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四六级分数已经出了一段时间,相信需要再战的同学已经奔赴四六级沙场了!阅读在四六级中是很重要的一部分,但是如果词汇不过关,空给大家谈阅读技巧是没有用的。
所以,今天开始,我会连载四六级核心词汇,希望大家可以从现在开始把词汇掌握扎实。
12月我们一定可以取得一个好成绩!
关于-tain有“握”的意思(-tain%20=%20hold)核心词:
contain%20[k?n'tein]%20vt.%20容纳,包含
(con-%20表示共同%20→%20“一起握住”)
retain%20[ri'tein]%20vt.%20保留
(re-%20表示back%20→%20“回来握住”)
maintain%20[mei'tein]%20vt.%20维持(main-%20(=manu)%20表示手%20→%20“握在手里”)
entertain%20[ent?'tein]%20vt.%20娱乐,使…开心(enter-%20表示within)
obtain [?b'tein] vt. (通过努力)获得,取得(ob-表示加强 → “努力握住”)
sustain [s?'stein] vi. 支持,支撑(sus- (=sub) 表示下 → “在下面支持”)
container [k?n'tein?] n. 集装箱,容器
retention [ri'ten??n] n. 保留;扣留(注意他的动词就是retain)
maintenance ['meint?n?ns] n. 维护,维持
entertainment [ent?'teinm?nt] n. 娱乐,消遣
sustainable [s?'stein?b?l] adj. 可以忍受的;可持续的;可以支撑的
sustainability [s?'stein?bil?ti] n. 持续性,持久性
练习:
1. Whenever he writes to his parents, he _________ a check with his letter.
(A) includes (B) contains
(C) inserts (D) encloses
2. Before the invention of refrigeration, the _________ of fish and meat was a thorny problem.
(A) keeping (B) maintaining
(C) protection (D) preservation
3. His hard work _________ him a good reputation.
(A) obtained (B) acquired
(C) gained (D) earned
4. 英译中
(1) The fast-fashion industry ignores sustainability.
(2) Americans today don’t place a very high value on intellect. Our heroes are athletes, entertainers, and entrepreneurs, not scholars.
(3) Many young adults in New Jersey, where I live, begin to count down to their seventeenth birthday, the age when they receive their license. A license shows that they have earned their driving privilege, but with their privilege comes many responsibilities. Financial responsibility is the most important factor when owning a car. The insurance, maintenance, and gas are all on the driver’s head.
5. 选词填空
retained maintained sustained obtained
(1) She _________ that all men and women should be treated equal.
(2) The interior of the shop still _________ a nineteenth-century atmosphere.
(3) Some countries _________ large sums of foreign exchange from tourism.
Jim has _________ a number of financial responsibilities for his family.解析:
1.%20答案:D。
题干大意:每次他给父母写信,都会_________一张支票。
填:附上(enclose)
insert%20vt.%20插入,嵌入;enclose%20vt.%20围绕,装入
2.%20答案:D。
题干大意:在制冷法发明之前,鱼和肉的_________是个棘手的问题。
填:保存(preservation)
3.%20答案:D。
题干大意:他辛苦的工作是他_________好名声。
填:赢得(earned)
acquire%20vt.%20获得,取得
4.%20答案:
(1) 快时尚产业忽略了可持续性。
(2) 今天的美国人并不看重智力。我们的英雄都是运动员、演员以及企业家,而并非学者。
(3) 在我家乡新泽西州,许多年轻人都期盼着17岁生日的到来,因为那意味着他们将可以考取驾照。驾照说明他们获得了开车的权利,但是随着这一权利的到来,他们也要承担起许多责任。对于驾驶员来说,在拥有一辆汽车后,最重要的是要承担起经济上的责任,其中包括想着上保险、维修和给汽车加油。
5. 答案:
(1) maintained (2) retained
(3) obtained (4) sustained
破题思路:一个人声称主张后接一个从句只能用maintain(坚持认为),所以先把第1题填maintain。其次获取一笔外汇用obtain也很明显,第3题填obtain。保持氛围(retain)和以及承担责任(sustain)更符合逻辑。剩下两个答案对号入座。
练习做了吗?今天的词汇掌握了没有?