2025/10/17abstract,contract——abstracta.抽象的，深?yuàn)W的n.摘要，提要contractn.契約，合同（makeacontractwithsb與某人定契約）access,exceed——accessn.①接近的機(jī)會(huì)：Heiseasyofaccess.他很容易接近②通道，入口：theaccesstoabuilding進(jìn)入大樓的通道exceedvt.①超過，勝過：Theconcertexceededourexpectation.音樂會(huì)比我們預(yù)料的好②越出：exceedconventionalrules超出常規(guī)形近易混淆單詞2025/10/17accompany,companion——accompanyvt.陪伴，陪同：Sheaccompaniedmetothedoctors.她陪我去看了醫(yī)生companionn.同伴，伴侶achieve,grieve——achievevt.完成，實(shí)現(xiàn)，達(dá)到：toachievegoals實(shí)現(xiàn)目標(biāo)grievev.①感到悲痛，傷心：Sheisstillgrievingforherdeadhusband.她仍在為她已故的丈夫傷心②使傷心，為……而傷心：Itgrievesmetoseehiminsuchbadhealth.看見他身體如此欠佳，我感到傷心2025/10/17adjust,adapt——adjustvt.①(to)調(diào)整，調(diào)節(jié)：Headjustedhimselftotheheatofthecountry.他使自己適應(yīng)了這個(gè)國家的炎熱②校正：adjustthewatch校準(zhǔn)手表adaptvt.①(to)使適應(yīng)：Itishardtoadaptoneselftothehotweather.要適應(yīng)炎熱天氣并不易②改編：Thisbookisadaptedintoaplay.這本書被改編成一部戲affection,defect——affectionn.慈愛，愛，愛慕defectn.過失，缺點(diǎn)：defectsinasystemofeducation教育制度上的缺陷2025/10/17altitude,attitude——altituden.高度，海拔attituden.態(tài)度，看法appoint,disappoint——appointvt.任命，委任appointsbas(tobe)任命某人為（成為）……disappointvt.使失望，使受挫折：Hewasdisappointedatthisnews.聽到這個(gè)消息他很失望assign,design——assignvt.①指派，選派②分配，布置designvt.①設(shè)計(jì)②計(jì)劃，打算，預(yù)定：Thisroomisdesignedforreading.這間屋子是用來閱讀的2025/10/17assure,insure——assurevt.使確信，使放心insurevt.①給……保險(xiǎn)：Hehasinsuredhimselffor5,000.他給自己投了5,000元的保險(xiǎn)②保證，確保：Heinsuredthatshewassafe.他確定她是安全的automatic,automobile——automatica.自動(dòng)的:anautomaticcontrolsystem自動(dòng)控制系統(tǒng)automobilen.汽車award,reward——awardvt.授予，判給n.獎(jiǎng)，獎(jiǎng)品rewardn.報(bào)酬，獎(jiǎng)金，酬勞2025/10/17bend,blend——bendv.①（使）彎曲②專心于Hebenthismindtothejob.他專心于他的工作blendn.混合，混合物；ablendofcoffee混合咖啡bond,bound——bondv.結(jié)合；Thesetwodifferentmaterialswon'tbondtogether.這兩種不同材料粘合不起來bounda.一定的，必然的capital,captain——capitaln.①首都②大寫字母③資本captainn.①首領(lǐng)，隊(duì)長②船長，艦長③上尉2025/10/17classify,classical——classifyvt.把……分類，把……分級(jí)classicala.古典的，經(jīng)典的competition,competent——competitionn.競爭，比賽competenta.能勝任的，有能力的compound,component——compounda.化合的，復(fù)合的；acompoundmetal合金n.化合物，復(fù)合物componentn.組成部分，組件acomponentofamachine機(jī)器零部件2025/10/17concept，conceit——conceptn.概念，觀念conceitn.自負(fù)，自夸，驕傲自大confine,define——confinevt.①限制；Sheconfinedheractivitiesinmusiccircle.她的活動(dòng)僅限于音樂界②禁閉，使閉門不出definevt.給……下定義，限定；todefineboundariesbetweentwocountries劃分兩國的邊界conserve,reserve——conservevt.