高二英语课件 Unit 1 Living well 第3课时 Learning about language（新人教版选修7）.pptVIP

1．abolish vt. 废除；废止 ①Slavery was abolished in the U．S. in the 19th century. 美国的奴隶制在19世纪就已经被废除了。 ②Welfare programs cannot be abolished that quickly. 福利项目不能那么快就被废止。 【词语辨析】 abolish与cancel 这两个动词均含“取消、废除”之意 (1)abolish正式用词，指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。 These superstitious practices should be abolished as soon as possible. 这些迷信做法应尽早取消。 (2)cancel 用法广泛，多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等。 The match had to be cancelled because of bad weather. 比赛因天气不好只得取消。 [知识运用] (1)He served 27 years in prison for fighting to________white-only rule. A．polish　　　　　　　 B．punish C．abolish D．dominate 答案：C　句意：他因参加了废除白人专制统治的斗争而被判服刑27年。abolish在此是“