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重点词汇短语细解
一、重点词汇细解
1. clarify vt. 澄清,阐明
clarify one’s position 阐明立场
(1) His mind suddenly________ .
他的头脑突然清醒了。
(2) Can you ________ your statement?
你能把那句话的意思讲清楚吗?
(3) I’ll ________ ________ ________ at a proper time.
我将在合适的时候澄清我的立场。
2. convenience n. 方便,便利
[教材原句] England is the largest of the four countries, and for convenience it is divided roughly into three zones.
be convenient to/for sb… 对某人方便
convenient adj. 方便的,便利的
at one’s convenience 在…方便时
for convenience 为了方便起见
注意:convenient作表语时,不可用人作主语,而要用物作主语或用it作形式主语。“当你方便的时候”应翻译成when it is convenient for you,而不是when you are convenient。
(1) Please reply to my letter________ ________ ________ .
请在方便时回信。
(2) If it________ ________ ________ ________ , please come at four o’clock.
如果你方便的话,请在四点钟来。
(3) I keep my dictionary near my desk________ ________ .
为了方便起见,我把词典放在桌子边.
3. attract vt. 吸引;引起...的注意;引诱
[教材原句] It is a pity that the industrial cities built in the nineteenth century do not attract visitors.
attract one’s attention/mind 吸引某人的注意力
attract sb. to sth. 吸引某人关注某事
attraction n. 吸引力;引力;吸引人之物
tourist attraction 旅游景点
attractive adj. 有吸引力的;引起注意的;引起兴趣的
be attractive to 对……有吸引力
(1) The garden city________ many tourists.
那个花园城市吸引许多游客。
(2) A magnet ________both iron and steel.
磁铁吸铁也吸钢。
(3) I think she is a very________ girl.
我认为她是个很有魅力的女孩子。
4. educational adj. 教育的;有教育意义的
education n. 教育;教育学;培养
(1) ________ reforms should focus on raising the quality of education.
教育改革的重点应放 在提高教育质量方面。
(2) ________ must be combined with production.
教育必须与生产相结合。
(3) His whole ________ added up to no more than one year.
他所接受的全部学校教育加起来不超过一年。
5. debate vi.& n. 辩论;讨论
debate with sb about/over/on/upon sth. 与某人辩论某事
under debate 在辩论中
open a debate 开始辩论
辨析:debate与argue
debate指各自陈述理由,强调公正、公开,气氛较为激烈
argue意为“说理;争论”,通常指提出理由来支持自己的观点,并企图说服别人,着重使用说理的方式来论证主张
(1) I am not feeling well and am debating _________________ (考虑是否去上学).
(2) There has been a ________________ (激烈的讨论)the issue.
(3) _________________ the bill was pass