自考高级英语下册Lesson 3

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Lesson ThreeWhats Wrong with Our Press,it is the other way around.,: the opposite of what is expected or supposed.,正好相反,I was accused of stealing money from her but in fact it was the other way round.,说我偷了她的钱，其实正好相反，是她偷了我的钱。,This one for waxing and this for polishing. Oh, no, I think its the other way round.,那个用于打蜡，这个用来抛光。哦，不对，我看正好说反了。,harried ,hrid,adj.,被困扰的；受,折磨的,vt.,harry,的变形,harry ,hri,vt,.,1.,烦扰，骚扰；折磨，使苦恼,: He was harried by constant bothering of his fans.,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,:,The enemy troops harried the village.,敌人部队洗劫了村庄。,3.,强使前进，推,(,某人,),前进,:,We were harried into the police car.,我们被推进了警车。,conflict,(v): (of opinions, desires, etc.) be in opposition or disagreement; be incompatible,不一致；冲突,Their account of events conflicts with ours.,他们对事件的说法与我们截然不同。,Do British laws conflict with any international laws?,英国法与国际法是否有相违背之处？,allot (,v): give (time, money, duties, etc.) as a share of what is available; apportion,sth,.,分配；分给,The principal allotted each grade a part in the Christmas program.,校长分给每个年级一部分圣诞礼物。,We did the work within the time theyd allotted to us.,我们在规定的时间内完成了任务。,available (a):,(of things) that can be used or obtained ; (of people) free,可用的；可得到的；有空的,This ticket is available until the end of the month.,本票到月底前有效。,Jack is not available for the job; he has other work.,杰克现在没空干这份工作，他有别的活要做。,pass for:,be accepted as,被认为；被当作,He speaks French well enough to pass for a Frenchman.,他法语流利得让人以为他是法国人。,In this small village he passes for a wise man.,在这个小村里，人们把他看成一位智者。,get over with;,complete,sth,. unpleasant but necessary,结束必须做的讨厌事,Shell be glad to get the exam over with.,等考试结束她就高兴了。,He looked upon the wedding ceremony as a mere formality - something to be got over with as quickly as possible.,他只把婚礼看成一种形式，一件应尽快了结的事。,get,sth,over to sb.,使某人了解某事,The government should have got the fact over to the public.,政府本应该让公众了解事实。,color (v):,give a special effect or feeling to (a person, event, etc.),影响,Dont allow personal loyalty to color your judgment.,不要因讲义气而影响了你的判断。,One s point of view is necessarily colored by past experience.,一个人的观点肯定受其经历影响。,predominant,(a): prevailing; most noticeable; having more power or influence than others,盛行的；占优势的,Bright red is the predominant color in the room.,鲜红是屋子里的主色调。,. English is one of the worlds predominant languages.,英语是世界主要语言之一。,virtue (n):,advantage; moral goodness or excellence; (of medicine) effect,优点；美德,This seat has the virtue of being adjustable.,这种座位好在可以调节。,One of his virtues is that he never gets angry.,他的优点之一是从不生气。 。,coverage (n):,reporting of events; extent to which,sth,. is covered,新闻报道；覆盖范围,Theres little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.,报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。,CCTV has a greater coverage than any station.,中国中央电视台的覆盖范围比任何台都广,take precedence over:,have greater importance,优于；高于,Control of prices takes precedence over other consideration.,控制物价应给以优先考虑。,The needs of the community must take precedence over individual requirement.,公众的利益高于个人的利益。,By and large,adv.,usually,; as a rule,as a whole,in principle,大体上，总的来说,By and large,，,she gave us a lot of help.,总的来说，她给了我们很多帮助。,Taking it,by and large, the conditions of employment are good.,从大体上说来， 就业条件是好的。,have ones say,express ones view,表达意见；把话说完,We were all tired of speeches, but the old woman was determined to have her say.,我们都厌倦了演讲，但那老太太决意要把话说完。