1.
elect vt.选举,推举;选择vi. 进行选举,作出选择 |
election
n.选举,推举,当选 |
elective
adj.可任意选择的n.选修科目 |
2. immigrate vi. 移入 |
immigration
n. 移民入境 |
immigrant n.移民,侨民 |
3. race n.赛跑;竞争;人种 v. 参赛 |
racial adj. 人种的,种族的 |
racism
n. 种族歧视,种族偏见;种族主义 |
4. apparent adj. 显然的,明白的,表面上的 |
apparently adv. 显然,表面上地 |
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5. punishment n. 罚,刑罚 |
punish vt. 惩罚,处罚 |
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[练习]用括号内所提供词的适当形式填空。 1). In America, presidential ________ (elect) are held every four years. 2). They deserve to ________ (punish) for putting passengers at risk. 3). She had to tidy the classroom as ________ (punish) for being late. 4). She was the daughter of Chinese ________ (immigrate) to America. 5). There was a sudden increase ________ (immigrate) in from Eastern Europe. 6). He is a victim of ________ (race) discrimination. 7). She turned to face him, her anger ________ (apparent) gone. 8). Their motives, as will soon become _______ (apparently), are completely selfish. Keys: 1). elections 2). be punished 3). punishment 4). immigrants 5). immigration 6). racial 7). apparently 8). apparent |
1. means / way / method |
[解释] means “方法、方式、工具”,着重于具体的手段。(单复数相同) way “一般的方法、方式或个人的特殊方法方式”,与技巧或效果的好坏无关。 method “有系统的、有效率的精心拟定的方法”,也可以指抽象概念“条理”。 短语搭配:做……的方法:a way to do sth./a way of doing sth. / a method of doing sth.;用这种/些方法:in this way / with the method / by this means;用……方法,借助……:by means of... 无论如何:by all means;一点也不,决不(用于句首句子需倒装) :by no means;by the way顺便问一下;on one’ s way to…在去……的路上;in the way 挡住路 |
[练习]用means,way,method填空。 1). These vegetables can be cooked in different _______. 2). Only in this _______ can you find out the truth. 3). By this _______ I get in touch with him. 4). We express our thoughts by _______ of words. 5). ______ _______ _______ shall I lend him money! 6). The methods of _______ (teach) need _______ (improve). Keys: 1). ways 2). way 3). means 4). means 5). By no means 6). teaching; improving / to be improved |
2. percent / percentage |
[解释] percent 表示“百分之……”,相当于“%”,其前面往往是一个具体的数字。 percentage 表示“百分比;百分率”,前面不能是具体数字,只能被high,low等修饰。 |
[练习]用percent,percentage填空。 1). I am a hundred ________ in agreement with you. 2). This company only supply 30 ________ of what we need. 3). The numbers are small, in _________ terms, but significant. 4). There used to be a high _________ of babies that diet scarlet fever every year. Keys: 1). percent 2). percent 3). percentage 4). percentage what percentage |
3. obvious / apparent/ evident /
clear |
[解释] obvious意为“某东西具有显著特点,不需费力就可觉察到,常用于一目了然的事物”。 apparent意为“表面看起来很明显,而实际情况未必如此”。 evident意为“有证据作出合理判断,考虑到各种事实、条件后而显得明显”。 clear意为“不存在使人迷惑或使问题复杂化的因素”。 |
[练习]用obvious,apparent,evident,clear填空。 1). It was an ________ mistake for him to have gone alone. 2). The situation is ________ to everyone. 3). It was becoming increasingly _________ that he disliked me. 4). The applause made it _________ that the play was a hit. Keys: 1). obvious 2). clear 3). apparent 4). evident |
4. hire / employ / rent |
[解释] hire是日常用语,指按工作量或时间雇用人或租借东西,有“花钱使用某物”和“把某物使用权出让给别人以收取费用”之意;多指临时租用某物。如:hire a boat,a car,a camera,a bicycle,an evening dress,a hall for a meeting等,指人时,有“雇用”、“受雇”两种含义。 employ较正式,多指商店或公司长期雇用人手;受雇人员较广,甚至包括社会地位较高 的职业人员,有“聘请”之义;也可以解释为“忙于,从事”常用于be employed in sth. / doing sth. 短语中。 注:要弄清 employ 几个名词的用法:employee (雇工,雇员),employer (户主,东家),employment (就业,雇用)。 rent一般指租借房屋、地产(租借出去);也有“花钱使用某物”和“把某物使用权出让给别人以收取费用”之意;多指用于长时间的场合。如:rent a house,a flat,a TV等。rent还可作名词,意为“租金;租费”。 |
[练习]用hire,employ,rent填空。 1). Our house has been ________ by a newly-married couple. 2). It’ s important to ________ proper words in writing poem. 3). They _________ ________ in writing when I came. 4). They ________ out boats by the hour. 5). We ________ a driver to take us on a tour of the city. Keys: 1). rented 2). employ 3). were employed 4). hire 5). hired |
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