1.felicitous:指話語,行為得體的,合適的,比如a felicitous writer為一位善于措辭的作家。Felicitous translation是指終于原文的合適的翻譯。
2.judicious:詞根jud表示判斷,聰明的意思,比如judge,所以judicious表示有判斷力的,marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters.
Wemmick, the soul of kindness in private, is obliged in_____ to be uncompassionate and even____ on behalf of his employer, the harsh lawyer Jaggers.
(A) conclusion, careless
(B) principle, contradictory
(C) theory, esoteric
(D) court, judicious
(E) public, ruthless
這道題會有很多同學選D,顯然是還沒有熟悉填空題做題的真諦!選D就句子意思上來說通,但是作為填空題,邏輯不通,不然kindness in private,uncompassionate,even不都是沒用了嗎?所以學好詞匯是前提,同時對填空題,閱讀題,要熟悉考點,這個在以后填空閱讀課上會仔細的講。
3. lenient: not strict 仁慈的
Paradoxically, Helen, who had been a strict mother to her children, proved__ mistress to her cats.
(A) a harsh
(B) an indolent
(C) an ambivalent
(D) a cautious
(E) a lenient
4. magnanimous: 這個單詞的詞根構成非常重要,magn(大,寬廣)+anim(生命,精神),慷慨的,magnify(擴大),magnate(巨頭),magniloquent(夸張,loqu,說),magnitude(重要性,星球的光亮度);animation, animated, animal, unanimous(uni一+anim精神,心一致,全體一致的),pusillanimous(pusill,怕死哦+anim精神)膽小懦弱的;另外從辭源學上來說animus ,animosity都表示敵意的意思,后來怕和其他anim詞根單詞意思相混淆,所以才開發了enemy(即把a,i都換成e)以及enmity,也即 animus,animosity,enemy,enmity都是“敵意的”意思。
(1)Because the congresswoman has been so openhanded with many of her constituents, it is difficult to reconcile this___ with her private___.
(A) selfishness, inattention
(B) insolence, virtue
(C) magnanimity, pettiness
(D) opportunism, ambition
(E) solicitousness, generosity
magnanimous/openhanded <> petty/miserly
(2)Since the mid-eighteenth century, there has been much__ between the cultures of France and Germany despite the frequent___ between those two countries.
(A) communication, alliances
(B) hatred, opposition
(C) interaction, enmity
(D) antagonism, misunderstandings
(E) hostility, alienation
5. reverent: 虔誠的,尊敬的,來自于revere 尊敬,我們先記一個詞根,有一本很古老的拉丁文書《Vere a? Fantazie》(《真實還是幻想?》)這里vere(或ver)是“真實的”意思,因為真實的都是要受到認真對待的,所以后來又引申為“尊重”的意思,比如說
(1)revere(re一再+vere尊重)尊重,而且程度要比respect要高,從辭源學上來說,respect(re+spect看)只是表示很尊重,所以很籠統,而revere是理解對方之后發自內心的那種尊重;(2)severe嚴厲的,嚴重的,severe(se分開,不再+vere 尊重,和其他人之間不再又尊重,所以對你就比較嚴厲了),severe(se分開+vere事實,偏離了真實,那么后果當然是非常嚴重的)。
Eg:Don't be so severe to her---she couldn't help it.(嚴厲的)
The bad harvest led to severe food shortage. (嚴重的)
The columnist almost___ when he mentioned his friends, but he unpleasant and even___ when he discussed people who irritated him.
A. recalcitrant, laconic
B. reverential, acrimonious
C. sensitive, remorseful
D. insipid, militant
E. benevolent, stoical
如果忘記acrimonious是什么意思的同學,應該好好把前面幾講的內容復習一下了。
6. solicitous: ,我們先講一下漢字“殷”,說文解字里說:“殷”,左是士兵的各種兵器,右是女人的各種裝束,我們可以從上面殷的甲骨文里可以基本上看出來。關于“殷”,在漢語里基本上就這三個詞組:殷切(eager,anxious,ardent),殷實(abundant,prosperous,flourish),殷勤(showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others::solicitous,industrious, complaisant).注意,solicitous除了有殷勤的意思(solicitous teachers, solicitous waiters)之外還有“熱切希望”的意思
7. unanimous:一致的 表示一致的compatible,harmony,rapport
8. abhorrent:來自于詞根hor,表示可怕,horrible可怕的
9. demanding:requiring more than usually expected or thought due,especially great patience and effort and skill 在技術,耐性等方面要求要比平常要高 (要求苛刻的)
Although the rigors of ballet dancing are primarily-------, this art is also emotionally and spiritually -------.
(A) illusory . . taxing
(B) exaggerated . . balanced
(C) physical . . demanding
(D) appealing . . indulgent
(E) strenuous . . dubious
這里這個情景很對應demanding的意思。