山西自考网资料下载《高级英语》自考笔记(一)8

山西自考网 发布时间:2012年09月27日

 9. in private not publicly secretly 私下。

  如:

  Such a thing is best discussed in private. 这种事情最好私下讨论。

  He can be very rube in private though he is usually polite in public. 他私下可能很粗鲁,但在大众

  面前通常彬彬有礼。

  10. Taboo adj. 忌讳的, 禁止的。

  如: This topic is taboo on the campus. 校园里忌讳讨论这个话题。

  11. A. prolong cause sth. to continue longer 延长。

  如: I have to prolong my stay here for another three days. 我必须在这里继续呆三天

  You should not have prolonged the ceremony. 你本不该延长仪式的时间。

  B. throes agony 痛苦。

  如; in death throes 处于临终痛苦。

  12. hold out continue to last 坚持,挺住。

  如: Can you hold out much longer 你能再坚持一段时间吗

  13. administer to apple as a remedy 施用。

  如: administer laws 执行法律。

  The doctor administered some me medicine to the girl. 医生给女孩施用了一些药。

  14. comply with act in accordance with wishes requirements or conditions 遵守(意愿,要求或条

  件等)。

  如; You ought to comply with the rules /the demands/ the law/ the requests.

  你应该遵守规章/命令/法律/要求。

  15. pose danger 造成危险。

  Pose cause sth. to exist 导致产生。

  另如:

  pose problems 引起问题。

  16. by contrast 相比之下。

  By contrast his brother is quite easygoing. 相比之下,他的兄弟比较好相处。

  17. usher in herald 预报,宣告。

  如; usher in a new age of prosperity 宣告新的繁荣时期的到来。

  The rising sun ushered in a new day. 太阳的升起宣告新的一天开始了。

  The cuckoo ushered in spring. 布谷鸟宣布春天到来。

xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> 

 

自考高级英语笔记(5

Lesson Five I'd rather be black than female

  1. I'd rather …… than prefer…… to……

  如: I'd rather deal with a simple man than a sophisticated man.

  我宁愿与纯朴的人打交道,不愿与世故的人交往。

  I had rather never have been born than see this day of humiliation.

  我宁愿自己未曾出生,也不愿遭受今天的耻辱。

  I would had rather …… 但愿 +that 从句中用过去式)。

  如: I would rather he didn't tell her about it.

  我真希望他不告诉她这件事。

  I had rather you did it alone.

  但愿你一人做。

  2. Handicap 1 any disadvantage that makes success more difficult. 不利的因素。

  如: Bad health is a handicap. 身体不好是不利因素。

  His lack of English is a great handicap to him. 他不懂英语对他是一大缺陷。

  2 a physical or mental disability 残疾。

  如: Blindness is a great handicap.眼瞎是一大残疾。

  3. at once at the same time simultaneously 同时。

  如: It's hard for one to do two things at once. 人很难同时做两件事。

  4. eliminate get rid of remove 消除。

  如: to eliminate poverty 根除贫穷; eliminate the prejudice 消除偏见。

  5. brainwash 洗脑。

  如: Don't let television commercials brainwash you into buying anything you actually don't need.

  别让电视广告引诱你购买自己实际不需要的东西。

  6. invariably always 常常,总是。

  如: It's invariably wet when they take their holidays. 他们度假时总是下雨。

  His intuition is invariably correct. 他的直觉总是对的。