*choice， alternative， option， preference， selection， election
Each of these nouns denotes the act, power, or right of choosing.
1)
Choice implies broadly the freedom to choose from a set, as of persons or things:
e.g.The store offers a wide choice of fruits and vegetables.
商店提供許多可供選擇的水果和蔬菜。
I had no choice-- her decision was final. 我沒有選擇的余地--他們的決定已成定局。
2)
Alternative emphasizes a choosing between only two possibilities or courses of action: Alternative強(qiáng)調(diào)在只有兩種可能性或者行為方式之間所作的選擇：
e.g.An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. . . . Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do? (Jane Austen).
“伊麗莎白，你面前擺著只有兩種令人不快的選擇?！绻悴患藿o柯林斯先生，你母親會再也不愿見到你, 而如果你要嫁給他，我會再也不愿見到你”(簡·奧斯丁)。
3)
option often stresses a power or liberty to choose that has been granted, as by an authority: option常常側(cè)重于已經(jīng)被權(quán)威等所授予的一種選擇能力或自由：
e.g.The option lies between accepting the candidate the administration proposes and reconstituting the search committee.
可以在接受由領(lǐng)導(dǎo)提名的候選人以及重組選拔委員會之間作出選擇。
4)
preference indicates choice based on ones values, bias, or predilections:指基于個人價值觀、偏見或偏好上的選擇：
e.g.We were offered our preference of wines.
我們可以選擇自己喜歡的葡萄酒。
5)
Selection suggests a variety of things or persons to choose from:含有可供選擇的許多不同的人或物的意思：
e.g.parents should exercise care in their selection of the movies their young children see. 家長們在為他們年幼的孩子們挑選所看的電影時應(yīng)小心謹(jǐn)慎。
6)
Election especially emphasizes the use of judgment in choosing: 特別強(qiáng)調(diào)選擇時使用判斷力：
e.g.The university recommends the election of courses in composition and literature.
校方建議選擇有關(guān)寫作與文學(xué)的課程
7.
primitive adj.原始的, 遠(yuǎn)古的, 粗糙的, 簡單的
e.g.primitive men lived in caves. 原始人住在山洞里。
The native of that region still live in primitive straw huts.
那個地區(qū)的居民依然住在古老的茅草屋里。
Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money.
小貝殼曾經(jīng)被用作簡單的錢幣。
8.
parallel n.平行線, 平行面, 類似, 相似物
e.g.Do you think it is a unique event, without parallel in history?
你覺得這件事是歷獨(dú)一無二的事件嗎?
He is the greatest center in the history of basketball without a parallel.
他是籃球無與倫比偉大的中鋒。
There are few parallels between American football and European football.
美國足球和歐洲足球沒有什么相似之處。
v.相應(yīng), 平行; 相等;匹敵
e.g.The stream parallels the road for several miles.
這條小河與那條道平行數(shù)英里。
No one has paralleled his success in business.
沒有人能與他在商業(yè)上的成功相匹敵。
Her daily life parallels mine. 她的日常生活與我的相同。
adj.平行的, 相同的, 類似的, 并聯(lián)的
e.g.parallel lines平行線
parallel bars雙杠
The railway line runs parallel with / to the highway.
鐵路線和那條公路平行。
9.
award vt. 頒獎，授獎
e.g.The school awarded Merry a prize (for her good work).
學(xué)校(因?yàn)樗ぷ骱枚?獎勵了梅麗。
He was awarded a gold cup in acknowledgment of his creative achievements for the development of the company.
公司獎給他一個金杯,以感謝他為公司發(fā)展所作出的創(chuàng)造性成就。
He was awarded the gold medal for being the fastest runner.
他跑得快,因而獲得了金牌。
Martin Ruther King Jr. was awarded the peace Nobal prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.
小馬丁.路德.金因?yàn)橹鲝埫駲?quán)運(yùn)動中采取非暴力政策而被授予1964年諾貝爾和平獎。
10.
on a large scale 大規(guī)模地
e.g.They are preparing for war on a large scale.
他們正在大規(guī)模地備戰(zhàn)。
Any public demonstration on a large scale without the permission of the city authorities is antisocial.
不得市政*的允許舉行大規(guī)模**是妨害社會秩序的。
Each of these nouns denotes the act, power, or right of choosing.
