公共英语四级名师讲义:核心内容讲解(文学与艺术)

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(一) 重点词汇讲解

claim v.声称

[例句] They claim to have discovered a cure for the disease, but this had not yet been proved.

[译文] 他们声称已经发现了治疗此病的一种药物,但此事尚未得到证实。

possess v.拥有;掌握

[例句] The police asked me if I possessed a gun.

[译文] 警察问我是否拥有一支枪。

absolute adj.绝对的;确实的

[例句] That's absolute nonsense!

[译文] 那纯粹是胡说八道!

talent n.才能

[例句] He has talent for drawing.

[译文] 他有绘画的天赋。

apt to 易于

[例句] This kind of shoe is apt to slip on wet ground.

[译文] 这种鞋湿地上容易打滑。

endure v.忍受;忍耐

[例句] They endured tremendous hardship on their journey to the south people.

[译文] 在去南极的征途中他们忍受了极大的艰难困苦。

estimate n.估计;评价;判断

[例句] My estimate of the cost was about right.

[译文] 我估计的费用大致正确。

perceive v.察觉;理解;看见;感觉

[例句] They perceived that they were unwelcome and left.

[译文] 他们发觉自己不受欢迎,于是便走了。

superficial adj.肤浅的;表面的

[例句] She has a superficial knowledge of the language.

[译文] 她对这种语言略知一二。

conceive v.构想;构思

[例句] Scientists first conceived the idea of the atomic bomb in the 1930s.

[译文] 科学家在三十年代首次有了原子体的构想。

(二) 核心短语讲解

1. have the idea of 知道,有......的想法。如:I have no idea of what to do next. 我不知道下一步要做什么。

2. prepare for 做准备。 如:We are preparing for the upcoming exam.我们正在为即将到来的考试做准备。

3. be able to 能够做某事。 意思相同的短语还有:the capable of.

4. as a mater of fact/in fact 事实上,实际上。 如:She doesn't like him much -in fact Ithink she hates him! 她不很喜欢他;事实上,我认为她恨他!

5. according to 按照,根据,取决。 如:According to my watch it is 10 o'clock. 按我的表现在是10点钟。

6. be similar to 与......相似。 意思相近的短语还有:be the same as 和......一样。 如:My bag is the same as yours. 我的书包和你的是一样的。

7. take place 发生,举行。 注意区分place构成的如下几个短语:give place to为......取代;让位于;in place在通常的位置,在适当的位置;in place of代替;out of place在错误的位置,在不适当的位置;take the place of代替,替代。如:A serious car accident took place in Chaoyang Street this noon.今天中午,朝阳大街发生了一起严重的交通事故。

8. be apt to 倾向于,易于。 意思相同的短语还有:be inclined to。 如:Most of the citizen are inclined to suport the Democrate Party.大多数的市民倾向于支持民主党。

9. at times有时,不时。 意思相近的还有:sometimes。注意如下一些带有time的短语;all the time始终,一直;from time to time有时,偶尔,时常;have no time for没时间做(某事);in no time(at all)立即,赶快,马上;keep time(钟表)走得准;many a time常常,多次;on time准时,按时。 如:At times I feel that I want to quit this job.有时,我真的想辞了这份工作。

10. at last最后,终于。 意思相近的短语还有:in the end,finally。 如:I conquered my fear in the end. 我最终战胜了自己的恐惧.

11. in proportion to 依照比例,和......成比例,与......相比。 to也可以换成with。 如:Her legs are quite long in proportion to the size of the room.她的腿比起她身体的其他部位是长了点。

与之意思相反的短语是:out of proportion to,表示“与......不成比例,与......不相称”。 如:The fine was out of all proportion to the seriousness of the offence.罚金与所犯过失的严重性完全不相符。

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