一课一课来吧，有点儿困了
，怕一次发不完了......可能有误，是我自己一字一字打的，老师的精华
Lesson One The Company in Which I work
背景知识（Background knowledge）
Joseph Heller himself has recounted the story of his early life in his lat¬est book now and Then (l998). He was born in Brooklyn in 1923 and grew up on Coney Island. At the outbreak of World War II, he worked first in a navy yard and then enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces, training at bases in South Carolina before flying sixty missions as bombardier in B - 255 in North Africa and Italy.
After the war he went through college and graduate study at the Univer¬sity of Southern California, New York University (B. A. 1948), Columbia (M.A. 1949), and Oxford (Fulbright Scholar, 1949-1950). Heller wrote out longland the first section of "catch 18", the start of his war novel Catch - 22( 1961) . The extraordinary and sustained impact of that novel was only the beginning of a literary career that now encompasses eight major books as well as stage plays, screen plays, short stories, articles, and reviews.
His other works include Something Happened (1974) Good as Gold (1979), God knows (1984) No Laughing Matter( 1986) Picture This (1988) Closing Times (1994), his posthumous novel Portrait of an Artist, as an Old Man (2000).
Mr. Heller's literary achievement brought numerous awards, including the University of South Carolina's Thomas Cooper Medal in 1996. Mr. Heller died on December 14, 1999.
课文要义（Main idea of the text）
From his own experience, Joseph Heller tells us what life is like to work in a company, and what kind of relationship exists between each other from the top executives to the bottom staff.
Under the high competitive system and extraordinary pressure, most people have turned to be envious, fearful, frustrated, distorted, deceitful and disappointed. If anyone is lucky enough to be able to feel rejoiced and proud of his own achievement, yet, it lasts only for a moment. Most people are merely enduring their life in the company by doing what they are paid to do instead of doing something interesting and what they like to do.
Yet, unfortunately, most people, including the author, don't have the courage to leave and begin to look for a new way of life.
词汇 (Vocabulary)
1. drain (v): make sb. /sth. weaker, poorer, etc. by gradually using up his / its strength 消耗精力、金钱
The country was drained of its manpower and wealth by war.
战争使国家耗尽了人力和财力。
The illness drained his strength. 疾病耗尽了他的体力。
2. bypass (v): ignore ( a rule, procedure, etc) or fail to consult (sb) in order to act quickly; go around or avoid (sth.) 置……于不顾，避开
He bypassed his colleagues on the board and went ahead with the deal.
他未征求董事会中同事的意见就做了这笔买卖。
We managed to bypass the shopping center by taking side streets.
我们尽量走小路以绕过购物中心。 .
3. strain (v): make the greatest possible effort; force sth. beyond a limit of what is acceptable 竭力，拼命努力
They are straining to succeed in their work. 他们正尽力完成工作。
The prisoner strained to get away from his captors. 犯人拼命逃脱追捕他的人。
4. distribute (v): divide among several or many; give or send out 分配，分发
People there often complain that wealth is not evenly distributed in their society.
那里人经常抱怨社会财富分配不均。
New information is quickly distributed to millions of people all over the world by means of Internet. 新的信息通过因特网很快传给全世界成千上万的人。
5. grudge
(1) (n): resentment; spite; feeling of ill-will, envy 怨恨，恶意
He has a grudge against me. 他对我怀有恶意。
All over the country there is a grudge against the government.
全国人民对政府怨声载道。
(2)(v): feel resentful about sth.; do or give sth. very unwillingly 怨恨，不情愿
I grudge paying so much for inferior goods. 我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
He grudges her earning more than he does. 他嫉妒她挣得钱比他多。
6. incur (v): cause oneself to suffer (sth. bad); bring upon oneself 招致，带来
The final rewards will more than compensate for any loss you may incur.
最后的报酬可绰绰有余地补偿你可能受到的损失。
The new tax law has incurred a protest. 新税法惹起了一场抗议。
7. stimulate (v): make more active or alert; cause to function; arouse the interest
刺激，促使发挥作用
The crisis finally stimulated the government into acting.
