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Wemuststrengthentheweaklinks.
(=ThePresident'
sfirstprioritywastostrengthentheeconomy.)
asset:
n.
1)(usu.pl)moneyorpropertythatapersonorcompanyowns
*Copyrights,patents,trademarks,brandnames,andtradesecretsareallpartofacompany’sintangibleassets.
目前,他们的资产有623万美元。
(=Currently,theyhave$6,230,000inassets.)
2)anadvantageoraresource
*Themostpowerfulassetwehaveisourskilled,dedicatedworkforce.
(=Asenseofhumorisanimportantassetforanyteacher.)
Collocation:
capital/fixedassets资本/固定资产
cashassets现金资产
liquid/circulating/currentassets流动资产
netassets净资产
makeno/littledifference:
haveno/littleeffect(on),beofno/littleimportance(to)
*Thatdoesnotmeanitmakesnodifferencetosocialwelfarewhichruleswesettleupon.
姚明的缺席似乎对休斯顿火箭队没有太大的影响。
(=TheabsenceofYaoMingseemedtomakelittledifferencetotheperformanceoftheHoustonRockets.)
identify…as:
recognizeandcorrectlynamesomeoneorsth.
*HisaccentidentifiedhimasaFrenchman.
(=Thepolicemanidentifiedhimasthethief.)
elite:
n.agroupofpeoplewhohavealotofpowerandinfluencebecausetheyhavemoney,knowledge,orspecialskills
*Onlyasmallelitecanaffordtosendtheirchildrentothisschool.
这些人构成了有决定权的精英集团。
(=Thesepeopleformanelitewhohavethepowertomakedecisions.)
political/social/economicelite政治/社会/经济精英
ahandfulof:
averysmallnumberofpeopleorthings:
*Thatplacewasoflittleinterest.Ionlytookahandfulofpictures.
(=Whatcountsishavingahandfulofyoungthatareexceptional.)
earnest:
adj.markedbyorshowingdeepsincerityorseriousness
*FriendsdescribedJacksonasanearnest,hard-workingyoungman.
你可以笑,但我绝对是认真的。
(=YoumaylaughbutI’mindeadlyearnest.)
inearnest郑重地;
严肃认真
CF:
earnest,serious,severe
这三个形容词均有“严肃的”之意。
earnest指严肃,认真,含诚恳和热情意味。
例如:
*Icouldtellshewasspeakinginearnest.我看得出来她的话是当真的。
serious指具有关键、严肃或严重意义的事情。
*Wegiveseriousconsiderationtosafetyrecommendations.我们认真考虑安全建议。
severe指面孔的严肃,法律的严厉,伤病的严重。
着重严厉性,无丝毫温情。
*Manypeoplefeelthepunishmentshouldhavebeenmoresevere.许多人认为惩罚本应该更加严厉些。
considerable:
adj.fairlylarge,especiallylargeenoughtohaveaneffectorbeimportant
*Attractingtouriststotheareaisgoingtotakeconsiderableeffort.
(=Aconsiderableamountofresearchwasdoneherebyoursciencedepartment.)
interconnect:
vi.connecttoorwitheachother
*Ouroperatingsystemcannowinterconnectwithothernetworks.
人们的生活是如何互相联系在一起的,真是不可思议。
(=It’sstrangehowpeople’slivesinterconnect.)
advantageous:
adj.helpfulandlikelytomakeyousuccessful
*Manybuscompaniesprovideadvantageousfareticketsespeciallyfortourists.
你会发现等几周再作答复是很有好处的。
(=Youmayfinditadvantageoustowaitafewweeksbeforereplying.)
NB:
“advantageous”的名词形式为“advantage”。
与其搭配常用的短语是:
“havetheadvantageof”“有优势”;
“takeadvantageof”“(以不正当手段)利用;
占便宜”
entitle:
vt.
1)giveatitleto给…题名,给…取名
*ShewasreadingapoementitledAuguriesofInnocence.
(=HeentitledthebookTheSecretGarden.)
2)givesomeonetheofficialrighttodoorhavesth.
*Full-timeemployeesareentitledtoreceivehealthinsurance.
他们有资格享有许多优惠和特权。
(=Theyareentitledtoenjoymanyadvantagesandprivileges.)
beentitled叫做,称为
beentitledto(do)sth.对...享有权利/有资格
vanish:
vi.disappearsuddenly,especiallyinawaythatcannotbeeasilyexplained
*Mykeyswerehereaminuteagobutnowthey'
vevanished.
(=Theplanevanishedfromradarscreenssoonaftertakingoff.)
vanish,disappear,evaporate
这三个动词均有“消失”之意。
vanish语气强,指完全、往往是神秘而突然的消失,不留任何蛛丝马迹。
disappear普通用词,强调从视线或脑海中消失。
这消失可能是暂时的、突然的或永久的,视上下文而定。
evaporate指像水蒸发时那样悄然逝去,也指某人悄悄地、突然退出或离去。
(Directions:
)Fillintheblankswiththewordsabove.Changetheformwherenecessary.
1.Drugswon'
tmakethepain_______altogether,buttheywillhelp.
(=disappear)
2.Allhopesoffindingtheboyalivehave_____.(=vanished)
3.Hopesofachievingpeacearebeginningto______.(=evaporate)
4.Beforeshecouldscream,themanhad_____intothenight.(=vanished)
5.13year-oldNicola______fromherhomeonSaturdaynight.(=disappeared)
6.Theythenfanthewatersothatit______andindoingsolowersthetemperature.(=evaporates)
7.Bythetimeofthetrial,thetapehadmysteriously_____.(=disappeared)
facilitate:
vt.makeiteasierforaprocessoractivitytohappen
*Bothcentersareelectronicallylinkedtofacilitatecommunication.
