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精选优质文档-----倾情为你奉上精选优质文档-----倾情为你奉上专心---专注---专业专心---专注---专业精选优质文档-----倾情为你奉上专心---专注---专业Chapter1Whatisthedefinitionofaword?Awordmaybedefinedasafundamentalunitofspeechandaminimumfreeform,withaunitofsoundandmeaning(bothlexicalandgrammaticalmeaning),capableofperformingagivensyntacticfunction.Commentontheconnectionbetweensoundofmeaning.Thereisnologicalrelationshipbetweensoundandmeaningasthesymbolicconnectionbetweenthemisarbitraryandconventional.E.g.“woman”means“Frau”inGerman,“Femme”inFrenchand“Funv”inChinese.Ontheotherhand,thesamesound/rait/canmeanright,riteandwrite,thoughdenotingdifferentthings,yethavethesamesound.Whatisthedifferencebetweenmeaningandconcept?Aconceptisthebaseofthemeaningofaword.Awordisusedtolabelaconcept.Itactsasthesymbolforthatconcept,usuallyreferringtosomethingingeneral,butnotsomethinginparticular.Whensomeonesays“chair”toyou,andyouknowitbecauseyouhavetheconceptofchairinmindwhichshowsthecharacteristicssharedbyalltheobjectsyoucallchair.Whilethemeaningofwordreferringtwoaspects:denotationandconnotation.Denotationistheprocessbywhichthewordreferstothereferentlikea“dog”is“caninequadruped”.Andconnotationreferstotheemotionalaspectofaword.Inthisway,“dog”is“friend,helper”etc.AnalyzethefollowinglexicalgroupsandstatethroughwhatlanguagestheycameintoEnglish.cake,knife,crop,egg,ill,husbandDanishhonour,court,chivalry,heritage,literature,architectureFrenchcarouse,plunder,zincdock,quarts,cobaltGermangenius,stratum,inertia,memorandum,formula,areaLatinpedestal,cornice,cupola,sonata,fresco,colonnadeItalianplaza,mulatto,embargo,armada,galleon,anchovySpanishsultan,roc,yashmak,ghoul,harem,sheikhArabicsampan,liche,ketchup,kaolin,loquat,typhoonChinesesteppe,troika,commissar,intelligentsia,pogrom,czarRussiangeometry,gymnastics,tragedy,philology,prologue,mythGreekChapter2Explainthefollowingterms:morpheme:Themorphemeisthesmallestmeaningfullinguisticunitoflanguage,notdivisibleoranalyzableintosmallforms.1:nation;2:national;3:nationalizeallomorph:anallomorphisanyofthevariantformsofamorphemeasconditionedbypositionoradjoiningsounds.e.g.theallomorphs–ion/tion/sion/ationarethepositionalvariantsofthesamesuffix;theinflectionalmorpheme–shasanumberofallomorphsindifferentsoundcontextlike/s/inbooks,/z/indogs,/iz/inhorsesboundmorpheme:Themorphemescannotoccurasseparatewords.Theyareboundtoothermorphemestoformwords.Theyareusuallyfoundinderivedwords.e.g.recollection(re+collect+ion),collectisfreemorphemeandre-and–ionareboundmorphemesfreemorpheme:themorphemeshavecompletemeaningandcanbeusedasfreegrammaticalunitsinsentences.e.g.cat,walktransparentwords:wordsthatconsistofmorethanonemorphemesandcanbesegmentedintopartsarecalledtransparentwords.e.g.workable(work-able),salesman(sales+man)opaquewords:wordsthatareformedbyonecontentmorphemeonlyandcannptbeanalyzedintopartsarecalledopaquewords.e.g.glove,handExplainthemeaningsoftheprefixesinthefollowingwordsastir,--inmotion;inexcitedactivityawhir,--whirringactingasaroleofparticipleasapredictive)anti-Marketeer,--anopponentofGreatBritain’sentryintotheEuropeanCommonMarketanti-theatre,--thetheatrethatlacksmostofthetraditionalfeaturesofthetheatre(opposetosomethingoranaction/havenofeaturesoftraditionalthings)deplane,--getoutofanairplaneafteritlandsdenationalize,--deprive…ofnationalrightsorstatus(de-toremove/toleave)disambiguate,--rid…ofambiguitydisadapt,--make…unabletoadapt(dis-remove/onthecontraryofsomething)ecocide,--thedestructionoftheearth’secologythroughtheuncontrolleduseofpollutantsecocatastrophe,--acatastropheresultingfromtheuncontrolleduseofpollutants(eco-somethingoractionrelatedtoecology)megajet,--ajetairplanelargerandfasterthanajumbojet(ajetairplanewithapassengercapacityofabout500peopleandafreightcapacityofabout200tons)(meg-large,great)mini-budget,--temporarybudget(mini-miniatureorminor)non-committed,--notrevealingone’spositionnonnovel,--lackingtheusualcharacteristicsofaconventionalnovel(non-not/lackofconvention/sham)outsmart,--overcomebycunningorsmartnessoutheadline,--outshine…bymakingtheheadlines(out-outside/outward/better,greater,morethan)supersecret,--top-secretsupertax–anadditionaltax(super-above,over,beyond)Explainthemeanngsofthesuffixesinthefollowingwordscinerama,--aformofcinemafilmprojectedonawide-curvedscreencircusama,--alarge-scaleshowofacrobats,trainedanimal,clowns(-rama/ama–panorama/large-scale)meritocrat–amemberofarulingclassinsocietyconsistingofthosewhoaremosttalentedorhavethehighestintellectEurocrat–astaffmemberoftheadministrativecommissionoftheEuropeanCommonMarket(-crat–participant/supporter)interviewee–apersonwhoisinterviewedconferee–apersonwhoparticipatesinaconferenceescapee–apersonwhohasescapedblackmailee–apersonwhoisblackmailed(-ee–initiator/therecipientofanaction)racketeer–apersonwhoobtainsmoneyillegallyrocketeer–anexpertinroketrymarketeer–apersonemployedinmarketing(-eer–onewhooperates,dealswithsomething)second-guesser–apersonwhouseshindsightincriticizingoradvisingsomeonetopsider–atop-rankingperson(-er–apersonrelatedtosomething/someaction)anchormanese–astyleoflanguageordictionusedbyananchormanengineerese–thesublanguageusedbyengineersandtechniciansJohnsonese–astyleoflanguageusedbyJohnsoncablese--astyleoflanguagepeculiartoatelegram(-ese–belongingto/originatingin)smoketeria–acigarette,cigarandpipestoreroadeteria–roadsiderestaurant(-eteria–low-end/manageonasmallscale)Chomskian–Chomsky’sWoolfian–astyleoflanguageusedbyVirginiaWoolf(-ian–belongingto/relatingto;typicalof/resembling)hawkish--warlikenarrowish–somewhatnarrow(-ish–like/relatingto)consumerism–aneconomicpolicythatemphasizesconsumption,thetheoryorpracticeofprotectingconsumer’sinterestsnuclearism–emphasisonnuclearweaponsasadeterrenttowarorasameansofattainingpoliticalandsocialgoals(-ismmeansdoctrineorpointofview)golfitis–addictiontoorpreoccupationwithgolfprofessoritis–obsessionwiththeideaofbecomingaprofessor(-itis–excessivelyobsessedwithsomething)beatnik–oneoftheBeatGenerationprotestnik–apersonwhoprotestsagainstconventionsandtraditionalvalues(-nikmeansapersonwhodoesorisconnectedwithsomething)dopester–apersonwhoanalysesorpredictstrendsasinpoliticsorsportshuckster–apersonwhoisengagedinadvertising,esp.forradioandtelevision(-ster–apersonwho…)figurewise–intermsoffiguresweatherwise–intermsofweather,skilledinpredictingweather(-wise–intermsof)makeasemanticanalysisoftherelationshipbetweennounattributesandthewordstheyqualifyanxietyneurosis—neurosiscausedbyanxietysoapsuds—sudsproducedbysoapmosquitonet—netusedforprotectionagainstmosquitoesfiresquad—squadwhichpreventsthespreadofafirefertilitysite—sitewhichinducesfertilityinfluenzavirus—viruswhichcausesinfluenzabattlefatigue—fatiguecausedbyabattlebrickmason—apersonwholaysbrickorstoneguestconductor—conductorwhoappearsorperformsonaprogrambyspecialinvitationinterceptorplane—afast-climbingmilitaryairplaneusedinfightingoffattacksbyenemyplanesejectorseat—aseatdesignedtobeejectedwithitsoccupantfromanairplaneinanemergency,anotherexpressionforejectionseatdonorblood—donor’sbloodvoterenthusiasm—voters’enthusiasmsurfacevessel—vesselwhichmovesonthesurfacerecoveryhelicopter—helicopterusedforgettingbackastronautswhohavesplasheddowninvestmentmoney—moneysetapartforinvestmentrejectionslip—aformornotefromapublisher,rejectingaworksubmittedforpossiblepublicationexportreject—somethingthathasbeenrejectedbyexportstandardsparaphrasetheunderlinedwordsinthefollowingsentencesItaliannewspapersattackearthquakerelieforganization.