自考高级英语上册Lesson_11.ppt

avail n. [一般用于否定句或疑问句中]效用；(有效的)帮助；利益，好处; [复数](遗产或拍卖之后，扣除佣金、债务等后的)余额 no avail没有效果的；没有作用的 His efforts were to no avail. 他的努力是徒劳的。 vt. 有益于，有助于，有利于，有用于，使有利： All our efforts availed us little in trying to effect a change.在企图实现一个变革中我们徒劳无功。 vi.有益,有用,有帮助(against, to)： Nothing could avail against the enemy attack. 没有什么可以挡得住敌人的进攻。 adj. available 有效的，可得的；可利用的；空闲的 n. availability 可用性；有效性；实用性 of little/ no avail: not very/ not at all helpful or effective 没有多大/没有一点儿帮助,用处或效果 The advice we got was of no avail. Their efforts were of no avail. Avail：v. 有用,有利 Deft: skilful and quick, 熟练的,灵巧的 She is deft at dealing with reporters. fare: get on, progress 进展,过日子 How did you fare while you were abroad? Fare: money charged 车费 A bus/ taxi fare A single/double fare Fare: food 食物 Wholesome food 卫生食品 meditate: v. think about, consider 沉思，考虑 He sat there meditating his plan. 他坐在那儿思考着他的计划。 He meditated on the sacred mysteries. 他沉思冥想众神的神秘。 Meditate on/ upon: think deeply 深思,沉思,冥想 He sat there meditating on his misfortunes. meditation: n. meditating沉思，考虑 She has been deep in meditation when I walked into the office. 我走进办公室时，她陷入了沉思。 I have literally found it answer Answer: Answer my need to sleep. I have found this method actually worked. Literal: correspondingly exact to the original 按照原文的 a literal translation Idioms usually can not be translated literally into another language. 成语通常不能照字面译成另一种文字. Bare of: empty of / without 空的 The room is bare of furniture. 空无家具的房间. In winter the fields are bare of grass. Bare: without clothing 裸露的 Bare leg Bare: without the usual covering and protection缺少遮盖的 Bare hill, floor crooked adj. 弯曲的; 歪斜的; 畸形的， 变了形的; 不诚实的；不正当的; (手杖)弯柄的；有钩的 Polly gave her a crooked grin. 波莉给了她歪斜着嘴的一笑。 词根：crook n. crook 骗子，坏蛋；弯处，弯曲部分；钩状物 vi. crook 弯曲，成钩形 vt. crook 使弯曲；欺骗，诈骗 evoke[iv?uk] 引(唤)起, 召唤(死者灵魂等 evoke a spirit from the dead 为死者招魂 The book evoked memories of his boyhood. 此书唤起了他对童年的回忆。 crushing adj. 1. 压碎的；砸碎的 2. 压倒的；使人受不了的；决定性的 Of it, at