黑暗版阅读真题解析1997Text 3

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重点词汇:

substance /5sQbstEns/ (物质;实质;财产)←sub在下面+st(=stand)+ance名词后缀;参substantial,2003年Text 3。Man can survive only when he has the substance; man can live only when he has ideal.人有了物质才能生存,有了理想才能生活。

addict /E5dikt/ (使成瘾;成瘾者)即ad+dict,ad-加强前缀,dict词根"说"(参contradictory,2001年Passage 3),"欲罢不能地说某事"→成瘾。名词形式为addiction /E5dikFEn/ (成瘾)←ad+dict+ion。Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.任何形式的瘾都是不好的,无论上瘾的是酒精、吗啡还是唯心主义。

psychologist /sai5kClEdVist/ (心理学家)←psycholog(y)+ist,psychology心理学(见2001年Passage 1),-ist后缀表"人"。psychologist - a man who, when a beautiful girl walks into room, watches other men's reactions 心理学家--当一个漂亮女孩走进房间时,那个观察其他人反应的人。

cocaine /kE5kein/ (可卡因)即coca+ine,coca古柯(一种药用植物),-ine医药化学名词后缀"生物碱",故cocaine也译作"古柯碱"。另一种植物cocoa(可可)与coca音形近似,勿混。cocaine - God's way of saying you're making too much money 可卡因--上帝的一种说法,意思是"你赚的钱太多了"。

pervasive /pE:5veisiv/ (普遍的)是pervade(v.遍及)的形容词形式,pervade即per+vade,per-(=through),vade词根"走"(约等于wade,因v与w形近可替换),"到处都走遍的"→遍及的。同根词:invade→in+vade→"未经允许走进来"→入侵;形容词形式为invasive(侵略的)。

sociable /5sEuFEbl/ (社交的)←soci社会+able形容词后缀。

negative /5ne^Etiv/ (否定的,消极的)←neg否定前缀+ative形容词后缀;参neglect(忽略),1999年Passage 5。Eternity is a negative idea clothed with a positive name.永恒是一个冠以肯定名称的否定概念。

poisoning /5pCizniN/ (n.中毒;毒害)←poison+ing,poison(v.n.毒害n.毒药),-ing后缀;poisonous /5pCiznEs/ (有毒的)←poison+ous形容词后缀。Suspicion is the poison of friendship.怀疑是毒害友谊的毒药。When your soul experiences thirst, it needs water to quench it, no matter the water is poisonous or not.心灵感到干渴时需要水来止渴,无论这水是否有毒。What's your poison?想喝点什么酒?←此为固定用法。

distortion /dis5tC:FEn/ (扭曲;曲解)即dis+tort+ion,dis-"分离",tort词根"扭曲",-ion名词后缀,"使扭曲以离开原来状态"→曲解;动词为distort←dis+tort。同根词:torture(v.n.拷问;折磨)←tort+ure后缀,"使身体扭曲的一种行为"。Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as you please.首先要掌握事实,然后你可以随意歪曲它们。

tolerance /5tClErEns/ (宽容)←toler+ance;参tolerant(宽容的),2000年Passage 4。The only tolerance in the world, the only tolerance that earns the name, is that toward intolerance.世间唯一的宽容,唯一名副其实的宽容,是对不宽容的宽容。tolerance - ①something wonderful that enables the rich to declare that there is no disgrace in being poor ②the ability to love people when they don't deserve it ③the positive and cordial effort to understand another's beliefs, practices, and habits without sharing or accepting them ④another name of indifference 宽容--①使富人可以宣称贫穷并不是耻辱的一种很奇妙的东西 ②爱那些不值得爱的人的本领 ③积极、真诚地理解别人的信仰、行为和习惯,虽然并不同意或接受它们 ④冷漠的另一个名称。

symptom /5simptEm/ (症状)可看作sym+ptom,sym-共同,ptom谐音"怕疼",共同(sym)的症状(symptom)是怕疼(ptom)。The first symptom of true love in a man is timidity, in a girl it is boldness.真正的爱情的首要征候,在男子是胆怯,在女子是大胆。

psychoactive /7saikEu5Aktiv/ (药物等对心理起作用的)即psycho+active,psycho词根"心理"(参psychology,2001年Passage 1),active"起作用的"。

stimulant /5stimjulEnt/ (刺激物;兴奋剂)←stimul刺激+ant物;源自stimulate(刺激;激励)←stimul+ate动词后缀。I lived in solitude in the country and noticed how the monotony of a quiet life stimulates the creative mind.我独居乡间,注意到平静生活的单调是如何地激发着创造力。

depressant /di5presEnt/ (抑制剂;镇静剂)←depress+ant物。参depression,2003年Text 4。Some actors think they are elevating the stage when they're merely depressing the audience.当一些演员不过是在败坏观众情绪的时候,他们还以为自己在提高着戏剧艺术。

hallucinogen /hElu:5sinEdVEn/ (致幻剂)看作hallucin+o+gen,hallucin谐音"喝露性",-o-连接字母,-gen后缀"致......之物"(参hydroelectric,1998年Passage 1),"喝下去会使人露出本性的东西";hallucination /hElu:si5neiFEn/ (幻觉)←hallucin+ation。

psychedelic /7saiki5delik/ (致幻的;致幻剂)看作psyche+del+ic,psyche=psycho精神(e与o都可视为连接字母),del即DOC命令"删除",-ic后缀,"能把精神删除的"→致幻的→致幻剂。

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