一个队只能有一个队长。
overall performance: 整体表现
general action and accomplishments
Her overall performance was not too great.
她的整体表现不是很好。
He didn’t do very well towards the end of the show, but his overall performance was good.
他在表演快要结束时表现不是非常好，但整体表现还是不错的。
equally important: 同样重要
having the same degree of values as something else
Diet and exercise are equally important.
饮食和锻炼同样重要。
Everyone on this team is equally important.
团队里的每个人都同样重要。
Grammar
express “satisfaction”
- be happy about/with
I’m happy with your job performance. - be satisfied with
Our customer is absolutely satisfied with our product presentation.
注意：satisfied表示“感到满意”，主语是人；satisfactory和satisfying都表示“令人满意”，主语是物。
- We’re happy with everything you’ve done for us.
- The customer was satisfied with the pair of shoes.
- The explanation is a satisfactory one.