2011年公共英语考试四级PETS4阅读(29)

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overdo vt.做得过分, 过度 vi.过火

e.g. She overdid the diet and became malnourished. 她过分节食变得营养不良

Dont overdo the salt in your cooking. 做菜时别放太多的盐。

The beef is overdone.牛肉煮得太老。

We always overdo at Christmas.我们庆祝圣诞节时总是做得很过火

The joke is overdone.玩笑开得过火。

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taste n.味道, 味觉

have/take a taste of 尝…

e.g. please take a taste of cake made by mother. 请尝一点我妈妈做的糕饼。

Would you like to have a taste of tea? 请品一品茶。

the bitter taste of life人生的辛酸

n. 体验,鉴赏力

e.g. He is a man of taste. 颇有生活鉴赏力的人, 风雅的人

He has a good taste for music.他对音乐很有鉴赏力。

He has a taste for folk songs.他喜欢民歌。

A sick man has not much taste for food. 病人吃东西没有味道。

v. 品尝

e.g. The soup tastes delicious. 这汤尝起来很不错。

It tastes bitter. 这东西吃起来很苦。

The rice tastes burnt. 米饭尝起来有焦味。

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worth adj.值钱的, 值的看中的

e.g. What is it worth? (或How much is it worth?)这值多少钱?

It is worth£500. 它值五百镑。

Its not worth the paper its printed on. 它(文章等)的价值抵不上用来印它的纸张。

The rarer it is, the more it is worth.物以稀为贵。

be worth doing 值得

e.g. The movie is worth seeing.这部电影值得一看.

This matter is worth notice.这件事值得注意

The matter is worth the trouble. 这件事值得费点事。

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go on v.继续下去, 发生,进行

e.g. Let’s go on with our discussion.

I don’t know what’s going on in the classroom.我不知道教室里发生了什么事情。

I watch TV everyday to keep myself informed of what is going on in the world.

我每天看电视,这样能够了解世界上发生的事情。

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regarding prep. in reference to; with respect to; concerning.关于

e.g. I wrote a letter regarding my daughters school examinations.

我写了一封关于我女儿学校考试的信。

The chairman is making a speech regarding the future of reform 主席正在做一个关于改革的前途的演讲。

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genius n.天才, 天赋, 天才人物

e.g. Einstein was a genius. 爱因斯坦是一个天才。

Hes a genius at mathematics.他是个数学天才。

The girl has a genius for mathematics.这个女孩和有数学的天分

genius,gift,talent 意思都是“天赋”、“才能”。

genius 在这组同义词中程度最高, 指“最全面的天才”, 也可指“有天才的人”, 如:

e.g. Li Bai was a great genius.李白是个伟大的天才。

gift侧重“天赋”, 如:

e.g. She has a gift for music.她有音乐天赋。

talent侧重“才能”, 如:

e.g. He showed great talent in language.他显示出语言才能。

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bring about引起; 致使; 造成; 达成