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自考英语二知识点：核心短语
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71. join in 参加，加入（活动）
I like to watch a group or activity for a while before I join in.
在我加入某群人或某项活动之前，我会先站到一边看一会儿。
Once you start doing something, then others will likely join in and you’ll be amazed at how your efforts will snowball.
一旦你开始做某事，其他人就可能会加入你，而你会惊讶于自己的努力像雪球一样越滚越大。
72. convert...into （使）转变，转换，转化
The results may pave the way for the development of new therapies to “convert cancer into a controllable chronic disease”, write the researchers.
研究人员称，该结果可能为研究新疗法铺平道路，将“使癌症转变成一种可控制的慢性疾病”。
Soil amelioration and ample supply of nutrients in the form of fertilizers are needed to convert poor soils into productive agricultural land.
要使这些贫瘠的土壤转变成具有农业生产力的土壤需要进行土壤改良并施加足够的肥料。
73. a walk of life 行业；职业；地位；阶层
She did not want her son to marry a girl in a different walk of life.
她不希望儿子和一个门不当户不对的姑娘结婚。
During my twenty years’ work, I met people from all walks of life.
20 年的职业生涯中，我接触了各行各业的人。
74. major in 主修
I major in engineering, but this machine is hard to handle for me.
虽然我学的是机电专业，但这机器对我来说，还是很难操作。
Even today, more men major in math than do women.
即便在今天，学数学的男生还是多于女生。
75. stress the importance of 强调……的重要性
There is no need for me to stress the importance of self-esteem here.
在这儿我没有必要强调自尊的重要性。
The policy document does stress the importance of dialogue between Seoul and Pyongyang.
这份政策文件的确强调了首尔与平壤对话的重要性。
76. at one’s disposal 任某人处理；供某人任意使用
One of the downfalls of being in a field that has so many resources available online is that it’s easy to forget about all of the great offline resources at your disposal.
做这行一个不好的地方就是，网上有太多的资源以致忘记了网下还有丰富的资源任你使用。
There’s no way of representing architectural structures directly using the technologies we have at our disposal.
我们手头的技术还不能直接地展示建筑结构。
77. poke fun at 拿……开心；奚落；嘲笑
You shouldn’t poke fun at him just because he can’t ride a bicycle.
你不应该只是因为他不会骑车就取笑他。
We all poke fun at her because she wears such a strange hat.
我们大家都笑她戴这么一顶古怪的帽子。
78. show off 炫耀；卖弄
He shows off but only shows up his ignorance.
他的卖弄只不过暴露了他自己的无知。
She did a quick twirl to show off her dress.
她轻快地一转身，炫耀自己所穿的衣服。
79. biological mother 生母
He was eager to know who was his biological mother.
他迫切想知道他的生母是谁。
Jobs and Simpson first met in 1986，after 31 -year-old Jobs reunited with his biological mother.
31岁的乔布斯和生母重聚后，又和辛普森在1986年首次见面。
80. meet one’s expectations 符合某人的期望
If these deals meet KKR’s expectations, at least one industry watcher thinks they’ll be exceptions.
至少有一位行业观察人士认为，即使上述交易的投资回报符合KKR的预期，那也只是特例。
She has a strong tendency to blame herself and to try and meet everyone else’s expectations, which is one reason she is so depressed.
她有很强烈的自责倾向，并且总是努力想要满足所有人的期望，这也是导致她如此沮丧的原因之一。
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