2016屆高考英語單詞及語言點總結2
3) [u] way of speaking
the chairman made an opening speech.
she is researching speech development in children.
we express our thoughts by speech.
by your speech i can tell you're from hong kong.
19. judge 1) vi. & vt. to decide who or what is the winner in a competition
2) [vt. + that] to form or give an opinion about someone or sth after careful thought
judging from, judging by…
3) n. a public official who has the power to decide questions brought before a court of law; a person who has the knowledge and experience to give an opinion about the value of sth
you can't judge a book by its cover.
he is going to judge the first race.
we must judge whether he is guilty.
the prisoner was taken before the judge.
he was one of the judges at the horse race.
20. honour 1) n. a) [u] great respect and admiration
b) [sing] sth that brings great respect and pride
2) v. to show respect to sb. or to praise sb. publicly
we fight for the honor of our country.
he is an honor to our school.
children should be taught to show honor to their elders.
he honors his teachers.
20. prepare 1) vt. to make sth. ready for a future event or action
2) vi. to get ready to do sth.
they prepared themselves for the worst.
when we arrived home, mother had already prepared dinner for us.
i was preparing for bed when i heard a knock at the door.
useful expressions
1. right away
at once ; in no time; immediately
i will return the book right away.
i am getting in touch with him right away.
we are about to start right away.
2. end
1) at an end
finish; over
it seems that the world was at en end.
2) bring… to an end ＝put an end to…
i wonder how i can bring the dispute to an end.
＝i wonder how i can put an end to the dispute.
3) come to an end
the meeting came to an end at midnight.
4) at the end of…
at the end of the road there is a shop.
5) by the end of…
how many english words have you learned by the end of last term?