2009年考研英语付博词汇基础讲义.docVIP

考研英语之词 Vocabulary Defination Obesity, or fatness, has become a global epidemic affecting the lives and health of millions of people. The harbor is protected by a jetty, a wall built out into the watter. Euthanasia, often called mercy killing, has now been in practice in some countries even if it is still a controversy. An unknown word may be a compound word, that is, a word made up of two or more words. Their friends laughed at them, and my sisters felt wrethed, very unhappy. Restatement He had a wan look. He was so pale and weak that we thought he was ill. The Hopi and Zuni tribes of North America were building with adobe ?sun-brick plastered with mud. Common Sense hMark got on the motorbike, I sat behind him on the pillion, and we roared off into the night. The door was so low that when Mike entered he hit his head on the lintel. Logical Inference by Related Information Just before the exam Carl’s hands shook and steated so much that he could not hold a pen. His heart beat fast and his stomach ached, even though he knew the subject very well. He really had a strange phobia about taking tests. My parents’ usual arguments only made her more inconsolable. Nothing they said made her feel any better. Jane was talking with others all the time while Eliza remained reticent all the time. Stones are a better conductor of heat than soil. Or put it another way, soil is a better insulator than rock. Her shirt was clean but her shoes were grubby. If you choose a window seat, you will be able to enjoy the scenery. In contrast, if you choose an aisle seat, you will be able to leave quickly. Examples She is studying glaucoma and other diseases of the eye. They have lacked the obvious provisions, such as central heating, constant hot water supply, electrically operated lifts form top to bottom and so on. Doctors recommended that everyone exercise every day, particularly those who spend many hours doing sedentary activities like reading, typing and sewing. Synonym, Simile and Meta