2011自考英語(二)復(fù)習(xí)資料:UNIT13-1
一、word study
compel,undertake,coincide,gamble,go in for
、 compel
vt.強(qiáng)迫(compel…to 或 compel…to sth)
They w ere often compelled to w ork twelve or fourteen hours a day.
他們常常不得不每天工作 12 或 14 小時。
He alw ays tried to compel me to his w ill .
他總是想逼我服從他的意愿。
The performance compelled tears from the audience.(=…compel the audience to shed tears)
表演使觀眾感動得落淚。
、 undertake vt.1、著手做,進(jìn)行;2、承擔(dān),從事,進(jìn)行;3、承擔(dān),答應(yīng)(to)
The police undertook detailed and comprehensive investigations into the case.
警察對這個案件著手進(jìn)行了細(xì)致和全面的調(diào)查。 We undertook to reach home before dark. 我們爭取天黑以前到家。
Do you know the law yer who undertook the case?
你認(rèn)識負(fù)責(zé)處理此案的律師嗎? Reluctantly he undertook the task. 他勉勉強(qiáng)強(qiáng)地接受了這一使命。
He undertook to preserve a strictly neutral position.
他承諾嚴(yán)守中立。
、 coincide vi.一致,相符(w ith)
The centres of the two circles coincide.
這兩個圓的圓點重合。
They cannot go to the theatre together because his free time never coincide w ith hers.
他們不能一起去看戲,因為他和她從來都不是同時有空。
The judges didn ’t coincide in opinion.
法官們意見不一。
、 gamble vi./vt.1、,打賭(on);2、投機(jī),冒險
They gambled on the result of a competition.
他們對競賽的結(jié)果打賭。
The young man has gambled everything away.
那個年輕人把什么都輸?shù)袅恕?BR> I w ouldn’t gamble on Jim‘s paying the bill if I were you.
假如我是你,我不會期望杰姆付賬的。
He gambled his savings to start a small shop. 他孤注一擲用自己的積蓄開了一家小商店。 n.1、;2、投機(jī),冒險
The operation may not succeed; it ’s a gamble w hether the patient lives or dies.
手術(shù)可能不成功,病人的生死是一次冒險。
、 go in for
1、參加,從事;2、以。。。為興趣,愛好
I’m going to go in for the final examination next w eek.
下星期我將參加期末考試。
As my intellect is not adapted for science, I must go in for art.
我的頭腦不適應(yīng)科學(xué),我應(yīng)該學(xué)藝術(shù)。 What sports do you go in for? 你喜歡哪些體育項目?
In our department, every student goes in for after-school activities.
我們系的每個學(xué)生都喜歡課外活動。
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