Unit one
How To Improve Your Study Habits
 
词汇短语 1 - 2 - 3
 
 

31. go about 着手干 [同]undertake


[例句]:I want to make a dress,but I don't know how to go about it.我想做件衣服,但不知道怎么动手。

[考点]习惯用法:go about sth. 着手干某事 go about doing sth. 着手做某事
go about to do sth.设法做某事
How do you go about building a boat?你怎么样着手造一条船?


32.soar vi. To fly at a great height without moving the wing 翱翔,升腾,骤升;


[例句] The eagles soared high above the valleys.雄鹰在峡谷的高空翱翔。
The temperature soared to 80°F. 气温骤升到80华氏度。
Prices are soaring again. 价格又在飞涨了。
Most of the students have already felt the pressure of soaring inflation. 大多数大学生都已经感受到通货膨胀的压力。

[记忆法] 派生法:soaring adj. 翱翔的,崇高的,高涨的
soaring prices 飞速上涨的物价。soaring ambition壮志凌云。

33.project vt. To cause light or shadow to be directed into space or onto a surface 映,投射

[例句]He projected a film on the screen. 他把影片映在银幕上。

[记忆法] 派生法 :projector 放映机

[考点] 习惯用法 :project on(onto)投射
I had no screen, so I projected the slides onto an old white sheet.我没有屏幕,因此就把幻灯片投影在一条旧的白床单上。

34.attain vt. to gain or arrive at especially after long effort 获得,达到 [同]gain,accomplish,reach,get to

[例句] Leo Ioacoco attained the position of President of the Ford Motors. 李.雅科卡终于当上了福特汽车公司的总裁。
He has attained the age of 90. 他已经达90高龄。
She attained rank of deputy director。她的职务已升至副主任。
attain one's goal 达到目的,

[记忆法] 派生法: attainment n.达到(pl.)成就

[考点] 习惯用法 :attain作为不及物动词时后加介词to。attain to manhood 到达中年。

35.substitute n. a person or thing acting or used in place of anther 代替人,代用品
v.代替

[例句]  The leading singer didn't appear, and her substitute clearly didn't know her role very well. 领唱没有来,而代替她的人很明显不十分清楚怎样扮演她的角色。
They try to use plastics as a substitute for steel.他们试作用塑料做钢的代用品。
He substituted as the typist in the office. 他代替做这个办公室的打字员。

[考点]习惯用法:substitute A for B=substitute B with A, 用A代替B。
substitute for(=replace)代替……。substitute as… 以……的身份来代替
We substituted red balls for blue balls,to see if the baby could notice.我们把篮球换成了红球以观察婴儿是否注意到了。
He substituted as our English teacher.他代任我们的英语老师。

[典型考点]It is wise of you to __well-trained workers__untrained onesin the assembly line. [A]
A.s ubstitute,for B.substitute,with C.replace,by D.replace,with

[试题解析]题意:装配线上用熟练工人代替未受训练的工人是你的明智之举。B,C,D均为"用……代替……"。Substitute A for B"用A代替B";substitute A with B"用B代替A".

36.achievement n. something successfully finished;成绩,成就,达到

[例句] Flying across the Atlantic for the first time was a great achievement. 首次飞越大西洋是一个伟大的功绩。
Such a goal was impossible of achievement. 这样的目标是不可能实现的。
He has broken two world records in one day,which is quite an achievement!他一天内破了两项世界记录,这是一项相当大的成就。
We felt a great sense of achievement when we reached to the top of the mountain.我们到达山顶时觉得很有成就感。

[典型考题]Man's first walk on the moon was a stunning technological__. [B]
A.success B.achievement C.successive D.accomplishment

[试题解析]题意:人类第一次在月球上行走是工业技术上一项引人注目的成就。Success指通过努力获得令人满意的成就; achievement指克服困难不断努力而取得的成就;successive是形容词,指连续性的;accomplishment指按预定计划完成

37.after prep. In search of;looking for (与某些动词连用)追,探求

[例句] The policeman ran after the thief. 警察追捕窃贼。

[考点] 习惯用法:be after 追求; run after sb. 追踪某人; ask(inquire)after sb. 询问某人的情况

38. neglect vt. to give too little attention to;to fail to do something because of carelessness 忽视,漏做 [同] ignore
n. 疏忽,忽略,遗漏

[例句] If you neglect this property, it will depreciate. 如果你忽视这份资产,它无形中就贬值了。The government has neglected socializing industry.政府忽视了使工业社会化.
The animals were thin and ill because the farmer had neglected them. 这些牲口瘦弱有病,因为农场主没给予足够的关心。
I neglected to bring a gift.我忘带礼物了.
It was mother's neglect of her infant that caused its death.母亲的疏忽造成了婴儿的死亡.

[记忆法] 派生法:neglectful adj. 疏忽的,不注意的(of) negligible adj. 可以忽略的,微不足道的

[考点]习惯用法:neglect sth.忽略了……; neglect to do sth.忘记了做某事
neglect one's meals and sleep 废寝忘食 neglect one's duties 玩忽职守
I'm late because I neglected to wind the clock last night.我昨晚忘了给钟上弦,所以吃到了。

[辨析] neglect , ignore,pay no attention to,overlook,brush aside :
neglect指由于重视不够等原因而忽视了。
ignore 有意不理睬,不顾,置之不理(故意地)
The government ignored his advice.政府不理会他的劝告.
pay no attention to 不关心,没有注意到
He paid no attention to what the teacher said.他们不关心老师说什么.
overlook 忽视,漏阅,没有注意到,宽恕
They overlook the fact that many innocent people were involved in it.他们没有注意到这样的事 实:有许多无辜的人卷入这件事.
brush aside 漠视事实,不顾(困难)
He brushed difficulties aside and went on with experiment.他不顾困难,继续试验.

