【经典译文】节约能源,转用其它燃料,以及重工业和高能耗工业重要性的降低,这三个因素使得石油消耗在减少。 【僻义僻性】提供燃料;火上浇油(联想意义) 【真题例句】On anther level, many in the medical community acknowledge that the assisted-suicide(医生协助自杀) debated has been fueled in part by the despair of parents for whom the modern medicine has prolonged the physical agony of dying .[2002年阅读text4] 【经典译文】在另一方,父母们认为现代医药延长了奄奄一息的病人的身体痛苦。医药界的人也承认这些父母的绝望这给医助自杀的讨论火上浇油。 Address(10次) 【熟义熟性】n.地址,通讯处,致词 【僻义僻性之一】 v. 致函,写姓名地址; 【真题例句】Prior to his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter. [1986词汇第3题] 【经典译文】在离开之前,他给他女儿写了一封信。 【僻义僻性之二】v. 向……讲话; 【真题例句】Depending on whom you are addressing, the problems will be different.[2002年阅读Text1] 【经典译文】 针对不同的听众,要谈的问题也应该不同。 【僻义僻性之三】v. 处理,解决问题 【真题例句】 Boston Globe reporter Chris Reidy notes that the situation will improve only when there are comprehensive programs that address the many needs of the homeless.[2006年完形] 【经典译文】《波士顿环球日报》记者克里斯"雷迪认为只有通过全面规划来解决这些无家可归者的各种需求,这种局面才有可能得到改善。 Odd/Odds(9次) 【熟义熟性】a.奇怪的,奇特的 【近义词】strange 【真题例句】 Odd though it sounds, cosmic inflation is a scientifically plausible consequence of some respected ideas in elementary particle physics, and many astrophysicists have been convinced for the better part of a decade that it is true. [1998年翻译] 【经典译文】宇宙膨胀说虽然听似奇特,但在科学上是似乎可信的结论,因为它是基本粒子物理学中一些公认的理论推理而来的。许多天体物理学家近十年来一直确信这一论说是正确的。 【僻义熟性之一】a.临时的,不固定的 【近义词】temporary 【真题例句】 Left, until now, to odd, low-level IT staff to put right, and seen as a concern only of data-rich industries such as banking, telecoms and air travel, information protection is now high on the boss’s agenda in businesses of every variety. [2007年阅读Text4] 【经典译文】信息保护过去一直是临时的、低级的信息技术员的工作,并且只被诸如银行、电信、航空这类拥有大量数据的行业所关注,而现在却高高列在各行业老板的日程表上。 【僻义熟性之二】a.奇数的,不成对的 【反义词】even 【例】an odd shoe.一只不成对的鞋 【僻义僻性】odds. n.可能性,概率 【真题例句】 Even demographics are working against the middle class family, as the odds of having a weak elderly parent – and all the attendant need for physical and financial assistance – have jumped eightfold in just one generation. [2007年阅读Text3] 三. 高频短语 2008年考研英语大纲对于词汇的要求是“考生应能掌握5500左右的词汇以及相关词组”,我在附录中找到5500个大纲词汇,很遗憾却找不到相关词组。什么是相关词组?在哪里去找呢? 毫无疑问,真题是最好的素材。既然大纲明确指出,相关词组是考查的重点,所以考生就必须掌握。现根据往年真题,总结了730组最常考的词组,供大家复习准备。 “考研高频词组730” : 1.abide by(=be faithful to ; obey)忠于;遵守。 |