这次危机最终促使政府采取了行动。
Better wages have stimulated them to work harder. 加薪使他们干得更卖力。
8. motivate (v): cause to want to do sth. ; be the reason for 激发，促动
He was motivated only by his wish to help me, and with nothing expected in return.
他只是出于自愿帮助我，并没有想得到什么回报。
The murder was motivated by hatred. 谋杀因仇恨所致。
9. budget
(1) (n): amount of money needed or allotted for a specific purpose; estimate or plan of how money will be spent over a period of time 专款，预算
He limited himself to a daily budget of $ 10. 他限制自己每日花费十美元。
The government is expected to announce tax cuts in this year's budget.
人们期望政府在本年度预算时削减税收。
(2) (v): plan the spending of or provide (money) in a budget 预算
The government has budgeted $10,000,000 for education spending.
政府预算教育经费10,000,000美元。
10. boost (v): increase the strength or value of sth. ; help or encourage sb. or sth.
增强，提高
Public speaking boosts your self -confidence and promotes your leadership skills.
在公共场合讲话可以增强你的自信和提高你的领导能力。
The government boosted security precautions to prevent further terrorist attacks.
政府加强了保安防御措施以防恐怖分子进一步袭击。
短语 (Expressions)
1. come upon / on: meet or find sb. /sth. by chance 偶然遇见
I came upon a group of children playing in the street. 我遇到一群孩子在街上玩耍。
As we turned the comer we came upon a group of men who were waiting for the museum to open. 走到拐角时，我们碰见一群人等着博物馆开门。
2.credit sb. / sth. with sth.: believe that sb. / sth. has sth. ; attribute sth. to sb. /sth.
相信……具有；把……归功于
The relics are credited with miraculous power. 这些遗物被认为具有神奇的力量。
Edison is credited with the invention of the phonograph.留声机是爱迪生发明的。
3. in the long run: ultimately; eventually 从长远来看；终究
In the long run prices are bound to rise. 从长远看，物价肯定要涨。
In the short term we are expected to lose money on the book but in the long run we hope to make large profits. 短期内我们这本书会亏本，但最终我们有望大大获利。
4. on trial: being examined and tested 在实验中，受审
Take the machine on trial for a week. 这台机器试用期为一个星期。
He's on trial for his life. 他正接受自己生死的审判。
5. brood on / over sth.: think about sth. for a long time in a troubled or resentful way
郁闷地沉思
It doesn't help to brood on your mistakes. 对所犯的错误耿耿于怀无济于事。
When he's depressed he sits brooding for hours. 他消沉的时候，就坐着长时间地沉思。
6. look ahead: think about what is going to happen in the future 为将来打算
Have you looked ahead to what you' 11 be doing in five years' time?
你是否想过五年后你要做什么？
Everyone should look ahead and save a little money each year for his retirement.
每个人都应为将来计划，每年为退休存点钱。
7. thrive on: grow or develop well and vigorously; prosper 茁壮观成长；繁荣
He' s the sort of person who thrives on hard work. 他是那种苦干有成的人。
These animals thrive on the leaves of certain trees. 这些动物靠吃几种树叶而茁壮成长。
8. convert-•• to / into •••: change from one to another 把……改变成……
These machines convert cotton into cloth. 这些机器把棉花制成棉布。
Foreign money can be converted at this bank. 这个银行可兑换外币。
9. fall victim (to sth.): be overcome (by sth. ); succumb (to sth) 屈服于……
He soon fell victim to her charms. 他很快被她的魅力给迷住了。
He fell a victim to his own avarice. 他的贪心毁了自己。
10. take advantage of sth. / sb.: make use of sb. / sth. unfairly or deceitfully to get what one wants; make use of sth. well 利用
She took advantage of my generosity. 她利用了我的慷慨。
He often took advantage of her lack of business knowledge.