=organizationofreliefworkBritainishelpingwithafeasibilitystudyforricegrowing.=astudytodeterminethefeasibilityofaprojectorprogramEightmenwereaccusedofgiftsconspiracy.=theactofworkingtogethersecretlytousegiftsasbribesIfthejournalsarenotapproved,thedistributionofallfutureissueswillbeheldupforinspectionbythesmuthounds.=censorswitheyesforpornsExplaintheterm“conversion”.Pickoutexamplesofconversioninthesentencesbelowtoillustrateyourexplanation.Conversion:Conversionistheformationofnewwordsbyconvertingwordsofoneclasstoanotherclass.Thesewordsarenewonlyinagrammaticalsense.Themostproductiveisbetweennounsandverbs.Soshebelievedmeanddoctoredmybatteredface,pleasedthatshecouldbeuseful.=appliedmedicinetoThetrainwastelescopedasaresultofthecollision=becameshorterbycrushingwithonepartslidingoveranotherWecannotmandateasolutiontoinflation.=workoutasolutionbyissuinganauthoritativeorderAteamofexpertsatColumbiaisnowcataloguingthetapesandindexingthetranscripts,whichwillbeavailableforscholarlyresearch.=makingacatalogueof=makingandindexofTherewillbearepeatofthisprogrammenextweek.=arebroadcastHearttransplantsbegantenyearsago.WhyhaveBritishdoctorsdoneonlyfoursincethen?=instancesoftransplantingInhischoiceofdictionhehasatasteforthequaintandthepicturesque.=somethingquaint=somethingpicturesqueThecorrespondenttriedtogetaninterviewwiththecondemned.=thepersonwhohasbeenconvicted…hepreferredmodernslikeMiroandKlee.=modernpaintersJohnhastakenonsomeheaviesbefore.=bigshotsThetelevisiondreariestheballgame.=makesdrearyThePresidentwassketchiestinbroad-brushinghisgoalsinforeignpolicy.=describinginbroadoutlinecommentontheformationofthewordsgivenbelowbackformation—aprocessofword-formationbywhichawordiscreatedbythedeletionofasupposedaffix.Itisconsideredtobetheoppositeprocessofsuffixation.donate←donation;helicopt←helicopter;automate←automation;spring-clean←spring-cleaning;pettifog←pettifogger;sight-read←sight-reading;enthuse←enthusiasm;chain-react←chainreactionExplaintheformationofthefollowingblendsandtranslatethemintoChineseblending—thewordformationbycombingpartsoftwowordsorawordplusapartofanotherword.slurb:slum+suburb城郊贫民区educrat:education+bureaucrat教育机构的官员或代表Airveyor:air+conveyor气压输送器Glideriter:glide+writer滑写笔programmatic:program+automatic能自动安排程序和计划的narcoma:narcotic+coma用麻醉剂引起的昏睡slumlord:slum+landlord贫民区房地产主slurch:slink+lurch鬼鬼祟祟地徘徊reprography:reproduction+photography原稿影印本mascon:mass+concentration质量密集,指月球表面下层高密度物质的集中glassphalt:glass+asphalt作铺路用的玻璃颗粒物peekture:peek+picture色情影片WriteoutinfullthefollowingshortenedwordsEEC=EuropeanEconomicCommunityOPEC=OrganizationofPetroleumExportingCountriesSLAM=supersoniclowaltitudemissile;strategiclowaltitudemssileEDVAC=electronicdiscretevariableautomaticcomputerGEM=groundeffectmachineNSC=NationalSecurityCouncilERDA=EnergyResearchandDevelopmentAdministrationdyno=dynamic;aggro=aggressiveness;chute=parachute;pro=professional;memo=memorandum;fridge=refrigerator;narc=narcoticagentordetective;frag:fragmentationgrenade;frat=fraternityPickoutalltheshorteningsfromthefollowingsentencesandexplaintheminChineseSeveralsuperchainshavethesameheadacheproblems.(supermarket超级市场)Overall,IthinktheFedshavedoneagoodjob.(FederalAgencies美国各联邦机构)TheannouncementthatVancewasgoingtoStatewasgreetedwithdelightbyseniorofficialsinthedepartment.(theStateDepartment美国国务院)TheyresistedDefensecontracts.(theDefenseDepartment美国国防部)ItisthecurrentAdministrationthathasbroughtErvinintofullbloomasaliberationleaderontheHill.(CapitolHill美国国会)“AlltheresortsarecontrolledfromWashington.ThePenta—Youknow,”hewhispered.(thePentagon美国五角大楼,指美国国防部的办公大楼,泛指美国国防部)Chapter3Whatdoesonomatopoeicmotivationmean?Doesitcontradictthestatementthatthereisnonaturalconnectionbetweensoundandmeaning?Onomatopoeicmotivationmeansdefiningtheprincipleofmotivationbysound.Factshaveprovedthisargumenttobevalid.Wordsthatconveythesamemeaninghavedifferentphonologicalformsindifferentlanguages–(forexample,Englishmeat/mi:t/,Chineseròu.Alternatively,thesamephonologicalformsmayconveydifferentmeanings-forexample,sight,site,cite.)Givethewordsdenotingsoundsproducedbytheanimalsenumeratedbelow:theapegibber;theassbray;thesnakehiss;thehorseneigh/snort;theduckquack;thepigsqueal/grunt;theravencroak;thelarkwarble;thehound;thelambbleat;themousesqueak;thedovecoo;thecricket;thewolf;thepuppyyelp;thethrushwhistle;thetigerroar;thebullbellow;theeaglescream;theelephant;theflybuzz;themonkey;thekittenmew/purr;thefrogcroak;theowlhoot/screech;theoxWhatdoessemanticmotivationmean?SemanticmotivationmeansthatmotivationisbasedonsemanticfactorsGiveexamplestoshowthedifferencebetweensynecdocheandmetonymy.Synecdochemeansusingapartforawholeanindividualforaclass,amaterialforathingorthereverseofanyofthese.e.g.breadforfood;BeijingforChinaMetonymyisthedeviceinwhichwenamesoothingbyoneofitsattributes.e.g.crownforking;whitehouseforthepresident.Commentontheformationofthefollowingitalicizedwordsbyanalogy:daymare←nightmare;off-the-job←onthejob;BigGovernment←BigBrother;brawndrain(theemigrationoflaborers,athletes,etc.tocountriesthatofferbetterjobsoropportunities)←braindrain(theemigrationofscientists,scholars,etc.tocountriesthatofferbetterjobsoropportunities);earthrise(aviewoftheearthfromthemoonorfromaspacecraftorbitingaboutthemoon,inwhichtheearthseemstoberisingabovethemoon’shorizon)←sunrise;Planetokhod(avehicledesignedbySovietscientistsforscientificexplorationofthePlanets),andMarokhod(avehicledesignedbySovietscientistsforscientificexplorationonMars)←Lunokhod(avehicledesignedbySovietscientistsforscientificexplorationonthelunarsurface);daylighting←moonlighting;workaholic←alcoholic;outofahome,outofasociety←outofajob;without-it←with-it(fashionablyup-to-date)Matchthescrambledclueswiththenamesortermsgivenintheleft-handcolumn.Theyaregroupedbytens.Ishmael:outcastdrivenintothewildernessCirce:enchantresswhoturnedOdysseus’menintoswineAdonis:thebeauidealofmasculinebeauty(yes,beauty)DonJuan:No.Iwolfinliterature.Mrs.Grundy:self-appointedfemalepolicerofconventionalproprieties,whatWillHayswastoHollywood.Munchausen:fertile,resourcefulandingeniousliaronthegrandscale.Thersites:championgrumblerandseditionistintheGreekcampbeforeTroy.Tartuffe:worldlypseudo-pioushypocrite,supposedlysatirizingJesuitsBumble:fussy,pompous,self-importantsmalltimedignitaryShylock:wantedhispoundoffleshaspenaltyinterestonloanPolonius:long-windedself-appointedNestor,fullofwisesawsBobadil:thrasonicalsoldier,captainorbetterRodomontade:loud-mouthedranting,fromthespeechhabitsofanAriostocharacterBraggadocio:fancyboasting,namedfromacharacterintheFaerieQueeneBabbitt:jovialRotarian,apostleofbusinesscultureFrankenstein:Doctorofthatnamewhobroughthisrobotmonstertolife(nothemonster)Pecksniff:unctuoushypocrite,pratingofbenevolence;won’tgivemorethanaquarterNestor:thewisestoldGreekcounciloratTroy;silvertonguedSinbad:themostfamoussailorbeforePopeyeAliBaba:buddyofthefortythievesLothario:No.2wolfinliteratureChapter4Whatismeantbybinaryanalysis?Itmeanscomponentialanalysisofawordattemptingasfaraspossibletotreatcomponentsintermsofbinaryopposites.e.g.between[Female]and[Male],[Animate]and[Inanimate]etc.a.Characterizethefollowinglexicalitems,usingthethreebinarysemanticfeatures:[+-Male],[+-Adult],[+-Human]man,[+Male],[+Adult],[+Human]woman,[-Male],[+Adult],[+Human]boy,[+Male],[-Adult],[+Human]girl,[-Male],[-Adult],[+Human]bullock,[+Male],[-Adult],[-Human]cow[-Male],[+Adult],[-Human]b.Characterizethefollowinglexicalitems,usingthesixbinarysemanticfeatures:[+-Animate],[+-Live],[+-Concrete],[+-Vegetative],[+-Trunked],[+-Leafed]tree,[-Animate],[+Live],[+Concrete],[+Vegetative],[+Trunked],pine,[-Animate],[+Live],[+Concrete],[+Vegetative],[+Trunked],[-Leafed]plant[-Animate],[+Live],[+Concrete],[+Vegetative],[+Trunked],Giveexamplestoshowthedistinctionbetweenverbsindynamicuseandstativeuse.Dynamicverbscanappearinimperativesentencesbutstativeonescannot.Kicktheball!Persuadehimtoleave!XOwnthehouse.XResembleyourfather.Dynamicverbsmaytaketheso-calledprogressiveaspectbutstativeonescannot.Thegirliskickingtheball.Thegirlispersuadinghimtoleave.XThepatronisowningthehouse.XThegirlisresemblingherfather.Dynamicverbscanappearinanumberofembeddedsentencesinwhichstativeonescannot.Itoldthegirltokicktheball.Itoldthegirltopersuadehimtoleave.XItoldthegirltoownthehouse.XItoldthegirltoresembleherfather.Chapter5Howhavethefollowingwordsbecomespecializedinmeaning?dialectics:argumentativereasoningbyquestionandanswer→Marxisttheorybasedontheprinciplethatanideaoraneventisaunityofoppositesfable:anytale→astorymadeuptoteachalessonmyth:anykindofstory→usuallyreferringtoonedealingwithagodorsemi-divinebeinginoneofthemythologiesoftheworld.stink:anyodor→anunpleasantsmellpraise:meant“setavalueonsomethinggoodorbad”→appliestosomethinggoodpredicament:anysituation→adifficultsituationhound:anydog→usuallyahuntingdogfruit:aproductorsomethingenjoyed→theripenedreproductivebodyofaseedplanthangar:ashed→ashelterforaircraftgarage:anysafeplace→abuildingforhousingcarsvoyage:atriporjourney→ajourneybyseaorwaterhospital:aplaceforshelterorentertainmentoftravellers→ahealthfacilitywherepatientsreceivetreatmentteam:familyoroffspring→acooperativeunitarsenal:ahouseofindustry→abuildingwherearmsaremadeorstoredTracetheprocessofgeneralizationofmeaningofthewordsgivenbelow:scene:tentorcoveredplace→thevisualperceptofaregionjournal:dailyoravillagelaw→anyperiodicalpublicationinoculate:“furnishwitheyesorbudsasingrafting”→graftingeconomy:“householdmanagement”→influence:“aflowingin”ofsomepowerfulsubstanceformthestarstomenpicture:somethingpaintedvaccinate:“cows”→appliestoanysubstanceforpreventiveinoculationlayman:notamemberoftheclergy→apersonwhodoesnotbelongtoaparticularprofessionlarder:astorehouseforbaconbribery:scraps残羹剩饭,leavings剩余物,lumpsofbreadgiventobeggarsAnalyzetheprocessofradiationofthepolysemicword“action”Foralawyer,“action”willnaturallymean“legalaction”;forthesoldieritwillmeanamilitaryoperation,withoutanyneedforaqualifyingepithetHowhavethefollowingwordsbecomedegradedinmeaning?villain:amanwhoworkedonafarm→awickedorevilpersonclown:apeasantorfarmer→apersonwhoamusesothersbyridiculousbehaviorwench:acountrygirl→

agirloryoungwomanwhoworkedasaservantorservedpeoplefoodordrink.

