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样题2 P59 31两个都可以翻译成直到not until是否定式，也就是直到。。。才。。。的意思。 up until是肯定式的例： He did not leave until the last minute. 他直到最后一分钟才走。 He stayed up until the last minute. 他留到了最后一分钟。近义词辨析 strange, eccentric, odd, peculiar, queer, unique 这组词均含有不平常的或奇怪的的意思。 strange 词义最广。指非一般的、不平常的、费解的或与预期不同的，还强调陌生，不熟悉。 With so many strange faces around her, she felt a bit nervous.身边尽是陌生的面孔，她感到有点紧张。 ccentric：behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people 指行为偏离常规，特别是显得古怪或可笑。 Youll be considered eccentric if you go to the banquet in your tennis shoes.如果穿着网球鞋去参加宴会，别人会认为你很古怪。His eccentric behavior lost him his job. 3) odd: strange, different from what is normal or expected, especially in a way that you disapprove of or cannot understand 强调有异于正常，表示不标准、不正规、不符合规律等，暗示这种奇异令人困惑不解。Einstein was considered an odd man by the neighbors’ kids.邻居的孩子们认为爱因斯坦是个古怪的人。It was an odd thing to say. 4) peculiar 强调具有明显的奇异特征或令人不快的怪异特性。 We can identify the drug by its peculiar smell.我们可以通过其古怪的气味来辨认那种毒品。 queer 比odd更强调古怪性，指古怪得令人难以置信或离奇可笑。该词是个比较陈旧过时的词。曾被用于指男子同性恋者，宜慎用。 He had a queer expression on his face.他的面部表情古怪。 unique 可指在某一方面不同寻常、特别，有较强的“独一无二”的意思。 His calligraphic style is unique.他的书法风格很独特。 tendency指倾向，A tendency is a worrying or unpleasant action that keeps occurring，如：she has the tendency to work late. trend强调要变化或发展的趋势，A trend is a change or development towards something new or different如：fashion trend流行趋势；The trend is toward working longer hours for less money. 34 admit: 承认。经常用于承认错误, 如：I admit I made a mistake. 我承认我犯了一个错。Id be ashamed to admit feeling jealous. 我不好意思承认自己的嫉妒之心。 acknowledge: 承认，跟admit很相像，但是更专业化，并且比较中立的。在法律文件里很经常看到这个词，如：I acknowledge the foregoing is true. 我承认/认可上述的是真实的。Belatedly, the government has acknowledged the problem. 政府迟迟才承认了该问题。 By contrast/In contrast, Mary is much diligent than Tom. It seems quite warm today by contrast with yesterdays icy wind. 与昨天凛冽的寒风一比，今天可算相当暖和了。 In contrast with her sister, she is very tall. 与姐姐相比，她个子很高。 扔掉，丢掉(废弃物)I never throw anything away. 我什么东西都不舍得扔。 错过，浪费(机会、优