be in the/a majority 占多数，拥有多数

【例句】

　　A/The majority of people seem to prefer TV to radio.

　　大部分人似乎喜欢看电视胜过听收音机。

　　What do you major in?

　　你的专业是什么?

【考题链接】

　　One third of the country ____ covered with trees and the majority of the citizens _____black people.

　　A. is; are B. is; is C. are; are D. are; is

　　答案：A

　　解题思路：句意：这个国家的三分之一覆盖着树，并且大部分市民是黑人。one third作主语，而the country是单数，故谓语动词用单数；the majority of the citizens主语是复数，谓语也用复数，故选A。

　2. competition n. 竞争，竞赛

【例句】

　　Competition should beat the price down.

　　竞争一定会使价格下跌。

【拓展】

　　compete v. 竞争，竞赛

　　competitive adj. 比赛的，竞争的

　　competitor n. 竞争者

　　compete with/[against] sb. in sth./for sth. 因某事/某物而与某人竞争

　　be in competition with sb. for为了......和某人竞争

【例句】

　　These paintings can't compete in expressive power with those ones.

　　这些水彩画在表达力上比不上那些。

　　We are in competition with several other companies for the contract.

　　我们与另几家公司角逐争取这项合同。

　　A competitive person loves to win and hates to lose.

　　竞争心强的人喜欢赢憎恨输。

【考题链接】

　　Several companies are ____________ each other ________ the contract.

　　A. competing with; for B. competing for; with

　　C. competing in; for D. competed against; with

　　答案：A

　　解题思路：句意：几家公司都在竞争这份合同。compete with sb. for sth. 为了某事和某人竞争。

　3. disappoint vt. 使失望

【例句】

　　What disappoints me most is his bad performance.最使我失望的是他糟糕的表现。

【拓展】

disappointed adj. 感到失望的