2018年高考英語重難點總結
this story brought back my unhappy childhood. 這個故事使我想起我悲慘的童年。
14. pay off (1) 全部償清(2)給薪解雇
例:you'll have to pay off yor old loan before being allowed a new one. 你必須還清舊債,才能重新貸款。
after all these years, we've at last paid off all our debts. 經過這么多年,我們總算把債還清了。
the crew have been paid off. 船員被發薪遣散。
15. debt[det]n. 債,債務,欠款
例:i must pay him a debt of ¥5. 我得還他五塊錢的債。
dabts of blood must be paid in blood. 血債要用血來還。
the debts that he owed her could never be paid. 他欠她的人情總也還不清。
she must be getting into debt. 她一定負債了。
[常用詞組]a large debt 巨額債款/a national debt 國債/out of debt 不欠債/under a heavy debt 債臺高筑/ clear a debt還清欠債/owe a debt 欠債get (run) into debt 開始負債/to get out of debt 不欠債
16. precious [5prefes]adj. 寶貴的,貴的;親愛的
例:time is so precious that you must make full use of it.時間很寶貴,你必須充分利用它。
his children are very precious to him.他的孩子對他來說可是寶貝了。
17. positive [5pczetiv]adj. 明確的,確實的,無疑的,難以否定的;(陳述等)明白的,直截的;(無比較級、最高級)(口語)完全的,十足的;(人)確信的,有把握的;(人)確信(……)的,對(……)有把握的(of,about);(人)確信(……事);(人、態度等)過分自信的,獨斷的;實用的,有用的,實在的,真實的,實際上。
例:are you positive about (of)it?你對那件事有把握嗎?
i'm positive that this man stole the car. 我確信這個男人偷了那部車。
one must be positive, but not too positive. 一個人必須有自信,但不可過分自信。
“are you sure?" "i'm (absolutely )positive." "你有把握嗎?”“我(絕對)有把握。”
[常用詞組]a positive fact (change)無可懷疑的事實(變化)/a positive promise 明確的約定/positive proof =proof positive 確證/a positive refusal 斷然拒絕/make a positive atatement of one's position 明言自己的立場/a positive fool 十足的傻瓜,大傻瓜/a positive nuisance十分討厭9麻煩)的人/a positive good 真實的善
18. rehearse[ri5he:s]vt. 預演,排演(戲劇等)劇;使(人)排演,以排演使(人)熟悉(熟練);詳述,復述;排演,預演
例:we rehearsed our national day programme all afternoon. 我們整個下午都在排演國慶節的節目。
[常用詞組]rehearse an opera 預演歌劇。
19. besides[bi5saidz]adv. 而且;還有;除……之外;此外;其他//prep. 除……之外(還有...);除外;除…之外
例:she is too tired to go, besides, it's snowing. 她太疲倦了,不能去,況且還在下雪。
i have many more besides. 除此之外,我還有更多。
there's no one here besides john and me. 除了嚴寒和我以外,這里沒有其他的人。
20. outline [5eutlain]n. 輪廓;外形;大綱;提綱;略圖;圖稿