保存，節(jié)約reservevt.①保留；reserveone'sstrength養(yǎng)精蓄銳②預(yù)定;reserveaseat預(yù)定座位2025/10/17costless,priceless——costlessa.沒有成本的，不需花錢的pricelessa.無價(jià)的，珍貴的;pricelesstreasure無價(jià)之寶curiosity,security——curiosityn.好奇心；curiosityaboutdistantlands對(duì)于遙遠(yuǎn)國度的好奇心securityn.安全；asenseofsecurity安全感deceive,perceive——deceivev.欺騙，蒙騙；deceivesbintodoingsth騙某人干某事perceivev.①察覺，感覺②認(rèn)識(shí)到，意識(shí)到2025/10/17decorate,delicate——decoratev.裝飾，裝璜delicatea.①雅致的，精美的；delicatefood美食②微妙的，脆弱的；adelicatequestion棘手的問題deserve,observe——deservev.值得；Hardworkdeserveshighpay.多勞多得observevt.①遵守；Wemustobservethedisciplineoftheschool.我們必須遵守學(xué)校的規(guī)章制度②看到，注意到③慶祝；Withajoyfulheart,weobservedourNationalDay.我們懷著高興的心情慶祝國慶節(jié)2025/10/17device,devise——devicen.器械，裝置devisevt.設(shè)計(jì)，發(fā)明；todeviseaschemeformakingmoney想辦法掙錢different,indifferent——differenta.不同的;bedifferentfrom不同于indifferenta.冷淡的;Itisquiteindifferenttomewhetheryougoorstay.對(duì)你的去留我毫不關(guān)心dispose,expose,impose——disposev.①安排，處理②丟掉，銷毀exposev.①暴露②使處于……作用③揭露imposevt.①把……強(qiáng)加于②征（稅）2025/10/17instance,instant——instancen.例子，實(shí)例，事例;forinstance例如takesthforinstance拿……舉個(gè)例子instanta.立即的；instantnoodles方便面draft,drift——draftn.草稿；adraftforaspeech演講的草稿vt.起草，草擬；todraftaspeech起草演講稿driftv.漂流，流動(dòng)elevator,relevant——elevatorn.電梯，升降機(jī)relevanta.有關(guān)的，切題的；Hisnationalityisn'trelevanttowhetherhe'sagoodlawyer.他是否是一名好律師與他是什么民族無關(guān)2025/10/17同義詞辨析accident,incident---accidentn.意外事件，事故；Anaccidenthappenedtothewasher.洗衣機(jī)出了故障incidentn.事件，事變；address,speech---addressn.向……致辭，演說；指在重要場合下作的正式演講，一般是有充分的事先準(zhǔn)備的speechn.演說，講話；指在公共場合下對(duì)公眾的演講，普通用語alone,lonely---alonea.單獨(dú)的，獨(dú)自的；表示“獨(dú)自”這種客觀狀態(tài)，無感情色彩lonelya.孤獨(dú)的，寂寞的；既有人“孤獨(dú)的”，“寂寞的”，也有地方“荒涼的”意思2025/10/17approval,consent---approvaln.①贊成，同意；Heshowedhisapprovalbysmiling.他用微笑表示贊成②批準(zhǔn)consentvi.(to)同意，贊成；HerparentsconsenttoherhavingtheholidayinPeking.父母同意她在北京度假assemble,accumulate---assemblevi.聚合，聚集vt.①聚合，聚集，召集；Weassembledallpupilsinthehall.我們把學(xué)生們都召集在禮堂里②裝配；Ittooktwohourstoassemblethebicycle.裝配這輛自行車用了兩個(gè)小時(shí)accumulatev.堆積，積累，積聚；Ihaveaccumulatedalotofexperience.我已經(jīng)積累了很多社會(huì)經(jīng)驗(yàn)2025/10/17attain,gain,fulfill---attainv.達(dá)到，獲得gainv.得到，增進(jìn)，賺到；Hequicklygainedexperience.他很快就有經(jīng)驗(yàn)了fulfillvt.履行，實(shí)現(xiàn)，完成；HehasfulfilledtheordersthatIgavehim.他完成了我給他的命令awkward,clumsy---awkwarda.①尷尬的，棘手的②難操縱的，使用不便的③笨拙的，不靈巧的；Thechildisstillawkwardwithhischopsticks.