自考“英語(一)”筆記(36)

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10.case n. 情況,事實;病例,案例;箱子,盒子
    1)He thought the more time he spent on his lessons, the better performance he would make. But now he realizes it is not the case. (他原以為花在功課上的時間越多,成績就越好,現(xiàn)在他認識到情況并非如此。)
    2)If that's the case you'll have to work harder. (如果真是那樣,你得更加努力。)
    3)Don't worry too much about it, it is a light case of flu. (別擔心,只是輕度流感。)
    4)The police are studying the murder case. (警察正在研究這起謀殺案。)
    a case in point (恰當的例子)
    a case of honor (榮譽攸關的問題)
    a civil (criminal) case (民事/刑事訴訟)
    a case of life and death (生死攸關的事情)
    a hard case (棘手的事情)
    in any case (無論如何)
    in case (假使;以防)
    in the case of (就…來說)
    just in case (以防萬一)
    11.popularity n. 普及,流行;名望,受歡迎
    popular adj. 普遍的;多數人喜愛的;大眾的
    1)He was amazed at the popularity of table-tennis when he first came to China.
    (他第來中國時驚異于乒乓球運動的普及。)
    2)The new president achieved great popularity. (新任總統(tǒng)深得人心。)
    3)Books on popular science are selling well. (科普書籍銷得很好。)
    4)He is popular among young students. (他深受青年學生的歡迎。)
    12.classification n. 分類;分級
    classify v. 把…分類
    1)There are different opinions about the classification of a particular word.
    (對某一特定的詞的分類有不同的看法。)
    2)They classified the books according to their contents. (他們根據內容把圖書分了類。)
    在英語中有不少以-fy為后綴的動詞,其名詞形式常以-ation為后綴,如:
    purify-purification
    qualify-qualification
    simplify-simplification
    identify-identification
    13.convenient adj. 方便的
    inconvenient adj. 不方便的
    convenience n. 方便
    1)If it is convenient for you, please inform me of the case as soon as possible.
    (如果于你方便的話,請把案情盡早告訴我。)
    2)Your visit caused him great inconvenience. (你的來訪給他帶來極大的不便。)
    3)I appreciate the convenience of living near the office. (我喜歡住處離辦公室近這點方便。)
    14.avoid v. 避免,避開
    1)You should avoid being late for the meeting. ( 你應該避免開會遲到。)
    2)We should avoid making the same mistake. (我們應該避免犯同樣的錯誤。)
    15.presence n. 出席,到場
    present adj. 出席的;當前的
    n. 禮物
    v. 呈獻;送
    1) We shall be greatly honored to have your presence. (你如能出席,我們將榮幸之至。)
    2) He felt shy to speak in the presence of a large audience. (在眾多人前講話他感到難為情。)
    3) All the students are present today. (今天,所有的學生都到堂了。)
    4) He is talking about the present situation. (他正在談當前的形勢。)
    5) He's father gave him a lovely birthday present. (父親給了他一個可愛的生日禮物。)
    6) He presented his teacher with a book he wrote. (他送給老師一本自己寫的書。)
    本課主要詞綴
    Affixation (詞綴法)
    1.形容詞后綴-ed (多接于名詞之后,表示“具有…”,“充滿…”的意思)
    learned, cultivated, educated, elevated
    2. 名詞后綴-ion,-ation
    possession, classification, misconception, cultivation
    3. 名詞后綴-ance
    acquaintance, importance
    本課簡介
    在learned words and popular words這篇課文中,作者對學術詞匯和普通詞匯進行了定義。講述了兩類詞匯之間的差異,并且指出把詞分為學術的和普通的方便而且有道理。但是人們必須注意,把普通詞匯理解為屬于大眾所有的詞,而不是某個特定階層的人們所擁有的東西。學術詞匯也并非有學問之人專用,只是它的存在是由于書籍和文學的培養(yǎng)而不是日常會話的實際需要。