自考高级英语下册Lesson

LessonThreeWhatsWrongwithOurPress,itistheotherwayaround.:theoppositeofwhatisexpectedorsupposed.正好相反Iwasaccusedofstealingmoneyfromherbutinfactitwastheotherwayround.说我偷了她的钱，其实正好相反，是她偷了我的钱。Thisoneforwaxingandthisforpolishing.Oh,no,Ithinkitstheotherwayround.那个用于打蜡，这个用来抛光。哦，不对，我看正好说反了。,harriedhridadj.被困扰的；受折磨的vt.harry的变形harryhrivt.1.烦扰，骚扰；折磨，使苦恼:Hewasharriedbyconstantbotheringofhisfans.他的崇拜者的不断打扰令他十分苦恼。2.抢劫，掠夺；蹂躏；(不断)袭击:Theenemytroopsharriedthevillage.敌人部队洗劫了村庄。3.强使前进，推(某人)前进:Wewereharriedintothepolicecar.我们被推进了警车。,conflict(v):(ofopinions,desires,etc.)beinoppositionordisagreement;beincompatible不一致；冲突Theiraccountofeventsconflictswithours.他们对事件的说法与我们截然不同。DoBritishlawsconflictwithanyinternationallaws?英国法与国际法是否有相违背之处？,allot(v):give(time,money,duties,etc.)asashareofwhatisavailable;apportionsth.分配；分给TheprincipalallottedeachgradeapartintheChristmasprogram.校长分给每个年级一部分圣诞礼物。Wedidtheworkwithinthetimetheydallottedtous.我们在规定的时间内完成了任务。,available(a):(ofthings)thatcanbeusedorobtained;(ofpeople)free可用的；可得到的；有空的Thisticketisavailableuntiltheendofthemonth.本票到月底前有效。Jackisnotavailableforthejob;hehasotherwork.杰克现在没空干这份工作，他有别的活要做。,passfor:beacceptedas被认为；被当作HespeaksFrenchwellenoughtopassforaFrenchman.他法语流利得让人以为他是法国人。Inthissmallvillagehepassesforawiseman.在这个小村里，人们把他看成一位智者。,getoverwith;completesth.unpleasantbutnecessary结束必须做的讨厌事Shellbegladtogettheexamoverwith.等考试结束她就高兴了。Helookedupontheweddingceremonyasamereformality-somethingtobegotoverwithasquicklyaspossible.他只把婚礼看成一种形式，一件应尽快了结的事。getsthovertosb.使某人了解某事Thegovernmentshouldhavegotthefactovertothepublic.政府本应该让公众了解事实。,color(v):giveaspecialeffectorfeelingto(aperson,event,etc.)影响Dontallowpersonalloyaltytocoloryourjudgment.不要因讲义气而影响了你的判断。Onespointofviewisnecessarilycoloredbypastexperience.一个人的观点肯定受其经历影响。,predominant(a):prevailing;mostnoticeable;havingmorepowerorinfluencethanothers盛行的；占优势的Brightredisthepredominantcolorintheroom.鲜红是屋子里的主色调。.Englishisoneoftheworldspredominantlanguages.英语是世界主要语言之一。,virtue(n):advantage;moralgoodnessorexcellence;(ofmedicine)effect优点；美德Thisseathasthevirtueofbeingadjustable.这种座位好在可以调节。Oneofhisvirtuesisthathenevergetsangry.他的优点之一是从不生气。,coverage(n):reportingofevents;extenttowhichsth.iscovered新闻报道；覆盖范围Thereslittlecoverageofforeignnewsinthenewspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。CCTVhasagreatercoveragethananystation.中国中央电视台的覆盖范围比任何台都广,takeprecedenceover:havegreaterimportance优于；高于Controlofpricestakesprecedenceoverotherconsideration.控制物价应给以优先考虑。Theneedsofthecommunitymusttakeprecedenceoverindividualrequirement.公众的利益高于个人的利益。,Byandlargeadv.usually;asarule,asawhole,inprinciple大体上，总的来说Byandlarge，shegaveusalotofhelp.