2013大學(xué)生高級英語復(fù)習(xí)筆記(免費奉獻(xiàn)版) (2)

1、高級英語復(fù)習(xí)筆記及講解 高級英語復(fù)習(xí)筆記及講解 2 Lesson Two Four Choices for Young People1.Jim Binns……wrote me about some of his misgivings.misgiving：worry，concern（常用復(fù)數(shù)）（對未來之事）疑慮不安，懷疑。如：I like your scheme in principle；my only misgiving is that

2、 it may require too large a sum of money.我原則上喜歡你的計劃，唯一擔(dān)心的是花銷可能太大。2……our generation views the adult world with great skepticism……skepticism：doubt，suspicion 懷疑（態(tài)度）；懷疑主義 be skeptical about：對……持懷疑太度；不相信。如：He is skeptical abo

3、ut everything .他對一切事物都抱懷疑態(tài)度。with a skeptical expression 帶著懷疑的表情。3.Apparently he speaks for a lot of his contemporaries.contemprary adj.同時代的，當(dāng)代；n.同時代的人。如：our contemporaries 和我們同時代的人 同義詞：peer 同等的人，同輩。如：without a peer 無匹敵的4

4、.The people responsible are， presumably， the adults who……a.responsible：1）（放在名詞后面）應(yīng)負(fù)責(zé)任的。如：I hold you responsible for the safetyof her family.我就把她家的安全交給你了。2）（放在名詞前面）（工作、地為等）責(zé)任重的，有責(zé)任的。如：a responsible position 要職。3）（人）可靠的，可信

5、賴的，如：a responsible person 有責(zé)任心的人。b.presumably：perhpas 大概，推測起來，可能。5.These conclusions strike me as reasonable， ……strike sb.+adj.（or n.）：使……感覺（是）。如：At first the idea struck me as stupid.起初，這個主意讓我覺得很愚蠢。He strikes me

6、 as an houest man .他讓我覺得是個誠實的人。6.The relevant question for the arriving generation is not whether our society is imperfect（we can take that for granted），but……a.relevant：有關(guān)的。 如：relevant information 有關(guān)信息。若作表語，后面通常跟由介詞 to 引

7、導(dǎo)的短語。如；The judge ruled that the evidence was not relevant to the case .法官認(rèn)定證據(jù)與本案無關(guān)。b. imperfect ： 不完美，由 perfect （完美）加否定前綴 im-構(gòu)成。另如：pemissible-impermissible ， possible-impossible ， proper-improper ， pureimpure，mobile-immo

8、bile ， mortal-immortal.c. take for granted ： 視……為當(dāng)然。如： You should not take his help for granted .你不應(yīng)該認(rèn)為他的幫忙是當(dāng)然的事。7. For all is harshness and irrationality ， it is the only world we‘ve got .a. for all …… 盡管。13. Some of us

9、 find this distasteful -an undignified kind of life .distasteful ： disagreeable ； unpleasant 討厭的，令人不愉快的。如：Jazz is distasteful to me . 我討厭爵士樂。（爵士樂不合我的口味）14. But for the poor in spirit ， with low levels of both energy and

10、pride ， it may be the least intolerable choice available .avaible ： ready for use ； readily obtainablea. （立即）可利用的；可得到的。如：employ all means available 采用一切可能的方法。The dress is available in all sizes . 這種款式的服裝大小尺寸都有。b. （人）有空的。

11、如：I‘ll be available tomorrow morning . 我明天早上有空。15. This strategy has ancient antecedents .antecedent ： preceding thing or circumstance ， esp. （pl.）past history of a person 前事，前情；（復(fù)數(shù)）身世，經(jīng)歷，人的過去歷史。如； a woman of

12、 shady antecedent 一個來歷可疑的女人16. …… that is ， the city ， with all its ugliness and tension .tension ： mental strain 緊張。如：under extreme tension 處于極度緊張/（復(fù)數(shù)-s）緊張（狀態(tài)）。如：the tension between labor and mangement 勞資間關(guān)系的緊張17. The t

13、rouble with the solution is that it no longer is on a large scale .on a large scale ： 大規(guī)模。另如：on a tremendous scale 極大的規(guī)模。The project was undertaken on a grand scale . 這個項目規(guī)模很大。The reform is carried out on an enormous sca

14、le . 改革的幅度極大。18. Out planet ， unfortunately ， is running out of noble savages and unsullied landscapes.run out of ： become short of ， become exhausted 用完。如； We ran out of petrol the other day . 那一天我們汽油用光了。We are running

15、out of time . 我們已經(jīng)沒有時間了。19. Plot a Revolutionplot ： plan secretly 密謀。如：They plotted how to kill him . 他們密謀如何殺死他。The criminals were plotting to rob the bank. 犯罪密謀搶銀行。20. …… those who have no patience with the tedious work

16、ings of the democratic process and who believe that the institytion can only be changed by force .a. tedious ： long and tiresome 冗長乏味的。如：a tedious lecture 冗長的演講；tedious work 乏味的工作b. working（s） ： action ， operation 工作，運作。

17、如：the workings of the mind ， the workings of the nature 自然的運作21. To them it offers a romantic appeal ， usually symbolized by some dashing and charismatic figure .a. a romantic appeal ： appeal n. ： the power to