英语段落2.ppt

;For the past two years the Ad Council has been frequently listed as a Top 25 Internet Advertiser, according to Nielsen/NetRatings rankings, registering approximately 11 billion impressions in 2000. ; The organizations Website, , features all of the campaigns. The Ad Councils pledge is to remain committed and vigilant in establishing a foothold for public service advertising in a rapidly changing media landscape. 　 ; Since the tragedies of September 11th, Americans have experienced profound grief and immobilizing fear that has shaken beliefs, threatened security and deepened the economic decline. ; The Ad Council reached out to the federal government as well as important national non-profits with an offer to create and also distribute their crisis-related messages to media outlets nationwide. ;These new messages are designed to inform, inspire and involve all Americans to participate in activities that will strengthen the nation and help win the war on terrorism.;同义词 about，around，just about，more or less 词汇辨析 almost，nearly，about，approximately，around，roughly这些副词均有“大约，差不多”之意。 almost 指在程度上相差很小，差不多。 nearly 与almost含义基本相同，侧重指数量、时间或空间上的接近。 about 常可分almost和nearly换用，但about用于表示时间、数量的“大约”时，实际数量可能多也可能少。 approximately 多用于书面语，指精确度接近某个标准以致误差可忽略不计。 around 多用于非正式场合，常见于美国英语。 roughly 指按精略估计，常代替about。 参考例句 1. Recovers approximately 20 metals including: gold, silver, platinum, rhodium and palladium. 回收品种涉及20多种金属，包括：金、银、铂、铑、钯。 2. This recipe can be cooked and stored for approximately a week in an airtight container in the fridge. 用这个食谱做的腌菜可以装在密封的容器中放置在冰箱里保存大约一周。 3. Approximately duplicate records in data integration is one of the key problems affect the data quality. 相似重复记录是数据集成系统中影响数据质量的关键问题之一。;同义词 n. assurance，toast v. drink，plight，salute[s?lut] ，subscribe 词汇辨析 ensure，insure，assure，guarantee，pledge，promise这些动词都有“保证”之意。 ensure 侧重使人相信某个行为或力量产生的结果。 insure 常与ensure换用，但前者多指经济方面的保证、保险。 assure 侧重指消除某人思想上的怀疑或担心，从而有达到目的的保证感，但不如ensure普通。 guarantee 指对事物的品质或人的行为及履行义务、义务等承担责任的保证。 pledge 正式用词