研究生英语-Unit6.ppt

D R _ word _ ample 2 a plentiful supply of food 大量的食物供应 plentiful 指“在数量上十分充足”，例如: abundant 指“丰富的”、“充裕的”，语气比 plentiful强，数量比 plentiful 多，例如： abundant in petroleum deposits 丰富的石油蕴藏量 D R _ word _ doubtful 1 doubtful: adj. probably not true or not likely to happen; not sure that sth. is true or right She’s still doubtful about the wisdom of her choice. I think the manuscript is of doubtful authenticity. 在那场爆炸中是否有幸存者还很难说。 It is extremely doubtful that anyone survived the explosion. Patterns: doubtful about doing sth. It is doubtful that ... D R _ word _ doubtful 2 doubtful, dubious questionable 这三个形容词都含有“可疑的、不确定的”的意思。 CF: doubtful 表示的是明确表达或表现出来的不确定性。 It was doubtful whether the patient would survive the operation. 这个病人手术后能否存活还很难说。 dubious 表示的不确定性不那么直接，不那么强，通常它含有犹豫不决、猜疑、不信任的意思。 I can see you are dubious; take some time to think about it. 我能看出来你还是犹豫不决，再花点时间好好想想吧。 D R _ word _ doubtful 3 The statistics are highly questionable. 这些数据很可疑。 questionable 意思是“值得怀疑的”，它通常暗指品德、动机、性格等有问题。 D R _ word _ doubtful 4 Directions: Fill in the blanks with the three words above. Change the form where necessary. 1. He is a stockbroker. 2. It is whether she will be admitted to graduate school. 3. This is a painting of value. 4. We are fed up with his dealings. 5. He is about agreeing to go. questionable ___________ doubtful ________ dubious _______ questionable ___________ dubious _______ D R _ word _ muster up muster up: get enough courage, confidence, support, etc. to do sth., especially with difficulty With all the courage I could muster up, I told him to get out. 我对这件事提不起劲来。 I can’t muster up much enthusiasm for it. D R _ word _ deplore deplore: vt. disapprove of sth. very strongly and criticize it severely, especially publicly We all deplored his lack of good manners. We all deplored the accident, but felt there was nothing we could have done to avoid it. D R _ word _ namely namely: adv. used when