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Passage 2: Students, You Represent Our Best Hope
1. remark: n. 评论, 言语[pl. ] 附注, 摘要, 要点, 论点
The headmaster make a few remarks in the meeting.
remark on the subject 对此题目进行评论the remarks column 备注栏
2. deliver: vt. 递送, 陈述,发表(一篇演说等), 交付,
deliver groceries; deliver the mail. 运送食品;投递邮件
deliver a lecture. 发表演讲
She delivered a baby boy this morning. 今天早晨她生了个小男孩
3. convocation: n. 集会, 召集,
convocation of graduates 毕业生集会
4. celebrate: v. 庆祝, 祝贺 celebration: n. 庆祝, 庆典
celebrate a marriage 举行婚礼
He celebrated his birthday with a banquet. 他举行宴会庆祝自己的生日。
went out and celebrated after the victory. 走出去庆祝胜利
5. freshman: n. 新生, 大学一年级学生
sophomore: n. 大学二年级生, 有二年经验的人
6. transfer: v. n.转移, 调转, 调任, 传递, 转让, 改变
He has been transferred from Beijing to Shanghai. 他已从北京被调到上海。
This worker wants a transfer to another post. 这个工人要求调换工种。
Mail Transfer M/T 信汇 Telegraphic Transfer T/T.
transfer the money to another account.
7. except 与except for
一、 except用于表示同类事物之间的关系,其意为"除……以外"、"除去"。
1. except后面可接名词、代词、动词、副词、介词短语和从句等。如:
We have an English lesson every day except Sunday. 除星期天外,我们每天有一堂英语课。(接名词)
They all went to the park last Sunday except him. 除了他以外,上星期天他们都去公园了。(接代词)
Every day Mary does nothing except watch TV. 每天玛丽除了看电视以外什么都不干。(except后接动词时,一般为带to的动词不定式。但如果except前面有谓语动词do或其相应形式时,后面通常接省略to的动词不定式。如此句。)
He always goes to work by bike except recently. 除最近外,他一般都骑自行车上班。(接副词)
After breakfast the students went nowhere except to school. 吃完早餐,学生们除了上学就不到别处去了。(接介词短语)
My father usually goes to work by bike except when it rains. 除下雨天外,我爸爸通常骑自行车上班。(接从句)
2. except常用在all, whole, any, every, no等词,及anything, anybody, anyone, everything, everybody, everyone等不定代词之后。如:
She ate everything on the plate except the carrots.除胡萝卜外她把盘子里的东西都吃了。
I've cleaned all the rooms except the toilet. 除了厕所,我清扫了所有房间。
二、 except for用于表示对主要部分的肯定和对局部的否定。它不表示同类事物之间的关系,其意思为:
1. "除了……以外"。如:
Smith is a good man, except for his bad temper. 史密斯除了脾气不好外,是个好人。
The movie was good except for the ending. 这部电影除了结尾之外都很好。
2. "除去为了……"。如:
Mother wouldn't give him any money except for books and stationery. 除了买书和文具外,妈妈不给他任何钱。
3. "如果不是","若非"。如:
Except for you, I would pass the exam. 如果不是你,我就会通过考试。
4. "except for+名词"结构一般可以改写成"except+that从句"。如:
This will do except for the length.= This will do except that it is too long. 如果不是它太长的话,这会很好。
All are here except for the absence of Tina. = All are here except that Tina is absent. 除了蒂娜以外,大家都在这里。
三、 except与except for的互换
1. except与except for有时可以通用,不过,一般情况下,except for可置于句首,而except则不能。如:
Everyone is here except Tom. (或:Except for Tom everyone is here.)除汤姆外,大家都到了。
2. except与except for在句中也可互换。
一般来说,否定句中用except,肯定句式可以用except for来替换。如:
This article has no blunders except a few mistakes.这篇文章除了一点小错外没有大错。
此句可改为:This article is instructive except for a few blunders. 这篇文章除了有些错误外,是有教育意义的。
不过,在前后有相称的同类词语时,应用except,否则用except for。
8. memorial: n. 纪念物, 纪念馆, adj. 记念的, 记忆的, 追悼的
Over 100 people attended the memorial rites. 一百多人出席了纪念典礼。
Memorial Day: 阵亡将士的纪念日(美国大多数州定于5月30日为法定纪念日, 纪念在战争中阵亡的将士。)
Mount Rushmore National Memorial 拉什莫利山国家纪念碑
memorial to the martyrs 烈士纪念碑
9. cancel: vt. 取消, 删去
I cancelled many unnecessary words in my manuscript. 我把我原稿 许多不需要的字删去了。We canceled today’s meeting.
10. academic: adj. 学院的, 理论的, 学术的
academic year 学年 academic research 学术研究
11. resume: vt. 再继续, 重新开始, 重新占用, 再用, 恢复
resumed our dinner. 继续进行我们的晚餐
resumed my original name. 重新使用我的原名
resume traffic 恢复交通 resume one's spirit 重新振作起来
resume one's seat 回到原位 resume reading 重新读下去
resume lost territory 收复失地
resume the thread of one's discourse 言归正传, 回到话题上来
12. mourn: v. 哀悼, 忧伤
mourn for [over] the dead 哀悼 死者
The whole nation mourned the death of a much-loved leader. 举国上下哀悼敬爱的领导人。
13. tragedy: n. 悲剧, 惨案, 悲惨, 灾难
Their holiday ended in tragedy when their hotel caught fire. 他们住的旅馆着了火, 他们的假日就以不幸而告终。
14. inhuman: adj. 野蛮的, 非人的, 不近人情的, 非人道的
inhuman treatment 虐待 an inhuman tyrant 残忍的暴君
15. occur: vi. 发生, 出现
Heavy rains occur during a summer monsoon. 暴雨出现在一个夏季季风期
if anything should occur, please let me know. 如果发生什么事情的话, …
16. belief: n. 信任, 信心, 信仰
There is nothing more natural than a child's belief in his parents. 没有任何事情比孩子对他父母的信赖更为自然。
have belief in the masses 相信群众
17. prejudice: n. 偏见, 成见
social prejudice 社会偏见
He has a prejudice against all foreigners. 他对所有的外国人都有偏见。
18. appreciation: n. 感谢, 感激, 正确评价, 欣赏, 增值
appreciation of music 音乐鉴赏
We offer this small token by way of appreciation. 我们赠送这小小的礼物以表谢意。
19. pluralistic: adj. 多元性的
20. constructive: adj. 建设性的
constructive suggestions 建设性的建议,积极的建议
constructive comments 积极的评论
21. contribute: v. 捐助, 捐献, 贡献 contribution: n.
The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions to world civilization.宋朝为世界文明贡献出三大发明。
They contributed food and clothing for the refugees. 他们向难民捐赠食品和衣物。
22. initiation: n. 开始
This is the initiation of your new life here in Chenggong.
23. undertake: vt. 承担, 担任, 许诺, 保证
undertake oneself to care for an elderly relative. 自己承担关照年长的亲戚
undertake experiment and calculations 从事实验和计算
The lawyer undertook the case without a fee. 这律师免费承办那个案件。
I can't undertake that you will make a profit.我不能担保你会获利。
He undertook to be here at five. 他答应五点钟到这里来。
24. exceptional: adj. 例外的, 异常的
an exceptional memory. 非凡的记忆力a man of exceptional talent 具有特殊才能的人 exceptional weather 异常的气候 exceptional promotion 破格提升
25. faculty: The teachers and instructors within such a division. 全体教师:高等院校分支机构的全体教师或讲
staff: The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise: 全体雇员:为特定的企事业工作的人员
26. dedicate: vt. 献(身), 致力
dedicated their money to scientific research. 把他们的钱用于科学研究
dedicated ourselves to starting our own business. 我们开始经营自己的买卖
be dedicated to... 献身于... dedicate oneself to... 献身于...