這個(gè)孩子還是不能很好地使用筷子clumsya.笨拙的，愚笨的2025/10/17base,basis---basen.底部，基礎(chǔ)；（一般指具體意義上的基礎(chǔ)）basisn.基礎(chǔ)，基本；（一般指抽象意義上的基礎(chǔ)）block,barrier---blockn.①街區(qū)②木塊③障礙物barriern.①屏障；TheSaharaDesertisthenaturalbarrierbetweenNorthandCentralAfrica.撒哈拉沙漠是北非與中非之間的天然屏障②障礙；setupbarriersagainst對(duì)……設(shè)置障礙setupbarriersbetween…and在…與…之間設(shè)置障礙boundary,frontier---boundaryn.分界線，邊界frontiern.①邊境，邊界②疆界③新領(lǐng)域2025/10/17cease,halt---ceasev.停止，終止；ceasefromquarreling停止?fàn)幊砲altn.停止，停??；Thecarcametoasuddenhalt.汽車忽然停了下來v.（使）停止；Noonecanhalttheadvanceofhistory.誰也阻止不了歷史的前進(jìn)conscience,conscious---consciencen.良心，道德心consciousa.①意識(shí)到的；beconsciousofbeingwatched察覺有人在監(jiān)視自己②神智清醒的；Hewasinacomafordays,butnowhe'sconsciousagain.他昏迷了幾天，但現(xiàn)在又清醒了2025/10/17consequently,hence,thereby---consequentlyad.因此，因而，所以hencead.今后(fromnow)，因此therebyad.因此，從而，由此crown,throne---crownn.①王冠，冕②王權(quán)，君權(quán)thronen.王位，王權(quán)despise,scorn---despisevt.鄙視，蔑視scornvt.輕蔑；scornalldifficulties藐視一切困難2025/10/17unable,incapable---unablea.不能的，不會(huì)的；beunabletoseethedifference看不出差異incapablea.沒有能力的；beincapableofdoing不能……dispute,disaccord---disputev.爭論，爭執(zhí)；Theydisputedabouthowtogetthefirstprize.他們爭論如何才能奪得一等獎(jiǎng)disaccordvi.不一致，不和，相爭reveal,leak---revealvt.揭示，揭露；revealsecrets揭秘leakn.漏洞，漏出物（作名詞時(shí)為可數(shù)名詞）；aleakofthesecret泄密vi.泄露；leakout泄露2025/10/17domestic,native---domestica.①本國的②家庭的nativea.①出生地的；one'snativeplace出生的地方②本土的，本國的；MynativelanguageisChinese.我的母語是漢語n.本地人，本國人；HeisanativeofPeking.他是北京人enthusiastic,passionate---enthusiastica.熱情的，熱心的passionatea.充滿熱情的;madeapassionatespeech.作熱情洋溢的演講environment,surroundings---environmentn.環(huán)境，外界surroundingsn.周圍的事物，環(huán)境2025/10/17evaluate,estimate---evaluatev.評(píng)價(jià)，估……的價(jià)；Icannotevaluatehisability.我無法估計(jì)他的能力estimatev.估計(jì)，估量，評(píng)價(jià)；Heishighlyestimatedamonghisclassmates.同學(xué)們對(duì)他的評(píng)價(jià)很高n.①估計(jì)②評(píng)價(jià)，看法evil,wicked---evila.邪惡的wickeda.罪惡的exceed,surpass---exceedvt.超過（尤指數(shù)量）surpassvt.優(yōu)于或超過某人2025/10/17exhaust,fatigue---exhaustv.①使筋疲力盡②用盡；I'veexhaustedamoneysupply.我把錢用光了fatiguen.疲勞，勞累v.（使）疲勞;Writingisreallyafatiguingwork.寫書的確是個(gè)累人的工作explode,burst---explodev.①使爆炸②（人的感情）發(fā)作explodewithanger勃然大怒burstv.①爆炸②突然發(fā)生；burstoutcrying突然哭起來factory,mill---factoryn.意義最廣泛的工廠，可指任何制造制品的地方milln.泛指工廠，主要用于輕工業(yè)如造紙，紡織等方面；awoodmill造紙廠2025/10/17fare,charge,fee---faren.費(fèi)用，票價(jià)chargen.