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2011年北京《中考说明》新增词汇解读 巨人学校初中研发部 李宏亮 今年北京《中考说明》英语部分比去年新增了5个词汇，即：confident, independent, opinion, survey, theory。其中前两个是形容词，后三个皆为名词，但survey还可用作动词。考生对这五个词应该特别注意，做到一知三会: 知其意、会辨别、会拼写、会应用。下面对这五个词分别进行讲解： confident adj. 1. [not before noun] sure that something will happen in the way that you want or expect确信的, 肯定的，有把握的 confident (that) He is confident that there will be no problems this time. 他有把握这次不会有问题了。 confident of The company is confident of success. confident about I feel quite confident about the future. 我对未来充满自信。 2. sure that you have the ability to do things well or deal with situations successfully: 有信心的, 自信的 Despite her disability, Philippa is very confident. 虽然身残，但Philippa非常自信。 confident about I feel much more confident about myself and my abilities these days. 现在我对自己的能力更加自信了。 【相关词汇】 1. confidant (n) someone you tell secrets or personal things to 知己，密友 2. confidential (adj) spoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret 秘密的，机密的 3. confidence (n) 信任，信赖；信心, 自信, 把握；知心话, 私房话,（向某人透露的）秘密, 机密；把握；肯定 independent 1. not owned/controlled by something 私营的，独立的 [usually before noun] an independent organization is not owned or controlled by, or does not receive money from, another organization or the government: independent school especially British English私立学校 (=one not owned or paid for by the government) 2. fair [usually before noun] an independent organization or person is not involved in a particular situation, and can therefore be trusted to be fair in judging it: 公正的，无偏见的 There were no independent witnesses to the shooting. 3. country an independent country is not governed or controlled by another country: 独立的 India became independent in 1947. 印度1947年独立。 4. person a) confident and able to do things by yourself in your own way, without needing help or advice from other people [≠?dependent]: 有主见的； Now that my sons are more independent, I have more time for myself. b) having enough money to live without having to ask for help from other people: