山西自考网资料下载《高级英语》自考笔记(一)5

山西自考网 发布时间:2012年09月27日

 20. …… those who have no patience with the tedious workings of the democratic process and who believe that the institution can only be changed by force.

  a. tedious long and tiresome 冗长乏味的。

  如:a tedious lecture 冗长的演讲;tedious work 乏味的工作

  b. workings action operation 工作,运作。

  如:the workings of the mind the workings of the nature 自然的运作

  21. To them it offers a romantic appeal usually symbolized by some dashing and charismatic figure.

  a. a romantic appeal appeal n. the power to attract the mind or emotions 吸引力。

  如:Such life has no appeal for me. 这种生活对我没有吸引力。

  That sort of music has lost its appeal for me. 这种音乐已经失去了对我的吸引力。

  v. appeal to 吸引。

  如oes the menu appeal to me 菜单吸引我了吗

  The novel appeals to women. 这本小说吸引女性读者。

  b. dashing vigorously lovely brilliant or showy 精力充沛的;华丽的

  c. charismatic 名词形式为charisma (使大众信服的)领袖魅力

  22. Lets smash it and build something better on the ruins.

  on the ruins the remains of destroyed or decaying or town 废墟,遗迹,残骸。

  如:the ruins of a castle 一座城堡的废墟

  23. These are the ones whose revolution did not come off……

  come off happen occur 发生。

  如:The invasion came off last week. 入侵是上星期发生的。

  To be effective or successful 生效,成功。

  如:She didn't come off well in the interview. 她的面试不很成功。

  24. I am not of course suggesting that revolutions accomplish nothing.

  accomplish bring to a successful conclusion achievement 完成。

  如:accomplish something / a great deal / miracles 实现某种目标/取得很大成就/实现奇迹

  accomplish skilled expert 熟练的,内行的。

  如:an accomplish golf player 技术精湛的 高尔夫运动员

  accomplishment s 修养,才艺。

  如: a woman of many accomplishment 多才多艺的女人

  25. For at best their victory never dawns on the shining new world they had dreamed of cleansed of all human meanness .

  cleanse make clean 清洗。

  如:She cleansed the wound with alcohol .她用酒精清洗伤口。

  cleanse sin from the soul = cleanse the soul of sin 清洗灵魂的罪恶

  26. At first glance this course is far from inviting.

  inviting temptingly attractive 诱人的。

  如:an inviting smile 迷人的微笑/an inviting dish 诱人的菜肴

  27. It depends on the exasperating and uncertain instruments of persuasion……

  exasperate annoy extremely 令人怒不可遏

  如:Constant interruptions exasperate me. 不断的中断让我怒火中烧。

  28. It demands patience always in short supply.

  (be in short supply 供应不足,短缺。

  如:Food is in short supply .食物供应不足。

  Honesty is in short supply. 缺乏诚实(的人)。

  29. …… as soon as you capture one mountain range another one looms just ahead.

  loom come into view in indistinct and enlarged form 忽隐忽现。

  如:The iceberg loomed out of the mist .冰山在迷雾中忽隐忽现。

  Dangers are looming ahead. 危险阴森森地逼近。

  30. …… of coping with war in unfamiliar guises.

  guise a false or assumed appearance or disguise 外貌,伪装。

  如:an old idea in a new guise 老观念新面貌(新瓶装旧酒)

  in the guise of 打扮成……的样子。

  如:the king in the guise of a beggar 装扮成乞丐的国王

  under the guise of ……为借口。

  如:under the guise of friendship 以友谊为幌子