literature 5 大学英语泛读教材 复习知识.ppt

Reviewing Guess the meanings of the underlined words from the context. 1. An intermediary learns that a young man wishes to get married and she undertakes to find him a suitable bride. 2.Under a decree of September 1959, the government expropriated several hundred acres from large landholders and redistributed this land among the peasants. 3.Polar bears dig holes in sand dunes and dirt so they can stay cool in the summer “caves”, relaxing into a physiological state like that of black bears in the winter dens. 4.After the accident, the ship went down so fast that we weren’t able to salvage any of our personal belongings. 5. John was chatting with others while Eliza remained reticent all the time. 6. His shirt is clean, but his shoes are grubby. 7.Most of our vacation days had been sunny and warm, but the day of our departure dawned bleak and dreary. Roots cede; ceed; cess = come; go; yield accede v. access n. to agree to a demand, proposal etc, especially after first disagreeing with it Our government acceded to the treaty. concede v. to admit that something is true or correct, although you wish it were not true I conceded that I had made a number of errors. precede v. to happen or exist before something or someone, or to come before something else in a series Lunch will be preceded by a short speech from the chairman. recede v. if water recedes, it moves back from an area that it was covering The flood waters finally began to recede in November. if a memory, feeling, or possibility recedes, it gradually goes away The pain in his head gradually receded. perceive v. to notice, see, or recognize something Cats are not able to perceive colour. He perceived that there was no other way out of the crisis. except prep. used to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about which a statement is not true The office is open every day except Sundays. You can have any of the cakes except this one. claim; clam = call out acclaim v. to praise someon