caitiff:avariantcaptive→cowardlyanddespicablepersonsilly:happy→foolishcunning:learned→markedbyskillindeceptioncounterfeit:toimitate/copy→tomakeaimitationofmoney,pictures,etc.inordertodeceivelust:pleasure→astrongsexualdesirelewd:notamemberoftheclergy→referringtosexinarudeandoffensivewayillicit:unallowed→contrarytoorforbiddenbylawDescribetheprocessofelevationofmeaningofthefollowingwords:steward:thekeeperorwardenofthesty→onewhomanagesoradministersanestablishmentmarshall:groomorhorse-servant→atitleofhonorjanitor:aporterofdoor-keeper→apersonwhosejobistotakecareofabuilding.cathedral:seat→designatetheseatorthroneofabishopshrewd:wicked/malicious→cleveratunderstandinganmakingjudgementsaboutasituationkeen:sharp/cutting→clevershrine:abox→aplacewherepeoplecometoworshipbecauseitisconnectedtoaholypersonoreventboudoir:aplacetopoutorsulkin→alady'sbedroomorprivatesittingroomdean:aleaderoften→amanwhoistheseniormemberofagroupnice:ignorant→pleasantorpleasinginnatureorappearancebutler:bottle-servant→amanservant(usuallytheheadservantofahousehold)whohaschargeofwinesandthetableWhatismeantbytransferenceofmeaning?Explainthemeaningsoftheitalicizedwordsinthefollowingsentences:ToKate,calculatingandcold,themostimportantthingwaspower.shrewdorcunning,esp.inaselfishwayTheytreatedthecaptiveswithcalculatedcruelty.deliberatelyplannedorintendedThemusicwasinspiring.arousingafeelingofpowertodogoodHegaveaninspiredperformanceofthepianoconcerto.creative;outstandingHislecturewasinformativeandstimulating.instructive;educationalThesuccessofEnglishteachingdependsonateacher’sinformedchoiceofelligent(informedchoicemeaningthechoicebasedonpossessionofmuchknowledge)Chapter6expand:amplify(放大声音等);magnify(放大;扩大,【显微镜】);inflate(价格飞涨;通货膨胀);dilate(使膨胀Mypupildilatedwhenyouturnoffthelight.);distend(使膨胀Hisfacehasdistendedafterbeingbittenbyamosquito.)contract(收缩,收减):compress(压缩Thebagsaremuchsmallerafterbeingcompressed.);condense(压缩,精炼Wecondenseallkindsofherbsintopillform.);deflate(放气,使缩小Afterafewdays,theballoondeflates.);constrict(约束,妨碍Theropeconstrictshermovement.);diminish(减少,降低Thisisterrible!Ourprofitsarestilldiminishing.Why!)goforward:advance,progress,proceedgobackward:recede,retreat,retiregoin:invade,penetrate,intrudegoout:emerge,issue,dischargebuoyancy,浮力elasticity,The

elasticity

ofamaterialorsubstanceisitsabilitytoreturntoitsoriginalshape,size,andconditionafterithasbeenstretched.弹性(物理)flexibility:easilybentorshaped,thequalityofbeingadaptableorvariablee.g.Iwasamazedattheelasticityofhislittlesteeltroutrod鳟鱼竿.Wemaycapsize倾覆(特指船)butwillnotsinkbecausethetanksundertheseatsprovideplentyofbuoyancy.duplicate复制,使加倍impersonate扮演,模仿e.g.Heintendedtostealauniformandimpersonatethelocalpoliceman.Thereissomuchtrafficthattheywillhavetoduplicatetherailwayline.crevasse(alarge,deepcrackinthickiceorrock);crevice(anarrowcrackorgap,especiallyinarock)incredible,incredulous怀疑的;不轻信的respectively,respectfullystationary

固定的;静止的,stationery文具;信纸e.g.AllthestationeryweneedforourworkissuppliedbytheschoolYoushouldrememberthatthebuildingisawarmemorialandspeakmorerespectfully.Thecarwasstationarywhenitwasstruckbytherailwayengine.Theexplorerfoundhimselfsuspendedattheendofaropefardowninacrevasse.Apavilionandaswimmingpoolaretobebuiltatthegirls’andboys’schoolsrespectively.Thenumberofcarelessdriverswesawwasincredible.Ihavedroppedsomemoneyintoacrevicebetweenthesepavingstones.Theyboy’smotherwasincredulouswhenwetoldherofthesuccess.Givesomeexamplestodistinguishbetweenthreedifferenttypesofantonyms:contraries相对性反义词:wide—narrow,old—young,big—smallcomplementaries互补反义词:dead—alive,boy—girl,brother—sisterconversives换位反义词buy—sell,borrow—lend,give—receiveantonyms:discrete离散的—grouped;dour阴沉的,严厉的,顽强的,不爱讲话的—gay,vilify诽谤,轻视—singthepraisesof,polemic好争论的—apologetic,concise简洁的—wordy,adroit—awkward,fortuitous偶然的意外的—designed,cogent强有力的—unconvincing,assuage平息;缓和;减轻—aggravate,recondite深奥的;隐藏的;默默无闻的—obviousjoyous—melancholy,tranquility宁静,平静—tumult骚动,disciple门徒,信徒—renegade叛徒,cajole—antagonize使敌对(protagonist主角)tenuous纤细的;稀薄的;贫乏的—stoutChapter7Whatisthedifferencebetweensyntagmaticassociationandparadigmaticassociation?Wordsassociationcanbehandledintermsofsyntagmaticandparadigmaticrelationsbetweenwords.Setsofelementswhichcanbesubstitutedoneforanotherinagivencontextaresaidtobeinparadigmaticrelationship;elementswhichcombinetoformalargerunitaresaidtobeinsyntagmaticrelationship.Takethefollowingtwosentencesasanexampletoillustrateit:Thecatisonthemat.Thedogisonthemat.Ifweconsider“Thecatisonthemat”,wecouldtalkofasyntagmaticrelationbetweencatandmat;butifwecomparethiswith“Thedogisonthemat”wehaveaparadigmaticrelationbetweencatanddog.Whatismeantby“mutualexpectancyofwords”?“mutualexpectancyofwords”isaexpressionproposedbyFirthreferringtoco-occurrencewhichmeansthepermittedsyntagmaticcombinationofwords.Forinstance,“ass”usuallyco-occurwiththeadjectiveslike“silly,stupid,awful”etc.as“Yousillyass.”Chapter8setin来了,到来Asoftseabreezesetinatmidnight.seethrough识破,看穿Heiswiseenoughtoseethroughallthesefinepretensions.setaside留出;驳回,撤销;不顾Hesetasideallobjectionsandgranted(同意允许)myrequest.runout用完耗尽Thelandiscroppedandnotmanured(施肥),itwillrunout.holdover延期;以…威胁Thejudgesaidhewouldholdoveryourcaseuntilthenextsittingofthecourt.holdup:remainsstable,doesn'tgetworse,staysthesameIftheweatherholdsup,Isuggestwegooutonapicnic.fallthrough落空,失败Asneitherofuswouldgivein,thebargainfellthrough.runawaywith轻易获得;偷走;同……私奔Heletshisfeelingsrunawaywithhisjudgement.putinfor申请Hemeanttoputinforashareoftheprofits.pulldown摧毁,推翻,使下跌Oneisnotsorrytoseetheproudpulleddown.drawback拉开;收回;退却;使保持距离Hewilldrawbackfromwhathehaspromised.他将不履行诺言comeroundto改变主意Heshowedviolentoppositionatfirst,butwhentheschemewasfullyexplained,hecameroundtoourview.stickat坚持;犹豫;努力做Hewillstichatnothingtoaccomplishhispurpose.Chapter10Explainthemeaningoftheitaliciz

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