总的来说，她给了我们很多帮助。Takingitbyandlarge,theconditionsofemploymentaregood.从大体上说来，就业条件是好的。,haveonessayexpressonesview表达意见；把话说完Wewerealltiredofspeeches,buttheoldwomanwasdeterminedtohavehersay.我们都厌倦了演讲，但那老太太决意要把话说完。Dontinterrupther,letherhavehersay.别打断她，让她把意见说出来。Lethimhavehissayonthismatter.Dontinterrupthim.让他把这件事情的看法讲出来，不要打断他。Thepoorhavenosayinthis.,caterto迎合，适应Somemagazinescatertoboys.有些杂志迎合男孩子的喜好。Weregoingtocatertoyoureverydesire.对于你，我们会有求必应。Theradioandtelevisionhavetocatertomanydifferenttypesofinterestandtasteamongthepublic.收音机和电视机必须满足兴趣各异的大众。,inthelightofinviewof;considering鉴于；由于根据，参照，考虑到Inthelightofthesechangeswemustreviseourplan.由于这些变化，我们必须修改计划。Hereviewedhisdecisioninthelightofrecentdevelopment.他根据最近的事态发展重新考虑自己的决定。Pleaseanalyzeitinthelightoftheprinciplesdiscussed.请根据经过讨论的原理进行分析。,document(v):proveorsupport(sth.)withdocuments用文件证实或证明Thelawyergatheredevidencetodocumentthecharges.律师收集材料为控告提供证据。Hardevidenceforthishasstillnotbeenfullydocumented.有关此事的确凿证据尚未记录在案。,bolster(y):strengthenorreinforcesth.;givesupportto加强；支持Thegovernmentborrowedmoneytobolsteruptheeconomy.政府贷款以促进经济发展。Bothsidesofferedstatisticstobolstertheirarguments.双方都拿出统计数字来证实自己的论点。,stuff(1)(v):fillsth.tightly;cramsth.塞满Dontstuffanythingelsein,orthebagwillburst.不能再塞任何东西了，否则包会撑破的。Hehasstuffedthemanagerialstuffwithpersonalassociates.他在管理人员中安置了许多亲友。(2)(n):materialofwhichsth.ismade;unnamedsubjectmatter材料；题材Reallifeisthestuffofallgoodnovels.现实生活是所有优秀小说的题材。TherehasbeensomereallygoodstuffonTVlately.近来电视上有些节目确实不错。,atrandom:withoutconsciouschoice任意地Hisclotheswerescatteredabouttheroomatrandom.他的衣服扔得满屋子都是。Dontansweratrandom,thinkfirst.别乱回答，先想一想。,justify(v):showthatsb./sth.isright,reasonableorjust表明是正当的，有理的，公正的Theyfoundithardtojustifytheirsonsgivingupasecurewell-paidjob.他们难以理解儿子竟放弃收入颇丰的稳定工作。Tirednesscannotpossiblyjustifyyourtreatingstaffthisway.你不能以疲劳为由就这样对待职工,derivefrom:obtainfrom;tracefrom得到；追溯WecanderiveEnglish“chauffeur”fromFrench.英语中chauffeur一词来源于法语。Hederivesmuchpleasurefromhisbooks.他从书本中获得了很多乐趣。,feature(n):specialprogram;distinctivecharacteristic;aspect;特别节目；特征Allnewsandfeaturesdealwithlocalpeopleandhappenings.所有新闻及特别节目都是有关当地人物事件。Thecapacitytothinkisthefeatureofourspecies.思维能力是人类所特有的。,elevate(v):makebetterormoreeducated;raisetoahigherplaceorrank使更好；提高Thevicepresidentwaselevatedtopresidentofthecompany.副经理被提升为公司经理。Hisinspiringspeechelevatedtheaudience.他那赋有激情的演讲鼓舞了听众。,prevail(v):bewidespread;existorhappengenerally;fightsuccessfully盛行；战胜Theuseofhorsesforploughstillprevailsamongthepoorerfarmers.用马耕作在贫苦农民中仍十分普遍。Justicehasprevailed;theguiltymanhasbeenpunished.正义得到了伸张；罪人受到了惩罚。