英语读写教程 Unit 4 词汇详解.docx

classica.经典的；典型的，标准的 n.文学著作；杰作classical a.古典的；经典的区别：classic用作形容词表示“经典的；精彩的；一流的”。例如：Death on the Niles is one of the classic works of Agatha Christie. 《尼罗河上的惨案》是阿加莎·克里斯蒂的经典作品之一。口语中也会用到classic这个词。当你看到一场精彩的演出时，就可以说“That’s classic!”来表达赞美。classic也可以用作名词，表示“文学名著；经典作品；杰作”。例如：We have all the standard classics of Hayao Miyazaki at home. 我们家有宫崎骏的所有的经典作品。classical不能用作名词，只能用作形容词，表示“古典的，经典的”。例如：Classical music is music written by composers such as Mozart and Beethoven. 像莫扎特和贝多芬所创作的音乐成为古典音乐。cautiousa.小心的；谨慎的；慎重的dynamic a.①精力充沛的；有创新思想的；志在成功的。例如：He seemed a dynamic and energetic leader. 他似乎是一个充满朝气和活力的领导者。②不断移动的；不断变化的。例如：Markets are dynamic and companies must learn to adapt to the constant economic changes. 市场是动态的，公司必须学会适应持续不断的经济变化。tempt vt.怂恿；利诱。例如：They tempted him to join their company by offering him a large salary and a company car. 他们为他提供高薪和一辆公司的汽车来利诱他加入他们的公司。tempting a.诱人的；吸引人的。例如：At first glance, the contract was tempting; however, upon closer examination it became clear that the contract had many problems. 乍一看，合同是诱人的，但仔细检查后发现该合同有许多问题。Note：Tempting is a present participle of the verb tempt, used as an adjective to describe the effect that something has on someone’s feelings. For example, if you find something tempting/charming/disgusting/frightening, it means it tempts/charms/disgusts/frightens you. In English there are a group of words describing an effect that something has on your feelings and ideas. For example:A tempting job offer 一个诱人的工作机会An alarming increase in racial hostility 种族仇视的惊人增长A welcoming smile 热情的微笑A surprising number of 数量惊人的superior a.更好的；更强的；更有效的。例如：She got the job because she was the superior candidate. 她得到了此工作，因为她是更好的候选人。stale a.①不再有趣的；没有新意的；乏味的。例如：Many marriages might go stale, but not the marriage of her parents. 很多婚姻可能会变得乏味。但他们父母的婚姻不会。不新鲜的。例如：French breads goes stales(=became stale) very quickly. 法式面包很快会变得不新鲜。ambitious a.有抱负的；有雄心大志的；野心勃勃的。例如：She is a very ambitious woman and plans to expand her business as soon as possible. 她