自考高级英语上册Lesson 12 why I write

Lesson12whyIwriteoutragev.Offendgreatly触犯，违反。如：outragecommonsense违反常识N.1.愤怒；义愤；愤慨2.暴行；骇人听闻的事3.骇人听闻的事件

Whenheheardthenewshereactedwithasenseofoutrage.outrageousSettledownBecameestablishedinanewwayoflife安定，安顿Ihavesettleddownwellinanewcareer.我已经在新的事业中安顿下来。Hisparentswereveryhappythathesettleddowntomarriedlife.他的父母很高兴他结婚安定下来。somewhat

insomemeasureordegree;tosomeextent.

往往后跟形容词。如：Theresultwassomewhatsurprising.结果有些让人感到吃惊。Helookedsomewhatannoyed.他显得有些不高兴。MixupMixthoroughly完全混合Shemixedupsaltwithsugarwhenshecooked.Youcan’tmixupoilwithwater.facilityabilitytoperformsomethingeasily灵巧，便利，熟练。如:Hetranslatedsthwithgreatfacility.他翻译时驾轻就熟。Heshowedfacilityinpainting.他在画画方面显得很熟练。Cf.facultyn.能力，技能；系，学科，学院；全体教员narcissism自恋，（精神分析）自我陶醉症。Narcissus（希腊神话）（爱上自己映在水中姿影的美少年，溺死后化为水仙花。）filterthroughpassorslipthroughslowly渗出，（光等）漏出透至。如：Thenewideasarefilteringintothechildren'sminds.孩子们脑中出现了新的思想。Sunlightfilteredthroughthewindow.

夕阳从窗户透进房间。Foreigninfluencebegantofilterintothecountry.外国的影响开始渗透进我国。

Force,compulsionForce:strength,powerofbodyormind力量，力气，心力Heovercamehisbadhabitsbysheerofwill.他全凭意志力克服了自己的恶习。Compulsion:compellingorbeingcompelled强迫，被迫Adefeatedcountryusuallysignsatreatyofpeaceundercompulsion.战败国通常被迫签订合约。meticuloustakingorshowingextremecareaboutsmalldetails.过分仔细的。如:Sheismeticulousinherdress.她对衣服极其在意。Heisverymeticulousincheckinghisaccounts.他在查帐方面非常仔细。Ourmeticuloussecretaryneverforgetsanything.我们仔细的秘书从不会忘记什么。

Tremble,shiverTremble:shakeuncontrollablyasfromfear,anger,cold,excitment,etc.发抖（因恐惧、生气、寒冷、激动等）Weweretremnlingwithcold.我们冷得发抖。Shiver:tremble,esp,fromcoldandfear颤抖（尤指因寒冷或恐惧）Hewasshiveringalloverwithcold.他冷得浑身发抖Shiver作名词，常用词组:get/have/give/sbtheshiver使人发抖InsofarasTothedegreeorextentthat到...程度，在...范围内Insofarasyouareastudent,youareallowedtotravelcheaplyonyourrailways.只要你是学生，乘我们的火车便可享受削价优待。Wewillsucceedonlyinsofaraswearepreparedtosacrificesecondaryobjectives.我们成就的大小，只能取决于我们准备牺牲多少次要目标。arrestingattractingattention;striking.迷人的。如:apersonofarrestinggoodlooks有迷人的面貌的人。Anarrestingsight一个引人注目的景象。Metaphor,simileMetaphor:隐喻Hehasaheartofstone.Simile:明喻Hehasaheartlikestone.ForthesakeofForthewelfareorbenefitof;inordertogetorkeepsth为....起见；为获得保持某事物I’llhelpyouforyoursister’ssake.看在你姐姐的面上我来帮你。Wemustbepatientforthesakeofpeace.为了和平我们必须有耐心。assessevaluate评估。如;assesstheimportanceof…/thevalueof…评估……的重要性/价值;assessthesituation审时度势。assessmentn.

disciplinetrainandcontrolthemind控制。如：Youshouldlearntodisciplineyourselfmore.你应该学会更好地控制自己。Mathematicsandphysicsarerelateddisciplines.