,Dont interrupt her, let her have her say.,别打断她，让她把意见说出来。,Let him have his say on this matter. Dont interrupt him.,让他把这件事情的看法讲出来，不要打断他。,The poor have no say in this.,cater to,迎合，适应,Some magazines cater to boys.,有些杂志迎合男孩子的喜好。,Were going to cater to your every desire.,对于你，我们会有求必应。,The radio and television have to cater to many different types of interest and taste among the public.,收音机和电视机必须满足兴趣各异的大众。,in the light of,in view of; considering,鉴于；由于根据，参照，考虑到,In the light of these changes we must revise our plan.,由于这些变化，我们必须修改计划。,He reviewed his decision in the light of recent development.,他根据最近的事态发展重新考虑自己的决定。,Please analyze it in the light of the principles discussed.,请根据经过讨论的原理进行分析。,document (v):,prove or support (,sth,. ) with documents,用文件证实或证明,The lawyer gathered evidence to document the charges.,律师收集材料为控告提供证据。,Hard evidence for this has still not been fully documented.,有关此事的确凿证据尚未记录在案。,bolster,(y): strengthen or reinforce,sth,. ; give support to,加强；支持,The government borrowed money to bolster up the economy.,政府贷款以促进经济发展。,Both sides offered statistics to bolster their arguments.,双方都拿出统计数字来证实自己的论点。,stuff,(1) (v): fill,sth,. tightly; cram,sth,.,塞满,Dont stuff anything else in, or the bag will burst.,不能再塞任何东西了，否则包会撑破的。,He has stuffed the managerial stuff with personal associates.,他在管理人员中安置了许多亲友。,(2) (n): material of which,sth,. is made; unnamed subject matter,材料；题材,Real life is the stuff of all good novels.,现实生活是所有优秀小说的题材。,There has been some really good stuff on TV lately.,近来电视上有些节目确实不错。,at random:,without conscious choice,任意地,His clothes were scattered about the room at random.,他的衣服扔得满屋子都是。,Dont answer at random, think first.,别乱回答，先想一想。,justify (v):,show that sb. /,sth,. is right , reasonable or just,表明是正当的，有理的，公正的,They found it hard to justify their sons giving up a secure well-paid job.,他们难以理解儿子竟放弃收入颇丰的稳定工作。,Tiredness cannot possibly justify your treating staff this way.,你不能以疲劳为由就这样对待职工,derive from,:,obtain from; trace from,得到；追溯,We can derive English “chauffeur” from French.,英语中,chauffeur,一词来源于法语。,He derives much pleasure from his books.,他从书本中获得了很多乐趣。,feature (n):,special program; distinctive characteristic; aspect;,特别节目；特征,All news and features deal with local people and happenings.,所有新闻及特别节目都是有关当地人物事件。,The capacity to think is the feature of our species.,思维能力是人类所特有的。,elevate (v):,make better or more educated; raise to a higher place or rank,使更好；提高,The vice president was elevated to president of the company.,副经理被提升为公司经理。,His inspiring speech elevated the audience.,他那赋有激情的演讲鼓舞了听众。,prevail (v):,be widespread; exist or happen generally; fight successfully,盛行；战胜,The use of horses for plough still prevails among the poorer farmers.,用马耕作在贫苦农民中仍十分普遍。,Justice has prevailed; the guilty man has been punished.,正义得到了伸张；罪人受到了惩罚。,degrade (v):,cause to be less deserving of respect,贬低；使,丢脸,He degraded himself by cheating and telling lies.,他因欺骗说谎而降低了自己的身份。,I felt degraded by having to ask for money.,我出于无奈向别人要钱，觉得有失尊严。,cheapen (v):,make oneself /,sth,. less worthy of respect; degrade,贬低,Its only cheapening yourself to behave like that.,那样做只能使你自贬身价。,Constant cursing cheapens oneself.,经常骂人遭人轻看。,entrust (v):,give (someone) the charge of (,sth,) with complete trust,委托某人负责,Can I entrust you with the secret plans?,我能把这些秘密计划委托给你吗？,Hes entrusted his children to my care for the day.,他委托我照看一天孩子。,词语辨析,(Word analysis),1.,advantage:,sht. Helpful,sth,likely to bring success,益处；优势,Living in a big town has many advantages, such as good schools, libraries and theaters.,住在大都市里有许多好处，例如好学校、图书馆及剧院。