英語四級閱讀關(guān)鍵句：209. Although companies tend to take

209. Although companies tend to take on specialists, they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management.

譯文

盡管公司招新人時傾向于聘用專才，但是總是選用通才來擔(dān)任中高層管理工作。

點睛

本句的主干是they often seek out generalists。although引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句。

take on意為“承擔(dān)；承受”。如：

We can't take on any more work, for we're fully stretched at the moment. 我們不能再接受更多的工作了，目前已經(jīng)全力以赴了。

specialist本義為“專家”。如：

He is a plastic surgery specialist. 他是個整形外科專家。

seek out意為“找出；挑出”。如：

How can we seek out a really good person for the job? 我們怎樣才能挑出真正合適的人選來做這項工作？

在本句中，specialist與后文提到的generalist相對，分別表示“專才”和“通才”。

考點歸納

與take有關(guān)的短語還有：

take after為“（外貌）相像”。如：

She takes after her mother almost in everything. 她長得幾乎與她媽媽一模一樣。

take for意為“把……誤認(rèn)為”。如：

He speaks German so well that he's often been taken for a native. 他德語說得很好，常常被誤認(rèn)為是德國人。

take in意為“欺騙；吸收”。如：

1) I was taken in by the salesman—the car turned out to be uneconomical and unreliable. 推銷員騙了我——那輛汽車既不便宜又不安全。

2) Fishes take in oxygen through their gills. 魚通過鰓攝取氧氣。

take apart意為“拆卸，拆開”。如：

The boy took apart the toy car, but couldn't put it together again. 男孩把玩具汽車拆開了，可怎么也安不上了。

take sth. away意為“使（感情、感覺等）消失”。如：

Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child from his parents. 什么也無法消除父母失去孩子的極度痛苦。