真题中常考的熟词僻义.ppt

真题中的常考的熟词僻义 王桂星 argue argue v. ①争论，争辩 ②认为，主张 【真题例句】 The point is this: without agreement on the rights of people, arguing about the rights of animals is fruitless.[1997年翻译] 【经典译文】关键问题是：如果对人的权利没有共同认识，那么争论动物的权利就是毫无结果的。 【真题例句】 He is not arguing, as many do, that we can no longer think straight because we do not talk proper.[2005年阅读Text4] 【经典译文】不像其他大多数人，麦克沃特先生并不认为我们说话方式不规范就会造成我们的思维混乱。 immediate immediate a.①立即的，即时的；②直接的，最接近的 【真题例句】Playing video games encourages immediate content.[2007阅读新题型] 【经典译文】玩电子游戏会让人获得即时满足感。 【真题例句】 But a decision among projects none of which has immediate utility is more difficult.[1996年翻译] 【例句精译】 但是在没有直接效用的项目中做抉择就难多了。 firm firm ① a. 坚固的，稳固的 ② n. 公司 【真题例句】 It serves directly to assist a rapid distribution of goods at reasonable price, thereby establishing a firm home market and so making it possible to provide for export at competitive prices. [1955年阅读Text1] 【经典译文】广告直接有助于商品以合理的价格销售，由此建立稳固的国内市场，并使商品能以富有竞争力的价格出口。 【真题例句】Until California recently passed a law, American firms did not have to tell anyone, even the victim, when data went astray. [2007年阅读Text4] 【经典译文】最近加州通过一项法律，在这之前美国公司在数据丢失时不需要通知任何人，甚至是受害者本人。 climate climate n. ①气候 ②社会风气 【真题例句】 The flight from overcrowdedness affects the migration from snow belt to more bearable climates.[1998年阅读Text4] 【经典译文】逃离人口过度稠密区的做法改变了以前那种离开寒冷地带去气候宜人之地的趋势。 【真题例句】 When the work is well done, a climate of accident-free operations is established where time lost due to injuries is kept at a minimum.[1999年完形] 【经典译文】如果此项工作做得好的话，就会形成无事故作业的好风气，因此那儿的因工伤事故所造成的时间损失就会被控制在最低限度。 conduct conduct ①v. 开展，进行 ② n. 行为 【真题例句】Ericsson grew up in Sweden, and studied nuclear engineering until he realized he would have more opportunity to conduct his own research if he switched to psychology. [2007年阅读Text1] 【经典译文】Ericsson在瑞典张大，首先学习核工程，后天他意识到如果转 学心理学，会获得更多机会开展自己的研究。 The casinos intentionally worked to “lure” him to “engage in conduct against his will.” [2006年阅读新题型] 【经典译文】赌场故意“引诱”他“作出违背自己意愿的行为”。 address address v