Lesson 39 The Collaboration 協(xié)作
Words:
cohere vi. 粘著，附著；連貫，緊湊；（為了共同的利益或主義等）團(tuán)結(jié)一致
coherence n. 一致
coherent adj. 粘在一起的；連貫的，有條理的
cohesion n. 附著力，凝聚力
cohesive adj. 粘在一起的
coll n. （一）卷；線圈；vt. 盤繞，卷
coin n. 鑄幣；vt. 創(chuàng)造（一個(gè)新的詞或短語）
coinage n. 造幣，貨幣制度；創(chuàng)造新的詞語（或用法等）
coincide vi. （事情等）同事發(fā)生；相符合，相巧合
coincidence n. 一致；同時(shí)發(fā)生或同時(shí)存在（尤指偶然）的事
coincident adj. 一致的，巧合的
collaborate vi. （文藝、科學(xué)等方面）協(xié)作，合作
collaboration n. 合作
collapse n. 倒塌，崩潰
collateral n. 抵押品，擔(dān)保物；adj. 間接的
colleague n. 同事，同僚
collective adj. 集體的，共同的
collide vi. 碰撞；沖突；
collision n. 碰撞；沖突；抵觸
colloquial adj. 口語的，通俗的
colloquialism n. 俗話，白話，口語
There’s nothing more powerful than collaboration between colleagues. How does that coinage go? “Two heads are better than one.” I wonder who coined that phrase. A collective effort can render even the most confusing problem coherent. Coherence is the key to understanding and resolving dilemmas.
By coincidence, my best friend and I ended up working at the same advertising firm. We’ve had a cohesive relationship ever since we accidentally collided into each other on bicycles in college. Fortunately, nobody was hurt from the collision and we quickly became friends. Since then, we have cohered through thick and thin. Remember the market collapse of 1967? When he needed a loan to recover from his losses, I helped him. When I needed collateral to secure a home loan, he helped me. When a snake coiled is 4-year-old son and sent him to the hospital, we were there with him all right. The cohesion benefits both sides and makes each side twice as strong as before.
That’s why I’m so glad that my colleague and I are collaborating on this special project. There’s nothing coincident about how we ended up in the same group. However, it is a coincidence that the starting dates of our present collaboration coincides with the time we first met last year.
So what is the purpose of our collaboration? Our purpose is to come up with an advertising slogan that’s catchy and that uses colloquial English. By using a colloquialism, we hope we can turn the slogan into a household phrase.
Words:
cohere vi. 粘著，附著；連貫，緊湊；（為了共同的利益或主義等）團(tuán)結(jié)一致
coherence n. 一致
coherent adj. 粘在一起的；連貫的，有條理的
cohesion n. 附著力，凝聚力
cohesive adj. 粘在一起的
coll n. （一）卷；線圈；vt. 盤繞，卷
coin n. 鑄幣；vt. 創(chuàng)造（一個(gè)新的詞或短語）
coinage n. 造幣，貨幣制度；創(chuàng)造新的詞語（或用法等）
coincide vi. （事情等）同事發(fā)生；相符合，相巧合
coincidence n. 一致；同時(shí)發(fā)生或同時(shí)存在（尤指偶然）的事
coincident adj. 一致的，巧合的
collaborate vi. （文藝、科學(xué)等方面）協(xié)作，合作
collaboration n. 合作
collapse n. 倒塌，崩潰
collateral n. 抵押品，擔(dān)保物；adj. 間接的
colleague n. 同事，同僚
collective adj. 集體的，共同的
collide vi. 碰撞；沖突；
collision n. 碰撞；沖突；抵觸
colloquial adj. 口語的，通俗的
colloquialism n. 俗話，白話，口語
There’s nothing more powerful than collaboration between colleagues. How does that coinage go? “Two heads are better than one.” I wonder who coined that phrase. A collective effort can render even the most confusing problem coherent. Coherence is the key to understanding and resolving dilemmas.
By coincidence, my best friend and I ended up working at the same advertising firm. We’ve had a cohesive relationship ever since we accidentally collided into each other on bicycles in college. Fortunately, nobody was hurt from the collision and we quickly became friends. Since then, we have cohered through thick and thin. Remember the market collapse of 1967? When he needed a loan to recover from his losses, I helped him. When I needed collateral to secure a home loan, he helped me. When a snake coiled is 4-year-old son and sent him to the hospital, we were there with him all right. The cohesion benefits both sides and makes each side twice as strong as before.
That’s why I’m so glad that my colleague and I are collaborating on this special project. There’s nothing coincident about how we ended up in the same group. However, it is a coincidence that the starting dates of our present collaboration coincides with the time we first met last year.
So what is the purpose of our collaboration? Our purpose is to come up with an advertising slogan that’s catchy and that uses colloquial English. By using a colloquialism, we hope we can turn the slogan into a household phrase.