她对生意行情的无知常被利用。
词语辨析 (Word analysis)
1. occur: take place, happen 发生
Almost half of all fatal accidents occur while landing.
造成人员伤亡的事故差不多一半都是在降落时发生的。
incur: bring upon oneself 招致；遭受
The final rewards will more than compensate for any loss you may incur.
最后的报酬除补偿你可能经受的损失外还会有多余。
2. ingenuous: frank, open 坦白的；直率的
She gave ingenuous answers to all the stranger’s questions.
对那陌生人所有的问题，她都老老实实地一一作了回答。
ingenious: clever and skillful 灵巧的，有发明天才的
Try to think of unusual and ingenious solutions.
试试想出一些非同一般的、巧妙的解决办法。
3. implicit: implied though not plainly expressed 暗示的；含蓄的
It is implied in your statement that I was wrong. 你的话里暗示我是错的。
explicit: clearly and fully expressed 明确的；明晰的
He has an explicit understanding of the problem. 他对这个问题有清晰的了解。
4. compliment: expression of admiration, approval 恭维的表示；赞扬
She accepted his compliment about her dress with a smile.
她以微笑接受他对她服装的赞美。
complement: sth. that makes a thing complete 补充物
Travel can be an excellent complement to one’s education.
旅行能极大地补充一个人的学识。
5. stimulate: excite; rouse 刺激；激励
Rising prices will stimulate demands for higher incomes.
物价上涨会引发增加工资的要求。
simulate: pretend to be 假装；伪装
That naughty boy often uses tricks to simulate illness.
那个调皮的孩子经常耍花招装病。
6. wonder: feel surprised 感到惊奇；惊讶
I don’t wonder at her refusing to marry him. 她拒绝和他结婚，我一点也不感到惊异。
brood: think about for a long time 沉思；思虑
She sat there brooding on whether life was worth living. 她坐在那里沉思人生是否值得活下去。
7. grudge: feeling of ill-will, resentment (often used with against) 恶意；怨恨
All over the country there is a grudge against him. 全国对他怨声载道。
malice: active ill will, desire to harm others (often used with towards) 敌意；恶意
He had no malice toward anyone. 他对任何人都没有恶意。
8. shrewd: having sound judgment and common sense 明智的，精明的
He is a shrewd lawyer who knows all the tricks. 他是个深谙一切个中诀窍的精明律师。
cunning: clever at deceiving 善于欺骗的；狡猾的
By a cunning trick he became the queen’s confidant.
通过欺骗的手段，他成为女王的密友。
sly cunning crafty tricky foxy wily
意思都含“狡猾的”。
sly指“使用某种蒙混、欺诈手法, 偷偷摸摸地达到个人目的的”, 如:
That sly guy stole the cake while the cook's back was turned.
那狡猾的家伙趁厨师转过身把蛋糕偷走了。
cunning 指“利用聪明或计谋进行哄骗以取胜或达到目的的”, 如:
He is as cunning as a fox. 他象狐狸一样狡猾。
crafty 语意比cunning强, 指“诡计多端的”、“狡猾的”, 如:
a crafty diplomat 狡猾的外交家。
tricky指“玩花招的”、“奸诈的”, 如:
a tricky politician 奸诈的政客。
foxy指“似狐的”、“狡猾的”, 如:
He was a foxy old trader. 他是个老奸商。
wily 指“以巧妙的计谋进行欺诈的”, 如:
a wily blandishment 巧妙的奉承
难句理解（Sentence comprehension）
1. All these twelve men are elderly now and drained by time and success of energy and ambition.:
All these twelve men are elderly now and are exhausted, after a long time of struggling to fulfill their ambition for success.
这十二个人现在都老了，为了取得成功，经过多年奋斗，精力已经耗尽。
2. They seem friendly, slow, and content when I come upon them in the halls and always courteous and mute when they ride with others in the public elevators. :
They always show good manners and keep silent when they ride with others in the elevators that all company members use.
