2020屆高考英語一輪復習精品學案――重點詞語辨析900例
situation:情況,形勢,局勢,局面。常指軍事、政治、經濟的狀態,也可指某人、某物所處的特殊情況。例如:
例529:nowadays the international situations are changeable. (當今國際形勢風云多變。)
例530:he’s now getting into difficult situations. (他陷入困境。)
例531:schoolchildren must be taught to deal with dangerous situations.
26.story / tale
story:故事。普通用詞,可以指對一個虛構或真實事件的敘述,口頭形式或書面形式皆可。例如:
例532:i have read many novels and stories in english.
例533:i would tell my child a story before sleep.
tale:故事。指任何為欺騙或娛樂而講的或編撰的荒誕事件,尤指為逗孩子們娛樂所講的童話或所編的夸張性故事。例如:
例534:it is a false tale. (那是無稽之談。)
例535:i liked fairy tales when i was a child. (童年的我喜歡童話故事。)
27.strength / force / energy / power
strength:力量,力氣。常指固有的潛在力量,如人的氣力、精力,也指物質的強度等。例如:
例536:union is strength. (團結就是力量。)
例537:he lifted the stone with all his strength.
例538:by doing so, you can test the strength of steel. (這樣做,你可以試驗一下鋼的強度。)
force:力量,力氣。常指暴力、勢力、軍事力量等;復數形式指“兵力、武力”等。例如:
例539:finally they had to open the door by force.
例540:it is the air force that matters. (是空中力量在起作用。)
例541:air forces were sent to the front. (空軍被派往前線。)
energy:活力,精力,能量(指人的精力、自然界的能量等)。例如:
例542:jim is a man full of energy.
例543:they are making use of solar energy. (他們在利用太陽能。)
例544:i’m afraid it’s a waste of energy by doing that.
power:力量,威力,權力,做事或行動的能力。例如:
例545:knowledge is power. (知識就是力量。)
例546:water power is more enough in this area. (該地區水力資源豐富。)
例547:he has the power of life and death over thousands.
(他手中掌握有成千上萬人的生死大權。)
例548:i’m sorry i can’t help you; it’s beyond my power.
28.trip / journey / travel / tour / voyage
trip:旅行,旅程。旅途不分長短。例如:
例549:my trip to school usually takes me five minutes on foot.
例550:my trip to beijing is more than sightseeing; i’m on business.
(我的北京之行不只是觀光,我還有公務在身的。)
journey:旅行,旅程(指時間和路程都較長的陸路旅行),歷程,過程,進程。例如:
例551:the long journey was too much for the old man.
(這次長途旅行對這個老人家來說真是夠嗆。)
例552:a pleasant journey to you!
例553:he made a long journey from beijing to london.
(他從北京到倫敦做了一次長途旅行。)
例554:life is a journey from birth to death. (生命是從出生到死亡的歷程。)