高二英語上冊(cè)專題輔導(dǎo)
2. pay back, pay off, pay for
pay back是“償還,報(bào)復(fù),報(bào)答”的意思
pay off是除“還清”的意思外,常用的意思還有“有報(bào)酬”
pay for是“付……款”的意思。
how can i pay you back for all your kindness? 你的這番好意我該怎么報(bào)答呢? / soon they paid off the loan. 不久他們把貸款還清了。/ his hard work paid off when he got the promotion. 他得到了提升,他的努力沒有白費(fèi)。/ do you have to pay for your schooling? 你上學(xué)要付學(xué)費(fèi)嗎?
3. announce, declare
這兩個(gè)詞都含有“宣布”的意思。其區(qū)別主要是:
announce 所宣布的是公眾較感興趣的事情,常帶有“預(yù)告”的意思
declare 一般用于較為正式的場(chǎng)合,特別是用于官方場(chǎng)合。例如:it has been announced that they will be married next week. 據(jù)宣布,他們將在下周結(jié)婚。the price of rice was announced in the papers. 大米的價(jià)格已在報(bào)上公布。declare war 宣戰(zhàn) declare peace 宣布和平 the arrested man declared himself (to be) innocent. 被逮捕的人聲稱自己是無罪的。
declare 還有一個(gè)重要的意思是“申報(bào) (納稅品、房地產(chǎn)等),例如:do you have anything to declare? 你有什么要申報(bào)納稅的嗎?
4. combine, connect, join, unite
此組動(dòng)詞意為“聯(lián)合、連接”。
(1) combine 意為“結(jié)合、聯(lián)合”,指為了某一目的而把兩事物結(jié)合在一起。we must combine theory with practice. 我們必須把理論和實(shí)踐聯(lián)系起來。
(2) connect “連接”,指用東西把兩事物連接在一起,或兩事物直接相連,二者仍保持原狀。the two cities are connected by a railway. 兩座城市由鐵路相連。
(3) join 意為“連接”,指以線、繩、橋等把兩物或兩地連接在一起,和 connect 意思相近,也可指兩物互相緊密相接。we had better join the island to the mainland with a steel bridge. 我們最好建一座鋼筋橋把這個(gè)島與大陸連接起來。/ where does this stream join the changiiang river? 這條河和長(zhǎng)江在哪里匯合?
(4) unite 意為“聯(lián)合”,指兩種以上的事物結(jié)合為一體,有合二為一的意味,強(qiáng)調(diào)結(jié)合后的統(tǒng)一性。the two companies will unite into one. 這兩家公司將合并成一家。/ the whole family united to help him. 全家齊心協(xié)力幫助他。
5. worth,worthy
(1) worth adj. 價(jià)值……的 a car worth $XX0 價(jià)值2萬美元的一輛小汽車 how much is this bicycle worth? it's worth £50. be worth doing 值得一做 it isn't worth waiting for him. (值得……的)
(2) worthy adj. 有價(jià)值的;配得上的;可尊敬的(常作表語,其后常跟被動(dòng)語態(tài)動(dòng)詞不定式或of加名詞或被動(dòng)語態(tài)動(dòng)名詞)值得……的;應(yīng)該……的
a worthy life 有價(jià)值的生活
a worthy man 高尚的人
a man worthy of praise (to be praised) 值得稱贊的人
acts worthy of punishment 應(yīng)該受處分的行為
she says she helps only the worthy poor. 她說她只幫助那些值得她去幫助的窮人(不包括那些她認(rèn)為好吃懶做等不配取得幫助的人)。
6. believe, believe in, trust
三者均有“相信”的意思。believe指“相信某人(所說的話)”。i don't believe what she says.