①費(fèi)用，價(jià)錢；freeofcharge免費(fèi)②控告，指控；bechargedwith因……被控告③充電；Thebatteryisoncharge.電池正在充電feen.費(fèi)，酬金，賞金fatal,deadly---fatala.致命的deadlya.①致命的；It'sadeadlygas.這是一種致命氣體②極度的，十足的；indeadlyhaste十萬火急的feeble,weak---feeblea.虛弱的，衰弱的；指說話者帶有同情、可憐之意weaka.弱的，虛弱的，軟弱的；泛指人的聲音、身體、力氣等2025/10/17figure,data---figuren.①數(shù)字②外形；Shehasagoodfigure.她身材很好③人物，要人；PresidentWashingtonwasafigureinAmericanhistory.華盛頓總統(tǒng)是美國的一個(gè)歷史人物v.考慮，計(jì)算；figureout算出，想出datan.數(shù)據(jù)，資料；databank數(shù)據(jù)庫flourish,thrive---flourishv.繁榮，興旺thrivev.繁榮，興旺fog,mist,smog---fogn.霧，煙霧，塵霧mistn.薄霧，朦朧，模糊不清smogn.煙霧2025/10/17forbid,prohibit---forbidv.禁止，不許；forbidsbtodosth禁止某人做某事prohibitvt.禁止，阻止；prohibitsbfromdoingsth禁止某人做某事fortune,treasure---fortunen.①命運(yùn)，運(yùn)氣②財(cái)產(chǎn)，財(cái)富；makeafortune發(fā)財(cái)treasuren.財(cái)寶，寶物v.珍視,同cherish,value;treasuresb'sfriendship珍視和某人的友誼frank,sincere---franka.坦白的，直率的；tobefrank坦率地說sincerea.誠摯的，真實(shí)的2025/10/17handle,manipulate---handlev.處理，應(yīng)付；Iwasimpressedbyherhandlingoftheaffair.她對(duì)此事的處理給我留下了很深的印象manipulatevt.操作，使用，操縱；Shemanipulatedthelightstogetjusttheeffectshewanted.她熟練地操作著燈光，以達(dá)到她想要的效果haste,hurry---hasten.匆忙，急忙；指人的動(dòng)作匆忙、迅速或做事欠考慮hurryn.匆忙，倉促；混亂、焦急、忙亂的意思hint,clue---hintn.①暗示，提示②建議cluen.線索，暗示，提示2025/10/17identical,equivalent---identicala.完全相同的；Mydressisidenticalwithyours.我的裙子和你的完全一樣equivalenta.相等的，相當(dāng)?shù)膇mmigrant,emigrant---immigrantn.移民（從外國移來的）emigrantn.移民（出境，移出去）gaze,glance,glimpse---gazev.凝視，注視；gazeat/on/upon盯著glancevi.看一眼（at,over）n.一瞥，掃視；ataglance看一眼，馬上glimpsev.瞥見，一瞥2025/10/17四級(jí)考試高頻詞組robof剝奪socialhierarchy社會(huì)等級(jí)accessto接近，進(jìn)入restorativeprocess修復(fù)過程longfor渴望underaroof足不出戶clingtothebeliefthat堅(jiān)信beyondreproach無可非議2025/10/17breathenewlifeinto為……注入新的活力keepup蒸蒸日上liveupto不辜負(fù)，不違背mattersoflifeanddeath生死攸關(guān)fooloneself自欺欺人beresponsiblefor對(duì)……負(fù)責(zé)onthedrawingboard正在籌劃之中magnetschools精英學(xué)校acure-allsolution一劑包治百病的良藥economicefficiency經(jīng)濟(jì)效益2025/10/17diversityworkshop多元化研討會(huì)missout錯(cuò)過blindspot盲點(diǎn)well-intentioned用心良苦的know-it-all萬事通anopenmind開放態(tài)度need-basedaid貧困助學(xué)金priceout排斥fallapart崩潰onlinediscussionboards網(wǎng)絡(luò)論壇senseofbelonging歸屬感sucksbin使某人卷入keepone'spromise履行承諾2025/10/17cometrue&turn……intoreality（將……）變成現(xiàn)實(shí)takeadvantageof=makeuseof利用asaresult&asaconsequence因此thereisnodoubtthat毫無疑問it'snowonderthat難怪withthehelpof=with……athand在……的幫助下achieve----realize實(shí)現(xiàn)acquire---master