学校都建在同一校区内,以便资源共享。
(=Schoolswerelocatedinthesamecampustofacilitatethesharingofresources.)
16.(Para.4)atoddswith:
inconflictwith;
disagreeingorquarrellingwith
*Thegovernmentdecisiontoraisetaxeswasatoddswiththeirpoliciesoninflation.
(=Briggsfoundhimselfatoddswithhiscolleagues.)
atodds矛盾;
不一致
itmakesnoodds没有关系,无关紧要
takeodds占优势
oddsandends小事;
不要紧的东西
becommittedto:
promisetodo(sth.);
bedevotedto
*Alotofmoneyhasbeencommittedtothisproject.
中国承诺发展低碳经济。
(=Chinaiscommittedtopursuingalowcarboneconomy.)
endorse:
vt.expressformalsupportorapprovalforsomeoneorsth.
*ThePrimeMinisterisunlikelytoendorsethisview.
(=Ifullyendorsethemeasurestakentoimprovesafetystandards.)
endorseaproposal/anidea/acandidate赞成提议/想法/候选人
endorseacheque背书支票
erase:
vt.getridofsth.sothatithasgonecompletelyandnolongerexists
*Theirdreamistoerasepovertyandinjusticefromtheworld.
没有什么东西可以使他忘记那件事。
(=Nothingcanerasetheincidentfromhismemory.)
CF:
erase,delete
这两个动词都有“去掉,抹去”之意。
erase指“把写的或画的痕迹擦去或刮掉”,用于比喻意义时,指“从记忆中抹去”,例如:
Heerasedthewronganswerandwroteintherightone.他擦去了错误答案,写上了正确答案。
又如:
Nothingcanerasetheincidentfromhismemory.没有什么东西可以使他忘记那件事。
delete指“去掉、擦掉(字迹等)”、“勾掉、删掉(字句等)”,例如:
Ifyoudeleteseveralwords,wecanputthewholestoryonone
page.如果你删去几个字,我们可把整个故事写在一页上。
accelerate:
v.(causeto)movefasterorhappenearlier
*MrHenleyhasacceleratedhissaleofsharesoverthepastyear.
选手们跑过弯道时平稳地加速。
(=Therunnersacceleratedsmoothlyroundthebend.)
forefront:
n.theforemostpartorarea
*Thecompanyhasalwaysbeenattheforefrontofscienceandtechnology.
(=Companiescompetetostayattheforefrontofresearchanddevelopment.)
Pattern:
at/in/totheforefront(ofsth)位于最前列;
成为领导力量
keepsb/sthat/in/to使…保持在最前列
comeinto/to跃居最前列
witness:
1.vt.bepresentandsee
*Thecrashwaswitnessedbyscoresofholidayweekendersalongthebeach.
20世纪80年代,电子传媒得到了空前的发展。
(=The1980switnessedanunprecedentedincreaseinthescopeoftheelectronicmedia.)
2.n.someonewhoseesacrimeoranaccidentandcandescribewhathappened
*Policehaveappealedforwitnessestocomeforward.
(=Thewitnesswasaskedtoidentifythedefendantinthecourtroom.)
beatapathto/beatdownsb’sdoor:
ifpeoplebeatapathtoyourdoor,theyareinterestedinsth.youareselling,aserviceyouareprovidingetc.
*Thenewdesignwassupposedtohaveconsumersbeatingapathtotheirdoor.
现在她已经成名,她家门庭若市。
(=Nowthatshehasbecomefamous,allsortsofpeoplewillbebeatingapathtoherdoor.)
beatapathto/beatdownsb’sdoor门庭若市
beatabigdrumfor/about为…鼓吹;
;
为…大肆宣传
beatabargain还价成交
remarkable:
adj.unusualorsurprisingandthereforedeservingattentionorpraise
*Clarkdidaremarkablejobsettingthingsupforthemeeting.
(=Shehasmaderemarkableprogress.)
remarkable,outstanding,striking
这三个形容词均有“显著的,引人注意的”之意。
remarkable通常指因有与众不同的特点或优越性而引起人们注意或称道。
outstanding通常指与同行或同类的人相比显得优秀或杰出,或具有他人或别的事物所没有的特征。
striking强调能给观察者产生强烈而深刻印象。
1.Fromtheoutside,themost_____aspectofthebuildingisitstall,slendertower.(=striking)
2.It'
sa_____achievementforthecompany.(=remarkable)
3.Thelowestranksofsocietyshowedthemost______andsignificantcontrasts.(=striking)
4.Withhermassofblackhairandpaleskinshelookedvery____.(=striking)
5.Thebookisaseriesofinterviewswith______artistsandwriters.(=outstanding)
6.Hisdrawingsare_______fortheiraccuracy.(=remarkable)
7.Shewouldcreatesomethingspecial,something_____forher.
(=outstanding)
landmark:
1)sth.thatiseasytorecognize,suchasatalltreeorbuilding,andthat
helpsyouknowwhereyouare
*TheWashingtonMonumentisapopularhistoricallandmark.
这座塔曾是船只的陆标。
(=Thetowerwasoncealandmarkforships.)
2)oneofthemostimportantevents,changes,ordiscoveriesthat
influencessomeoneorsth.
*TheReformandOpenDoorPolicyhasbecomealandmarkinChinesehistory.
小孩的出世是所有相关人生活中一件大事。
(=Thebirthofachildisanimportantlandmarkinthelivesofallconcerned.)
overtake(overtook,overtaken):
1)v.gopastamovingvehicleorpersonbecaus
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