1)
Choice implies broadly the freedom to choose from a set, as of persons or things:
e.g.The store offers a wide choice of fruits and vegetables.
商店提供許多可供選擇的水果和蔬菜。
I had no choice-- her decision was final. 我沒有選擇的余地--他們的決定已成定局。
2)
Alternative emphasizes a choosing between only two possibilities or courses of action: Alternative強(qiáng)調(diào)在只有兩種可能性或者行為方式之間所作的選擇：
e.g.An unhappy alternative is before you, Elizabeth. . . . Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do? (Jane Austen).
“伊麗莎白，你面前擺著只有兩種令人不快的選擇?！绻悴患藿o柯林斯先生，你母親會再也不愿見到你, 而如果你要嫁給他，我會再也不愿見到你”(簡·奧斯丁)。
3)
option often stresses a power or liberty to choose that has been granted, as by an authority: option常常側(cè)重于已經(jīng)被權(quán)威等所授予的一種選擇能力或自由：
e.g.The option lies between accepting the candidate the administration proposes and reconstituting the search committee.
可以在接受由領(lǐng)導(dǎo)提名的候選人以及重組選拔委員會之間作出選擇。
4)
preference indicates choice based on ones values, bias, or predilections:指基于個人價值觀、偏見或偏好上的選擇：
e.g.We were offered our preference of wines.
我們可以選擇自己喜歡的葡萄酒。
5)
Selection suggests a variety of things or persons to choose from:含有可供選擇的許多不同的人或物的意思：
e.g.parents should exercise care in their selection of the movies their young children see. 家長們在為他們年幼的孩子們挑選所看的電影時應(yīng)小心謹(jǐn)慎。
6)
Election especially emphasizes the use of judgment in choosing: 特別強(qiáng)調(diào)選擇時使用判斷力：
e.g.The university recommends the election of courses in composition and literature.
校方建議選擇有關(guān)寫作與文學(xué)的課程
7.
primitive adj.原始的, 遠(yuǎn)古的, 粗糙的, 簡單的
e.g.primitive men lived in caves. 原始人住在山洞里。
The native of that region still live in primitive straw huts.
那個地區(qū)的居民依然住在古老的茅草屋里。
Small seashells were once used as a primitive kind of money.
小貝殼曾經(jīng)被用作簡單的錢幣。
8.
parallel n.平行線, 平行面, 類似, 相似物
e.g.Do you think it is a unique event, without parallel in history?
你覺得這件事是歷獨(dú)一無二的事件嗎?
He is the greatest center in the history of basketball without a parallel.
他是籃球無與倫比偉大的中鋒。
There are few parallels between American football and European football.
美國足球和歐洲足球沒有什么相似之處。
v.相應(yīng), 平行; 相等;匹敵
e.g.The stream parallels the road for several miles.
這條小河與那條道平行數(shù)英里。
No one has paralleled his success in business.
沒有人能與他在商業(yè)上的成功相匹敵。
Her daily life parallels mine. 她的日常生活與我的相同。
adj.平行的, 相同的, 類似的, 并聯(lián)的
e.g.parallel lines平行線
parallel bars雙杠
The railway line runs parallel with / to the highway.
鐵路線和那條公路平行。
9.
award vt. 頒獎，授獎
e.g.The school awarded Merry a prize (for her good work).
學(xué)校(因?yàn)樗ぷ骱枚?獎勵了梅麗。
He was awarded a gold cup in acknowledgment of his creative achievements for the development of the company.
公司獎給他一個金杯,以感謝他為公司發(fā)展所作出的創(chuàng)造性成就。
He was awarded the gold medal for being the fastest runner.
他跑得快,因而獲得了金牌。
Martin Ruther King Jr. was awarded the peace Nobal prize of 1964 for advocating nonviolence policy in the movement for civil rights.
小馬丁.路德.金因?yàn)橹鲝埫駲?quán)運(yùn)動中采取非暴力政策而被授予1964年諾貝爾和平獎。
10.
on a large scale 大規(guī)模地
e.g.They are preparing for war on a large scale.
他們正在大規(guī)模地備戰(zhàn)。
Any public demonstration on a large scale without the permission of the city authorities is antisocial.
不得市政*的允許舉行大規(guī)模**是妨害社會秩序的。