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【重点词汇】
1. approach [ə’prəʊtʃ] v. ①靠近,接近;②接洽;③着手处理,对付 n. 方式,方法,态度
【故事记忆】乘坐地铁或高铁,每当列车进站时,都会听见车站内语音提示:开往XX方向的(XX次)列车即将进站。英文表达是:The train bound for XX is approaching / arriving. 这里的approach就是“靠近”的意思,这也是approach的词源义和基本义,即“come near”。
(1)vt & vi (距离上)靠近 (near),(时间上) 临近, (数量上) 接近
【例1】 Approaching the vehicle, they saw that a woman was trying to get out of the broken window.走近汽车时,他们看到一个女人正试图从破窗户里爬出来。
【例2】As Teachers’ Day was approaching, our class decided to hold a party to celebrate the important day. 随着教师节的临近,我们班决定举办一个晚会来庆祝这一重要的日子。
【例3】The population of our province is now approaching 74 million. 我省人口现在接近7400万。
(2)vt 与……接洽(speak to sb usually in order to ask for sth)
【例1】The staff soon found the new manager easy to approach. 员工们很快发现新经理很容易接近。
【例2】The students approach their teacher for advice. 学生们向老师寻求建议。
(3)vt 处理(start dealing with a problem, task, etc.:) Comment by Lenovo: 表示处理的词还有:deal with, handle, address
【例】What’s the best way of approaching this problem / matter / task? 处理这个问题/事情/任务