黑暗版阅读真题解析1998Text 2
重点词汇:
assume /E5sju:m/ (v.假定;承担;呈现)。Optimism assumes, or attempts to prove, that the universe exists to please us, and pessimism that it exists to displease us.乐观主义假定或企图证明宇宙存在是为了使我们快乐;悲观主义则假定或企图证明那是为了使我们不快乐。When a man assumes a public trust, he should consider himself as public property.当一个人承担了公众的信任,就应该视自己为公众财产。They who assume a character that does not belong to them generally betray themselves by overacting.装模作样的人常常由于表现过火而露出原形。
lump /lQmp/ (团块;使成团块)。An overdose of praise is like ten lumps of sugar in coffee; only a very few people can swallow it.过量的赞扬有如在咖啡里放了十块糖,只有极少数的人能咽得下去。
acceleration /Ak7selE5reiFEn/ (加速;加速度)即ac+celer+ation,ac-加强前缀,celer词根“速度”,-ation名词后缀;反义词为deceleration(减速)←de向下+celer+ation。
rebound /ri5baund/ (v.n.反弹)←re反+bound跳。
evidence /5evidEns/ (证据,迹象)即e+vid+ence,e-(=ex-),vid词根“看”=vis(如visible→vis+ible→可见的),-ence名词后缀,“能看出来的东西”→证据。Growth is the only evidence of life.成长是生命的唯一证明。Poverty of speech is the outward evidence of poverty of mind.言语的贫乏是心智贫乏的表现。
treasury /5treVEri/ (宝库,国库)即treasur(e)+y,treasure(n.财宝v.珍爱),-y表“地方”,于是“放财宝的地方”→宝库。Collection of famous quotes and collection of mottoes are the most important treasure of the society.名言集和格言集是社会最可贵的财富。Let us learn to treasure only good and reject the evil in everything.让我们学会只珍视善,而排斥一切事物中的恶。
disjunction /dis5dVQNkFEn/ (n.分离,分裂)即dis+junction,dis-否定前缀,junction(n.连接,连接处)。
anecdote /5AnikdEut/ (趣闻,轶事)谐音:安妮(Annie)可逗她←用“趣闻”来逗女孩子开心。anecdote — a joke in evening dress 趣闻——穿着晚礼服的笑料。
profitability /7prCfitE5biliti/ (收益率)即profit+ability,profit(v.n.收益),-ability名词后缀;参profitable,1999年Passage 5。profitability — the sovereign criterion of the enterprise 有利可图——企业的至高无上的准则。
ineptly /i5neptli/ (不相宜地;无能地)即in+ept+ly,in-否定前缀,ept(=apt)适宜的,-ly副词后缀。
revenue /5revinju:/ (财政收入;税收)←re+venue,另可记avenue(林荫道;途径)←a+venue。Economy is of itself a great revenue.节约本身就是一大笔收入。
blunt /blQnt/ 率直的;钝的;使钝。
consultant /kEn5sQltEnt/ (顾问)即consult+ant,consult(v.商量;查询),-ant表“人”;参consultancy,2002年Text 3。consultant — someone who will take your watch off your wrist and tell you what time it is 顾问——把你的手表从你手腕上摘下来,然后告诉你时间的人。