自考“英語(一)”筆記(76)

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Text A current attitudes toward physical fitness
    本課主要單詞
    1.fitness n. 適當(dāng),合理;健康
    fit v. (使)適合;與…相稱;合身;容納   adj. 合適的;正當(dāng)?shù)模唤】档?;合格?BR>    1) He does morning exercises every day to improve his fitness.(他每天做早操以增加體質(zhì)。)
    2) He tried every means to make me believe the fitness of his decision.(他盡一切可能使我相信他的決定的合理性。)
    3) I am going to help you choose the fridge that fits your needs.(我將幫你挑選適合你需要的冰箱。)
    4) Try on this jacket and see if it fits you.(試試這件茄克,看看是否合身。)
    5) This shelter can only fit a family of three.(這個防空洞只能容納一家三口。)
    6) The water in this river is not fit to drink.(這條河里的水不適合飲用。)
    7) She is fit for the job.(她能勝任這項(xiàng)工作。)
    8) The old man looks fit.(那位老人看上去身體很好。)
    2. misuse v. (n.) 誤用,濫用;虐待
    mis-是一個常用的前綴,意思是badly or wrongly. 如misunderstand(誤解),misdirect(指錯方向),misfortune(不幸),misspelling(拼寫錯誤)
    1) He misused a word in his report, which caused much confusion.
    (他在報(bào)告里用錯了一個字,引起了莫大的混亂。)
    2) He misused his servants.(他苛待仆人。)
    3) You can see for yourself how he misused his powers.(你可以親眼去看他是如何濫用權(quán)力的。)
    3. assure v. 使確信,使放心;向…保證
    assurance n. 保證;信心
    1) He assured me that there was nothing really wrong with my car.(他向我保證我的車實(shí)際上并沒有什么問題。)
    2) I can assure you of his sincerity.(他的真誠我可以向你保證。)
    3) She was assured a well-paid job after graduation.(有人保證她畢業(yè)后有一份待遇優(yōu)厚的工作。)
    4) The hunter killed the snake and the child's life was assured.(獵人打死了蛇,孩子的生命保證了。)
    5) He assured his property with this company.(他向這家公司保了財(cái)產(chǎn)險(xiǎn)。)
    6) Her assurance that she would help gave me encouragement.(她會幫忙的保證給了我鼓勵。)
    7) He continued his experiment with assurance.(他充滿信心地繼續(xù)他的試驗(yàn)。)
    8) There is an assurance company round the corner.(不遠(yuǎn)處有一家保險(xiǎn)公司。)
    4. career n. 生涯;職業(yè);(事業(yè)的)成功
    1)His career as a journalist was about to begin.(他的記者生涯即將開始。)
    2)His political career ended after he left the white House.(離開白宮后,他的政治生涯就告結(jié)束了。)
    3)She decided to make teaching her career.(她決定以教書為業(yè)。)
    4)He has a career before him.(他前程遠(yuǎn)大。)
    5. priority n. 優(yōu)先,重點(diǎn);…優(yōu)先考慮的事
    prior adj. 在先的;居先的;優(yōu)先的
    1) They insist that the right to live should take priority over all other considerations.
    (他們堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為,生存權(quán)利應(yīng)放在其他一切因素之上。)
    2) Security is a top priority.(安全是應(yīng)予優(yōu)先考慮的事。)
    3) We should place priority on the interest of the public.(我們應(yīng)優(yōu)先考慮公眾的利益。)
    4) She quitted her job without prior discussion with her parent.(她未經(jīng)事先與父母商討就辭了職。)
    5) A week prior to the meeting, he made a phone call to me.(在見面前的一個星期,他給我打了個電話。)
    6. pro adv. 從正面      prep. 贊成      n. 贊成的意見,贊成者
    con adv. 從反面     prep. 反對    n. 反對的意見;反對者
    1) Much has been written on the subject pro and con. (有關(guān)這個問題已有很多論著,有正面的,也有反面的。)
    2) The pros and cons of mixed schooling are now under discussion.(男女同校的利弊問題正在討論之中。)
    3) Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?(你是贊成還是反對核裁軍?)
    7. Involvement n. 卷入,牽連;復(fù)雜情況
    involve v. 使卷入,牽涉;包含
    1) He didn't have any direct involvement in this affair. (他未直接卷入這個事件中。)
    2) His parents warned him to avoid involvement with the street-loafers.
    (他父母告誡他不要與街頭的游手好閑者牽連在一起。)
    3) My personal involvement with him and his family is deep.(我個人和他以及他的家庭瓜葛很深。)
    4) He was involved in stealing.(他卷進(jìn)了偷盜事件中。)
    5) The investigation involves a lot innocent people.(這次調(diào)查牽扯到許多無辜者。)
    6) Swimming involves long hours of training.(游泳必須進(jìn)行數(shù)小時(shí)的訓(xùn)練。)
    8. pursuit n. 追蹤,追求,樂趣
    1) I don't know what they are in pursuit of. (我不知道他們在追求什么)
    2) In the pursuit of their goal, they got a lot of help from friends.
