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作者：黄华斌 更新日期：2007-11-25 点击数： 等级：
一､ 词汇过关
1. career
【用法】 用作可数名词,意为“事业;职业;经历;生涯”｡例如:
He had a very successful career. 他的事业很成功｡
There are many more careers open to women now than 50 years ago.现在向妇女开放的工作比50年前更多了｡
career可作定语,表示“职业的;有事业心的”｡例如:
He’s a career teacher? it’s the only job he’s ever done.他是个职业教师,这是他做过的唯一的工作｡
a career youth有事业心的青年
2. scene
【用法】 用作名词,意为“(故事或事情发生的)地方”｡例如:
This is the scene of the accident which happened last night.这是昨夜发生事故的地方｡
scene还可表示“剧中的布景;场面”｡例如:
We missed the first few scenes of the movie.电影开始的几个场景我们没看到｡
scene还有“风景;景象”的意思,例如:
Taxis and buses are part of the street scenes.出租车和公共汽车是街道风景的一部分｡
【搭配】 behind the scenes 到后台;在幕后;暗中操纵come / appear on the scene 出现亮相on the scene在现场;到现场
3. choice
【用法】 用作可数名词,意为“选择;抉择”｡例如:
We each had to make a choice. 我们每人都不得不做出选择｡
choice用作名词,还可具体化,表示“选择的人或东西”｡例如:
He is the first choice for the job.他是干这一工作首选的人｡
choice用作形容词时,表示“精选的;高级的”｡例如:
I bought some choice apples in the market. 我昨天在市场上买了些上等的苹果｡
【搭配】 have no choice but to do 不得不做某事
We had no choice but to do what we were asked to. 我们没有办法,只好要我们干什么就什么｡
4. degree
【用法】 用作名词,表示“度数;量度”｡例如:
The summer months have an average temperature of more than 30 degrees centigrade.夏天平均温度超过30摄氏度｡
The temperature today is two degrees hotter than yesterday.今天气温比昨天高2度｡
表示“程度;阶段”,常构成搭配“to a ...degree 到……程度;在……程度上”｡例如:
The students show various degrees of skill in doing the experiments.学生们在实验时表现出各种不同的技巧｡
I agree with you to some degree.在一定程度上我同意你的观点｡
表示“学位”｡例如:
He took his degree in physics at the university last year. 他去年在大学里获得了物理学位｡
He passed his examinations and now he has the degree of Master.他通过了考试,现在他拿到了硕士学位｡
【搭配】 by degrees (=little by little? gradually)一点一点地;逐渐地to a ... degree (= to a ... extent? in a ... way)到……程度;在……程度上in ... degree在……程度上;以……程度
5. speed
【用法】 用作名词,意为“速度;速率”｡例如:
The car is running at a speed of eighty miles an hour.小汽车正以每小时80英里的速度行驶｡
The speed of the car was frightening.这辆小汽车的速度很吓人｡
用作动词,表示“急行;赶快去;迅速地离开､移动或前进”,其过去式､过去分词为sped｡例如:
The train sped through the countryside. 火车飞驰而过乡间｡
The time sped quickly by. 时间飞快地过去｡
【搭配】 with great speed以很快速度 at top (full, low, safe, high, ordinary) speed 以最高速度/ 以全速/ 以低速/ 以安全的速度/ 以高速/ 以一般的速度
【辨析】 at a speed of表示“以……速度”,后常接具体的数字;但如以某个事物的速度为参照, 则为at the speed of, 要用定冠词｡试比较:
at a speed of 100 kilometres an hour以每小时100公里的速度
at the speed of sound 以声速
6. owe
【用法】 用作及物
1. career
【用法】 用作可数名词,意为“事业;职业;经历;生涯”｡例如:
He had a very successful career. 他的事业很成功｡
There are many more careers open to women now than 50 years ago.现在向妇女开放的工作比50年前更多了｡
career可作定语,表示“职业的;有事业心的”｡例如:
He’s a career teacher? it’s the only job he’s ever done.他是个职业教师,这是他做过的唯一的工作｡
a career youth有事业心的青年
2. scene
【用法】 用作名词,意为“(故事或事情发生的)地方”｡例如:
This is the scene of the accident which happened last night.这是昨夜发生事故的地方｡
scene还可表示“剧中的布景;场面”｡例如:
We missed the first few scenes of the movie.电影开始的几个场景我们没看到｡
scene还有“风景;景象”的意思,例如:
Taxis and buses are part of the street scenes.出租车和公共汽车是街道风景的一部分｡
【搭配】 behind the scenes 到后台;在幕后;暗中操纵come / appear on the scene 出现亮相on the scene在现场;到现场
3. choice
【用法】 用作可数名词,意为“选择;抉择”｡例如:
We each had to make a choice. 我们每人都不得不做出选择｡
choice用作名词,还可具体化,表示“选择的人或东西”｡例如:
He is the first choice for the job.他是干这一工作首选的人｡
choice用作形容词时,表示“精选的;高级的”｡例如:
I bought some choice apples in the market. 我昨天在市场上买了些上等的苹果｡
【搭配】 have no choice but to do 不得不做某事
We had no choice but to do what we were asked to. 我们没有办法,只好要我们干什么就什么｡
4. degree
【用法】 用作名词,表示“度数;量度”｡例如:
The summer months have an average temperature of more than 30 degrees centigrade.夏天平均温度超过30摄氏度｡
The temperature today is two degrees hotter than yesterday.今天气温比昨天高2度｡
表示“程度;阶段”,常构成搭配“to a ...degree 到……程度;在……程度上”｡例如:
The students show various degrees of skill in doing the experiments.学生们在实验时表现出各种不同的技巧｡
I agree with you to some degree.在一定程度上我同意你的观点｡
表示“学位”｡例如:
He took his degree in physics at the university last year. 他去年在大学里获得了物理学位｡
He passed his examinations and now he has the degree of Master.他通过了考试,现在他拿到了硕士学位｡
【搭配】 by degrees (=little by little? gradually)一点一点地;逐渐地to a ... degree (= to a ... extent? in a ... way)到……程度;在……程度上in ... degree在……程度上;以……程度
5. speed
【用法】 用作名词,意为“速度;速率”｡例如:
The car is running at a speed of eighty miles an hour.小汽车正以每小时80英里的速度行驶｡
The speed of the car was frightening.这辆小汽车的速度很吓人｡
用作动词,表示“急行;赶快去;迅速地离开､移动或前进”,其过去式､过去分词为sped｡例如:
The train sped through the countryside. 火车飞驰而过乡间｡
The time sped quickly by. 时间飞快地过去｡
【搭配】 with great speed以很快速度 at top (full, low, safe, high, ordinary) speed 以最高速度/ 以全速/ 以低速/ 以安全的速度/ 以高速/ 以一般的速度
【辨析】 at a speed of表示“以……速度”,后常接具体的数字;但如以某个事物的速度为参照, 则为at the speed of, 要用定冠词｡试比较:
at a speed of 100 kilometres an hour以每小时100公里的速度
at the speed of sound 以声速
6. owe
【用法】 用作及物
