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Unit 2 Understanding each other
1．Some firms use a technique known(过去分词作后置定语) as a “listening circle”．
2．A study cited in the Harvard Business Review found that employees who had taken part in a
listening circle subsequently(adv.后来；随后) suffered less social anxiety(n.焦虑 anxious adj.
焦虑的；渴望的；担心的) and had fewer worries about work-related matters than those who did
not.
①with anxiety焦虑地
②be anxious for/about担心；焦虑……
be anxious to do sth渴望做某事
3．Listening has been critical to the career of Richard Mullender，who was a hostage(人质)
negotiator(n.谈判代表)，dealing with everything from suicide interventions to international
kidnaps(绑架)．
4．Another important point to bear in mind(牢记；记住) is that，when you talk，you are not
listening.
5．The fundamental aim is to build up a relationship(不定式作表语) so the other person likes
you and trusts you，Mr Mullender says.
6．Technology is developing by leaps and bounds(飞速地，突飞猛进；其中bound为名词，
意为“蹦跳；跳跃”)．
7．This pilotless mini aircraft，originally(adv.最初；原来 origin n．起源；来源 originate
v．起源；发明) developed for photography from above and warfare，is now bringing us benefits
closer to home.
8．And in Coventry in the UK，construction has started on an air hub，which will act as(充当；
起……作用) a base for police and delivery drones.
9．The only thing that sometimes keeps it grounded(adj.理性的；理智的) is regulation.
10．The use of spanking to discipline children has been in decline(下降，减少) for 50 years.
11．But most parents find it(作形式宾语) hard to imagine how to get through the day without
yelling(“疑问词＋不定式”作宾语)．
12．And the consequence(n.结果；后果) involves an expression of approval(n.赞成；批准；
许可 approve v．同意；赞成；批准) when that behaviours performed，an expression of praise
with an accompanying physical gesture of approval.
as a consequence of因为；由于
as a consequence因此；结果13．They discovered that the arms of these figures were created separately and then attached(v.系
上；贴上；连接；附上 attached adj.附着的；依恋的；附属于 attachment n．附件；附属品；
爱慕) to the bodies and covered in a layer of fine clay.
attach...to...把……贴/附到……上
be attached to附属于；依恋
attach importance to重视
