literature 6 大学英语泛读课件.ppt

Reviewing Guess the meaning of the underlined words. 1. By 1861, 11 states had seceded from the Union. 2. He perceived that there was no other way out of the crisis. 3. The President proclaimed the republics independence. 4. Some of the data was specifically excluded from the report. 5. A third of accidental deaths occur in the home. 6. What induced you to do such a foolish thing? 7. Love is a recurring theme in the book. 8. Lucys enthusiasm soon infected the rest of the class. 9. The museum received $5 million from an unnamed benefactor. 10. The fridge was sent back to the manufacturers. 11. Jules expressed his concurrence with the suggestion. 12. Picking up a sheet of paper, she casually unfolded it, and then gave an exclamation. 13. We had our wedding reception in a local hotel. 14. The British were not prepared to make any concessions . Roots fer = bear, carry, bring 1.confer : to discuss something with other people, so that everyone can express their opinions and decide on something The engineers and technicians are still conferring on the unexpected accident. 2. differ: to be different from something in some way The two systems differ in many respects. 3. infer: to form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you have From your smile I infer that youre pleased. 4.transfer: to move from one place, school, job etc to another, He has been transferred from Beijing to Shanghai. to move money from one account or institution to another Id like to transfer $500 to my checking account. fin; fine = end; limit; fine 1. finish, final, fine 2. confine: keep somebody in a place All the illegal immigrants were confined to a small island in the harbour. 3. refine: to improve a method, plan, system etc by gradually making slight changes to it Car makers are constantly refining their designs. firm : strongly fixed in position, and not likely to move; not completely hard, but not soft, and not easy to bend into a different shape 1.infirm: