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

译文

尽管公司招新人时倾向于聘用专才，但是总是选用通才来担任中高层管理工作。

点睛

本句的主干是they often seek out generalists。although引导让步状语从句。

take on意为“承担；承受”。如：

We can't take on any more work, for we're fully stretched at the moment. 我们不能再接受更多的工作了，目前已经全力以赴了。

specialist本义为“专家”。如：

He is a plastic surgery specialist. 他是个整形外科专家。

seek out意为“找出；挑出”。如：

How can we seek out a really good person for the job? 我们怎样才能挑出真正合适的人选来做这项工作？

在本句中，specialist与后文提到的generalist相对，分别表示“专才”和“通才”。

考点归纳

与take有关的短语还有：

take after为“（外貌）相像”。如：

She takes after her mother almost in everything. 她长得几乎与她妈妈一模一样。

take for意为“把……误认为”。如：

He speaks German so well that he's often been taken for a native. 他德语说得很好，常常被误认为是德国人。

take in意为“欺骗；吸收”。如：

1) I was taken in by the salesman—the car turned out to be uneconomical and unreliable. 推销员骗了我——那辆汽车既不便宜又不安全。

2) Fishes take in oxygen through their gills. 鱼通过鳃摄取氧气。

take apart意为“拆卸，拆开”。如：

The boy took apart the toy car, but couldn't put it together again. 男孩把玩具汽车拆开了，可怎么也安不上了。

take sth. away意为“使（感情、感觉等）消失”。如：

Nothing can take away the anguish of losing a child from his parents. 什么也无法消除父母失去孩子的极度痛苦。