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重点词汇精讲精练
【详细版】根据实际进行二次编辑删减
第一部分:讲
volunteer vt. & vi. 自愿(做某事)
volunteer to do sth自愿做某事
The couple who live next to us volunteered to help after the volcano erupted.
→voluntary adj. 自愿的 do voluntary work做志愿工作
debate (1) n. 辩论;争论 (2) vt. &vi. 辩论;争论
1) n. 辩论;争论 under debate 在辩论/讨论中
a heated/lively debate 一场激烈的/热烈的争论
beyond debate 无可争辩 open a debate开始辩论 close a debate终止辩论
例1:The bill is under debate and hasn't been passed yet. 该法案正在讨论中,尚未通过。
例2:There is a fierce/heated about/on/over the question whether the experiment should be allowed.
在是否进行这个实验的问题上展开了激烈的争论。
2) vt. &vi. 辩论;争论
debate sth.with sb. 同某人辩论/讨论某事 debate...on/about sth. 讨论某事
debate疑问词+to do sth. (wh-从句/wh-to do) 讨论 . . .
例1:He debated with his parents on his holiday plan. 他和他父母争论假期计划。
例2:We debated whether to take the earlier train or not. 我们讨论到底要不要乘早一点儿的那趟列车。
例3:We must debate the problem with the rest of the members.
同义:argue v. discuss v. quarrel v.& n.
【词语辨析】debate与argue
(1) debate侧重“双方各抒己见”, 内含“交锋”的意思。
(2) argue 侧重“说理”“论证”和“企图说服”。常用于结构:argue sb.into/out of doing sth. 说服某人做/不做某事。
【讲练通关】
①The two sides debated ________ each other ________ the question of the origin of the universe.
②The question of building a third airport is still ________ debate.
③We're debating whether or not ________ (go) skiing this winter.
KEY:①with; about/on/over ②under ③to go
prefer vt.较喜欢 (preferred, preferred) 不用于进行时
n. preference 偏爱,优先(权)
1)prefer A to B 喜欢A胜过喜欢B
2)prefer doing…(to doing)…=prefer to do A rather than do B =would do A rather than do B
宁愿做A(而不愿做 B)
3)prefer to do/doing sth. 宁愿做某事 4)prefer sb./sth.to do sth = prefer that sb. (should) do sth. 宁愿某人做某事
例1:I prefer the red dress to the blue one because it suits me better.
比起那条绿裙子,我更喜欢那条红色的,因为它更适合我。
例2:I prefer walking there to going by car.
=I prefer to walk there rather than go by car.
= I would walk there rather than go by car.
比起开车我更喜欢走着去那里。
例3:Some people prefer doing/ to do almost everything