,degrade(v):causetobelessdeservingofrespect贬低；使丢脸Hedegradedhimselfbycheatingandtellinglies.他因欺骗说谎而降低了自己的身份。Ifeltdegradedbyhavingtoaskformoney.我出于无奈向别人要钱，觉得有失尊严。,cheapen(v):makeoneself/sth.lessworthyofrespect;degrade贬低Itsonlycheapeningyourselftobehavelikethat.那样做只能使你自贬身价。Constantcursingcheapensoneself.经常骂人遭人轻看。,entrust(v):give(someone)thechargeof(sth)withcompletetrust委托某人负责CanIentrustyouwiththesecretplans?我能把这些秘密计划委托给你吗？Hesentrustedhischildrentomycarefortheday.他委托我照看一天孩子。,词语辨析(Wordanalysis),1.advantage:sht.Helpful,sthlikelytobringsuccess益处；优势Livinginabigtownhasmanyadvantages,suchasgoodschools,librariesandtheaters.住在大都市里有许多好处，例如好学校、图书馆及剧院。strength:qualityofbeingstrong强度；力量Shehasntthestrengthtowalkupstairs.她没有力气走上楼。Advantage:somethingthathelpsyoutobemoresuccessfulthanothers,orthestateofhavingthisStrength:thephysicalpowerandenergythatmakessomeonestrong,2.onthewhole:takingeverythingintoconsideration总的看来；大体上Ithink,onthewhole,wehadbetterstayathome.我认为，总的看来，我们还是呆在家里为好。asawhole:consideredalltogether,notseparately全部地；作为一个整体Thetemperatureforthecountryasawholeisrelativelyhigh.这个国家的气温总的来说较高。onthewhole:usedtosaythatsomethingisgenerallytrue(大体上,基本上)asawhole:usedtosaythatallthepartsofsomethingarebeingconsideredtogether(从总体上来考虑).,3.meet:comefacetofacewithsb.orsth.遇见；碰见Wemeteachotherquitebychance.我们相遇十分偶然。Hecanmeetmisfortunewithasmile.他能面对不幸遭遇一笑置之。encounter:findoneselffacedbydifficulty,meetenemies遭遇（困难等）；遭逢（敌人等）Theyencounteredeverykindofdifficulty.他们遇到了各种困难。Meet:togotoaplacewheresomeonewillbeataparticulartime,accordingtoanarrangement,sothatyoucantalkordosomethingtogetherEncounter:toexperiencesomething,especiallyproblemsoropposition(遭遇);tomeetsomeonewithoutplanningto(偶遇),4.confineto:keeporholdwithinlimits限制；限于范围内Iwishthespeakerwouldconfinehimselftothesubject.我希望演讲者不要离题。limitto:putalimittosth.限制；限定Wemustlimittheexpensetowhatwecanafford.我们必须限制开销不超出我们经济能力范围。Beconfinedto:toexistinoraffectonlyaparticularplaceorgroup(限制)Belimitedto:toexistorhappenonlyinaparticularplace,group,orareaofactivity(限于),5.coverage:coveringofevents采访新闻；新闻报道HewroteanexcellentcoverageaboutAfricansituation.他写了一篇关于非洲的出色报道。reporting:givinganaccountofevents报道；报告Thenewspaperwasaskedtobelessselectiveinitsreporting.这家报纸被要求在报道中应少一些主观的选择性。Coverage:whenasubjectoreventisreportedontelevisionorradio,orinnewspapersReporting:theactivityofwritingaboutnewseventsforanewspaperortellingpeopleaboutthemontelevisionorontheradio,6.justifiable:thatcanbejustified有道理的；有理由的Ifitisjustifiable,thenwelltakethesesteps.如果有道理，那么我们将采取这些步骤。justified:reasonable,proper有理由的；正当的Theeditorsarejustifiedinrefusingyourwork.编辑们有理由拒绝你的作品。Justifiable:actions,react