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2018年自考高级英语串讲笔记七

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Lesson Five

1. I‘d rather …… than : prefer…… to …… .

如:

I‘d rather deal with a simple man than a sophisticated man .

我宁愿与纯朴的人打交道,不愿与世故的人交往。

I had rather never have been born than see this day of humiliation.

我宁愿自己未曾出生,也不愿遭受今天的耻辱。

I would (had) rather …… 但愿(+that 从句中用过去式)。

如:

I would rather he didn‘t tell her about it .

我真希望他不告诉她这件事。

I had rather you did it alone .

但愿你一人做。

2. handicap : 1) any disadvantage that makes success more difficult . 不利的因素。

如:

Bad health is a handicap. 身体不好是不利因素。

His lack of English is a great handicap to him . 他不懂英语对他是一大缺陷。

2) a physical or mental disability 残疾。

如:

Blindness is a great handicap.眼瞎是一大残疾。

3. at once at the same time ; simultaneously 同时。

如:

It‘s hard for one to do two things at once . 人很难同时做两件事。

4. eliminate : get rid of ; remove 消除。

如:

to eliminate poverty 根除贫穷; eliminate the prejudice 消除偏见。

5. brainwash 洗脑。

如:

Don‘t let television commercials brainwash you into buying anything you actually don’t need .

别让电视广告引诱你购买自己实际不需要的东西。

6. invariably : always 常常,总是。

如:

It‘s invariably wet when they take their holidays . 他们度假时总是下雨。

His intuition is invariably correct . 他的直觉总是对的。

7. campaign : a connect set of actions to obtain a particular result in politics or business

(社会,政治,选举)运动;游说,宣传活动。

如:

an election campaign 选举活动;an advertising campaign 广告宣传;

a compaign to combat crime 防止犯罪运动。

8. stereotype : a conventional , oversimplified conception 陈腔滥调;陈规,老套,固定的现象。

如:

He fits the stereotype of a ‘scholar’ . 他是典型的‘’学者‘’。

The idea is an old-fashioned stereotype . 这观点是老一套了。

9. predominate : be superior in numbers , etc. 占多数的。

如:

Greens predominated in the picture . 绿色植物是画中最醒目的。

presominate over 胜过。

10. mold: work into a requied shape or from 塑造。

如:

Statues are molded out of bronze . 雕像是用青铜铸成的。

He molded his style on the best writers . 他以第一流作者为榜样塑造了自己的文体。