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1、1高级英语复习笔记及讲解 8 Lesson NineThe Trouble with Television1.A.prominent anchorman warns of TVs adverse effect on Americas culture.a.prominent：outstanding,easily seen,important,distinguished 突出的,显著的,重要的,杰出的.如：a prominent position/writer 显赫的地位、著名作家.acquire/gain prominence 出人头地.b.anchorman：(广播,电视)(新闻、体育等节目的

2、)主持人.c.adverse：unfavorable,contrary 不利的,负面的.如：adverse circumstances 逆境;adverse effect 负面影响;a theory adverse to the facts 与事实相反的理论.developments adverse to our interests 与我们的利益相反的发展.adversary：(竞争中的)对手.2.if you fit the statistical averages,假若你处于平均数如;on an(the)average 平均起来,一般来说：On(an)the average,I finis

3、h reading a book three weeks.一般而言,我平均三星期读完一本书.He smoked about ten cigarettas a day on an average.他平均一天抽十根香烟.3.(be)exposed to：lay open to 使暴露于如：Dont expose children to ill effects of the Internet.不要让孩子受因特网的负面影响.Her youth and beauty could expose her to danger.她的年轻美貌可能为她招致危险.如;exposure：n.He threatened

4、me with public exposure.他威胁我要把我曝光.Much exposure to different cultures is part and parcel of education.大量接触不同文化是教育的主要组成部分.4.it discourages concentration.discourage(prevent)sb.from 使放弃如;The bad weather discouraged them from going out for the picnic.恶劣的天气使他们放弃外出野炊的计划.It is discouraging that 很扫兴,.dis 加在

5、名词、形容词、动词上,表示否定.如;able-disable 使残废;disasociation 分离;discharge 放电;discontinue 中断;disease 疾病(由不舒适”转危而来)5.rewarding：affording satisfaction or valuable experience;affording material gain 有价值的,有益的.如：a rewarding experience(effort)有益的经验(尝试).6.applied effort：拚命努力第 1 页 共 4 页2apply oneself to 努力进行,致力于.如：Its h

6、ard to apply yourself to some dull work.无聊的工作很难专心致志地干.He applied himself to serious studies.他专心致志进行严肃的研究.7.The dullest,the least gifted of(最没有天赋的)can achieve things that seem miraculous a.dull：slow-witted 愚钝的b.miraculous 奇迹般地,不可思议的.另如：work(accomplish)a miracle 创造一个奇迹.8.divert：turn in another directi

7、on 使转向;amuse,entertain娱乐,消遣.如：Nothing could divert his attention from his book.没有什么能转移他读书的注意力.The traffic was diverted onto a side road.交通被引导到旁边的小路.9.lead：action of guiding or giving an example 领引,率先.如：take the lead 领先;follow sbs lead 效法某人;gain the lead 占居首位.10.perpetual：never-ending 永久的.如;perpetual

8、 chatter 喋喋不休;perpetual motion 永恒运动.11.usurp：to seize and hold by force or without legal right 篡夺,霸占,强夺篡权.如：The assistant began to usurp his bosss authority.助手开始篡夺老板的权力.The duke attempted to usurp the throne.公爵试图篡夺王位.12.surrender(oneself)to：to give(oneself)up to some influence,course,etc.沉溺于;沉迷于.如：H

9、e surrendered to despair(grief).他沉溺于绝望(悲伤).He surrendered himself to a life of pleasure.他沉迷于享乐.13.the surest way to do sth.is 做某事的最可靠的方法是如：The surest way to succeed is to work hard.取得成功最可靠的方法是努力工作.14.to strain the attention ofstrain：make excessive demands upon 使劲用,因过度使用而伤害.如：strain oneself 竭尽全力,劳累过度

10、.He strained his voice to be heard above the noise 周围太吵,他强拉嗓子大喊,人们才听得见他.He strained every muscle to life the box.他用尽所有力气举起箱子.15.inherent in：existing as a permanent part or quality that cannot be taken out 固有的,与生具有的.如：A love of peace is inherent in human nature.热爱和平是人固有的本性.第 2 页 共 4 页316.had bequeath

11、ed to us tables of stone commanding that a.bequeath：hand down,pass on 传给后代;to dispose of property or money by means of will 立遗嘱赠与如：I bequeath all my worldly goods to my wife.我将我所有的财产赠与我的妻子.One age bequeaths its civilization to the next.一个时代将其文明留给下一个时代.b.tablets of stone 石碑.17.package：vt.to combine o

12、r offer as a single unit 把作为整体提出或推销.adj.一揽子.如：a package tour 由旅行社代办一切的旅行;package deal 整批交易.18.pervade：become spread throughout all parts of 弥漫如：The smell of coffee pervaded the air.咖啡的气味弥漫在空中.Practical ideas pervaded the whole land.整个国家弥漫着实际的思想.19.it tends to make things ultimately boring and dismis

13、sable a.ultimate：furthest or farthest 最远的.如：an ultimate destination 最终目的地.decisive,conclusive 决定性的.如：the ultimate authority 最终权威.final,total 总数.如：the ultimate cost 最终成本.b.dismiss：put aside from consideration 驱除.如：He dismissed the idea for it was just too impractical.他排除了这个观点,因为那太不合实际了.20.a substitut

14、e for ：a person or thing serving in place of another 替代.如：Guess work is no substitute for investigation.猜测不能代替调查.A substitute was sent in when one of the star players was injured.一位主角受伤了,就派来了一位替身.substitute for：代替.如：Who will substitute for you if you are ill?如果你病了,谁替你?21.(come)fall short of：to fail

15、to reach a standard,level,etc.没达到,赶不上.如：His income may fall short of his needs.他的收入达不到他的需求.The result fell short of our expectations.结果大失我们所望.22.wholesale：in large amounts or on a large scale 大量地,不分青红皂白地.如：The company fired people wholesale last year.公司去年大规模裁员.第 3 页 共 4 页4wholesale 批发-retail 零售.第 4 页 共 4 页