我在大厅碰到他们时，他们显得友好、稳重、知足，而他们和别人一起乘公用电梯时，总是彬彬有礼，沉默寡言。
3. Nobody is sure anymore who really runs the company (not , even the people who are credited with running it), but the company does run.:
Nobody is sure any longer who really runs the company (even the people who are believed to run it don't know either), but the company actually has been working.
谁也不能确切说出究竟是谁在管理公司（就连那些被视为管理层的人也不清楚），但公司的确在运作。
4....and I will bypass him on most of our assignments rather than take up his time and delay their delivery to people who have an immediate need for them.:
…, and I will not show him most of our work. Instead, I deliver them directly to those are in urgent need of them.
大多数情况下，我不会把我们的材料给他过目，免得占用他的时间，延误了交给那些急需它们的人。
5. He turns scarlet with rage and embarrassment if he has not seen or heard, of it.:
If he has not seen or heard of it, his face grows red because he feels extremely angry and awkward.
如果他没看到或没听说这件事，就会恼羞成怒，面红耳赤。
6. They are always on trial, always on the verge of failure, collectively and individually. :
They are always examined to see how well they do, always close to failure, as a group or as an individual.
无论是集体还是个人，他们总要接受审查，总有失败的危险。
7. They strain, even the most secure and self-assured of them, to look good on paper; and there is much paper for them to look good on.:
Even those who hold most stable positions and have self-confidence make the greatest possible effort to make their performances look good in written form. And there are a lot of such documents as records and reports, on which they have to make them look good.
就连那些最有把握、最有自信的推销员也会努力工作，为了在档案中表现出色，而这样要他们好好表现的材料多得是。
8. The result of this photocopying and distributing is that there is almost continuous public scrutiny and discussion throughout the company of how well or poorly the salesmen in each sales office of each division of the company are doing at any given tune. :
This photocopying and distributing will result in almost constant public examination and discussion throughout the whole company. They would evaluate the performance of the salesmen in each sales office of each part of the company at any fixed time.
影印和分发的结果是，全公司对于各部门销售科的业务员进行几乎是连续不断的公开评估和讨论，看他们在规定时间内表现的好坏。
9. When they are doing poorly, they are doing terribly. :
When they fail to sell products, they are having a terrible time.
当销售不景气时，他们会感到糟糕透顶。
10. … who "he feels has a grudge against him and is determined to wreck his career.:
… who he feels has resentment against him and is determined to ruin his career.
对他怀有恶意并决心毁掉他的前程的上司。
11. The company, in fact, will pay for their country club membership and all charges they incur there, and rewards salesmen who make a good impression on the golf course. :
The company, actually, will pay the fees for them to be members of country clubs, and pay them back the money they spent there. And those who make a good impression on the golf course will receive something as a prize.
实际上，公司还会为他们支付乡村俱乐部会员费，以及其他娱乐费用，如果谁能在高尔夫球场上给客户留下美好印象还会受到奖励。
12. They thrive on explicit guidance toward clear objectives. :
They succeed and become prosperous by following their boss' s clearly expressed guidance.
他们有了明确的指导，事业蒸蒸日上。
13. There must be something in the makeup of a man that enables him not only to be a salesman, but to want to be one. :
A man must have some special character and temperament that makes him not only able to become a salesman, but also to have the desire to be one.
销售人员身上不仅必须具备销售人员应有的素质，还必须具有担任销售人员的欲望。
14. …are never held to blame for conditions they discover outside the company that place us at a competitive disadvantage. :
… are not considered to be blamed for circumstances they discover outside the company that place the company in an unfavorable position.
决不会因为发现了公司之外不利于我们的竞争条件而受到谴责。
15. In fact, I am continuously astonished by people in the company who fall victim to their own propaganda.:
Virtually, I am constantly astonished by people in the company who were fooled by their own exaggerated statements.
