公共英語等級(jí)考試四級(jí)(PETS4)課程輔導(dǎo)(40)講2

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5.
    minor adj.較小的, 次要的 major
    e.g.The young actress was given a minor part in the new play.
    這個(gè)年輕女演員只分到這出新戲中一個(gè)較次要的角色/配角。
    Don’t make a fuss; it’s only a minor illness 不要大驚小怪的,只是小病而已。
    Don’t worry; he only had a minor injury. 別擔(dān)心他只是受了輕傷。
    a minor party少數(shù)黨
    6.
    inconvenience n.不便;麻煩
    e.g.It often causes a lot of inconvenience when buses come late.
    公共汽車晚點(diǎn)時(shí),常常引起許多不便。
    I hope it wont cause you too much inconvenience to drive me to the station.
    我希望你駕車送我到車站不會(huì)使你感到不便。
    I’m sorry for having put you into inconvenience.
    很抱歉給你帶來很多麻煩。
    7.
    renew the passport 更換護(hù)照
    *renew, restore, refresh 都含“恢復(fù)”、“更新”的意思。
    renew 系常用詞, 指“使已舊或已失去力氣、活力等物變新或復(fù)原”, 如:
    e.g.I renewed my spirits in the country air.
    在鄉(xiāng)村的空氣中我恢復(fù)了精力
    renew a stock of goods
    更新庫存貨物。
    restore 指“把用舊、用壞的東西恢復(fù)原樣”, 如:
    e.g.restore an old castle恢復(fù)舊城堡。
    refresh 指“使恢復(fù)力量、精力”, 如:
    e.g.refresh oneself with a cold shower 用冷水浴恢復(fù)精神。
    passport n. 護(hù)照
    e.g.school passport登記卡
    service passport (visa)公務(wù)護(hù)照(簽證)
    ships passport船舶護(hù)照
    Hard work was her passport to success.
    艱苦的工作是她獲得成功的保證
    Quite a number of young people maintain that money is a passport to happiness.
    相當(dāng)一部分年輕人堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為金錢是獲得幸福的保證。
    8.
    travel agency n.旅行社
    e.g.sole agency /exclusive agency代理
    agency general 總代理
    agency service 代理業(yè)務(wù)
    Employment Service Agency 職業(yè)介紹服務(wù)處
    9.
    rent vt, vi付租金;租用;出租,租出
    e.g.My father rents an office in the city.
    我父親在城里租了間辦公室。
    Is that your own computer, or do you rent it?
    這電腦是你自己的,還是租來的?
    Would you like to rent a room to Mrs. Smith?
    租一間房給史密斯太太
    (與at連用)以…出租
    e.g.The apartment rents at $2000 a month.
    這個(gè)單元套房以每月2000美元出租。
    10.
    sublet v.轉(zhuǎn)租 (let v&n. 出租,租金)
    subrent n. 轉(zhuǎn)租租金