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18 Discovering useful structures
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【核心词汇】
1.relief n.(焦虑、痛苦的)减轻或消除;(不快过后的)宽慰、轻松或解脱
(教材p.54)...he found that creating music was a relief and cure for his illness.
……他发现创作音乐是一种对自己疾病的缓解和治疗。
(1)in relief 如释重负;松了口气
to one's relief 令某人欣慰的是
It is a relief to do sth 做某事是一种解脱
(2)relieve vt. 救出;解脱;使脱离
relieve sb of ... 帮助某人减轻……
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Hearing the news that he had passed the exam, Jack breathed in relief.
听到考试及格的消息,杰克松了一口气。
2.(教材p.54)cure vt.治愈;治好(疾病);解决(问题)n.药物;治疗;(解决问题、改善糟糕情况的)措施
(1)a cure for... ……的治疗方法;解决问题的措施
(2)cure sb of sth 治愈某人的某种疾病;改正某人的不良行为
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Neither its cause nor its cure was understood.
人们既不知道它的病源,也不了解它的治愈方法。
3.absorbed in sth/sb被……吸引住;专心致志
(教材p.54)When he got absorbed in his world of music ...
当他沉浸在他的音乐世界里时……
(1)absorbed adj. 全神贯注的
be absorbed in ... 全神贯注于……
(2)absorb vt. 吸收;吸引;使专心
absorb oneself in ... 全神贯注于……
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With the children making so much noise outside, I can't get absorbed in my study.
孩子们在外面吵闹,我无法专心学习。
4.unemployed adj.失业的;待