公共英語四級(jí)講義:核心內(nèi)容講解(偉人)

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(一) 重點(diǎn)詞匯講解
    heir n.繼承人;后嗣
    [例句] The king's eldest son is the heir to the throne.
    [譯文] 國(guó)王的長(zhǎng)子是王位的繼承人。
    royal adj.王位;王權(quán);寶座
    [例句] The papers are full of stories about the royals.
    [譯文] 報(bào)紙上盡是些有關(guān)王室人員趣聞逸事的報(bào)道。
    confine v.限制;局限;禁閉
    [例句] Please confine yourself to the subject under discussion.
    [譯文] 請(qǐng)把你的話限于我們我們所討論的題目范圍之內(nèi)。
    bring about 導(dǎo)致,產(chǎn)生,引起
    [例句] Science has brought about many changes in our lives.
    [譯文] 科學(xué)為我們的生活帶來了許多變化。
    remote adj.疏遠(yuǎn)的;遙遠(yuǎn)的。
    [例句] There's a remote village in the hills.
    [譯文] 山里有一個(gè)偏僻的山村。
    mourn v.哀痛;哀悼
    [例句] The old woman still mourns her son's death.
    [譯文] 這老太太還在為她兒子的死傷心。
    (二)核心短語講解
    1. It is said that ...聽說......,據(jù)說...... 表示所講的內(nèi)容是從別人那里聽來的。如:
    It is said that we will have a small quiz next Monday morning. 聽說我們下星期一上午將會(huì)有一個(gè)小測(cè)驗(yàn)。
    2. tell sb. about sth. sb.是間接賓語,sth.是直接賓語。如:He told me about his tour to America. 他告訴我他的美國(guó)之旅。
    3. by the way 順便問一下,順便說一下,順便提一下。 通常用于詢問或者說明一件不太重要的事情,它的作用是引起聽話人的注意。
    4. If I were you,I would be pround of him,too.如果我是你,我也會(huì)替他感到驕傲的。 這里出現(xiàn)的If I were you 是典型的虛擬語氣。be proud of 意思是“為......感到驕傲”,與之意思相同的短語還有take pride in。
    5. not any more 不再?!∨c之意思相近的有:not any longer。如:The house didn't belong to you any longer.這所房子不再屬于你了。
    6. be eager to 渴望(做某事)。如:I am eager to see her soon.我渴望馬上見到她。
    7. What do you think of... 你認(rèn)為......怎么樣? 相當(dāng)于How do you like...用于征詢他人對(duì)于某一事物的看法。如:
    What do you think of our debate? 你覺得我們的辯論如何?
    8. major in 主修(某課程),專業(yè)是......  常常用于口語中的自我介紹。如:I am Tim. I'm majoring in international trade. 我叫吉姆,是學(xué)國(guó)際貿(mào)易專業(yè)的。
    9. How about you ? 你怎么樣? 相當(dāng)于What about you? 當(dāng)你回答了別人提出的問題后,又反過來想問別人同樣的問題,就可以使用這句話。如:-Have you been to our capital Beijing? -Yes, I have. How about you? -No,I haven't.
    10. over and over 又,一遍又一遍?!∠喈?dāng)于over and over again。如:
    I pronounced the new word for the students over and over. 我一遍一遍的給學(xué)生們讀這個(gè)生詞。