27. accomplishment: n. 成就, 完成 accomplish: v. 完成, 达到, 实现
accomplish one's object 达到目的 accomplish one's mission 完成使命
He can accomplish more in a day than any other boy in his class. 他一天所完成的工作比他班上其他的孩子都多。
28. transition: n. 转变, 转换, 跃迁, 过渡
the frequent transition of weather 天气的变化无常
29. acknowledge: vt. 承认, 答谢
acknowledge one's defeat 承认失败
It is universally acknowledged that... 是大家所公认的
acknowledge the applause 谢幕
acknowledge (the receipt of) a letter 表示收到来信
30. mentor: n. [希神]门特(良师益友), 贤明的顾问, 导师, 指导者
31. rewarding: adj. 有益的, 值得的, 报答的 reward: v. n. 报酬; 酬金; 奖赏
a rewarding business venture. 有利可图的商业冒险
a rewarding hug. 作为奖赏的拥抱
get nothing in reward for one's hard work 辛苦工作而无任何报酬
receive a title as a reward for one's services to the nation 因对国家有贡献而获得光荣称号give sb. a reward of ¥100 给某人一百元的报酬
32. in recognition: 承认...而…, 为酬答...而…, 按照(功劳等)...
In recognition of his devotion, we awarded him $10,000 as bonus.
33. tremendous: adj. Extremely large in amount, extent, or degree; enormous: 巨大的:在数量、范围或程度上非常大的
a tremendous task 一项艰巨的任务tremendous events 可怕的事件 tremendous house 巨大的房子 tremendous applause 暴风雨般的掌声 a tremendous piano player 一位非常杰出的钢琴家
34. applause: n. 鼓掌欢迎, 欢呼a storm of applause 暴风雨般的掌声
35. vigor: n. 精力, 活力 vigorous adj.
He is a man with vigor.
36. contemplation: n. 注视, 沉思, 预期, 企图, 打算
Each morning the priest spent an hour in quiet contemplation. 每天早晨牧师都要默祷一小时。be lost in contemplation 想得出了神
37. inspiration: n. 灵感,鼓舞,启发
a painting full of inspiration. 充满灵感的绘画the inspiration from nature 大自然给予的灵感have a sudden inspiration 灵机一动
38. pursuit: n. 追赶, 追求, 寻求
the pursuit of higher education. 追求高等教育 pursuit of profit 追逐利润
in one's pursuit of happiness 追求幸福
39. engage: v. To attract and hold the attention of; engross: 吸引,全神贯注:引起或赢得注意;使全神贯注
a hobby that engaged her for hours at a time. 此项嗜好使她一次要花去数小时His good nature engages everyone. 他善良的性情吸引每个人。
40. passion: n. 激情, 热情
have a passion for music 酷爱音乐burning passions 灼热的情感
41. enthusiasm: n. 狂热, 热心, 积极性
enthusiasm for English (学)英语热
Football is my great enthusiasm. 踢足球是我最喜爱的。
42. urge: vt. n. 催促, 力劝
urge a horse on [onward] 赶马往前跑
He urged her to study physics. 他极力劝她学习物理。
She urges me to take steps in the matter. 她催我处理此事。
He urged the necessity for immediate action. 他极力主张马上采取必要的行动。
He has an urge to become a cinema star. 他渴望当一名电影明星。
43. advantage: n. 优势, 有利条件
In the match we easily took the advantage and won the game.
44. rest with: 取决于, 在于, 由...负责
The responsibility of building a modern country rests with you, our young generation.
45. transform: v. 转换, 改变, 改造, 使...变形
Success and wealth transformed his character. 成功和财富改变了他的性格。
A steam engine transforms heat into power. 蒸汽机将热能转变成动力。
46. alumnus: A male graduate or former student of a school, college, or university. 男毕业生,男校友 alumni: pl.
47. humanity: n. 人性, 人类, 博爱, 仁慈
justice and humanity 仁义 a great contribution to humanity 对人类的一大贡献
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