Lesson 84 On strike 罢工
【New words and expressions】(11)
strike n. 罢工 busman n. 公共汽车司机
state v. 正式提出,宣布 agreement n. 协议
relieve v. 减轻 pressure n. 压力,麻烦
extent n. 程度 volunteer v. 自动提出,自愿
gratitude n. 感激 Press n. 新闻界
object v. 不赞成,反对
一.單詞講解:
★ strike (1) n. 罢工
a general strike 大罷工 ; be on strike 在罷工
be out on strike 舉行罷工 ; go on strike 舉行罷工
go out on strike 實行罷工
(2) n.進攻、襲擊
eg:They made a strike on the enemy bass .
(3) v. 毆打、打擊、攻擊
strike the keys 敲擊琴鍵 ; strike the keyboard敲擊鍵盤
eg:The clock will strike 12 in 5 minutes . 五分鐘之後這個鐘會敲響12點。
★ busman n. 公共汽车司机
bus stop 公共汽車站 ; miss the bus 錯過公共汽車、失掉機會
a school bus 校車 ; a double-decker bus 雙層公共汽車
★ state v. 正式提出,宣布
eg:She stated her opinion. 她正式提出她的意見。
eg:She stated the date of her departure . 她宣布她離開的日期。
state + that ……../以 wh 開的特殊疑問句
eg:The Prime Minister stated that he would visit Canada the next year .
總理說,他將在明年訪問加拿大。
eg:He didn’t state whether the article was true .
他沒有說明,這篇文章是否是真實的
statement n. (1) 陳述、聲明、言明
make a false statement 作出虛假陳述
make a correct statement 作出正確的陳述
eg:I couldn’t believe his statement . 我簡直不敢相信他的發言
(2)(政府等的正式) 聲明
issue an official statement 官方聲明
(3) 陳述句
a simple statement 簡單的陳述句
a compound statement 並列句
a complex statement 複合句
state n. 州、狀態
the United States of America 美利堅合眾國
eg:How many states are there in the universe ?
宇宙中有多少物種存在的狀態?
★ agreement (1)(意見等) 一致、贊成、同意 ←→ disagreement
eg:We’re all in agreement on that point . 我們都同意這一點
nod to show one’s agreement 點表示同意
by mutual agreement 經彼此同意
(2)n. 协议
eg:The meeting ended when we reached an agreement .
會議結束時我們達成了協議。
=The meeting ended when we came to an agreement .
=The meeting ended when we arrived at an agreement .
a trade agreement between China and the U.S.
中國和美之間的貿易協定
break an agreement 違約 = violate an agreement違背協議
★ relieve (1) v. 减轻
eg:The drug relieved my toothache .
(2) 使 (人)放心、安心、松一口氣
eg:The news relieved me .
= I was relieved at the news . 聽到這個消息,我感到安心了。
(3) 解除 (負擔、重負);使快樂
relieve sb of 使某人擺脫某事
eg:My assistant relieved me of all the chores .
我的助理分擔了我我所有的瑣事。
eg:Let me relieve you of your suitcase . 我來幫你拿手提包吧。
relieve one’s feelings (以哭等)發洩感情
relieve oneself 去衛生間、去方便一下、(本義)輕鬆一下
eg:Where can I wash my hands ?請問洗手間在哪裏?
relief (1) 寬慰、安心
give a sigh of relief 大舒一口氣 = have a sigh of relief鬆了一口氣
eg:It is a great relief to find they are safe .
得知他們安然無恙,我感到極大的欣慰。
eg:Will this medicine give immediate relief from pain ?
吃了這藥能馬上止痛嗎?
to one’s relief 令……感到放心的是 ; relief works 失業救濟工程
★ pressure (1) n. 压力(精神上的) 、沉重壓力
eg:Is he suffering from pressure of work ?他患了工作的壓力?
(2)(社會的) 壓力
the pressure of a politician 政治的壓力
(3) 壓力、壓迫
eg:I felt the pressure of his hand on my shoulder. 我覺得他的手壓在我肩上
a pressure of 60kg to the square foot 每平方英里60公斤的壓力
blood pressure 血壓
相關短語 :
at high pressure 使勁幹(處於高壓) ; at low pressure 緊張
put pressure on (upon) sb
= bring pressure on(upon) sb 對某人施加壓力
eg:They put pressure on me to sell my precious land .
他們施加壓力要我賣掉我的寶貴的土地。
= They brought pressure on me to sell my precious land .
under the pressure of 在 ... 的壓力下 ; pressure cooker 壓力鍋
press v. (1) 壓、按
press the button 按按鈕
object toeg:The bag pressed hard against my back . 袋子重重壓在我的後背。
(2) 催促(某人) 、強迫(某人)
eg: Please , don’t press me . 不要逼我。
eg:He pressed his father to buy him a car .
他要求他父親為他買一輛新汽車
press for higher wages 要求提高工資
press for reforms 逼迫改革
★ extent (1) n. 程度、限度
to some extent = to a certain extent在某種程度上
to a great extent = to a large extent 大部分
eg:I was amazed at the extent of his knowledge .
我對他知識的淵博感到驚奇.
to the extent that = to such an extent that達到這樣的程度以致 ...,
(2) 寬度、大小 a vast extent of land 廣大的土地
eg:The road is about 20 miles in extent . 障路約 20英里長。
eg:From the hill we can see the full extent of the town .
從山上我們可以看到城市全景。
★ volunteer v. 自动提出,自愿
volunteer help 主動協助; volunteer to do志願做某事
eg:The man volunteered to stop the drunken men from fighting .
該名男子自願去勸阻醉漢從戰鬥。
volunteer for 自願做…….. ; volunteer for the army 志願軍
eg:I volunteer for his election campaign . 我自願為他的競選活動。
n. 志願者
eg:Are there any volunteer for the event ?這件事情有志願者嗎?
★ gratitude n. 感激←→ ingratitude忘恩負義
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