自考“英語(二)”完整講義(118)

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重點詞匯:
    1.link : n./ vt. 環(huán)節(jié),聯(lián)系
    I‘d like to have a few links removed from this necklace. 我想從這條項鏈上去掉幾環(huán)。
    There is a clear link between poverty and malnutrition. 貧窮與營養(yǎng)不良之間有明顯的聯(lián)系。
    2.respectively : ad. 各自地,分別地
    派生詞:respect vt./n. 尊敬,尊重;方面
    In the 200 metres, Lizzy and Sarah came first and third respectively. 在200 米賽跑中,利茲和莎拉分別獲第一和第三名。
    注意區(qū)別:respectable a. 值得尊敬的;respectful a. 恭敬的,尊敬的
    3. differ : vi .不同,相異
    派生詞:different a. 不同的,相異的;difference n. 區(qū)別,差別,相異
    The twins look alike, but they differ in temperament. 這對雙胞胎看起來很像,但脾氣不同。Robots differ from automatic machines in that after completion of one specific task, they can be reprogrammed by a computer to do another one.
    機(jī)器人與自動化機(jī)器不同之處在于機(jī)器人完成某一特定任務(wù)后,可由計算機(jī)重新編制程序去完成另一項任務(wù)。
    4. identity: n. 同一,一致;身份
    派生詞:identify v. 識別,鑒別;identical a. 相同的,同一的
    The man‘s identity was being kept secret while he was helping the police with information about the murder. 這個人在向警察提供有關(guān)此謀殺案的信息時身份是保密的。
    5. influence on : 對 …的影響
    Parents have great influence on their children. 父母對孩子有極大的影響。
    重點句子:
    Text B To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
    So you awoke this morning in a miserable mood. Well, maybe your special dream character didn‘t put in an appearance last night, or maybe there just weren’t enough people drifting through your dreams.⑴
    1.Well, maybe your special dream character didn‘t put in an appearance last night, or maybe there just weren’t enough people drifting through your dreams. ( para.1)
    to put in an appearance (出于責(zé)任或禮貌,暫時地)到場,出席,露面
    drifting through your dreams. 現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語,修飾people
    全句譯為:“是的,也許是你的特別的夢中人昨夜沒在你夢中出現(xiàn),或者是浮現(xiàn)在你夢中的人不夠多?!?BR>    If that sounds like far-fetched fantasy, consider these interesting findings that have emerged from eight years of sleep and dream research at the Veterans Administration hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio:
    While sleep affects how sleepy, friendly, aggressive, and unhappy we feel after awakening, feelings of happiness or unhappy we feel after awakening, feelings of happiness or unhappiness depend most strongly on our dreams.⑵
    2.While sleep affects how sleepy, friendly, aggressive, and unhappy we feel after awakening, feelings of happiness or unhappiness depend most strongly on our dreams. (para.3)
    While 意為“盡管,雖然”
    how sleepy, friendly, aggressive , and unhappy we feel after awakening 為賓語從句,
    depend … on 依賴,依靠
    全句譯為:“雖然睡眠影響我們醒來之后如何困倦、和善、暴躁還是不快,我們的愉快與否的感覺很大程度上卻取決于我們所做的夢的內(nèi)容?!?BR>    Each of us has a special dream character, a type of person whose appearance in our dreams makes us feel happier when we awake.
    What we dream at night isn‘t as important to how we feel in the morning as the number of people who appear in our dreams.⑶ The more people, the better we feel.