Naive,immatureNaive:naturalandinnocentinspeechandbehavior天真的，质朴的Shewasnaivetotrustthem.相信他们她真是太天真了。Immature:notyetfullydeveloped未成熟Animmatureapple未成熟的苹果Theimmaturemindsofyoungchildren孩子们未成熟的心理PutasideLaydown,ignore放在一边；不顾Puttingasidethesalary,hefoundthejobchallenging.抛开工资，他觉得那份工作很有挑战性。Let’sputasidethefactthathehasdonesomethingwrongbefore.先别管他以前做过的错事。vary

varyfrom…to…随着……而变化。如：Pricesofvegetablesvaryfromseasontoseason.蔬菜价格随季节变化而变化。Opinionsvaryfromindividualtoindividual.仁者见仁，智者见智。

Variedvariablevaried1.各种各样的;各不相同的;形形色色的；多变的,变化的,不同的2.多彩的;杂色的variable1.变化的,可变的,易变的，多变的，变化无常的2.可更改的；可变的Getbackongetbackat/on

somebody:dosomethingtohurtorharmsomeonewhohashurtorharmedyou报复He’llprobablygooutwithherjusttogetbackatme.strivestriveafter,for/against:tostrugglehardtogetorconquer为……奋斗。如：striveforfreedom/excellence追求自由/卓越。FreefromLacking;without无....的Youarefreefromblame.你没有过错。Heisamanfreefromprejudice.他是一个没有偏见的人。Fluctuate,changeFluctuate:moveupanddown;beirregular波动，不规则Thepriceofvegetablesfluctuatesaccordingtotheweather.蔬菜价格天气波动。Change:makeorbecomedifferent改变，变化Thetrafficlightschangedfromredtogreen.交通灯由红色变成绿色。outweightobemoreimportantthan比…..更重要，胜过。如：Myloveformyparentsoutweighseverythingelse.我对父母的爱重于一切。Dotheadvantagesoutweighthedisadvantages?有利因素大于不利因素吗？

AsitisInreality;infact事实上Ihopethingswouldgetbetter,butasitistheyaregettingworse.我希望情况会好转，但实际上市越来越糟。Asitis,icannotpayyou.事实上，我无法付你钱。guisegeneraloutsideappearance外观。如:anoldideainanewguise新瓶装旧酒。intheguiseof……打扮。如:athiefintheguiseofasalesman打扮成推销员的小偷。Cf.disguise

Downright,throughDownright:forthright,complete直爽的，完全的Heisadownrightsortofperson.他是个直爽的人。It’sdownrightnonsense.这完全是一派胡言。Thorough:completeineveryway,detailed彻底的，详细的HehasreceivedthoroughinstructioninEnglish.他接受过完善的英语训练。Shegavetheroomathoroughcleaning.她把房间彻底打扫一遍reconcileacceptorberesignedtosomethingnotdesired使和解，调解;使能安于，将就接受。如:Hehadtoreconcilehimselftohisfate.

reconcileworkandrest劳逸结合。Hecouldnotreconcilehimselftosuchalowposition.

reconcileone’sidealwithrealityReconciled,friendlyReconciled:causetobecomefriendsaftertheyhavequarreled和好，和解Herefusedtobecomereconciledwithhisbrother.他拒绝与兄弟和解。Friendly:showingorexpressingkindness友好的，亲切的Shenoddedatmeinafriendlyway.她友好的向我点点头。ingrained根深蒂固的。如:ingrainedmorality根深蒂固的德行Comeuparise出现I’llletyouknowifanythingcomesup.如果发生什么事，我会通知你。We’llwritetoyouifavacancycomesup.如果有空，我们写信给你。Readable，understandableReadable:thatiseasytoread易读的Thisisareadablearticleonmental,withouttoomanyscientificwords.这篇有关金属的文章很