中山大学研究生英语期末考试复习提纲Unit_1-2.docVIP

Review of Units 1 - 2 1. ambiguous Today’s students have ambiguous feelings about their role in the world.[obscure] Ambiguity n. 2. pursuit追赶, 追捕----工作; 消遣; 嗜好---事务, 职业, 研究 They are devoting their energies to what seems most real to them: the pursuit of security, the accumulation of material goods. Games like chess are rather intellectual pursuits. Pursue n. 3. integrity Is it too much to expect that, even in this hard-edged, competitive age, a college graduate will live with integrity, civility—even compassion? He is a man of the highest integrity.正直; 诚实, 诚恳 business integrity 商业信誉 integral构成整体所必需的;完整的, 整体的; 综合的 4. admit admit to sth: 承认, 供认; 许可进入 E.g. He admitted to the murder. The vice president admitted to taking bribes. admit of:容许, 有 ... 的可能, 有 ... 的余地 E.g. The regulations do not admit of our doing that. 按照规定我们不能这样做。 This sentence admits of several interpretations. 这个句子可以有多种解释。 5. at stake:在危险中, 处于成败关头 Our childrens education is at stake. The company would do anything but risk their prestige at stake. 公司绝不愿将自己的信誉孤注一掷。 6. tolerable: acceptable; passable; tolerant: having or showing tolerance The heat was tolerable at night but suffocating during the day I’m a tolerant man but your behavior is more than I can bear. 7. other than: different from; except The old man wanted to see nobody other than his grandson. 除了他的孙子之外，这个老人谁也不想见 8. indulge: vt.迁就, 纵情于, 放任 vi.放纵自己于 ... He no longer indulged himself in smoking. 他不再过度吸烟了。 It pleased me to indulge her wishes. 放手满足她的愿望，使我感到高兴。 9. alliance: n.联盟, 联姻, 结盟 E.g. They made an alliance against common enemy. league,?federation,?union,?alliance这些名词均含“联盟、同盟、联合会”之意。 league: 普通用词，指为了共同的利益而建立的地区性、全国性或国际性的联合组织，也指民间或半官方组织的联盟。 federation: 泛指用条款固定下来的一切联合，尤指联邦政府。 union: 普通用词，指由若干个体结成的一个统一的整体。强调其永久性。 alliance: 普通用词，指对双方均有利的任何联盟。 10. inquire: vt.询问, 查究enquire The police will inquire into the cause of his death. 警方将调查他的死因。 inquire a matter of sb向某人打听一件事 inquire about 查问, 打听, 了解 inquire upon 查问, 打听, 了解 inquire afte