实际上，公司里一些人自吹自擂，作茧自缚的行为常使我感到震惊。
16. Every time we launch a new advertising campaign, for example, people inside the company are the first ones to be taken in by it. :
Every time we start a series of activities to make our products popular, for instance, people inside the company are the first ones to be tricked into buying the products.
每当我们掀起一场新的广告宣传运动，公司内部人员便率先为之心动。
17. …; there is a large, emotional letdown after I survive each crisis, a kind of empty, tragic disappointment, … :
Every time after I pass a difficult period of time, a kind of empty, gloomy disappointment comes over me…,
每当度过一次难关之后，一种空虚、悲凉的失望便会袭上心头。
18. These exercises in malice never fail to boost my spirits —— but only for a while. :
These activities of evil intentions always make me feel better —— but this feeling disappears very soon.
这种恶意之举，总能让我精神一振，但又瞬间即逝。
具体课文解释：
1.The lower your position is, the more people you are afraid of . (1)—此处采用了“the + 比较级…+ the + 比较级…”结构，表示“越…，就越…”，前者是状语从句，后者是主句。E.g. the more, the better 越多越好。The harder she worked, the more progress she made. 她工作越努力，进步越大。
2.And all the people are afraid of the twelve men at the top who helped found and build the company and now own and direct it. (1)—who found and build the company and now own and direct it为men 的定语从句。另外注意，found 意为“创立、设立”。E.g. The People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949. 中华人民共和国于1949年成立。这里不要与find 的过去分词found混淆，因常用的搭配形式为help (to) do sth.
3.In the normal course of a business day… (3)—in the course of为固定词组，意为“在…当中”。E.g. In the course of the discussion many constructive opinions were heard.在讨论当中，听到了很多具有建设性的意见。
4.Green is afraid of me because most of the work in my department is done for the Sales Department, which is more important than his department,… (3)—which is more important than his department为the Sales Department的非限时性定语从句。
5.…ever now and then…(4)—意为”时时，有时”，也可用ever now and again. e.g. The actress still appears on TV ever now and then.这位女演员仍不时地出现在电视上。
6.…he is too busy with his own work to pay that much attention to (for n.) + to do意思是”由于太…以致不能”。E.g. The problem was so complicated that we couldn’t solve.这个问题太复杂，我们无法解决。也可用so…that…替代。 E.g. The problem was so complicated that we couldn’t solve it. 词组be busy with意为”忙于…”，同时注意pay attention to 后接名词（动名词）。
7.Most of the work we do in my department is, in the long run, trivial. (4)—we do in my department为most of the work的定语从句，其中的先行词that已省略。 In the long run为插入部分，意为“终究，到最后”。E.g. He will lose money in the long run. 他终究会把钱赔掉。
8.I have one other person working for me who is not afraid of anyone, not even me, and I would fire him quickly, but I’m afraid of him…(5)—who is not afraid of anyone为one other person的定语从句。Fire在此做动词，意为”解雇”。E.g. At the end of a month he was fired for incompetence.到月底时，他由于能力不够而被解雇了。
9.The people in the company who are most afraid of most people are the salesman.(6)—The people in the company who are most afraid of most people为主语部分，而who are most afraid of most people为定语从句，修饰people.
10.They live and work under pressure that is extraordinary. (6)—under pressure为固定的搭配形式，意为“被迫，迫不得已”。that is extraordinary为定语从句，修饰pressure.
11.on the verge of(7)—濒于，濒临，即将。注意该词组通常用于不好的事情。 E.g. He was on the verge of (committing) suicide. 他濒临自杀的边缘。
12.…a record of the sales results of the preceding week for each sales office and for the Sales Department as a whole for each division of the company is kept and compared to the sales results for the corresponding week of the year before.(7)—a record of the sales results of the preceding week for each sales office and for the Sales Department as a whole for each division of the company为该句的主语部分，a record为主语，而其他为其定语。
13.The results of this photocopying and distributing is that there is almost continuous public scrutiny…(7)—that there is almost continuous public scrutiny为该句的表语从句。
14.…for fear they may start doing worse. (8)—for fear(that)意为“以免…，以防…”。 E.g. She hid her jewelry for fear that it would be stolen.她把宝石藏起来，以防被偷。
15.It might even be canceled before it is filled, in which case no one is certain if anything was gained or lost.(8)—in which case no one is certain if anything was gained or lost为该句的状语从句，修饰全句。
16.Each of them can name at least one superior in the company… (9)—name在此做动词，意为”说出…的姓名”。 E.g. How many countries can you name?你能举出几个国家的名称？
17.The company encourages this. (10)—encourage鼓励。由前缀en-与courage（勇气）结合而成。前缀en-:1)置于名词或形容词前，构成动词，表示”使得…”。E.g. enlarge”放大”；2)置于名词前，表示”放进，赋予”。 E.g. endanger”使陷入危险”。
18.…and rewards salesman who make a good impression on the golf course. (10)—who make a good impression on the golf course为宾语salesman的定语从句。 reward此处做动词，意为”奖赏”，该词还常用做名词。E.g. HE worked hard without any hope of reward.他还辛勤工作却丝毫不期待报酬。
19.…and salesman who get divorced, or whose wives die, know they had better remarry or begin looking ahead toward a different job. (11)—who get divorced和whose wives die都是定语从句，用来修饰salesman, they had better remarry or begin looking ahead toward a different job为该句的宾语从句，其先行词that已省略。begin的用法有两种，即begin to do sth.或begin doing sth.
20.…the salesman react very well to the constant pressure and rigid supervision to which they are subjected. (12)—该句中采用了react to这一固定搭配，注意其后接名词，意为“对…产生反应”。 E.g. The eye reacts to light.眼对光会起反应。而to which they are subjected为修饰supervision的定语从句。
21.The salesmen are proud of their position and of the status and importance they enjoy within the company, for the function of my department, and of most other departments, is to help the salesmen sell.(13)—be proud of为固定搭配，意为“对…感到自豪”。 they enjoy within the company为定语从句，修饰status and importance。介词for引导原因状语从句，从句中的主干为…the function is to help the salesmen sell. Help sb. (to) do为另一种搭配形式，其中的to常省略，意为”帮助某人做某事”。E.g. I helped him look for his key.我帮他找钥匙。
22.The people in the company who are least afraid are the few in our small Market Research Department, who believe in nothing and are concerned with collecting, organizing, interpreting, and reorganizing statistical information about the public, the market, the country, and the world.(14)—who are least afraid为people的定语从句。而who believe in nothing and are concerned with collecting, organizing, interpreting, and reorganizing statistical information about the public, the market, the country, and the world为the few的定语从句。词组be concerned with意为“与…有关系”。E.g. He is concerned with the new project.他参与了那项新计划。
23.…and they know they will not have much trouble finding jobs paying just as little in other companies if they lose their jobs here.(14)—they will not have much trouble finding jobs paying just as little in other companies if they lose their jobs here为该句的宾语从句，其先行词that已省略。从句中的固定搭配have trouble doing sth.意为“做某事很费事”，口语中常用have trouble in doing sth.。e.g. I had no trouble (in) finding his office.我毫不费力就找到了他的办公室。
24.Their budget, too, is small, for they are no longer permitted to undertake large projects.(14)—too此处意为”也，而且”，通常置于句尾，但为避免意思的模糊不清，有时置于被修饰词的后面。E.g. She, too, like traveling. 她也喜欢旅行。因She likes traveling, too既可解释为”她对旅行也喜欢”，又可解释为”她也喜欢旅行”。意义不清楚。表前者之意时重读traveling，表后者之意时重读she。Undertake意为”承担”，该词由前缀under-与take构成，前缀under-意为1）“不足够的”。E.g. undervalue“低估”；2）“…之下的，…的下方”。E.g. underline“在…下划线”。
