As a young engineer, Emily had great expectations for herself. She dreamed of working in a large factory, making a difference in people's lives with her knowledge and skills. However, her first job didn't quite live up to her expectations.
She was hired at a small factory on the outskirts of town, where the work was repetitive and monotonous. Day after day, she would link together sheets of metal, the same process over and over again. She struggled to find meaning in her work and was disappointed that she wasn't contributing to society in the way she had hoped.
But Emily refused to give up. She used her months working in the factory to learn new skills and gain experience. She observed the machines and their parts, finding ways to make the process more efficient. She developed her lateral thinking and found creative solutions to the problems that arose.
Eventually, Emily's hard work paid off. She was promoted to a more skilled position, and her expertise was recognized by her superiors. She learned that success isn't always immediate, and that small, gradual improvements can lead to significant changes over time. Emily had become a skillful engineer, and she had found her place in the world.
Word List
1389. engineer [ˌendʒɪˈnɪə(r)] n. 工程师；机械师；策划者；vt. 策划；设计；构 思
1390. era [ˈɪərə] n. 时代；纪元；年代；阶段
1391. expect [ɪkˈspekt] vt. 期待；预期；等待；认为
1392. expectancy [ɪkˈspektənsi] n. 预期；期望；寿命；遗产继承权
1393. expectation [ˌekspekˈteɪʃn] n. 期待，期望；预料；展望
1394. factory [ˈfæktəri] n. 工厂；制造厂；代工厂；加工厂
1395. fail [feɪl] vi. 失败；不及格；衰退；n. 失败；失灵；失效
1396. failure [ˈfeɪljə(r)] n. 失败；失败的人或事物；故障；疏忽
1397. fight [faɪt] vi. 打斗；斗争；n. 战斗；打斗；斗争
1398. fighting [ˈfaɪtɪŋ] adj. 战斗的；好斗的；n. 战斗
1399. flat [flæt] adj. 平坦的；扁平的；单调的；n. 公寓；公寓楼
1400. geographer [dʒɪˈɒɡrəfə(r)] n. 地理学家
1401. geographic [ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪk] adj. 地理学的；地理的；地理位置的
1402. geographical [ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkl] adj. 地理的；地理学的；与地理有关的
1403. geographically [ˌdʒiːəˈɡræfɪkli] adv. 地理上；在地理上
1404. geography [dʒɪˈɒɡrəfi] n. 地理学；地理；地形
1405. gradual [ˈɡrædʒuəl] adj. 渐进的；逐渐的；n. 慢慢变化的事物
1406. gradually [ˈɡrædʒuəli] adv. 逐渐地；逐步地
1407. hundred [ˈhʌndrəd] num. 百；一百个
1408. lateral [ˈlætərəl] adj. 侧面的；旁边的；n. 侧面；旁路
1409. laterality [ˌlætərˈæləti] n. 左右性；侧异性；侧位
1410. lateralization [ˌlætərəlaɪˈzeɪʃn] n. 侧化；侧位
1411. lateralized [ˈlætəraɪzd] adj. 侧化的；侧向化的
1412. leaf [liːf] n. 叶子；页；草；vt. 翻页
1413. learn [lɜːn] v. 学习；获悉；得知
1414. link [lɪŋk] n. 链接；环节；联系；v. 连接；联系
1415. merchant [ˈmɜːtʃənt] n. 商人；零售商；批发商
1416. mid [mɪd] adj. 中间的；中央的；n. 中央；中部；中途
1417. monthly [ˈmʌnθli] adj. 每月的；月刊的；n. 月刊；每月一次的事物；adv. 每月一次地
1418. months [mʌnθs] n. 月份；几个月
1419. pine [paɪn] n. 松树；v. 渴望；消瘦
1420. portion [ˈpɔːʃn] n. 部分；份；分配；vt. 分配；划分
1421. psychological [ˌsaɪkəˈlɒdʒɪkl] adj. 心理学的；心理上的；精神上的
1422. psychologist [saɪˈkɒlədʒɪst] n. 心理学家；心理专家
1423. psychology [saɪˈkɒlədʒi] n. 心理学；心理状态
1424. safe [seɪf] adj. 安全的；保险的；可靠的；n. 保险柜；保险箱；vt. 保护； 使安全
1425. safety [ˈseɪfti] n. 安全；安全性；保险；安全设备
1426. sheet [ʃiːt] n. 被单；纸张；薄板；v. 覆盖；裹住
1427. shell [ʃel] n. 壳；外壳；炮弹；v. 去壳；脱落
1428. skeletal [ˈskelɪtl] adj. 骨骼的；骸骨的；架构的
1429. skeleton [ˈskelɪtn] n. 骨架；骷髅；框架；梗概
1430. skill [skɪl] n. 技能；技巧；熟练；技艺
1431. skillful [ˈskɪlfəl] adj. 熟练的；娴熟的；灵巧的
1432. skillfully [ˈskɪlfəli] adv. 熟练地；娴熟地
1433. slight [slaɪt] adj. 轻微的；微小的；瘦弱的；v. 轻视；忽略；n. 轻蔑；轻微
1434. slightly [ˈslaɪtli] adv. 轻微地；稍稍；有点儿
1435. Sparta [ˈspɑːtə] n. 斯巴达（古希腊城邦名）
1436. stream [striːm] n. 小溪；流；一股；v. 流动；涌流；涌出
1437. sufficient [səˈfɪʃnt] adj. 充足的；足够的；充分的
1438. sufficiently [səˈfɪʃntli] adv. 充分地；足够地
