2). Many people oppose building a new highway because of the great cost.
6. tradition: n 传统,由此可以联想到:
traditional: a; traditionally: ad; 反义词为:modern 1). _____ Chinese medicine is believed to be effective for many diseases.
2). It's important to keep up the fine ____ of plain living and hard work.
3). Christmas is ____ a holiday for a family to get together.
Answers: Traditional, tradition, traditionally
7. consideration: n 考虑、体谅、照顾,由此可以联想到: Consider: v 考虑;considerate: a 体谅的,be considerate of; considerable: a 相当多的。请练习一下:
1). Losing 30 pounds changed her appearance _____. 2). It is very ____ of you to send me a birthday card. 3). The matter is receiving the serious ____ of the manager.
4). He left behind him a ____ amount of debt.
Answers: considerably, considerate, consideration,
considerable
8. disabled: a 残疾的,伤残的,由此可以联想到:
11
able: a 有能力的;be able to do sth; unable: a 没有能力的;enable: v 使人能够enable sb to do sth; ability: n 能力;disable: v 使人残疾
1). As long as they are physically ____, they tend to live on their own.
2). The _____ to be clearly heard is extremely important for any speaker.
3). I'd like to go to the cinema, but I'm _____ to. 4). Education should ____ every student to develop morally, intellectually and physically.
5). A car accident ____ him from playing football. 6). Special care should be given to the ______.
Answers: able, ability, unable, enable, disabled(v), disabled(a)
9. prohibition: n 禁止、禁令,prohibit: v prohibit sb from doing sth;
10. sensitive: a 敏感的, be sensitive to sb/sth; 同根词:sensible: a 明智的,be sensible of sth 1). I am sensitive to your criticism.
2). It's sensible of you to make such a decision. Learn new words and phrases
12
1.statistics: n 统计数字;keep statistics; statistical: a 统计的;statistician: n 统计员
2. diplomat: n 外交家,由此联想得到:
diplomacy: n 外交,外交手腕;diplomatic: a 外交的;请对比:diploma: 文凭
3. exploit: v 开发、开采、剥削,由此联想得到: exploitable: a 可开发的;exploited: a 被开发的;exploitation : n
1). The workers in capitalist countries are cruelly exploited by the capitalists.
2). There are laws against the exploitation of child labor. 3). His highly exploitable talent can't create wealth for society if he doesn't make great efforts.
4. abuse: v/n 滥用,如: abuse one's authority 滥用职权 5. execute: v 实行、执行,将…处死,由此联想得到: executive: a执行的,决策权的,n 行政领导 CEO=chief executive officer首席执行官;execution: n 执行、实行。 1). You shouldn't be slow in the _____ of your duties. 2). The soldiers ____ the captain's orders as soon as they received the call.
3). After the discussion of the ____ committee, the labor law was put into force in may, 1994.
13
Answers: execution, executed, executive
6. guilt: n 有罪、内疚;guilty: a 内疚的;guiltless: a 无罪的
7. employee: n 雇员;由此联想得到:
employ: v 雇佣;employment: n 雇佣;employed: a 被雇的,有工作的;unemployed: a 失业的;employer: n 雇主 1). The police ______ force to break up the crowd. 2). Many ____ were thrown out of job as a result.
3). Business activities were greatly reduced and almost 60% of the workers were out of ______.
4). During the Depression, many workers were ______. Answers: employed, employees, employment, unemployed 8. immigrant: a 移民的,n 移民;immigrate: v ; immigration: n
1). During the gold rush, California attracted many immigrants from other states.
2). Many Italians immigrated to the United States and Canada.
3). In the 1980s, a law against the immigration of Asian peoples was put into practice.
9. deport: v 驱逐出境,由此联想得到:
port: 港口;import:进口;export:出口;airport:空港;
14
passport:通行证,护照
10. be deserving of 值得、应得
His efforts are certainly deserving of praise.
New words from text B
11. deny : v 否认,拒绝接受,后接doing. He denied lying to us.
12. ineffective: a无效的,反义词:effective. 13. watch over: 看护、看管。
They use specially trained dogs to watch over their sheep at night.
14. in unison: 一致地,协调地
They sang Happy Birthday to me in unison. 15. pay back: 偿还,报复,回报
1). If you lend me 50 Yuan, I will pay you back on Friday. 2). I'll pay him back for the trick he played on me.
Key words and phrases
1. musician : n 音乐家,与其同根的常见词汇:music : n 音乐;musical : a 音乐的, musically : adv 从音乐上来说的。 Please do the exercises:
1). The ____ of the Beatles became very successful and
15