第一讲听音辨义..pptVIP

Chapter 1 Pronunciation and Word Power I. Vowels glint, glisten, glitter, gleam, glare, glow, gloom glint, glisten, glitter gleam glare, glow gloom i. 短元音[ i ] A．表示“瘦小”，并由此引申为“脆弱、碎片、苗条、缩小”，等等： brittle adj. crisp, fragile 易碎的，脆弱的 Steel without any carbon in it at all would be too brittle to use. drizzle n. v. to rain slightly 蒙蒙细雨，小雨 The drizzle of the afternoon became a downpour in the early evening. dwindle v. reduce, shorten, lessen缩小 Sanctuaries for wildlife have dwindled alarmingly in the last decade. miniature n. adj. very small, tiny微缩模型，缩影；微型的 miniaturize v.使小型化 The child was playing on the floor with his collection of miniature farm animals. minimize v. to make something be the smallest 最小化 minimization n.最小限度，最低额 The polar explorers took every precaution to minimize the dangers of their trip. minimum n. adj. the smallest amount最小值，最小的 minimal adj.最小的 The temperature reached a minimum at midnight. mizzle n. v. to rain slightly 蒙蒙细雨，小雨 It often mizzles in spring. ripple n. v. tiny wave 涟漪，起波纹 Throw a stone into still water and watch the ripples spread in rings. shimmer n. brief twilight 微光 In the telescope I glimpsed the shimmer of a far-distant star. shrink v. contract, shorten 收缩，缩短 shrinkage n. 收缩，缩短 Business in the shop has shrunk to nothing in the past few years. skiff n. little boat小船 Each morning he rowed his skiff out into the Gulf Stream where the big fish was. slim adj. little, thin 苗条 He was very slim, being 6 feet tall and weighing only 130 pounds. splinter n.v. sharpened fragment 尖片，碎片 More than one was injured by the splinters of stone. twig n. small branch, newly coming-out branch小枝，嫩枝 His old hat was concealed under the twigs of some saplings. ¤ B. 表示“快速”，以及 “快速的动作”： glimpse n. v. have a quick look at瞥见，快速一瞥 The glimpse of his face, which was all that I could get in so brief a time, confirmed my fears. glisten v. flash, spark闪光 The young man’s eyes glistened with amazement as he heard the story of his fr