,strength:,quality of being strong,强度；力量,She hasnt the strength to walk upstairs.,她没有力气走上楼。,Advantage: something that helps you to be more successful than others, or the state of having this,Strength: the physical power and energy that makes someone strong,2.,on the whole:,taking everything into consideration,总的看来；大体上,I think, on the whole, we had better stay at home.,我认为，总的看来，我们还是呆在家里为好。,as a whole:,considered all together, not separately,全部地；作为一个整体,The temperature for the country as a whole is relatively high.,这个国家的气温总的来说较高。,on the whole: used to say that something is generally true(,大体上,基本上,),as a whole: used to say that all the parts of something are being considered together(,从总体上来考虑,),.,3.,meet:,come face to face with sb. or,sth,.,遇见；碰见,We met each other quite by chance.,我们相遇十分偶然。,He can meet misfortune with a smile.,他能面对不幸遭遇一笑置之。,encounter:,find oneself faced by difficulty, meet enemies,遭遇（困难等）；遭逢（敌人等）,They encountered every kind of difficulty.,他们遇到了各种困难。,Meet: to go to a place where someone will be at a particular time, according to an arrangement, so that you can talk or do something together,Encounter: to experience something, especially problems or opposition(,遭遇,); to meet someone without planning to(,偶遇,),4,. confine to:,keep or hold within limits,限制；限于范围内,I wish the speaker would confine himself to the subject.,我希望演讲者不要离题。,limit to:,put a limit to,sth,.,限制；限定,We must limit the expense to what we can afford.,我们必须限制开销不超出我们经济能力范围。,Be confined to: to exist in or affect only a particular place or group(,限制,),Be limited to: to exist or happen only in a particular place, group, or area of activity(,限于,),5.,coverage:,covering of events,采访新闻；新闻报道,He wrote an excellent coverage about African situation.,他写了一篇关于非洲的出色报道。,reporting:,giving an account of events,报道；报告,The newspaper was asked to be less selective in its reporting.,这家报纸被要求在报道中应少一些主观的选择性。,Coverage: when a subject or event is reported on television or radio, or in newspapers,Reporting: the activity of writing about news events for a newspaper or telling people about them on television or on the radio,6. justifiable:,that can be justified,有道理的；有理由的,If it is justifiable, then well take these steps.,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,The editors are justified in refusing your work.,编辑们有理由拒绝你的作品。,Justifiable: actions, reactions, decisions etc that are justifiable are acceptable because they are done for good reasons,Justified: having an acceptable explanation or,reason(be,justified in doing,固定搭配,),7. attract: (,vt,.),get the attention of sb.,引起某人的注意,Bright colors attract babies.,鲜艳的色彩可引起婴儿的注意。,appeal: (vi.),attract,有吸引力,Bright colors appeal to small children.,鲜艳的色彩能吸引小孩。,Attract: to make someone interested in something, or make them want to take part in something,Appeal to: if someone or something appeals to you, they seem attractive and interesting,8.,function:,(vi.) operate, act,起作用；有效用,Some English adverbs function as adjectives.,英语有些副词有形容词的作用。,work:,have the desired result,获得预期结果,Its a good idea, but it just wont work.,这是个好主意，但是就是行不通。,Function as: if something functions as a particular thing, it does what that type of thing normally does, or is used as that thing(,起某物的作用或功能,),Work: if something such as a fact, situation, or system works in a particular way, it has a particular effect on someone or something(,起作用,不与,as,连用,),