公共英语四级辅导：PETS4阅读精讲（41）

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-14 13:19:23

　　Passage
　　1.
　　situate vt.使位于某地
　　e.g.It is said that they will situate a monument on the hillside
　　据说他们要在山坡上建一座纪念碑。
　　The new gymnasium is situated at the eastern extremity of the city.
　　这座新体育馆位于城市的东端。
　　2.
　　paradise: the Garden of Eden.伊甸园,乐园
　　e.g.paradise bird风鸟，极乐鸟
　　paradise valley [美]世外桃源(指美国西部)
　　tax paradise避税港
　　This club is a sportsmans paradise. (喻)这个俱乐部是运动爱好者的乐园。
　　These forests are a hunter’s paradise. 这些树林是猎人的乐园。
　　on a hot day a dip in the sea is a sheer paradise.
　　热天洗个海水澡是十分令人惬意的事。
　　3.
　　accordingly adv按照;据此;于是因此;所以
　　e.g.He was asked to leave the city and accordingly he went.
　　有人叫他离开该城市,所以他就走了
　　4.
　　regular adj.规则的, 有秩序的, 经常的
　　e.g.a regular customer 老主顾
　　Johns our regular caller. 约翰是我家的常客。
　　a regular air service定期航班
　　a regular meeting例会
　　keep regular hours过有规律的生活
　　He is an odd old man and keeps exactly regular hours.
　　他是一个很怪异的老人，过着极有规律的生活。
　　Do you want king size cigarettes or regular size?
　　你要长枝的还是一般(长短)的香烟?
　　5.
　　little wonder
　　(Its) no /little/ small wonder (that...) 难怪...,...并不奇怪
　　no wonder 难怪;并不奇怪;当然
　　e.g.No wonder he is not hungry; he has been eating sweets all day.
　　难怪他不饿，他整天在吃糖果。
　　--His spoken English is so excellent.
　　--That’s for sure. He once lived in Chicago for more than two years.
　　--No wonder/little wonder.
　　No wonder his spoken English is so excellent, He once lived in Chicago for more than two years.
　　6.
　　scared adj. 害怕的，恐惧的
　　e.g.I was scared of the big dog. 我害怕这条大狗。
　　You needn’t be so scared; I don’t think it is so scaring. 别害怕，没什么可怕的。
　　The small animals were scared like anything when they saw a tiger walking towards them.
　　当看到一只老虎向它们走来时,这些小动物吓得像什么似的。
　　7.
　　vegetation n. 植被一个地区的植物;植被
　　e.g.The protection of natural vegetation has been placed on the agenda.
　　自然植被的保护已经提上日程了。
　　The luxuriant vegetation of tropical forest is a great attraction for many tourists.
　　热带森林的茂盛草木对很多旅游者很有吸引力。
　　The vegetation is lush on the Hawaiian Islands.
　　夏威夷岛上的植被很葱翠

会计考友 · 发表于 2012-8-14 13:19:24

</p>　　8.
　　mighty 有力的;强大的
　　e.g.He gave the door a mighty push and it opened.
　　他用力推了一下，门开了。
　　He struck the rock a mighty blow with a hammer.
　　他用铁锤使劲地猛击那块岩石。
　　mighty force强大的力量
　　a mighty wind强风
　　mighty rulers有势力的统治者
　　a mighty hit极其轰动的作品、事物、人物
　　9.
　　be laden with
　　e.g.The apple trees were laden with fruit.
　　苹果树上结果累累。
　　He seldom stops to have a breath, for he is laden with responsibility for the whole project.
　　他很少停下来歇歇，因为他担负着整个工程的责任。
　　There is a ship laden with cargo is making sail.
　　一艘载满货物的船即将启航。
　　10.
　　earthly adj世俗的;现世的;可能的
　　e.g.In this earthly life nothing is perfect.
　　在我们现世的生活中，没有什么是完美无缺的。
　　Theres no earthly reason for me to go.
　　我根本没有理由走。
　　11.
　　formidable adj可怕的;令人生畏的;艰难的;难以克服的
　　e.g.He doesn’t like persons with a formidable appearance. 面目可憎的人
　　The head of the research section was a formidable old professor.
　　研究室主任是个令人望而生畏的老教授。
　　You have really given a formidable question. 这是个难以回答的问题。
　　They faced formidable difficulties in their attempt to reach the mountain summit.
　　他们在试图登上山顶时遇到了难以克服的困难。
　　12.
　　indistinguishable adj. 不能分辨的，难以分辨的
　　e.g.The twin sisters are almost indistinguishable.
　　这对孪生姐妹几乎难以分辨。
　　Those figures are nearly indistinguishable.
　　那些花纹不易区别。
　　Those two models are indistinguishable from each other.
　　那两种型号不易区别开来。
　　13.
　　warning n. 警告; 告诫; 前兆, 借鉴
　　e.g.a warning light警灯
　　Let that be a warning to you. 以那事作为你的借鉴。
　　The black clouds gave warning of an approaching storm.
　　乌云是暴风雨将要来临的前兆。
　　warn vt.
　　(常与of, against连用或和不定式连用)警告;提醒;告诫
　　e.g.He was warned against the danger ahead. 他被告知前面有危险。
　　He warned me against pickpockets on the bus. 他警告我车上有扒手。
　　She warned me of the dangerous road, so I crossed it carefully.
　　她提醒我这条马路很危险，因此我过马路小心翼翼。
　　We warned them not to skate on such thin ice. 我们警告他们不要在这么薄的冰上滑冰。
　　(常与that连用)事先通知 wｗw.ExamＷ.CoM
　　e.g.The whistle warned visitors that the ship was ready to sail.
　　汽笛通知旅客船即将启航。
　　14.
　　current n.水、气、电流
　　e.g.Although he was a strong swimmer he was swept away by the current and was drowned.
　　尽管他的游泳技术不错，但还是被激流卷走淹死了。
　　The warm currents in the Atlantic influence the climate of the Great Britain.
　　大西洋的暖流影响英国的气候。
　　A cold current of air came in when the door was opened.
　　门开的时候一股冷风吹了进来。
　　adj. 现时的;当今的;流通的;通用的
　　e.g.current English 当代英语
　　current money 通用的货币
　　current events时事

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