英语流利说 Level5 Unit2 Part4 Interactions

Interaction   n.相互影响(作用,制约,配合);交互作用(影响);交相感应;干扰(涉);

To interfere, to slow something down or make it worse by getting in the way.

Having too many meetings is interfering with our work.

I told her to leave us alone and not to interfere in our problems.

(She told me not to interfere, so I left the room and let them deal with the problem.)

interfere,   v.干涉; 干预; 介入;

getting in the way.    妨碍;阻碍

interfere with  干预,阻挠,妨碍,阻止; 强奸; 擅自使用,摆弄;

interfere in   干涉,干预; 

interfere with和interfere in的区别: 1、interfere with的意思是:对立,妨碍,打扰。2、interfere in的意思是:干涉,干预,介入。


To reflect, to think about or consider something or to throw back a image as from a mirror.

Before I make a decision, I'd like sometime to reflect.

When you look into a mirror, your image is reflected back to you.

(When I reflect on something, I look at it again and again in my mind and try to see all sides of it.)

(Upon further reflection, I've decided to postpone the project.)

(After finishing the project, he looked back and reflected on what might have been done to make it better.)

reflect   v.反映; 映出(影像); 反射(声、光、热等); 显示,表明,表达

throw back  扔回;反射;阻止

reflect on    v.考虑; 回想;


To influence, to have an effect on something.

I think she can help us influence the others.

I don't think we can influence the final result.

They don't care about what we think so it will be difficult to influence their decision.

(With his powerful support, maybe we can influence their decision to postpone the project.)

(There’s nothing we can do to influence the result because they don’t care about anything except money.)

postpone   v.延迟; 延期; 展缓;


To focus, to bring attention to something and make it clear.

If we don't focus on something we won't get anything done.

We aren't sure what to focus on, so everyone is confused.

(He focused on too many details and didn't see the overall shape, so the product was a failure.)

(The problem with that company is that they don't focus enough on improving quality.)

(It's important to focus, but you have to be  careful not to get lost in details.)

confused   adj.糊涂的; 迷惑的; 不清楚的; 混乱的; 难懂的;

overall   adj.全面的; 综合的; 总体的;

failure  n.失败; 失败的人(或事物); 未做,未履行(应做之事);


To exaggerate, to describe something is larger or more important than it really is.

It's difficult to believe what he says because he always exaggerates.

She says she can sell anything, but of course that was an exaggeration.

(In my opinion, it's better to exaggerate your skills a bit in an interview rather than be too modest.)

(They exaggerate the benefits of their product and ignore the problems in quality, so I can't trust them.)

a bit      a bit表示稍微、有点儿。作副词,表达“程度”时,修饰动词、形容词、副词、介词短语或比较级,a bit 不能直接+名词。


(Before making a quick decision, he needs some time to reflect.)

(I'm afraid this terrible news may influence their decision.)

(If things are unclear and confusing, we need to focus on something.)

(To think about or consider something, or to throw back a image as from a mirror. )  to reflect

(To have an effect on something.)  to influence

(To bring attention to something and make it clear.)    to focus

(To slow something down and make worse by getting in the way.) to interfere

(To describe something is larger or more important than it really is.)  to exaggerate

(All that noise is interfering with my ability to think.)

(When you look in to a mirror, your image is reflected back to you.)

(They don't care what we think so it will be difficult to influence their decision.)

(She said she could sell anything, but of course that was an exaggeration.)

(Having too many meetings is interfering with our work.)

(I don't think we can influence the final result.)

(It's difficult to believe what he says because he always exaggerates.)

(I'm afraid this terrible news may influence their decision to support us.)

(If things are unclear and confusing, we need to focus on something and get organized.)

(She said she was fluent in English, but she was exaggerating, so it’s no surprise that she makes so many mistakes.)

confusing    adj.难以理解的; 不清楚的;

fluent    adj.(尤指外语) 流利,文字流畅; 流利的; 通畅的; 流畅熟练的;

no surprise    网络不足为奇; 没有惊喜; 意料; 毫不奇怪; 不奇怪;

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