litter
n.垃圾,杂物
v.乱丢
utter
a.彻底的,完全的
vt.发出(声音)
butter
vt.抹黄油
n.黄油,奶油
scatter
v.散开,驱散
shatter
v.1.使粉碎,使破碎 2.损坏,损害 3.使震惊,使惊骇
例:
Our hopes were shattered. 我们的希望破灭了。
a shattered look 一副惊骇的表情
flatter
vt. 1.阿谀,奉承 2.使满意
flattery
n.奉承,恭维话,谄媚举动
flatten
vt.把......弄平
flat
a. 1.平的,扁平的 2.单调的
n. 一套房间
1. More and more of these credit cards can be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations, whether or not the local branch bank is open. (NETEM 1994, Passage 2, Paragraph 1)
越来越多的信用卡可以自动读取,于是持卡人就可以在不同地方存取,不管本地支行是否营业。
2. Still others associate politics with flattery, fearful that, if they speak up for themselves, they may appear to be flattering their boss for favors. (CET-4, 2004.6, Passage 1, Paragraph 9)
还有一些人把政治和奉承混为一谈,担心如果他们坦率地表达意见,他们就显得是在奉承老板,从中取得好处。
even
a.1.均匀的,平稳的 2.平的,平坦的 3.均等的 4.双数的
ad.甚至,即使
n.偶数(注:奇数是odd,不是single)
evenly
ad.1.均匀地 2.平坦地
uneven
a.1.不平坦的 2.不平均的 3.实力悬殊的(比赛)
event
n.事件,大事,事变
eventually
ad.终于,最后
1. Because our conscious mind is occupied with daily life we don't always think about the emotional significance of the day's events---until, it appears, we begin to dream. (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 3)
因为清醒时我们的头脑被日常琐事占据着,所以并不总是想到白天发生的事情对我们情绪的影响,直到我们开始做梦,这种影响才出现。
2. Doctors have used that principle in recent years to justify using high doses of morphine to control terminally ill patients' pain, even though increasing dosages will eventually kill the patient. (NETEM 2002, Text 4, Paragraph 3)
近年来,医生们一直在借用这项原则,为自己替病危患者注射大剂量的吗啡镇痛的做法提供正当的理由,即使他们知道,不断增加的剂量最终会杀死病人。
3. They seemed a priesthood, rather uneven in their merits but uniform in their bearing; they never referred to anything personal. (CET-6, 2003.6, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)
他们看起来像神职人员,尽管道行参差不齐,但举止非常统一;他们从来不谈私事。
relevant
a.1.有重大意义的 2.适当的,中肯的 3.有关的 4.实质性的
irrelevant
a.不相关的,不切题的
elevate
vt.1.举起,提高,抬高 2.使......高尚 3.提升......职位
例:
Reading good books elevate one's mind. 阅读好书可提高人的心灵修养。
elevation
n.高度
elevator
n.电梯,升降机
level
n.1.水平线(面) 2.标准 3.级别
a.水平的
vt.弄平
lever
n.杆,杠杆,控制杆
v.抬起
clever
a.1.聪明的 2.伶俐的,机敏的
clever的近义词:
shrewd
a.机灵的,精明的
例:shrewd business men 精明的商人
bright
a. 1.聪明的,伶俐的 2.明亮的,光亮的 3.快乐的
brilliant
a. 1.卓越的,有才华的 2.光辉的,灿烂的
smart
a.1.聪明的,伶俐的 2.漂亮的,时髦的
vi.刺痛,作痛
例:
The cut smarts.伤口刺痛。
apt
a. 1.恰当的,合适的 2.易于......的,倾向于 3.聪明的,伶俐的
ingenious
a.1.(头脑)机灵的 2.精制的(指机器等) 3.有独创性的
clever的反义词:
clumsy
a.笨拙的,愚笨的
awkward
a.1.笨拙的,不灵巧的 2.尴尬的 3.难使用的
1. But the human mind can glimpse a rapidly changing scene and immediately disregard the 98 percent that is irrelevant, instantaneously focusing on the monkey at the side of a winding forest road or the single suspicious face in a big crowd. (NETEM 2002, Text 2, Paragraph 5)
但是人的大脑能够扫描一个快速变化的场景,迅速排除98%的不相干的物体,立即聚焦于森林中婉蜒道路旁的一只猴子,或者人群中的一张可疑的脸。
2. While even the modestly educated sought an elevated tone when they put pen to paper before the 1960s, even the most well regarded writing since then has sought to capture spoken English on the page. (NETEM 2005, Text 3, Paragraph 3)
在20世纪60年代以前,仅受过一般教育的人在下笔时都会寻求一种更高雅的强调;而那之后,即使是最受关注的文章也开始逮住口语就写在纸面上。
3. Immigrants are quickly fitting into this common culture, which may not be altogether elevating but is hardly poisonous. (NETEM 2006, Text 1, Paragraph 2)
移民适应了这种普通文化,普通文化并非都是高尚的,但也没什么害处。
4. Robert Fulton once wrote, "The mechanic should sit down among levers, screws, wedges, wheels, etc, like a poet among the letters of the alphabet, considering them as exhibition of his thoughts, in which a new arrangement transmits a new idea." (NETEM 1996, Passage 4, Paragraph 8)
罗伯特·法欧曾写道:"技术人员坐在杠杆、螺钉、楔子、轮子等中间,如同一位诗人处在词汇之中,应该把它们看做是自己思想的一种表达,每一个新的组合都能传达一个新的意念。"
5. Do we think we're slow to adapt to change or that we're not smart enough to cope with a new challenge? (NETEM 1995, Passage 2, Paragraph 3)
自以为适应变化的速度很慢,不够精明,无法应付新挑战吗?
6. But since Sept. 11, it's become clear that terrorists have been shrewdly factoring the weaknesses of our system into their plans. (CET-6, 2004.6, Passage 4, Paragraph 1)
恐怖分子已经机敏地把我们制度的弱点在他们的计划中加以利用,这一点自从9·11以来已经看得很清楚了。
7. Yet it is also very big, and man is very ingenious. (CET-6, 2002.1, Passage 2, Paragraph 4)
但它也非常大,人类非常聪明。
prevail
vi.1.战胜,胜过 2.普遍,流行 3.劝说
prevailing
a. 占优势的,主要的,流行的
predominate
v. 1.控制,支配 2.成为主流,占优势
predominant
a.占主导地位的,(在数量等上)占优势的,有力的
predominance
n.优势
dominate
vt.1.统治,支配,控制 2.占优势
dominant
a.1.支配的,统治的 2.占统治的
dominance
n.优势,统治
nominate
vt.任命,提名(联想:把nomi看成no me,超女超男的提名中没有我,因为我在考研ingJ)
nomination
n. 1.提名,任命 2.提名权,任命权
innominate
a.未名的,无名的,匿名的
anonymous
a.未名的,无名的,匿名的
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