雅思13 Test2 Section2必背词汇/词汇拓展/疑难解析
必背词汇
volunteering
n.志愿活动
participate
v.参与，参加
charity
n.慈善；慈善机构
commitment
n.承诺；承担义务
benefit
v.对·····有好处
feedback
n.反馈，反应
community
n.社区；团体
overwhelmingly
adv.压倒性地
positive
adj.积极的，正面的
participant
n：参与者
motivate
v.鼓励，激发
outdated
adj.过时的
potential
adj.潜在的
keen to
热衷于做某事
customer
n.顾客
dismissive
adj.拒绝的；轻蔑的
applicant
n.申请者
update
v.更新；与时俱进
conservation
n.保护，保存
impress
v.为······留下深刻印象
digital
adj.数字的，数码的
grocery
n.杂货
inclusion
n.包含；内含物
handy
adj.方便的，手边的
relevant
adj.相关的，有关联的
tablet
n.便签簿
词汇拓展
arrangement
n.安排，约定
equipment
n.设备，器材
cheque
n.支票
legal
adj.合法的，法定的
credit card
信用卡
licence
n.执照，许可证
deposit
n.押金，订金
organization
n.组织，机构
donate
v.捐赠，捐献
premises
n.地点，场地
enquire
v.咨询，询问
疑难解析
1. Participating doesn't necessarily involve a huge time commitment. The company will pay for eight hours of your time. That can be used over one or two days all at once, or spread over several months throughout the year.参与活动一般不需要太多时间投入。公司会付给你八小时的报酬。这八小时可以在一两天内用完，也可以在一年中的几个月内用完。
2． But we’ve also agreed to help out on a conservation project in Redfern Park．我们还答应在Redfern公园搞一个保护项目。此处conservation project 可以理解为保护公园环境的活动。
3. And this yea, instead of hosting the event in our own training facility, we're using the ICT suite at Hill College...今年我们不在自己的培训场地搞活动，而是在希尔学院的ICT套房举办······facility字面指设备，也可以指场地设备。
4.The feedback was very positive. The really encouraging thing was that participants all said they felt much more confident about using social media to keep in touch with their grandchildren, who prefer this form of communication to phoning or sending emails.反馈非常积极。让我们感到倍受鼓舞的是所有的参与者都说他们在使用社交媒体与孙辈交流的时候更加自信了，与打电话和发邮件相比他们更喜欢这种沟通方式。
5. They weren't that impressed with being able to order their groceries online, as they liked going out to the shops， but some said it would come in handy if they were will or the weather was really bad.他们（老年人）对在网上购买生活用品不觉得什么，因为他们都喜欢亲自去商店。但有些人说在生病或者天气不好的时候（网上采购）还是比较方便。