    (他追求目標(biāo)的過程中,他們得到了朋友的大力幫助。)
    3) They are now engaged in scientific pursuit.(他們在從事科學(xué)研究。)
    4) Stamp-collecting is one of his favorite pursuits.(他的愛好之一是集郵。)
    9. limitation n. 限制,局限,缺陷
    1) All railways have weight and height limitations, because of tunnels, bridges and so on.
    (由于隧道、橋梁等原因,所有鐵道皆有載重及車廂高度限制。)
    2) As the old saying goes, a wise man knows his own limitations.(正如古諺語所說,明智的人有自知之明。)
    3) With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its limitations.
    (盡管計(jì)算機(jī)有許多優(yōu)點(diǎn),但絕非沒有局限性。)
    10. time-consuming adj. 耗費(fèi)時(shí)間的
    n+v-ing 構(gòu)成的復(fù)合形容詞十分常見。如labor-saving (省力的),energy-consuming (耗費(fèi)能源的)
    1) Doing housework and taking care of little children can be very time-consuming.
    (料照家務(wù)照看孩子非常耗費(fèi)時(shí)間。)
    2) Before you take up this project, you must be fully aware that it is really time-consuming.
    (在你著手這個項(xiàng)目前,你必須充分意識到這的確很浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。)
    11. recreation n. 娛樂活動,消遣
    1) His only recreations are playing chess and working in the garden. (他的消遣活動是下棋和養(yǎng)花種草。)
    2) He always told us that he was too busy for recreation.(他總是對我們說他太忙,沒空消遣。)
    12. schedule n. 日程表       v. 安排,排定
    1) He looked at the schedule of postal charges trying to find out how much he would have to pay.
    (他看著郵費(fèi)價(jià)目表,想弄清楚得付多少錢。)
    2) They wanted to plan a tight schedule of travel.(他們想安排一個緊湊的旅行日程。)
    3) The organizer of the conference came to tell them the schedule for the following days.
    (會議組織者來告訴他們隨后幾天的日程安排。)
    4) The train arrived two behind schedule.(火車誤點(diǎn)兩小時(shí)。)
    5) They finished their work ahead of schedule.(他們提前完成了任務(wù)。)
    6) The Wilson's are scheduling a visit to China.(威爾遜一家正在安排來中國游覽。)
    7) He is scheduled to arrived tomorrow.(他定于明天到達(dá)。)
    13. facility n. 設(shè)備,設(shè)施;便利,容易;技巧
    1) They decided to spend more on educational facilities. (他們決定加大在教育設(shè)備上的投入。)
    2) The kitchen is equipped with all the necessary modern facilities.(廚房里裝有所有必備的現(xiàn)代化設(shè)備。)
    3) The experts are satisfied with the airport facilities.(專家們對機(jī)場設(shè)施很滿意。)
    4) This tool can be used with greater facility than that one.(這個工具使用起來比那個工具方便。)
    5) He has great facility in learning languages.(他很有學(xué)習(xí)語言的技能。)
    14. commitment n. 承擔(dān)的責(zé)任或義務(wù),,信奉
    1) He seemed to lack the commitment to pursue a difficult task the very end.
    (他似乎缺少一種將困難工作做到后的獻(xiàn)身精神。)
    2) I cannot give you any commitment for more leave and better pay.(我不能允諾你更多休假、更高報(bào)酬。)
    3) We cannot expect him to carry out his campaign commitments.(我們不能指望他履行競選諾言。)
    4) The No.1 domestic commitment of the next Administration is to control inflation.
    (下屆政府對國內(nèi)承擔(dān)的首要義務(wù)是控制通貨膨脹。)
    15. scope n. (活動,影響能力的)范圍
    1) He is looking for a job that will give him greater scope for initiative.
    (他在尋找一個能使他充分發(fā)揮積極性的工作。)
    2) Such subjects are not within the scope of my mind.(這些問題不在本書論及的范圍之內(nèi)。)
    3) What you talked about was beyond the scope of my mind.(你所談的超出了我的理解范圍。)
    4) I'd like to have more scope for putting my ideas into practice.(我希望能有更多的機(jī)會實(shí)施我的新主意。)
    16. comment n.評論,評注       v. 評論
    1) He refused to make any comment on the rumor that he had bribed the officials.
    (他拒絕對他賄賂官員的傳言發(fā)表任何評論。)
    2) Do you have any comment on this article?(你對這篇文章有什么意見?)
    3) The spokesman commented on the recent development of national economy.
    (發(fā)言人對近來國有經(jīng)濟(jì)的形勢發(fā)表了意見。)
    4) If you comment on his work favorably, he will be very happy.(如果你對他的工作予以好評,他會非常高興。)