英語(yǔ)詞匯360題詳解 (4)

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150. On turning the corner, we saw the road _____ steeply.
    A. departing B. decreasing C. descending D. depressing
    [答案]C. descending.
    [注釋] descend(=come or go down)走下來(lái);傳下來(lái):1)He descended from the top of the mountain. 2)Are men descended from apes?(人是不是猿的后代?)depress 壓抑,使沮喪。Depart出發(fā),起程。
    151. We can't _____ one to change the habits of a lifetime in a short time.
    A. hope B. wait C. expect D. imagine
    [答案]C. expert.
    [注釋]expert期望,盼望,表示認(rèn)為有很大的客觀可能性,例如:I expert the work to be finished by Friday.(我期望這項(xiàng)工作能在星期五前做完。)wait for ... to do sth.等待、等待......做......,強(qiáng)調(diào)“等”這一動(dòng)詞的本身,如:The audience are waiting eagerly for the performance to begin.(觀眾正等著演出開始。)本題如改為這樣:I waited for him to arrive in time for dinner, but he didn't come.(我等他來(lái)趕上晚餐,但他沒有來(lái)。)則句子使是對(duì)的。由此可見,expect是表示“期待”,而wait for 是表示“等待”,詞義完全不同。注意hope后不能接sb. to do sth.。imagine being on the moon. 3)I'm sorry, but I can't imagine anyone doing research like that.(很遺憾,我不能想象人家那樣做實(shí)驗(yàn)。)
    本題譯文:我們不能期望一個(gè)人在這樣短的時(shí)間內(nèi)改變一輩子養(yǎng)成的習(xí)慣。