25.…and there is no way of knowing anymore whether the information on which we base our own information for distribution is true or false.（15）--这个句子分为几个层次，whether the information on which we base our own information for distribution is true or false为know的宾语，而the information on which we base our own information for distribution为该从句中的主语，而on which we base our own information for distribution为该从句中的主语the information的定语从句。
26.to a great extent…（15）--大大地，大部分，与to a large extent意同。E.g. It was to a great extent composed of intellectuals.它主要都是由知识分子组成的。
27.I am very good at these techniques of deception… （16）--be good at为固定的搭配形式，意为“擅长于…” e.g. He is good at (playing) tennis.他很擅长打网球。
28.There are so many now who actually believe that what we do is really important. (16)-- who actually believe that what we do is really important为many的定语从句，而who为该从句中的主语，that what we do is really important为believe的宾语从句，what we do又为该宾语从句中的主语从句。
29.This happens not only to salesmen…(16)—happen to sb.意为“发生于…身上”。E.g. She hoped nothing bad would happen to him.她希望不会有坏事发生在他身上。注意如happen to后接动词时，则意为“偶然，碰巧”。E.g. I happened to see him on the street.我碰巧在街上看见他。
30.about(16)—此处做副词，意为“大概，约”，与approximately意同。 E.g. About fifty people were present.大约有50人出席。
31.It’s wise person, I guess, who knows he’s dumb, and an honest person who knows he’s a liar.(17)—I guess为插入部分。该主句采用了it is…who…的强调句型，而an honest person who knows he’s a liar为该强调句型的省略形式，其完整形式为and it is an honest person who knows he’s a liar.
32.…depending on how well or poorly things are going at the office or at home with my wife, or with my retarded son, or with my other son, or my daughter, or the colored maid, or the nurse for my retarded son…(17)—该句为状语部分，其中多处由or with my retarded son, or with my other son为with my wife的并列结构，而or my daughter, or the colored maid, or the nurse for my retarded son与my other son为并列结构。
33.I am bored with my work very often now. (19)—be bored with对…感到厌烦。 E.g. He was bored with the same story.重复同样的故事使他觉得厌烦。
34.…but I usually perform at my best under under this stimulating kind of pressure and enjoy my job the most. (20)—at one’s best为固定搭配形式，意为“处于最佳状态”。E.g. The cherry blossoms are at their best.樱花盛开。
35.I handle all of these important projects myself,…(20)—handle在此做动词，意为“处理，应付。该词的其他常用意为：1）“把手”，e.g. The handle of the suitcase.手提箱的把手；2）“触摸”，e.g. Handle the glassware with care.玻璃制品请小心轻放。
36.I frequently feel I’m being taken advantage of merely because I’m asked to do the work I’m paid to do.(20)—I’m…do.为宾语从句。I’m paid to do为the work的定语从句。而take advantage of在此意为“利用（人或人的弱点等）”，其常用意为“利用”。E.g. I hope that this library is fully taken advantage of.我希望这座图书馆能被充分利用。
37.for a while(21)—意为“一会儿”，while还可与形容词搭配。 E.g. We had to wait a little while for the bus.我们只好等了一会儿公共汽车。I haven’t seen him for a long while.我已经好久没见过他了。
38.At the very top, of course, are those people, mostly young and without dependents, to whom the company is not yet an institution of any sacred merit but still only a place to work, and who regard their present association with it as something temporary.(21)-- of course为插入部分。因该句的主语部分(those people, mostly young and without dependents, to whom the company is not yet an institution of any sacred merit but still only a place to work, and who regard their present association with it as something temporary)过长，为保持句子的平衡，故该句采用了倒装形式。mostly young and without dependents为those people的同位语，而to whom the company is not yet an institution of any sacred merit but still only a place to work, and who regard their present association with it as something temporary则为其定语从句。
39.regardless of(21)—意为“不顾，不管”。E.g. He says what he thinks, regardless of other people’s feelings.他想到什么就说什么，毫不考虑别人的感受。
40.I have the feeling now that there is no place left for me to go. (24)-- that there is no place left for me to go为feeling的定语从句。
高级英语笔记
