第七章 vocabulay.pptxVIP

vocabulary The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe -- the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God. eliminate cancel repeal abolish abolish:to end a law, a system,an institution and so on . 废除，废止（法律，制度，习俗等） abolish/repeal/cancel/eliminate 废除，取消 abolish 为正式用语，指通过暴力或法律彻底而逐步地废除法律,制度,习俗等。eg:They recommend that this tax be abolished. 他们建议取消这种税。 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。eg:We may have to cancel the plan. 我们可能需要取消这项计划。 repeal书面用词，指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。eg:The congress is discussing whether to repeal this law .议会正在讨论是否要废除这条法律。 elominate 指消除已经存在但是现在不需要的东西。eg:Credit cards eliminate the need to carry a lot of cash . 有了信用卡就用不着携带很多现金。 选词填空：将abolish， cancel， eliminate放到合适的位置，完成句子。 　　The flight to Tokyo is ______ because of the storm． 　　We must ______ unnecessary expense． 　　President Lincoln worked to ______ slavery． 答案： 　　cancelled， eliminate， abolish mortal fatal lethal deadly mortal:1.that can not live forever and must die . 2. causing death or likely to cause death；quite serious mortal/fatal/deadly/lethal 致命的 moral:语气较强，指必死无疑的，可用来指可能导致死亡的人和物。eg:cancer proves to be mortal in most cases.在大多数情况下，癌症被证明是致命的。 deadly 普通用词，指极为可能致命的或致死的。eg:A single leakage of a radioactive substance, however tiny, can be deadly /fatal, so extreme caution must be exercised. 放射性物质泄漏, 无论多么少量，都可能是致命的，因此必须高度谨慎。 fatal 指可能导致或已经导致死亡的，也可表示一事对另一事是毁灭性的或灾难性的。eg;Diarrhea is one of the most common fatal childhood dieseases worldwide.痢疾是世界范围内儿童常见致死疾病之一。 lethal 只用于指确定能致死的事物，如 lethal gas (毒气)、lethal dose (致命剂量)。eg: Health authorities fear that this strain could cause a new lethal flu pandemic.卫生部门担心这种菌株会引起新的致命流感流行。 The kings daughter threatened to drink the_______chemical if he refused her request. A.deadly B.fatal C deadly