《自考英语本科《高级英语》考点精析》.docVIP

考点精析 Lesson one Rock Superstars : What do they tell us about ourselves and our society ? # Sprinkling its contents over the first few rows of sweltering listeners. sprinkle v. to scatter in drops or small grains 喷/洒/撒 eg: Sprinkle sand along the icy path . 把沙子撒在冰封的路上. # They surge to follow him , eager to be touched by a few baptismal drops . surge v. to move ,esp.forward ,in or like powerful waves 汹涌,澎湃 eg: The crowd surged past him . 人潮从他身边汹涌而过. n. strong,wavelike ,forward movement 波涛,巨浪 eg: The surge crashed against the coast .汹涌的波涛拍打着海岸. # How do you feel about all this adulation and hero worship ? adulation n. praise that is more than necessary or deserved 奉承,谄媚 eg: He received many adulations from his colleagues .他受到许多同事的奉承. adulate v. praise more than is truthful to win favor 奉承,逢迎 eg:The leader are easily adulated . 领导容易受逢迎. # Do you share Chris Singers almost religious reverence for Bob Dylan ? reverence n. great respect 尊敬,崇敬 eg:They show great reverence to him .他们对他极为尊敬. v. admire or respect 尊敬,崇敬 eg: He was still reverenced by people after many years . 多年以后他仍然受到人们的尊敬. reverent adj. having a feeling of reverence 崇敬的 eg:This is a reverent behavior . 这是一种崇敬的行为. # Its just that Elvis managed to embody the frustrated teenage spirit of the 1950s. embody v. express 表达 eg: Words embody thought . 文字表达思想. embodiment n. someone or something in which something is embodied . 化身,体现 eg : Dove is the embodiment of peace . 鸽子是和平的象征. # He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of the older generation. bewilderment n. confusion 困惑 eg: Imagine my bewilderment when she said that . 她说那句话时你可以想像我多困惑. bewilder v. confuse 迷惑 eg: Big city s traffic bewilders me . 大城市的交通使我不知所措. bewildering adj. very confusing 令人迷惑不解的 eg: What she had said was bewildering to me . 她所说的令我迷惑不解. bewildered adj. completely puzzled 迷惑不解 eg: He was bewildered by her question . 他被她的问题弄得不知所措. 难句详解 @ jagger , he said , grads a half-galloon jug of water and ru