[D] the Standard Oil trust might have threatened competition 66. Toward the new business wave, the writer's attitude can be said to be ________. [A] optimistic [B] objective [C] pessimistic [D] biased 重点词汇: acquisition /7Akwi5ziFEn/(收购;获得;获得物)即acquisit+(t)ion,acquisit为acquire(v.获得)之变形,-tion名词后缀。 hyperactive /7haipE(:)5rAktiv/(过度活跃的)即hyper+active,hyper-前缀超过;过度(h脱落,元音y变u,即为uper),active活跃的。 unsurpassed /5QnsE(:)5pB:st/(未被超越的)即un+surpass+ed,un-否定前缀,surpass(v.超过)←sur前缀超+pass过,-ed形容词后缀。If a pupil looks up at the teacher as a model, but not as a rival, he can never surpass the teacher.弟子如果视老师为榜样而非对手,他就永远超不过老师。 concentration /7kCnsen5treiFEn/(集中;专心;浓度)即con+centr+ation,con-前缀一起,centr(=center)词根中心,-ation名词后缀,一起聚集在中心的→集中;专心。No fine work can be done without concentration and self-sacrifice and toil and doubt.没有全神贯注、自我牺牲、辛劳和怀疑,就做不出优秀的工作。concentration—the ability to do your son‘s homework while he is watching television专心-儿子看电视时你替他做家庭作业的本事。 multinational /mQlti5nAFEn(E)l/(跨国公司;跨国公司的)即multi+national,multi-前缀多(如multiple→multi+ple倍→v.加倍;多倍的;倍数),national国家的。 affiliate /E5filieit/(v.附属;附属机构)即af+fili+ate,af-加强前缀,fili谐音费力,-ate后缀,想让别人成为自己的附属是很费力的。 phenomenon /fi5nCminEn/(现象)复数形式为phenomena.Nature is by no means inferior to art, and no works of art is not the imitation of various phenomena of nature.自然绝对不低于艺术,艺术作品无一不是对种种自然现象的模仿。 M&A(兼并与收购)即文中提到的mergers and acquisitions. detrimental /7detri5mentl/(有害的)可看作detri+mental,detri谐音淡吃(沪方言,表示只吃饭而不吃菜),mental谐音馒头,于是淡吃馒头→天天只吃馒头而不吃菜对身体是有害的。 megamerger /5me^EmE:dVE/(大兼并)←mega大+merger. supervise /5sju:pEvaiz/(监督;管理)←super在上面+vis看+e,参supervision(2002年Text 2)。 gigantic /dVai5^Antik/(巨大的)即gigant+ic,gigant(=giant)巨人,-ic形容词后缀,巨人的→巨大的。He has a gignatic appetite, and eats gigantic meals.他食量很大,能吃很多食物。 infringement /in5frindVmEnt/(侵害)即in+fringe+ment,in-否定前缀,fringe(边缘;刘海;穗),-ment名词后缀,已经不在边缘→侵入内部→侵害;infringe(v.侵害)←in+fringe.China‘s sovereignty and territorial integrity must not be infringed.中国的主权和领土完整决不允许侵犯。 pessimistic /7pesi5mistik/(悲观的)即pessimist+ic,pessimist悲观主义者,-ic形容词后缀。pessimist—①a man who thinks that God created the earth in six days and then was laid off②an optimist with a sense of reality悲观主义者-①一个认为上帝用六天时间创造了世界,然后就被解雇了的人②具有现实感的乐观主义者。 warn against告诫防范;take upon oneself承担。 |