[典型例题]The joy of travel,having long__the disabled,are opening up to virually anyone who has the means. [C]
A.omitted B.missed C.neglected D.discarded
[试题解析] 译文:过去忽略了残疾人,现在旅游的乐趣正真正意义上能被所有人享有,只要他们想去。A. omit的意思是"疏忽,未作,省略,删去" ;B. miss的意思是"未击中,未抓住,未达到"; C. neglect的意思是"忽视,忽略,忘记";D. discard的意思是"抛弃,扔掉"。

39.combination n. state of being combined 结合,联合,组合

[例句]His character is a combination of strength and kindness. 他的性格是刚与柔的结合。
After the general election, a combination of parties formed the new government. 大选后,各政党联合组成了新政府。

[记忆法] 派生法 :combine v. 联合,组合

[考点] 习惯用法: combination of,
Her expression was a combination of guilt and dismay.她脸上的表情即有内疚,又有沮丧。

[典型考题]The colour purole is a __of red and blue. [A]
A.combination B.collection C.unity D.joint

[试题解析]题意:紫色是红蓝两色混合而产生的一种颜色。Combination集合,联合,混合(体);collection连接,联系,主要指通过某种媒介把两种东西联结起来,但是彼此仍保持着原来的特性;unity联合统一,多指许多性质相同的事物结合成一体,成为不可分的整体;joint结合,连接,多指两个或更多的物体接触或结合在一起,仍可分离开。

40. method n. 方式、方法

[例句] Our teacher is showing us a new method of writing. 老师告诉我们一种书写的新方法。
There's not much method in the way they do their accounts. Will you come to help them?
他们记账的方法没有什么条理,你能来帮帮他们吗?

[辨析]method, means, manner, way:
这四个名词都可以表示方式、方法,具体区别为:
method:way of doing sth 方法、办法,指理论的或系统的方法。
We should study modern methods of teaching.我们应该学习现代教学法。
Mean:指达到某一目的或产生某一结果的方法、手段。
This is a means to an end.这是达到目的的一个手段。
Manner和way相近,都指方法,方式,但manner比way更庄重,way就是普通的方法、办法。
Do it in this manner.用这种方式来做吧。
Is this the easiest way to do it?这是做这件事最简便的方法嘛?

41.merely adv. Only,simply仅仅,只不过 [同]only,just,simply

[例句]:I merely looked at the chocolate; I did not eat it. 我只不过看了看巧克力,我没有吃。
They are not merely content to fill the stomach. 他们不仅仅满足于填饱肚子。
Your dream can come true.It is merely a matter of time.你的梦想会成真的,那只是个时间问题。

[记忆法] 派生法 :mere adj. 仅仅

42. well-being n. personal and physical comfort 康乐,安康,幸福 [同]wel-fare

[例句]:Different from adults,babies are only concerned with their own well-being.与成人不同,婴儿只关心自己的康乐。

[记忆法]well+being,意为 being well

43.vacation n. a holiday;any of the periods of the holiday when universities are closed 假期[同]holiday

[例句] I worked in a small beachside restaurant during the college vacation. 我在学院放假时,在一家小的海滨餐馆打工。

[考点] 习惯用法 :be on vacation 在度假。

[辨析] vacation与vocation:
vacation 假期
vocation 职业,行业

44. realm n. a country ruled by a king or queen 领域,王国 [同]area,kingdom。

[例句] the realm of literature and art 文学艺术领域 an independent realm 独立王国 advance from the realm of necessity to the realm of freedom 从必然王国走向自由王国

[辨析]domain,realm,field:
这三个名词都可以表示一定的范围,领域。
Realm:领域、范围、王国。常用为法律和文学用语,表示王国;在表示科学、文化、艺术等领域时以复数形式出现,但仍是单数含义。
Domain:领域,范围。主要指知识界、艺术界等抽象活动的范围;也可以指领土,暗含独占性和不容侵犯之意。
Our sacred domain brooks no aggression.我们神圣的领土不可侵犯。
I can't answer this question, for it is not in my domain.这个问题不在我的专业领域内,我回答不了。
Field:领域,范围。指根据某种需要和选择而规定的人类知识和行为的领域,不强调一成不变的界限。
They physician is famous in his field.这位物理学家在他的领域内很有名。

45. enjoyment n. the act of getting pleasure from something 享乐,乐趣 [同]pleasure,satisfaction

[例句] Classical music was her chief enjoyment. 古典音乐是他的主要消遣

[考点]习惯用法:take enjoyment in sth.享受(欣赏)
take enjoyment in music 欣赏音乐。
I didn't get much enjoyment out of that book.我从那本书里并没有得到多少乐趣。

[典型考题]During the nineteen years of his career,France Battiate has won the __of a wide audience outside Italy. [B]
A.enjoyment B.appreciation C.evaluation D.reputation

[试题解析] 译文:在他的十九年职业生涯中,France Battiate赢得了意大利以外的广大听众的欣赏。appreciation意为"赞赏,欣赏,赏识"; A项enjoyment意为"享乐,快乐,享受乐事",C项evaluation意为"估计,评价,赋值",D项reputation意为"名声,名誉"。所以,根据句意显然该选择B项。