自考“英語(一)”筆記(50)

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12、professional adj. 職業(yè)的,專業(yè)的    n. 自由職業(yè)者,專業(yè)人員
    1)We need to have some professional advice. (我們需要職業(yè)性的指導(dǎo)。)
    2)He is a professional basketball player. (他是職業(yè)籃球運(yùn)動員。)
    3)The band consists of a professional and three amateurs. (這支樂隊由一名職業(yè)樂師和三名業(yè)余人員組成。)
    4)He is a professional at his job. (他是一個精通本職工作的人。)
    profession 名詞,意思是“職業(yè)”。如:
    1)He decided on teaching as his profession. (他決定從事教書工作。)
    2)He is a carpenter by profession. (他以木工為業(yè)。)
    What's your father’s profession? (你父親是從事什么工作的?)
    13、ignorance n. 無知,愚昧;不知
    1)Some animals have been wiped out through ignorance. (有些動物由于人們的無知而滅絕了。)
    2)It might be better to keep her in ignorance of what has happened. (不讓她知道發(fā)生了什么事也許更好。)
    ignorant是形容詞,意思是“無知的,沒有學(xué)識;不知道的”。如:
    1)She was ignorant about these people. (她對這些人全然不了解。)
    2)His parents were kept ignorant of the fact that he failed in the exam.
    (關(guān)于他考試又不及格這件事他父母還蒙在鼓里。)
    3)How can you believe such an ignorant person?
    (你怎能相信這樣一個無知的人?)
    14、opposite adj. 對面的;相反的      n. 對立面
    1)He lives in the house opposite to ours. (他住在我們對面的那所房子里。)
    2)She burst into the room through the opposite door. (她從對面的那扇門沖進(jìn)房間。)
    3)The result was opposite to what we had expected. (結(jié)果和我們所期望的相反。)
    4)You are active, she is the opposite. (你很活潑,她正相反。)
    5)Our view is the opposite of yours. (我們的意見與你們的相反。)
    6)He sat opposite to her. (他坐在她對面。)
    7)There was an explosion opposite. (對面發(fā)生了爆炸。)
    15、effective adj. 有效果的,有成效的
    1)We have to take effective measures to control pollution. (我們得采取有效措施控制污染。)
    2)I hope the medicine can be effective. (我希望這藥有效。)
    本課簡介
    態(tài)度友善、衣著得體、熱切助人的保險代理人的來電或造訪常令美國人不安,甚至戒備,這是為什么呢?本文作者列舉了美國人不愿談?wù)摫kU的三個原因。其一是保險昂貴,各類保險成了大多數(shù)美國家庭的一大花費(fèi);其二是保險總令人想到自己生活于其中的世界充滿了不安全因素。人們得面對疾病、傷害、死亡、經(jīng)濟(jì)損失等種種不幸;其三是保險是一個困難而復(fù)雜的問題,能完全弄明白這個問題的人少而又少,掩飾無知的方式是避免談?wù)?。然而,這正是由于上述三個原因,人們有必要對保險問題多多了解,才能成為明智的消費(fèi)者,才能理智地正視保險問題,才能避免成為“保險盲”。
    本課主要語言點
    1. Yet few Americans really enjoy visiting with these eager, helpful men and women.
    在前一單元中,我們已講到過few 通常否定,意思是“很少的,幾乎沒有的”,本句中的few 同樣表示否定意味。
    動詞enjoy 的后面跟名詞或者動名詞,不能跟動詞不定式,如:
    1)He enjoys classical music. (他喜歡古典音樂。)
    2)She enjoys going to concerts. (她喜歡赴音樂會。)
    3)Painting is something that Mary really enjoys doing. (畫畫是瑪麗真正喜歡做的事。)
    visit with 是美國用法,意思是“訪問;在…處做客、逗留”,如:
    1)She will come and visit with you for a few weeks. (她會來你這兒做客住上幾個星期的。)
    2)He hasn't visited with his uncle since 1990. (他從1990年至今沒有拜訪過他叔叔。)
    eager 是一個形容詞,通常用于詞組 be eager to do sth.
    1)They are eager to get the information. (他們急切地想得到那信息。)
    2)The little boy was eager to tell his parents that he won the first prize.
    (那個小男孩急切地想告訴父母他得了一等獎。)
    2.We are on guard when they visit our homes.
    guard 這個詞既可做名詞用,也可做動詞用。做名詞用時,意思是“看守;守衛(wèi);警惕;”做動詞用時,意思是“保衛(wèi),保護(hù);看守?!?BR>    1)He works as a door guard for that company. (他在那家公司做門警。)
    2)They will give him an armed guard. (他們會給他配備一隊武裝衛(wèi)兵。)
    3)I was immediately on guard when father mentioned that incident. (父親提起那件事,我就立刻提防起來。)
    4)Police were sent to guard his house. (警察被派去守衛(wèi)他的房子。)
    5)She had been locked in her room and guarded day and night. (她被鎖在房間里日夜看守著。)
    6)The old man told his son to guard against conceit. (那位老人囑咐他的兒子謹(jǐn)防驕傲。)
    3.Three reasons why we are unwilling to discuss insurance can be suggested.
    本句的主要成份是:Three reasons can be suggested. Why引導(dǎo)的是一個定語從句,修飾reasons.如:
    1)The reason why she refused my help is unknown. (沒人知道她拒絕我的幫助的原因。)
    2)The room where Mary used to live has been painted blue. (瑪麗曾經(jīng)住過的那個房間已被漆成了藍(lán)色。)
    3)The day when John came was cold. (約翰來的那天很冷。)
    4. In effect, they pay as much for the insurance as they do for the car itself.
    in effect 意思是“實質(zhì)上;實際上”,如:
    1)They have in effect been severely punished. (他們實際上已受到嚴(yán)厲懲罰。)
    2)In effect, she has no choice. (實際上她沒有選擇。)
    3)What in effect I'm saying is that he couldn’t keep his promise. (我實質(zhì)上要說的是,他不可能信守諾言。)
    請注意pay和spend兩個動詞的用法:
    1)He paid 100 yuan for that used bicycle. (他出100元買那輛舊自行車。)
    2)He spent 100 yuan on that used bike.
    5. Insurance also reminds us that we live in an unsafe world.
    在詞匯部分,我們已講過remind這個詞的詞意及用法,再鞏固一下:
    remind sb. of sth.
    1)I remind him of his promise. (我提醒他許下的諾言。)
    2)Her smile reminds me of her mother.(她的微笑使我想起了她的母親。)
    remind sb. about sth.
    1)Don't forget to remind him about the meeting. (別忘記提醒他開會的事。)
    2)He called to remind me about the return ticket. (他打來電話提醒我回程票的事。)
    remind sb. to do sth.
    1)Remind me to turn off the computer. (提醒我關(guān)電腦。)
    2)Mother reminded him to air the quilt when it is fine. (母親提醒他天氣好時曬曬被子。)
    remind + 從句
    1)I was reminded how his attitude had changed. (我注意到他的態(tài)度改變了。)
    2)Remind his that he has to go to the parents' meeting. (提醒他去參加家長會。)