09年自考英语课堂笔记

2014-5-9 16:16:55 [英语作文写作指导]

  4)he will have to take the consequences if he doesn`t apologize. (如果他不道歉,一切后果将由他承担。)

  consequently adv. therefore,so,as a result (所以,因此)

  the rain was heavy and consequently the football match was put off. (雨下得很大,因此足球赛被延期了。)

  5.massive adj. extremely large (大而重的;大规模的,大量的)

  1)the massive increase in oil prices put the taxi-drivers in a difficult situation。(燃油价格的大幅上升使出租车司机们面临困难。)

  2)he saw massive changes in the village when he went there 20 years later. (20年后回到那个村子,他发现那儿的变化很大。)

  3)a massive young man in police uniform came in. (一个身着警服身材魁梧的年轻人走了进来。)

  6.upset v. mess up;turn over accidentally;(弄乱;打翻);make sb. worried or unhappy (使苦恼)

  adj. be unhappy or disappointed, distressed (心烦意乱的,心情不安的)

  1)he upset a cup of coffee on the carpet. (他把一杯牛奶打翻在地毯上。)

  2)make sure that he stays where he is. if he comes, he will upset the whole atmosphere. (确保他呆在他该呆的地方。如果他来了会把整个气氛搅乱。)

  3)the news upset him. (那消息使他心烦意乱。)

  4)she was upset about the rumours. (她为那些谣言感到十分烦恼。)

  5)he was upset to learn that his proposal was not discussed at the meeting。(他听说自己的建议没在会议上被讨论而感到沮丧。)

  6)they were upset by the poverty they saw in that area. (他们为在那一地区看到的贫困现象而苦恼。)

  注意:upset作形容词用,在句子中做表语时,以及upset作动词用时,应该成/λp′set / ;upset作形容词用,在句子中做定语时,应读成 /′λpset /。

  还应注意,upset做动词用时,其过去式,过去分词与动词的原形相同。

  7.ecosystem n. 生态系统

  eco是一个词根,意思是“环境(的)”,“生态(的)”:“家庭(的)”,“经济(的)”。如:ecology (生态学),ecocide (生态灭绝),ecoclimate(生态气候);economy (经济),economic (经济学的,经济上的)。

  8.erosion n. 腐蚀,侵害

  erosion是动词erode的名词形式。rod,ros是词根,意思是gnaw (咬)。e-是前缀,相当于ex-,意思是out。以rod或ros作词根的词,如:corrode(腐蚀;侵蚀), emerge(出现),evaporize (蒸发),erase (擦去)