---gain掌握[disadvantage],[shortcoming],[weakpoint]-缺點(diǎn)，弊端tryone'sbesttodo=sparenoeffrottodo不遺余力做某事2025/10/17beskilledin---begoodat擅長，熟練sneakupon偷偷襲擊brushupon復(fù)習(xí)holdsthup耽誤某事takesomeprecaution采取防護(hù)措施inshape處于良好狀態(tài)，身體健康turnthingsaround使局面扭轉(zhuǎn)，出現(xiàn)轉(zhuǎn)機(jī)bringsbuptodateon使某人了解……amountto等于endupwith以……告終braindrain人才流失Internetslang網(wǎng)絡(l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byDanSchaefferIwasonmywayoutofthedrivewaywhenmysoncamerunningtothecar.Hisfacewasradiantwithjoywhenhesaid:“Ihavesomethingforyou,Dad.”“Youdo?”Iasked,slightlyannoyedbythedelay.Heopenedhishandsandshowedmethebestafiveyear-oldboycouldimagine.“Ifounditmyself.”Inhissmallhandswereamarble,anoldracecar,abrokenelastic,andvariousotheritemsIhavesinceforgotten.“Here,Dad,theseareforyou.”Hewasburstingwithpride.“Idon’thavetimerightnow,myboy.Iamgoingtothemalltogetafewthingsformum.Can’tyouputtheminthegarageforme?”Hissmilefaded,andattheveryinstantIputthecarbackingear,Ifeltmybadconsciencenaggingme.WhenIcamebackhome,Iaskedmyson:“Wherearethosetoysyouhadforme?”“Ithoughtyoudidn’twantthem,soIgavethemtoAdam.”HisplaymateAdamlivesonourstreet,andIcouldeasilyimaginethatthelittleguyhadreceivedthetreasureswithmuchmoreenthusiasmthanIhadshowedmyson.Myson’sactionhurtme,butIdeservedit—notjustbecauseitshowedmehowthoughtlesslyIhadtreatedhim,butalsoitmademerememberanotherlittleboy.Itwastheboy’sbigsister’sbirthday,andhehadbeengivensomemoneysohecouldbuyherapresent.Hebrowsedthroughthetoyshopforalongtime—thepresenthadtobesomethingspecial.Finally,hefoundit:Achewinggummachinefilledwithbrightlycolouredbubblegum.Hewasveryanxioustoshowittoherassoonashecamehome,buthefirmlywithstoodthetemptation.Later,whenallthebigsister’sfriendshadarrived,shebeganopeningthepresents.Shecriedwithjoyforeverypresentsheopened—andwitheverycrytheboybecamemoreandmoreshy.Theeightyear-oldgirlshadspentmuchmoremoneyonthepresentsthanhecouldafford.Suddenlyhispresentseemedsmallandinsignificant.Buthestillwaitedanxiouslytoseeherjoywhensheopenedhispresent.Atlastsheopenedhispresent,andhesawhowdisappointedshewas,indeedembarrassed.Inordernottolosefaceamongherfriendsshecouldnotthankhimtooexuberantlyforthepresent.Shegaveherfriendsaknow-allsmile.“Thanks,”shesaidtohiminacondescendingtoneofvoice.“It’sjustwhatIwanted.”Therestofthegirlsdesperatelytriednottogiggle.Theboywashurtandconfused.Hisotherwisebeautifulpresentnowlookedlikethecheapplasticthingitactuallywas.Hewentoutinthegardenandstartedtocry.Soonafterhismothershowedupand,inasoftvoice,askedhimwhatwaswrong.Heexplainedittoherasbesthecould.Shelistened,andthenwentinsidethehouse.Shortlyafterthebigsistercameouttohim.Hecouldseebythelookonherfacethatshehadbeentoldtodoit,buthersincereregretshowedhimthatshehadnothurthimonpurpose.Sheactuallylikedthechewinggummachine.Hesaidthathecouldunderstandthat,andheactuallycould.Shewasonlytryingtobenicetohim.Nowthestoryrepeateditself.Insteadofmybigsisterandme,itwasmysonwhohadtodecideforhimselfwhetherornotitreallywasthethoughtthatcounts.Andmyreactionwouldhaveagreatinfluenceonhisdecision.IgavemychildrensomemoneyatChristmassotheycouldbuygiftsthemselves.Itwasverydifficultforthemtokeepquietwithwhattheyhadboughtforme,especiallyformyson.EverysingledayheaskedmeifIcouldguesswhathehadboughtforme.OnChristmasEveninghedemandedthatIopenedhispresentfirst.Iunwrappeditandlooked—itwasindeedthemostwonderfulgiftIhadeverbeengiven.ButIdidnotlookatitwithmy33year-oldexperiencedeyes,either.InsteadIlookedatitasananxiouschildoffivewouldlookatit.Thegiftwasasmallgreenplasticdinosaur.Mysonquicklyshowedmewhythisdinosaurwassomethingspecial:TheclawsontheforelegsformedaclipsoIcouldfastenitonmyclothes.Hiseyessparkledwithexpectancyandlove—ofthekindyouonlyseeinachild’slook.Iknewhowdifficultitmusthavebeenforhimtofindagiftwhichshowedhisfeelingsformeinthebestpossibleway.SoIthankedhiminhisownlanguage.Ifastenedthedinoonmyjacketandtalkedabouthow“cool”itwas,and,yes,hewasabsolutelyright—Ilovedit.Sothenexttimeyouseeagrownmanwithaprimitivepapertieora“cool”tattooofacaterpillar,donotshrugyourshouldersoutofpityforhim.Ifyoutellhimthathelooksfoolish,hemayanswer:“Thatmaybe,butIhaveafiveyear-oldsonwhothinksIamtheworld’sgreatestDad,andIwouldratherwearhispresentthanownalltherichesintheworld.”Andthat’swhyIwalkaroundwithagreendinoonmyjacket.譯文

丹·謝弗當(dāng)兒子出來向我的車跑過來時(shí)，我正要從車道出去。他的臉閃耀著幸福的光芒，說：“我有東西給你，爸爸?！薄笆菃?？”我?guī)в幸唤z被耽擱的懊惱問道。他張開雙手，給我看一個(gè)五歲小孩想象范圍內(nèi)的最好的東西?！拔易约喊l(fā)現(xiàn)的。”在他的小手中是彈球，舊賽車，壞掉的橡皮筋和各種各樣的我已經(jīng)不記得的東西?！鞍职?，這些都是送給你的?！彼麧M心自豪?！皟鹤?，我現(xiàn)在沒有時(shí)間。我要去商場給媽媽買些東西。你就不能把它們給我放到車庫嗎？”他的微笑漸漸消失了，就在我把汽車重新啟動(dòng)的那一瞬間，我的良心很不安。當(dāng)我回到家，我問他：“你送我的那些玩具在哪兒呢？”“我覺得你不想要他們，所以我把它們給亞當(dāng)了?！彼耐姘閬啴?dāng)和我們住一條街，不難想象，他給我兒子的回應(yīng)比我給的要熱情得多。兒子的行為傷害了我，但是我罪有應(yīng)得——不僅是因?yàn)槲也活櫦八母惺埽乙惨驗(yàn)樗屛蚁肫鹆肆硗庖粋€(gè)小男孩。那天是那個(gè)男孩的大姐姐的生日，他得到一些錢，這樣他就可以給她買禮物了。他在玩具店看了好長時(shí)間——禮物必須是特別的。終于，